Ranting Roux

I heard on the radio not too long ago that La Roux's Elly Jackson stated that the lyrics from RnB and hip-hop songs were pointless. Granted 'Kiss Me Thru (That's 'through') the Phone' doesn't exactly reveal the meaning of life - but surely singing "I'm going in for the kill" and something about thrills is on a level just as pointless as anything Soulja Boy* (he really needs a dictionary, doesn't he?) could utter from his mouth. Jackson continued, "It's all rubbish, it's like 'Oh I want to kiss you' blah blah blah."

It is true that most songs today are all about (so called) 'love', and amongst them is 'Bulletproof', La Roux's 80's-pop-wannabee number one. The song is all about avoiding heartbreak - again a popular subject amongst the songs of the present, the past, and quite obviously will still be in the future.

I wouldn't say that lyrics such as "I'm not gonna let you sweep me off my feet" and "this time baby I'll be bulletproof" are world changing... then again, Elly's no Bono.

*Elly Jackson did not mention this artist, it was just me.