A Low Blow for the All-American Rejects

I just heard the new single (and watched the music video) from the All-American Rejects, "Gives You Hell", in it's entirety and I have to take a shower now. I am completely disgusted by it.

The song is about how being a rock-star makes you better than regular people. In the video, the front runner of AAR plays both role of rock-star and yuppie douche-bag. The setting is an idyllic 50s inspired suburbia. The yuppie's house is colored with bright colors and they have a fence and pink flamingos and all that shit.

The rock-star's house is edgy with stripes and no fence. Look out. But the fact that he lives in the same neighborhood as the yuppie douche-bag, all his edge and coolness is lost like any credibility this song has.

The yuppie douche-bag is such a yuppie douche-bag. Polos, sweaters, plaid pants, the works. If the video was about this guy or this archetype American, then I probably wouldn't have cared as much. I'd probably even like the song. But no, this song is simply about a girl who chooses to live a non-rock-star life and ultimately breaks the front runner's heart. She works eight hours a day, has a husband or boyfriend who probably lives a similar life, a home, and The All-American Rejects hate her for it. And not only that, but they hope it "Gives Her Hell" knowing that the AAR can sleep in and have parties and have sex with anonymous partners.

But because it's a "Break-up Song" I suppose people will relate to it. Unfortunately, it's from the perspective of the band. And how many people are in a huge rock band? Who can relate to that? Here's some lyrics from the terrible song:

When you hear this song and sing along
And never tell
Then you're the fool
I'm just as well
Hope it gives you hell
When you hear this song
I hope that it will give you hell
You can sing along
I hope that it puts you through hell

It's a very spiteful song. Rock isn't about spite, is it? To sum up, I know rock-stars think they are better than working class or regular people. They live exciting lives, they get paid boat-loads of money, they have attractive people throwing themselves at them all the time. But to make a song about how stupid one should feel to not accept that lifestyle fucking sickens me.