Andy Grammer's "Honey I'm Good" vs OMI's "Cheerleader"

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two cool dudes in the top ten, shuttin' down bar floozies in the smarmiest way possible

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Oh I think that I found myself a cheerleader - she is always right there when I need her 9
Naw, naw, honey I'm Good, I could have another but I probably should..n't 2


da croupier, Monday, 6 July 2015 21:48 (eight years ago) link

Nah nah honey, I’m good
I could have another but I probably should not
I’ve got somebody at home

It’s been a long night here, and a long night there
And these long long legs are damn near everywhere
(hold up now)
You look good, I will not lie
But if you ask where I’m staying tonight
I gotta be like oh baby, no baby, you got me all wrong baby
My baby’s already got all of my love

So nah nah honey, I’m good
I could have another but I probably should not
I’ve got somebody at home, and if I stay I might not leave alone
No, honey, I’m good
I could have another but I probably should not
I’ve got to bid you adieu
To another I will stay true
(oo oo I will stay true)
(oo oo I will stay true)

Now better men, than me have failed
Drinking from that unholy grail
(Now check it out)
I’ve got her, and she got me
And you’ve got that ass, but I kindly gotta be like
Oh baby, no baby, you got me all wrong baby
My baby’s already got all of my love

So nah nah honey, I’m good
I could have another but I probably should not
I’ve got somebody at home, and if I stay I might not leave alone
No, honey, I’m good
I could have another but I probably should not
I’ve got to bid you adieu
To another I will stay true
(oo oo I will stay true)
(oo oo I will stay true)

Oh, I’m sure ya, sure ya will make somebody’s night
But oh, I assure ya assure ya, it sure as hell's not mine

Oh no, honey, I’m good
I could have another but I probably should not
I’ve got somebody at home
And if I stay I might now leave alone
No honey I’m good
I could have another but I probably should not
I’ve got to bid you adieu
To another I will stay true

No, no, honey, I’m good
I could have another but I probably should not
I’ve got somebody at home
And if I stay I might now leave alone
No honey I’m good
I could have another but I probably should not
I’ve got to bid you adieu
To another I will stay true
True ooo, ooo

vs

When I need motivation
My one solution is my queen
'Cause she stay strong (yeah yeah)
She is always in my corner
Right there when I want her
All these other girls are tempting
But I'm empty when you're gone
And they say

Do you need me
Do you think I'm pretty
Do I make you feel like cheating...
And I'm like no, not really cause

Oh I think that I found myself a cheerleader
She is always right there when I need her
Oh I think that I found myself a cheerleader
She is always right there when I need her

She walks like a model
She grants my wishes like a genie in a bottle (yeah yeah)
Cause I'm the wizard of love
And I got the magic wand
All these other girls are tempting
But I'm empty when you're gone
And they say

Do you need me?
Do you think I'm pretty?
Do I make you feel like cheating...
And I'm like no, not really cause'

Oh I think that I found myself a cheerleader
She is always right there when I need her
Oh I think that I found myself a cheerleader
She is always right there when I need her

She gives me love and affection
Baby did I mention, you're the only girl for me
No I don't need a next one
Mama loves you too, she thinks I made the right selection
Now all that's left to do
Is just for me to pop the question

da croupier, Monday, 6 July 2015 21:50 (eight years ago) link

the kneejerk response is probably grammer, cuz fuck a song that makes rednex sound crunk, but omi is just as grating in its own way

da croupier, Monday, 6 July 2015 21:51 (eight years ago) link

The lyrics suck, sure, but I don't find "Cheerleader" too offensive, maybe because I first heard it via the Felix Jaehn remix, which reminds me pleasantly of Klingande's "Jubel." "Honey I'm Good," meanwhile, feels constructed according to a formula that is determined to get me to hate it: an unctuous Dave Matthews/Adam Levine-y vocalist, a wink-nudge country stomp (I really cannot do better than "makes rednex sound crunk"), a lyricist that pats himself on the back for not being a dick in a way that comes off as powerfully dickish. As I said over at the 2015 Rolling Worst Songs thread, it is this year's "Rude." I doubt I'll hate another hit single this much all year.

The New Gay Sadness (cryptosicko), Monday, 6 July 2015 23:39 (eight years ago) link

the kneejerk response is probably grammer, cuz fuck a song that makes rednex sound crunk, but omi is just as grating in its own way

wait is this a vote for worst?

example (crüt), Monday, 6 July 2015 23:45 (eight years ago) link

The lyrics suck, sure, but I don't find "Cheerleader" too offensive, maybe because I first heard it via the Felix Jaehn remix, which reminds me pleasantly of Klingande's "Jubel." "Honey I'm Good," meanwhile, feels constructed according to a formula that is determined to get me to hate it: an unctuous Dave Matthews/Adam Levine-y vocalist, a wink-nudge country stomp (I really cannot do better than "makes rednex sound crunk"), a lyricist that pats himself on the back for not being a dick in a way that comes off as powerfully dickish. As I said over at the 2015 Rolling Worst Songs thread, it is this year's "Rude." I doubt I'll hate another hit single this much all year.

― The New Gay Sadness (cryptosicko), Monday, July 6, 2015 7:39 PM (8 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

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for sale: baby shoes, never worn your ass (katherine), Monday, 6 July 2015 23:49 (eight years ago) link

haha crut i think i meant it to be which song you prefer

da croupier, Monday, 6 July 2015 23:53 (eight years ago) link

as both songs are equally dickish in their way, i think the "this year's rude" element actually makes me prefer grammer - i think on some level i'd rather an obnoxious sentiment be expressed obnoxiously, you know?

da croupier, Monday, 6 July 2015 23:56 (eight years ago) link

i do think i prefer the original Cheerleader to the remix, but the lyrics will always be on the wrong side of irksome to properly enjoy it.

cod latin (dog latin), Tuesday, 7 July 2015 10:05 (eight years ago) link

unlike "cheerleader" there is no indication this girl has even looked at, let alone propositioned him. he is concocting this elaborate scenario in which he is the hero who doesn't cheat

for sale: baby shoes, never worn your ass (katherine), Tuesday, 7 July 2015 13:00 (eight years ago) link

yeah, Andy Grammer is a guy congratulating himself for his faux-integrity when he's out schmoozing in bars. OMI is genuinely head over heels.

example (crüt), Tuesday, 7 July 2015 13:28 (eight years ago) link

but where is OMI going where women say things like "do i make you feel like cheating?" and i dunno if i'd use the phrase "genuinely head over heels" to describe someone who says She grants my wishes like a genie in a bottle (yeah yeah)/ Cause I'm the wizard of love/ And I got the magic wand.

both are disgustingly self-congratulatory, grammer more in regards to the lady he could hypothetically be cheating with, OMI regarding the woman he's staying true to

da croupier, Tuesday, 7 July 2015 15:19 (eight years ago) link

Of his influences, he said: "I have three different places that I draw inspiration from. There's the guitar guys like Jason Mraz, John Mayer and Jack Johnson; piano influences like Coldplay, The Fray and OneRepublic. And then I really love how hip-hop creates complexity in words. I love Common, Lauryn Hill, Jay-Z and Kanye West. I try to make a smorgasbord of the three."

for sale: baby shoes, never worn your ass (katherine), Thursday, 9 July 2015 14:34 (eight years ago) link

I think he is confusing "smorgasbord" with "hash."

Andy Grammer's All You Can Eat All-Nite Buffet

hash is delicious

The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 9 July 2015 14:41 (eight years ago) link

these songs are Jesse Eisenberg's to Adam Levine's Campbell Scott.

The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 9 July 2015 14:42 (eight years ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

System, Tuesday, 14 July 2015 00:01 (eight years ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

System, Wednesday, 15 July 2015 00:01 (eight years ago) link

this coupling makes no sense to me

cheerleader is amazing

flopson, Wednesday, 15 July 2015 00:09 (eight years ago) link

as i said in the opening post, they're both current hits that basically have the same theme - "sorry, ma'am, i don't want to cheat on my romantic partner with you". They're very different sonically, and one spends more time describing the romantic partner, but i don't think it should be that difficult to wrap your head around what they have in common.

da croupier, Wednesday, 15 July 2015 00:13 (eight years ago) link

sry i just read all the lyrics to cheerleader for the first time, never noticed those lines before. the other song is so terrible lol

flopson, Wednesday, 15 July 2015 00:18 (eight years ago) link

kinda dislike both of these tracks

you are extreme, Patti LuPone. (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 15 July 2015 03:15 (eight years ago) link

better thread is cheerleader rmx vs jubel

qualx, Wednesday, 15 July 2015 03:26 (eight years ago) link

<3 jubel

qualx, Wednesday, 15 July 2015 03:26 (eight years ago) link

wtf is an andy grammer

The Reverend, Wednesday, 15 July 2015 08:09 (eight years ago) link

one month passes...

my girlfriend misheard the lyrics to cheerleader and thought they were

ooh i think that i've found myself a cheery dick

vast improvement imo

flopson, Thursday, 20 August 2015 23:02 (eight years ago) link


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