Guilty Pleasures – Call Me Maybe

Melissa, a former coworker and writer of her own food blog – quanto basta, mentioned this song to me on Twitter in response to my Guilty Pleasures – Brighter Than the Sun post.   Just like that song, this is upbeat, lyrically shallow, and ultra-catchy.  The difference is that it didn’t take me six months to come around to the fact that I love this song. I was hooked the first time I heard it.

The video is pretty much a literal interpretation of the song – girl sees boy, girl is surprised at her own immediate inftuation, girl pursues boy.  There are even some romance novel references to increase the sexual tension, building up to a surprise ending.  (Anyone else but me see that coming?  Was too good to be true. )

What DID throw me off was the moonwalking hipster guitarist at the 1:45 mark.  I didn’t think hipsters would moonwalk like that.  And what the heck are hipsters doing on such a mainstream pop song?  I can see them moonwalking to Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr, but Carly Rae Jepsen?  Is this guitarist being ironic?  Or is he some kind of hipster poser?  Would that be a “hoser?”

All they needed were skinny jeans and they would totally look like hipsters.  (murderbong.com)

Speaking of hipsters, Fun. – the group that brought us “We Are Young” – did a cover of this song.  Pretty damn good…

Update: Damn, the video of them performing it got yanked… Here’s an audio-only version:

Which one do you like better?  Or are you like me and think both are killer?

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9 comments on “Guilty Pleasures – Call Me Maybe”

1. a2sicilian

   June 1, 2012

   

   Catchy song, B sings it all the time. A little maddening by not too offensive.It’ll be a summer 2012 song.

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2. Anonymous

   June 1, 2012

   

   Totally cute song and video- love the ending. If you can’t enjoy this on some level you are way too serious. I prefer the original but the remake is nice too.

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3. robincoyle

   June 1, 2012

   

   Did NOT see that ending coming!

   Reply
4. Melissa

   June 1, 2012

   

   Love it 🙂 Thanks JRey!

   P.S. I have a June resolution for at least 1 new post a week!

   Reply
5. PlayingDorothy

   June 7, 2012

   

   OMG…totally hooked me with the Bob and Doug reference…I Love them!

   Reply

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