Already Gone

Rating:	★★★★
Category:	Music
Genre:	Pop
Artist:	Kelly Clarkson

I've always felt an affinity for "angry woman" songs. Kelly Clarkson is the latest in my love affair with women who hate men. While this song doesn't really fit that category at all, it doesn't lessen my like for her generally. I never watched American Idol where she began her career and that probably is for the better. I don't like pop culture all that much so I probably wouldn't have given her any consideration if I knew more about her beginnings.

I really like this song, and this video. Kelly looks healthy. She was catching a lot of flak for gaining weight but I never really did understand that. They made her look glamorous in this vid. Now, I have a not so secret crush on her in the first place, so she would have my attention regardless.

I'm not sure what the video is trying to say. If I had her say goodbye to me like that, dressed that way, I would be in a world of hurt. Really. Fix whatever the heck was wrong with me and go crawling back to her. Maybe that is what they were going for. Maybe they just felt the music deserved a little respect and chose accordingly. Not sure.
The song does have some meaning to me, having been "let go" myself. But I deserved that. There certainly weren't any kind of romantic overtones to that. However, I do understand the sentiment. I'm not quite sure how it would be to have any kind of a "loving" breakup as this song tries to portray. I really don't know what the mechanics of that would be. Perhaps I'll learn as time goes on. I'll have an epiphany and then I'll die of a heart attack at the revelation.