Why I Feel Old Part I in a Continuing Series

I’ve been absent mindedly singing a song in my head for the past week or so. It wasn’t until I watched Saturday Night Live this weekend that I learned it was sung by Nelly Furtado and Timbaland. I don’t know who Timbaland is, but his name is fun to say. (I know you just said it out loud.) The song’s title is “Promiscuous” and it’s from the album titled “Loose.” Hmmm. Let’s think about this for a minute. What message are we sending to our kids when they are hopefully learning how to be safe, yet are bombarded by images of free love and casual sex in every movie, advertisement, and in this case song? It makes me furious. I’ve picked out a few lines to share with you.

N: You expect me to let you just let you hit it?
But will you still respect me if you get it? {That would be a big, resounding NO that you hear Nelly.}

N: Promiscuous boy
You already know
That I’m all yours
What you waiting for?

T: Promiscuous girl
You're teasing me
You know what I want
And I got what you need {I know that men look for promiscuous women, but have they ever really sung about it?}

N: What kind of girl do you take me for? {This is just a guess, but a promiscuous one?}

T: It's okay, it's alright
I got something that you don't like {Yeah, it’s called the clap.}

You can click on the link to hear the song. I’ll be damned if it doesn’t make me want to dance every time I hear it despite the lyrics.