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ASSOCIATED PRESS -- Ground control to Avril Lavigne: It's David Bowie, like "doughy" -- not Bowie, like "Howie." That's how the 18-year-old Canadian singer pronounced the veteran rock star's name when the Grammy nominations were announced. "Oops! I knew that was going to happen," she said later.
I had just discussed with Stephen and a couple of friends earlier tonight how much Avril Lavigne annoys me.
Despite her "punk" persona, that little poser admits not knowing who the Sex Pistols are in an Entertainment Weekly interview. And she said she bought a Ramones CD to "know what everyone's talking about." (Oops. I mistakenly said during my discussion earlier that it was The Clash she did not know.)
Oh well, there are a ton of Avril-bashing sites out there. No need for one more.
But boi, does she grate on my nerves.
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Yeah, but he wrote that song on the back of a dixie cup.
Posted by Richard @ 01/08/2003 10:09 AM EST
"Complicated" says it all. Trite, predictable lyrics delivered in a sing-song whine. The whole thing has the cadence of a nursery rhyme:
"I like you the way you are
When we're drivin' in your car"
On par with this Neil Diamond classic:
"I am, I said
To no one there
And no one heard at all
Not even the chair"
Posted by ~ @ 01/08/2003 05:50 AM EST