“You don’t have to have money to make it in this world!” Apparently this isn’t a mere platitude. These guys have had hits, have even been written up here on eartaste before. They are good. If their recent discussions are true, they have decided to simply by-pass the major labels from now on. That raises my eyebrows, to be sure. Very cool. I’m sure they have made the contacts necessary to allow this to happen so their income won’t really be affected, but at least they’re willing to put their feet to the fire and gamble. But this isn’t a song about politics, it’s a good-old-fashioned love song with a finger-snapping sing-along beat.“You don’t have to be skinny, baby, if you wanna be my girl.” There is a condition to this love, tho. “You just gotta be happy, and sometimes that’s hard. You just gotta smile smile smile, and that’s a good enough start.” Well, it’s hard not to smile with this music, so hey hey hey, let’s dance dance dance. “If you ain’t good looking, don’t let it get you down.” The story keeps flowing, with horns and some sweet drum beats, with a bit of a smooth bridge. Nice work – perfect for beachboy style summer loving rock and roll. Shoutout for Going Through The Motions. McFly
