I already told you that my daughter loves One Direction’s song, What Makes You Beautiful. Now I have another confession.
And it’s an embarrassing one.
But I’m going to tell you anyway.
I love that bubble-gum song by the silly boy band, too. And when I say I love it, I don’t just mean I think it’s catchy and will hum along should it happen to come on the radio. Oh no. I mean that I will search it out on the radio, crank it up and sing along as loudly as my far-from-teenaged lungs can manage. I mean that I have been driven to defend it to my friends who point out (and rightfully so, I suppose) that I am about 20 years past that band’s target audience, and don’t I feel just a little ridiculous?
Yeah, I really love it.
Why? Why am I obsessed with such a fan of this silly song? Is it that the first notes of the song (and the video, if you must know) echo the song Summer Nights from Grease, one of my favorite musicals/chick flicks/movies ever? Is it that I admire the songwriter’s audacity to consider rhyming “make-up” and “cover up” acceptable? Is it that I simply love the floppy hair and sweet harmonies of British boy bands?
Um, no. (Although, I’m not going to start lying now. I do love every single one of those things.)
I love this song because it says the words I long to hear.
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I love this song too. I’ve played it on youtube so many times (the one with just the lyrics though; I kinda think the official video ruins it a bit for me — maybe because they’re singing to some other girl instead of me;). I love it for all the reasons you’ve said, and because I want my doubts to be proven wrong. I feel like it’s the same idea as Twilight and Harry Potter and Bridget Jones and so on (probably why I like all those so much!). You think you’re not wanted by anybody or nobody special, etc., but you’re wrong. All the time you’ve been wrong, not noticing just how beautiful (special, amazing, etc.) you are, even though everyone else sees it, and that’s what adds to it is that you don’t notice. Even if everyone else DOESN’T notice it, actually. Like you said, God notices, and He’s the expert. People can be kind of blind sometimes (myself included, I guess!). I don’t know. That whole things-are-not-what-they-seem idea always gets to me. Especially when it’s positive and has to do with me! :)
People can definitely be blind – but I love how you said that God’s the expert. THAT is something I need to remember!
I wonder if I should be embarrassed that I don’t know the song you’re talking about in this post… At least I don’t THINK I know it. Maybe I’ve heard it, but just haven’t listened 100%. And just now, I had to switch over to facebook for a minute, and I saw that a friend was listening to… you guessed it–THIS SONG! Well, now I’m just going to have to find it and listen to it. :)
I love how beautifully this post is written! I can feel the passion in your words… and I feel like I just got a hug from God! Thank you for a great reminder!
Now I’m off to listen to a song… :-)
Thank you for your kind words about my post, Heather! And puh-leeez. Do not feel embarrassed on my account! After all, I’m still the one who’s dancing and singing to a boy band! :)
Hahaha!! I LOVE that you posted this…makes me glad to know that I’m not the only one faaaaaar from 16 that loves this song. I too crank it up in the car if I hear it.
You are definitely not alone. Crank it up! :)