After Alex's inaugural jam session in the "Real World: San Diego" house back in episode 2, the singer/songwriter garnered a bit of a fan following, and her subsequent full-version release of the song "Beggar" definitely caught our attention. Like many artists have, Alex delved into love through music, but what we didn't know at the time was that she had a bit of Weird Al in her.
Cut to: "We Are Young," a full song summarizing the first episode of "RWSD." Released today, it's packed with cheeky allusions to Priscilla's relationship with her mother and Zach's confusion surrounding Sam's gender. Whether the humor of the song was intentional or a happy accident, it had us laughing.
We highlighted a few of our favorite lyrics and followed them up with our own analysis. We had to.
Then it’s Frank he’s at a café,
Waiting patiently on Ashley.
When she asks he says he swings both ways.
A second Bob Dylan here? Hard to say otherwise--the artistry shines through, and we have our basic questions answered. Plus the warping of "ey" to resonate with "fé" is what we call a "home run" in the industry.
Then it’s Zach, and he meets Sam,
At an airport, in a van.
Sam’s got boobs, but Zach’s confused.
He don’t know if she’s a man.
She pretty much nailed this one, except that Zach's rigid understanding of gender appropriateness wasn't limited to just the car ride home. He's still lost on the matter.
Later on that night in confessional,
Nate tells them that Frank is bisexual.
Zach who is a football professional
Couldn’t tell.
See that? Syllabic mastery. Get her a meeting with Clive, like, now.
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