So I was just reading about Charli XCX on Stereogum and I’ll just link it here because it basically expresses the same complaints I have had recently so why not just let them go ahead and do it for me.  I quite enjoyed Boys and the video this week, even if it is a song that clearly plagiarizes the personal, constant thoughts of @she-goes-to-eleven who also only ever thinks about boys.  I will say, it made me feel kind of old though because as I was watching everyone looked familiar but I could only identify about half the boys.  Which means I am probably old now officially.  Though I am going to choose to tell myself that it is actually because of the fracturing of pop culture, some of those are youtubers and it is important we remind ourselves even the most incredibly famous youtube personality is actually not very famous at all.  In the sense that fewer people know who they are than don’t.  I have to remind myself that too when watching a video they start to become a familiar face but you have to realize not only does your mom not know who they are, your friends probably don’t either.  Or at least some of your friends.  Anyway, it is a fun pop song with a fun video and I will probably always appreciate Charli XCX’s intelligence and skill as a crafter of pop songs as well as the smart way she approaches pop culture in general.  And at this point I will apparently always bemoan that her new album still isn’t out.  God I hope that part changes some day.  Anyway, here she is because I post her so much that it really annoys a few of my most devoted followers.  Today I want to fuck Charli XCX.

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