Our Thoughts on Justin Bieber’s New Single “Boyfriend” [Video]

March 26, 2012 3:00 pm     Posted in Celebrity, Entertainment, Video  Garnet Henderson g+ page


By Garnet Henderson

Another day, another Bieber story. But this time, he’s not being accused of impregnating a random woman or having terrible hair. He has a new single! It’s called “Boyfriend.” You know, so that all the little 12 year old girls who are obsessed with Justin Bieber can pretend he’s singing it just for them.

I’ve never been a Bieber fan (cue the angry comments), but I think he’s reached a new level of awful with this song. In the intro, he makes sort of an attempt at rapping, but it’s more like a male version of the Ke$ha sing-talk. And then he starts singing, and from there the song pretty much turns into a Jesse McCartney ripoff.

Some sample lyrical gems: “I could be a Buzz Lightyear, fly across the globe.” Come on Beibs. If I wanted a plastic doll for a boyfriend, obviously I would choose Ken. Oh, and also this: “If I was your man…” Wait, didn’t you just turn 18? LOL. Honey, you are nobody’s “man.”

Sigh. Justin Timberlake, where have you gone?! Please come back and save us from this.

Take a listen and decide for yourself – does this song make you want Justin Bieber to be your boyfriend?

Garnet is a student at Columbia University in New York City. She is “that person” who starts dancing at a party when everyone else is standing around, and if there were a Facebook stalking Olympics, she would be a gold medalist. She also loves cheesy 90s music, and almost died of happiness when Vanilla Ice retweeted her. Once. Follow her on Twitter @garnethenderson.

15 Comments on "Our Thoughts on Justin Bieber’s New Single “Boyfriend” [Video]"

  1. Ashley- GWU says:
    Mon, 26th Mar 20125:24 pm 

    Wooowww JBiebs you've outdone yourself.

  2. kelly says:
    Mon, 26th Mar 20125:34 pm 

    After reading your review, I was expecting this to be something along the lines of Rebecca Black's "Friday".

    Honestly, yeah the lyrics are bad, but they aren't any worse than a lot of other songs out there. (Rack city comes to mind) I feel like youre hating on this song just because it's Justin Bieber.

  3. Katie Garrity - North Central College says:
    Mon, 26th Mar 20128:40 pm 

    Ugh, I didn't want to like it but…

  4. Katherine says:
    Tue, 27th Mar 201212:21 am 

    Wow… This is awful.

  5. Tiya says:
    Tue, 27th Mar 20123:08 am 

    OMG his voice cracked!!

  6. BrandeeP says:
    Wed, 28th Mar 20129:22 am 

    Swag swag I see you Justin . It's mos def right for the 2012 summer !

  7. Sarah says:
    Wed, 28th Mar 20122:57 pm 

    Agreed

  8. RainbowPeaceSign says:
    Fri, 30th Mar 20124:47 pm 

    Well at least his voice is…slightly…deeper…sorta kinda…but that rapping yea kinda sucks! Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go throw up then listen to some REAL music!

    PS Ke$ha's sing-talk–WAY BETTER!

  9. Emma says:
    Sun, 1st Apr 20122:48 pm 

    I can see myself accidentally jamming to this. I mean…Buzz Lightyear…

  10. taylor-EAMS says:
    Sun, 1st Apr 20123:01 pm 

    dude seriously your rap sounds like your doll with a pull string, attempting to rap…… you should have called a pro. for that

  11. Ruby says:
    Sat, 7th Apr 20129:06 pm 

    Let him right his own music, geez you dont have to like it or even listen to it if you dont want to
    everyone tells him to grow up so he does, hes not a kid anymore.
    besides i like it

  12. Jessica says:
    Sat, 7th Apr 20129:08 pm 

    I agree, if they dont like him then why do they listen to his music?
    i love justin bieber, just because i find him inspirational..

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