Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend"

[EndOfAnEra]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ25-glGRzI

So I caught this video today, and I've got to say, I'm reeeeally dissapointed. Not by by her look or even by the song, but one simple aspect. I do think the song is pretty generic in the pop sense, but it's also kinda fun and catchy, which I think has a place in the music world, as not EVERY song has to be some ground-breaking feat. My sole problem with this video is the CHOREOGRAPHED DANCE SEQUENCE. Are you serious? When Avril first came out, I saw her as a popette just for the record company to snake in the little rocker kids that weren't buying into the Britney/Christina train, and figured she was pretty much the same, only done up to look different. A few singles later, I was starting to think there might be something to her, and when her second album came out, she changed my point of view on her completely. I thought she had written some smart music, most of it with a message, and gained some credibility.

Now with this, I don't care if the music isn't the same idea, as I said before it's not like every artist should be limited to one specific type of music. But when the dancing hit in the video, I almost puked in my mouth. For someone who had been trying so hard to be viewed as different from the other pop-girls, she's sure done a shit job here of maintaining any footing she had. Of course, I'll wait to see what the next few singles are like before lumping her in that category, but considering I'm not even an Avril fan and I lost more respect for her as a credible artist with that one bit, I'm not hoping for much right now. Am I just reading too much into this? She seems much more produced, and I think that it's almost a 180 from what she had accomplished.

[apsham]

It's pretty sad at this point. That's all I have to say.

[Trey]

Being someone who enjoys most of Avril's music, I'd like to say that she was obviously forced to do this song. I hope. Please.

[Rashid]

Not one of her better songs, it's not terrible though. I still prefer it to most mainstream music today.

I like that she's going for a 'fun' direction, but this doesn't seem like Avril at all. I'll buy her album when it comes out, and I hope there's at least a few quality songs.

[StevenRichardsRules]

So sad. Hated the video though the song was slightly catchy.

[GoGo Yubari]

I too long for the old days of the deeper, more profound Avril Lavinge. The Avril Lavinge who wrote (had someone else write?) "He was a boy/She was a girl/Could it be any more obvious?"

Man, she totally sold out.

[The Hardcore Canuck]

Not one of her better songs, it's not terrible though. I still prefer it to most mainstream music today.

I like that she's going for a 'fun' direction, but this doesn't seem like Avril at all. I'll buy her album when it comes out, and I hope there's at least a few quality songs.

[StevenRichardsRules]

I just didn't like the song much. Felt more like something Fergie would sing than Avril.

[GoGo Yubari]

Not one of her better songs, it's not terrible though. I still prefer it to most mainstream music today.

I like that she's going for a 'fun' direction, but this doesn't seem like Avril at all. I'll buy her album when it comes out, and I hope there's at least a few quality songs.

I'm not sure if she's going for the "fun" direction, but she has said that she wanted her new album to be much less serious then her previous offerings.

That would generally imply a gravitation towards "fun," yes.

[The Kraig]

I see no difference from the 'old' Avril. Same pop vein. Same distorted voice. She's just a slightly hotter, as she's older. Seriously, there's no difference.

[Matt]

What pisses me off is the "Hey, Hey, You, You, I could be your girlfriend." Its too stereotypical of a North American pop star, which is really annoying when she spent the last 4/5 years trying to show everyone that she's different. Also that part where she almost raps... Odd.

This song seems like a girly version of a RHCP song, actually. Though much worse.

[YI]

"HEY MICKY YOU'RE SO FINE, YOU'RE SO FINE YOU BLOW MY MIND, HEY MICKY"

And this post from 25 days ago still sums up how I feel;

Man, how fucking catchy is "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne? Not quite at "Complicated" level of awesome (Which is the only Avril song I like)...but it's cheesy as fuck and channels the spirit of "Hey Micky You're So Fine"...it's a winning combination. Plus she's scrubbed up rather nicely on the video. ^_^

Edited March 25, 2007 by YI

[The Quasi Juice]

She looks like Kristen Bell in the movie clip, oh and the song is VERY generic. I wonder why she sold out though, the whole rocker thing worked.

[YI]

I don't understand what people are talking about....about how she's "Sold out the rocker thing"...this track is just as 'rocky' as pretty much all her other songs were.

[Psicosis]

I too long for the old days of the deeper, more profound Avril Lavinge. The Avril Lavinge who wrote (had someone else write?) "He was a boy/She was a girl/Could it be any more obvious?"

Man, she total sold out.

[Nerf]

I swear to God, if my girlfriend plays this song one more time I'm going to snap and go on a murderous rampage.

[Buford Ripley]

I'd still hit it. >_>

[Benji]

You've seen the video and all you think about is the choreographed dancing? Queer

[Hutch2004]

Avril's always been hot, even when it was slightly perverted.

It always makes me laugh whenever any singer (I refuse to call them "artists") does something different (in this case, not even THAT different) people immediately jump on them, saying they've sold out.

If I was even a LITTLE bit famous, I'd sell out so fast, I'd be a new media sensation over night, and then back to not being famous at all two days later. I just like money.

[Iain76er]

I quite like it actually. As alluded to earlier it sounds like 'Mickey', which is a good thing. Best song she's done since 'Skater Boi'.