Has Russ even attempted to explain how this song could be interpreted as being about accepting yourself? I've been twisting my brain into knots trying to understand how he could pass it off as anything but a thirst anthem.
I think I broke the code. It doesn't make sense that watching this blonde, anorexic model is supposed to inspire me, somehow, to "accept myself" or be happy with the body God gave me. Lyrics that are all about Russ trying to weasel his way up this girl's skirt doesn't make me feel better about myself. There is
nothing about it to which I can relate. Then it hit me. Of
course it doesn't inspire me! It's not about me! It's alllllll about the one and only Russell Greer!
This song (for lack of a better word) is nothing more than an elaborate demonstration of how Russell accepts
himself. It proves that he has the courage to not only hit on a woman who wouldn't notice him if he set himself on fire in front of her, but to put it to music (still lacking a better word), pay to have a professional video produced, and release it into the world. It's an anthem to how heroically he overcame his plights, fought his way through the gauntlet of the naysayers, and defied all odds to
accept himself, love himself, and embrace the courage of his convictions! It's about Russell. Because of course it is. Since when has anything in his world
not been about him and only him?
Unfortunately for Russell, he has failed. Because the next part? The part where the world listens with astonishment at this thing of beauty? The part where it immediately shoots to #1? The part where Yovanna can't believe it is she who is the benefactress of this musical masterpiece, his magnum opus, and rushes to him to meet his embrace in a long, passionate (albeit messy) kiss? Yeah, that didn't happen. Too bad, Russ. Better luck next time.