Avril Lavigne has been touted as some sort of new punk performer...
But only by people who don't know what punk is. Simplistic lyrics and melody do not make a punk song. They do make great parody fodder, though. This morning's cat incident is an example.
Cats, who will refuse to drink water that's been sitting around for an hour, will inexplicably drink water from anywhere else that you don't want them to be drinking, such as the drain saucers under your plants. That's what I caught Purrar doing this morning. She was already on my list because I caught her lying in my basil tub yesterday.
This morning, immediately after I yelled "Hey! Hey! Stop drinking that! Get away from my plants!" at her, my husband sang:
Hey! Hey!
You! You!
I don't like your paw prints!
And stay out of my potted plants!
Avril Lavigne wouldn't know punk if it kicked her ass.
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Melinda, I do agree with you that there are a few signs of real talent.
Flash is less intimidating. Why, flash, unlike talent, can be bought and you only need a few trips to the plastic surgeon, stylist, and PR rep. It's easier for most people to identify with it because, to them, it's attainable if they had the money. It could be them!
Talent, however, just can't be bought by anyone, and anyone who has it still has to work really hard to use it. That's two strikes against it for the C&P crowd.
I did, however, identify strongly with the cats drinking everything except what they are supposed to drink so I guess I am still a member of the human race even though I'm a bit out of touch.
She's a punk wannabe, that's for sure.
I listen to oldies on the radio.
I listen to more music than my twenty year old does.