Mike Posner - Cooler Than Me ~REPACK~
This song is not worth writing about because it's catchy, and it's not necessarily sung well, either. But the story behind Mike Posner's "Cooler Than Me" is an interesting one, and it's become such a strong force on the Billboard Hot 100 scene, that it's not really going anywhere any time soon.Posner, a former fraternity guy, wrote the track about a girl he knew in college, who, you guessed it, thought she was cooler than him. The lyrics tell listeners the woman was more interested in superficial stuff than talking to Posner, or for anyone else "beneath" her, for that matter.
Mike Posner - Cooler Than Me
He croons, "You got designer shades just to hide your face, and you wear them around like you're cooler than me. And you never say 'hey' or remember my name."He then calls the lady out for her clickety-clack shoes, just another sign of her vanity. "You need everyone's eyes just to feel seen."This song is Posner's form of dealing with a conceited woman, and its success has turned it into a revenge track of sorts. It's also a reminder to be kind to everyone and not act like you're better than others.There are a couple important feminist messages in the song. One: wearing expensive clothing not only shouldn't be a priority, doing so can actually make you look idiotic. Think unnecessarily loud heels.Two: if you do happen to place importance on how you look or how you dress, don't hold others to the same standards, and don't judge. Because you'll just be the one everyone ends up hating once you have a hit song written about you.
This song is from the point of view of a guy who thinks the girls he likes are too vain or they act like they are too good for them. "If I could write you a song, to make you fall in love, I would already have you up under my arm." means he liked this girl. "I used up all my tricks. I hope you like this." means he's ran out of tactics to get close to this girl. "You probably won't. You think you're cooler than me." means the girl thinks she's too cool for him.
Todd: Okay, this is just me, but I think it may have been a mistake to write a chorus where every line ends with, "you think you're cooler than me," 'cause it seems to me that he's set himself up for a very obvious rebuttal.
Todd (VO): And I...I...I...I keep waiting for him to get to the part where he explains why I'm not cooler than him, and he just never gets there. Whenever I hear the chorus to this song, this is how it comes across to me.
Todd: Yeah, you think you're cooler than me? You think you're so much cooler than me? Yeah, yeah? Well let me tell you something. You are...[scene missing]...washing machine! Yeah, you heard me! I said it!
Todd (VO): Dude, you hit on her, you got shot down. You were the one trying to impress her. She is, by definition, cooler than you. Obviously her designer shades and highbrow shoes are doing something for her, otherwise you wouldn't be whining like a bitch about it!
Todd: Mike Posner has the solution. And it's not like I'm against judging people based on very superficial things like their shoes or their sunglasses. I basically do the same thing each and every single day with every person I meet. I am entirely comfortable with the idea. Let me do it right now. [Image of typical douchebag--is he on Jersey Shore] This guy's a jerk, [sneering guy] this guy's a jerk, [poster of The Jerk] this guy's a jerk, [Tommy Wiseau] oh that guy's definitely a jerk. But see, the difference is I don't spend my day sucking up to people I am judging as lame, making me also cooler than you. And you wanna know the sad part, the really sad part? He's still hitting on her. 041b061a72