Stuff I thought while listening to my sister's mix CD

I just got off the road after about an hour's drive in my sister's car. She lets me drive her whip. It's pretty tight. 

While I have a good time driving, I also get my fill of music that I usually ignore-mainly female pop singers. I don't have anything against female pop singers but it's just not what I usually listen to.

Two songs stood out more than others: Taylor Swift's 'Dear John' and Ke$ha's 'Blow.'

'Hey, I'm going to write a song bashing you in a little while. Just a heads up.'

Dear John: So it turns out that John Mayer and Swift dated for a while and it ended up going all wrong.  I'll give you a moment to let this shock set in again. Seriously, who ends up dating this guy and thinking it's going to go well? At this point, if you're thinking about entering a serious relationship with John Mayer, you probably ought to save yourself the trouble, rent some chick flicks and down a pint of triple chocolate Häagen-Dazs and cry your eyes out.

Some people have called this song the country version of Tupac's 'Hit 'Em Up' but the comparison is completely unfounded. To even approach 'Hit 'Em Up' status, Taylor would have had to add at least 45 seconds of hate-filled yelling to the end, including like 20 seconds of unbridled rage where she mentions some kind of physical harm. It would need to go something like this:

"Oh yeah, John, I heard that you were trying to date Jennifer Anniston again. That's great. Go back to the desperate crowd. At this point in your shameful career, that's the only kinda woman you're going to be able to end up dating. When's the last time you came out with an album anyway? In five years, you're going to be trying to pick up bar floozies in Omaha while I'll be hitting the prime of my career. Don't call me for a loan.

IF I EVER SEE YOU HANGING AROUND ANOTHER OF MY CONCERTS IT'S GOING TO BE OVER WITH. MY .44 MAKES SURE ALL YOUR KIDS DON'T GROW (ok, I lifted that directly from Pac, but that was just for good measure)."

One of few internet pictures of Ke$ha with all her clothes on....hopefully.

 Blow: I have to salute Ke$ha. She's staying in her lane as far as her career goes because she's not as vocally talented as other pop stars in her genre. Her solution: staying trashy.

Ke$ha is the chick in high school that you could take under the bleachers at a JV basketball game for some heavy petting.

She can also make a little fun of herself. Take this mid-track exchange with James VanDerBeek for example:

Ke$ha: James VanDerDouche.

VanDerBeek: I don't appreciate you SlanderBeek-ing my last name, Ke-dollar sign-ha.

Well done, Ke$ha and Dawson. Well done.