The End of Summer - Hopefully

With Labor Day come and gone, and now everyone pretty much back in school for another year, the summer season is officially over which can only mean one thing. Yes! Summer songs are now things of the past. Thank God. This summer was especially brutal for several reasons. Here are some songs that made me flip the station on the radio faster than you can say horrible.

1. "Unfaithful" - Rihanna: I don't want to do this anymore. I don't want to be the reason why everytime I walk out the door, I see him die a little more inside. Hey, Rihanna? Here's a brilliant idea. How about you break up with your boyfriend who you're cheating on anyway? This song is just awful with lyrics like I don't want to be a murderer and on top of it, I don't understand it. Why is she bothering lying and sneaking around on a guy to be with another? She doesn't want to hurt him? Great. Break up with him and then he won't have to deal with songs like this from you anymore.

2. "Promiscuous" - Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland: Good job Nelly. You went from being like a bird to being a slut. Of course, this is the music industry. I suppose you have to sell yourself to make it.

3. "Sexyback" - Justin Timberlake feat. Timbaland: Alright. I adore Justin Timberlake. I can't lie about that. I'm not obsessed with him but I enjoy his music. In fact, I'm still a bit angry at my sister Chrissy for scratching my Justified cd a couple years ago. But this song... it was just released at the end of the summer so we still must hear it every 10 minutes on the radio. I generally like this song. I do. The only problem I have with it is that annoying lady in the background repeating "You ready?" I cringe. I turn down the volume. "You ready?" No. Ready for what? Shut up and let Justin sing.

4. "London Bridge" - Fergie: I can't be as cruel as I want to. I just can't. I love the Black Eyed Peas but I love them with just Will.I.Am, Taboo, and apl.de.ap. Three talented musicians that have mixed rap, hip-hop, reggea, and dance brilliantly for fun music with the exception of "My Humps" which features the rappings of Fergie. I hate that people forget that Fergie was added to the band for sex appeal even though in my opinion, she isn't very attractive. Chrissy thinks she looks like a Monet. Fine from a distance... something horrible looking up close. Fergie can't sing, can't rap, has no music talent that I have seen. And her first solo release "London Bridge" just proves my theory even more that one does not have to have talent to succeed but just not having a problem sleeping with anyone that can help.

5. "Ain't No Other Man" - Christina Aguilera: I loved this song when I first it. Mixing Christina's vocals with updated big band 1920 era music was a brilliant move and it was unlike anything else on the radio. I loved it. Of course, now a billion plays later thanks to your local DJ, I am so sick of those blaring trumpets.

Of course, there were a lot of winners amongst a pile of losers but this isn't about those. This is about music that may have initially been good but radio has killed it. Actually, I take it back. "Ain't No Other Man" is the only good song on the list. The others are just awful and even if the radio had just played them once, I still would have hated them.