It was December and I had just bought The Ego Has Landed, a Cd I had been trying my hardest for months not to buy. I mean, after all, I knew Robbie's past. I knew he was in a boy band- a watered down version of the New Kids On the Block, who I hated with the passion because my older sister use to worship them, that freak. However, I said to myself, "Rebekka, why deny yourself a Cd you really want just because the guy has a shady past? I have to say though, it's a damn good thing I had never seen pictures of Robbie during his boy band days, because now, my eyes seeing what they have seen, I don't think I would have ever bought The Ego Has Landed.

When I got home with my new Cd I, of course, listened to it right away. The first few tracks were ok, nothing to write home to mom about, but then it got to track 5. I heard these sleigh bells ringing and I cried with excitement, "Santa?!?" I thought perhaps this song was a Christmas ditty, I mean, because why else would you put sleigh bells in a song? Exactly! You wouldn't. So, I thought to myself, "great, what a waste of a track. A Christmas song...oh yippee." Then, as I was about to change it to track 6, I heard this voice sing, "I sit and wait," and I said, "whoa, now that's deep. Oh no, wait, he must be waiting for Santa..." However, then I heard, "does an angel." Alright, so he's not waiting for Santa. Hey, maybe it's not a Christmas song after all. Oh, and what a shame too! I was really looking forward to seasonal music... Then it hit me, "Rebekka, you moron! Those aren't bells, it's a frigging tambourine!" Whoops. Hey, it's an honest mistake, ok? Like you knew it was a tambourine...still sounds like sleigh bells to me.

My ignorance of musical instruments aside, I really love this song. Yeah, love, which is like 5 notches higher than like. Why is this song so popular? It's still a sappy song, yes, but at least Robbie hides the bullshit well. I mean he's not like, "Ooo baby, I love you. I'll never break your heart. Oh, yeah baby, I promise." So, instead of trying to make the girls swoon over undying promises, he decides to write lyrics that'll make him appear vulnerable, which then makes the girls swoon because now he's Mr. Sensitive. See, instead of him saying, "I'm going to protect you," he's saying, "I need you to protect me." Ahhhh, reverse psychology...tricky fucker. So, that's why other people like the song, now why do I like it?
Hey, I just have a thing for bells.....