Has it really been four years since my last YouTube-related post? Found this in my drafts folder, apparently meant to share it last year, but I got distracted. It may have been a while since I’ve shared anything on here, but going down random YouTube k-holes is still a thing for me. Oh well. Better late than never is my ninja way.
I used to say “no” with the insouciance of someone who assumed everything else was in front of me, ready and waiting to be grabbed. Because that’s what it feels like, and that’s what it is like in your twenties. The world is your oyster. You’re spoiled for choice, for opportunity. And then you hit your mid-thirties, where you begin to regret not grabbing hold of every opportunity that came your way … and then the forties comes around, slaps you in the face, reminds you you’re middle-aged, the opportunities are no longer raining down, you’ve pissed half your life away just saying no, and if you don’t say yes now, then when, which is why BAM, you suddenly have a Tesla. Or something.
No – Little Mix
The “no” or “enough” songs tend to bring out the sass. I can certainly relate to being fed up with various forms of bullshit, which is why I appreciate this little oeuvre from the Little Mix. Always fun to have something to lipsync to when I’m in that particular headspace.
No – Meghan Trainer
Where was I nine years ago, when this came out? No idea. I’d stopped using the Billboard Hot 100 as a meter for Top 40, and started relying on my instincts in the Spotify era. Which is why I missed out on a video that has more than 600M views. Which sucks. Because this is a banger. Then again, it’s no big loss – this is the kind of attitudinal pop song a younger, mid-twenty something me would be mouthing in the middle of a dance floor at 1AM, holding a rapidly warming vodka cooler while tossing my hair. I’m too old for all that now. But this song is still a banger. Like I said – better late than never.
No, No, No – Destiny’s Child
You know I couldn’t let this theme pass me by without including the original Destiny’s Child line-up. Look how young they were! Sometimes watching today’s younger skewing popstars play with mature themes like seduction can be pretty uncomfortable, so I will say Destiny’s children did it way more successfully than some.
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