Hey guys!! I know it has been awhile since my last blog but I am back! In this blog I'm going to be covering Orianthi's new song "According To You". First, I’ll give some back-story on the artist. Orianthi is an Australian singer/songwriter who was lead guitarist for the late Michael Jackson's concert series "This Is It". She is a very talented artist who learned to play the acoustic guitar with her dad at age six. She has recently played with big name artists as Prince and Carrie Underwood and was handpicked by Michael Jackson to be part of his comeback tour.
Orianthi released the single "According To You" in 2009 and it eventually became #7 on the Australian charts and #16 on the US charts.
It’s a catchy song. I've heard it in my car numerous times and on numerous stations. I may have even sung along a few times. However, I began to listen to the lyrics of the song and I began to think about them. If you haven't heard the song, it's a post-breakup song where the singer is telling an ex that when she was with them they called her annoying, stupid, and useless. She then throws it in their face because she's found a new boo who thinks she is the bee’s knees, the apple of their eye, etc. At face value, you wanna say "Good for her! That guy sounds like a loser and now she has something who will treat her right!" And I would agree with you on some points. First of all, NO guy should ever verbally demean a woman whether she is his girlfriend or not. It is simply not acceptable for a guy to call a girl stupid, useless, or anything of that nature. Every woman is a beautiful creation of God and should be regarded as such. However, let me speak to the ladies for a second. This song talks about a new relationship where the guy tells the girl she is all of these wonderful things. While that is nice, the song seems to point to the fact that we need guys to tell us we are amazing. We need guys to tell us we are beautiful. We need guys to tell us we are valuable. The fact that the singer is dedicating this song to her ex says something. It seems to suggest that she still cares what he thinks. Now I am not a man-hater. I love my fellas but our primary source of value and self-esteem should come from God. I'd like to give Orianthi the benefit of the doubt, but this new guy could very well break her heart. When the new-relationship-magic fades away, this guy could be less than a prince. That’s why whether we are in a relationship or not, we shouldn't base our worth on one person's opinion. We should get it from God. He is the one who made us. He is the one who truly believes we are beautiful and He loves us unconditionally. So I encourage you to examine who you are According to God. Not according to doods.
6 comments:
Home run! We should write our own version of this song...
According to God, I'm precious, made in his image, irreplaceable...
You get the picture.
I fully agree! =)
Glad you wrote this; nicely done. I like how you used the pop culture subject matter, even providing background info on the artist, to draw attention to how our identity and perception of self should be centered on the Father's love for us as revealed thru Jesus. I look forward to reading more like this.
Thanks! I appreciate your comment and thanks for reading the blog! I do take requests! =)
ok so here is a random thought that has been Festering (if that would be a correct useage of how to descibe this) in my mind since I first heard this song. Yeah I thought it was very catchy but I tend to see more meaning in lyrics than the music itself...and I couldnt help but wonder if maybe possibly this could actually have SOME spiritual meaning to it...
Maybe I am crazy and the only one who thinks about this...and maybe its just my Religious instinct going haywire...but maybe she is talking about GOD when she says "According to him" because GOD cannot get us out of his head. According to GOD we are Beautiful, wonderful all of the stuff she was saying.
And maybe she is saying to her ex. "Hey dude, I dont need you I have my FATHER"
I dont know maybe I am just crazy. It's Just something I wanted to share.
Note that references to GOD are all caps.
You aren't crazy! Its good to be analytical about songs like you are however this song isn't really going to fit into a God and me category. It is definitely a song about a girl and a guy.
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