"Habits(Stay High)"
Without going into much detail, I'm just going to start off by saying this song has got to be one of the worst songs I have ever heard. At first I liked it. Tove Lo has an amazing voice and she is a beautiful woman. However, I really paid attention to the lyrics and they are just disgusting. For example, she talks about how she throws up in the bathtub after binging on twinkies, or how she goes to sex clubs. But all in all, the song pretty much tells young women that when they are going through a break up (from a guy or a girl) that they should go get high all the time to deal with the pain. I've been through some tough break ups but let me tell you the hardest break up of all was when my husband and I split up for a brief time just last year. Never once did I consider getting high to deal with how I felt. I didn't drink, smoke, eat or anything. I dealt with it the best I could, by crying my damn eyes out like a normal person. Now, I don't have daughters but I do have sisters, and this is not what a young teenage girl should be listening to.
"Pick up daddies at the playground
How I spend my daytime
Loosen up the frown,
Make them feel alive
I'll make it fast and greasy
I'm numb and way too easy"
Seriously chick??? This is what you thought you should write a song about. Telling girls that they should go pick up other men, have sex with them, and be easy??? No! HELL NO! Young women need to be strong, and know that even when they are in pain from a break up or whatever that they can get through it. There are many other outlets to deal with pain then getting high and having sex. They can work out, write, draw, talk to their girlfriends, run, etc. The music video is also disgusting. I get it, SEX IS EVERYWHERE, and parents need to monitor what their kids watch but even as a grown woman it's just gross. All in all, it's just not the right message to be sending to teenage girls and other women
"Shake It Off"
Now, I will compare "Shake It Off" to "Habits". At first, when I heard this song I thought it was annoying. Especially when radio stations tend to play it over and over. But, then it grew on me and I realized that the message within the song is great. Taylor sings about how the media or other people portray her and how she simply shakes it off. And she is right, haters are gonna hate, players are gonna play, heart breakers are gonna break, potaters are gonna potate and you know what you should do, SHAKE IT OFF!!!! Finally, a decent song that speaks to girls that says, "You know what, I know things suck right now and that guy dumped you, or those girls are talking crap about you, but you know what you do, shake it off and don't let it get to you. Because you are better than that"! Why is it so complicated for other sing writers to write songs like this?
"But I keep cruising
Can't stop, won't stop grooving
It's like I got this music
In my mind
Saying, "It's gonna be alright."
That's right ladies, everything is going to be alright. I really believe that music soothes the soul. When I was going through a break up I always turned to music like Destiny Child's "Survivor". We need more songs out there that speak positivism and strength to women. More songs that tell women that it's okay to be in pain and still be strong at the same time. There is no reason in the world to let a guy or a girl get you down and effect you so much. You are loved and cared for. Things get better and you don't have to get high or be easy. All you have to do is shake it off and smile girl. You got this.
Let me know your opinions in the comments below. This is just my honest opinion about two songs and not my opinion about the character of the artists themselves.
Credits for song lyrics go to A-Z Lyrics.com
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