Uuuhu I've been there...

She could have been joking, no need to get all spazzy.

@46, you've kinda missed my point. It's OK to enjoy songs like "Single Ladies". But to love them? Maybe we're just arguing on semantics, but when I say I "love" a song, it's one that I've listened to a number of times over the course of many years. Like a good book, each time I listen to it, I find new meaning in it. While no one person can define what "good" music is, the average opinion of people who know what they are talking about can help determine if music is "good" or not. If music is good, then it has well-written lyrics, talented musicians, it's unique and it has the artist's personality written all over it. Artists/bands such as Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Queen, Tupac, and Rush produce(d) good music - their music has stood the test of time, and something would be definitely lost if another band/artist was performing their songs (although something can be gained in the process, e.g. Jimi Hendrix's cover of "All Along the Watchtower"). On the other hand, if you look at artists like Beyonce, you could swap her out with another singer and it wouldn't really affect the song. Furthermore, if you look at the lyrics to "Single Ladies" - there's not much to them. There's no real deeper meaning to them. There's nothing wrong to enjoying Top 40 music - I don't mind listening to it, I just don't go out of my way to do so. However, there's a distinct difference between saying "I like that song" and "I love that song", just as there's a big difference between "I like her" and "I love her". If you don't get what I'm trying to say about what makes good music "good", then you are probably not old enough to understand. I'm not trying to say that's a bad thing - but some things you just begin to understand once you've matured.

if you like then you should have put a rin on it!

she is a single" you did't put a ring on it"

uh the put your hands up part is putting your hand up to show whether or not you have a ring on. If you're not married to her then she's a single lady. Get over yourself. Its just a song.

#56- What you and many others have to realize is that the sole purpose of music is not to sit down and think about it. Good music for me is music that always gets me dancing or at least has me nodding my head every time I listen to it. Just like how I define a good book as something that makes me laugh out loud. Something that is viewed as "good" varies from person to person. Everything you wrote is what YOU perceive as good. Its all just opinions. Just like how I don't go around telling people that they shouldn't love death metal because it is mainly screaming and grunting, you shouldn't go around telling people not to love generic pop shit.

fyl, not because she raised her hand, but because you had to listen to that song. tough break dude. =(

UrLifeDoesntSuck, you're confusing a good artist with a good song. I'm not a Beyonce fan, but "Single Ladies" is a good song. A good song has to do with the writers, not the performers. Your list of artists is obviously great - clearly, those are/were very talented people. But you don't have to be a great performer to have a great song. A great song is one that can cross artists, genres, and fanbases and still be a great song. "Single Ladies" definitely isn't the greatest song ever, but it's a solid pop song with memorable lyrics, a catchy hook, and a beat that's easy to dance to. Just because a song has commercial appeal doesn't make it bad; likewise, just because a song is so underground that you and the band are the only people who've heard it doesn't make it good.

If you're a lesbian couple then I don't count you as taken. :P