My journey through pop over the years has perhaps at times,
been a little cringe worthy and embarrassing, but there’s no doubt about it,
this kind of music makes me happy and when we’re plagued with such awful
stories in the news every day, it’s nice to escape into my bubble of cheese and
wrap myself up in my pop blanket to forget about everything else going on
around me.
These songs have contributed to some happy times in my life
and even now I can’t help but get over excited whenever I hear 5ive, Westlife,
Take That or Backstreet Boys being played. Even the more mainstream pop (and my
mainstream I’m talking the kind of songs where you don’t feel compelled to
close the window of your car when you’re out in public) such as Lady Gaga,
Beyonce, Rihanna, Olly Murs and Michael Jackson all have pride of place in my heart.
There is one band though, who without a doubt, top my own
pop chart and are my ultimate favourite defying the odds with every song they
have released – even the ones on their albums which perhaps not everyone knows
– because each one is a guaranteed crowd pleaser and always manages to make me
smile, and that is the amazing McFly. Now I know I am entering dangerous
territory here because 1) they are a band and 2) not everyone labels them as
pop, but to me, they are Kings of pop, but with that something extra special
because not only can they write their own material, they produce it, sing it
and even play their own instruments. Plus they can sing live and they are fit (especially Danny!).
I was lucky enough to go and see them live on their Memory
Lane tour at the 02 Academy in Birmingham on Saturday night with my sister and brother’s
fiancé and it was one of the best nights out I’ve had. I love them, in fact I
love everything about them! They were amazing and every song had me smiling,
even the sad ones! Not only did they sound incredible, but they looked so hot! I’ve said this before and I’ll
say it again now, there’s nothing better than seeing a fit man in a good suit,
and when that man can sing and play the guitar whilst in that suit, you have a
crazed out 32 year old swooning like a little girl all over again, especially when
it comes to Danny Jones. I could listen to him sing all day and I just fall in
love with him more and more every time I hear his voice! (Did I mention I think
he’s fit?)
It’s not just the songs that I love, but the memories I have
from listening to their music. Driving around Cape Town with my sister in our
blue Corsa singing at the top of our lungs to Memory Lane, I’ll be OK and
Five Colours In Her Hair or getting ready for a night out and listening to It’s All About You, Star Girl and Obviously made Saturday even better
because they were singing all of these classics. (The two-for-one cocktails
consumed at Las Iguana’s before hand probably contributed also!)
The best thing about McFly day was the majority of the
audience were the same age as me, making it fully acceptable to be acting like
a crazy teenager. We even witnessed a guy propose to his girlfriend on stage
which was so romantic, although he may have his work cut out when it comes to
considering his wedding speech now!
You have to admit, pop music is fun. Ok, so the lyrics may
not be life changing, and may not top the most influential music of all time,
but you have to applaud those who create it. They know their audience, they
understand what pop is about and I have no doubt it will be around forever!
