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THE BACKSTREET FORMULA

Backstreet is definitely back and don't I know it. Too well, I might add.

For all the stereotypical things I could have labelled boybands to be, The Backstreet Boys were no less any of them.

They still stand out amongst the rest of the music industry with their cheesy smiles, well co- ordinated clothes and even more choreographed dance moves.

Lyrics like "Lookin at the crowd and I see your body sway, alright/ wishin' I could thank you in a different way alright…" and "…Everybody, yeah, rock your body, yeah" don't rate well with music gurus.

But these reviews don't seem to deter those who "Love Nick" or "Love Brian" or from buying the CD's.

So in that case, does it mean that  it doesn't really matter whether the lyrics have any grammar cohesiveness or whether it makes sense or not? Just so as they're catchy and make the sales, right?

Wrong.

There's an art to churning out the latest pop tune and pouting at the camera in exactly the right way. There's a formula to each step in the "Everybody" routine and there's a philosophy to every word spoken to the press about their latest album.

Every concert is a party to the people attending except for the ones on stage and they have to be enthusiastic about it whether they felt like it or not. Their lives are glamorous to the point where there is a camera rolling or flashing and their private lives are what makes up the pages to the next edition of "Teen Beat" or "People".

They are criticised and compared to groups like N' Sync to the point where one could only wonder where does Backstreet start and where do they end. How they could go on with this life?

The answer is simple- They're professionals.

They're the professional performers, putting on a show for the world because we demand it.

So anyone ever wanting to challenge the fact that they're nothing but puppets, I ask you to think again; could you do this every day, every moment?

The Backstreet Boys are human, and they make mistakes. They don't deserve to be criticised for what they do outside their professional lives, although it will remain a fascination and hobby for millions yet to experience Backstreet.

Thinking back to my high school days, I believe it was my fascination for these cheesy pop songs and their idealistic messages on love and life which got me through.

If it wasn't for cheesy love songs and catchy lyrics, the idealism apparent in the 1960s when flower power reigned, would be dead. And where would the MTV Generation be today without them?

The entertainment industry has this backwards. So did I. So I guess it's time for me to swallow my pride and admit defeat. Because I have a confession to make,

I'm nineteen and my favourite group are The Backstreet Boys.

So sue me.

 

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