“Seems like everybody's got a price,
I wonder how they sleep at night.
When the sale comes first,
And the truth comes second,
Just stop, for a minute and
Smile
Why is everybody so serious
Acting so damn mysterious
Got your shades on your eyes
And your heels so high
That you can't even have a good time”
From Price Tag by Jesse J
I have already told regular Soul Surmisers how some of Jesse J’s lyrics seems to be an antidote to the empty hedonism of much of today’s chart hits! (I sound like my father!)On Price Tag she takes on sales over truth and fashion over practicality. As I watched my daughters head out into a world where fashion lacks pragmatism and moral sense Jesse J does no harm indeed. There still might be a good alternative in Jesse J’s work so far but at least she’s asking some good questions if leaving us short of answers!
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