We're So Vain

Love songs have always dominated the pop charts, and the current era is no exception. But today, the singer’s object of affection is very often that stunning someone they see in the mirror.

A new study reports self-regard, self-promotion, and plain old bragging are far more prominent in pop music than they were a quarter-century ago.

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  1. Countme-In

    When John Lennon wrote this song, he and the culture retained enough ironic perspective to know that it would be funnier if he gave it to Ringo to record. Also, the walrus was Paul.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUqRhXXCCMo

    When I see people dancing, I sing Bette Midler’s “Do I Wanna Dance” to myself and invariably the answer is a resounding no. I trip over myself to get away from myself. Unlike Whitney Houston, I Don’t Wanna Dance With Someone Who Loves Me”.

    Lately, I’ve been stalking myself and it’s becoming annoying because I, the stalker, find myself asking myself what it is I see in myself and I don’t have an answer, but I, the stalked, on the same hand, find myself irresistibly and alternately attracted and repulsed by myself. I may request a restraining order against myself through my attorney, but my attorney represents myself the stalker too, so what to do?

    I won’t cop to self-abuse, but hey, what’s the problem? It’s having sex with someone I love.

    When I buy greeting cards these days, all of them come with self-addressed envelopes. I like to be remembered at least.

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