It's Not Healthy For Me To Feel This Way

You guys know my m.o. pretty well by now: Become obsessed with a song, listen to it over and over again, post the Youtube video on my blog.

I know this song has been on the radio for what seems like ages, but whatever. I'm old now and listening to 14 year olds give shout-outs on kiss 103.5 just doesn't have the same draw that it used to:



I kind of have this major girl crush on Rhianna. Despite the random incongruities in the video (dancing with an umbrella in a room wearing fishnets, being encapsulated entirely in silver paint*, Jay-Z's horrible, HORRIBLE rapping), I still love it, mostly because she's fucking gorgeous and because I really want that white dress she's wearing.

Even more, I love the way her voice sounds, especially that incredible repeat of "umbrella-ella-ella, eh eh eh". It's clear and booming and exotic and I can't get enough of it. Basically, she's Akon plus breasts but minus that pesky tendency to grind on underage girls.

Listen. It'll probably make you pretty happy.

*this part of the video reminds me of last week when I saw a girl wearing gold lame leggings (presumably purchased at american apparel, the store responsible for outfitting all of wicker park hipsterdom), and looking very self-satisfied that she was covered in ugly shiny fabric from the waist down. I wanted to stage an intervention right then and there in the middle of the street. Just say "no" to lame, kids.