Carly Rae Jepsen's "Song Of Myself"

“Carly Rae Jepsen doesn’t write love songs; she writes about what lives before and lingers after love, what pulses beneath it, the swarming galaxies of desire which do not originate from the longed-for body any more than the rays of the sun emanate from our open eyes.”

While we’re on the subject, a young person tells me that she believes “Run Away With Me” is locked in a pitched battle with Demi Lovato’s “Cool For The Summer” to see what will emerge as this year’s seasonal pop diamond, but I firmly reject that on the grounds that using the word “summer” in the title of your bid for summer songdom is just blatant cheating.

Also this video makes me feel uncomfortable in an old person way (if you’re looking for a man to unfollow this is probably as good a reason as any to pick me), but fortunately my vote no longer counts in these things. Anyway, do read that Singles Jukebox colloquy, it’ll make you realize the kids are okay and even though death can’t come soon enough they’ll be just fine until the fires start.