It's been quite a while since I've written anything...
Has anything interesting happened since then, Jonas-wise? **
I'm sorry, what?
Who's getting WHAT, now?
HE'S GETTING MARRIED?!?! NOOOOOOOO (what follows is a mental breakdown and a river of tears... followed sometime later by acceptance)
So, let's see: Kevin Jonas has popped the question to Danielle Deleasa (which I hope I've spelt right because I feel like I always get it wrong and my computer won't handle another tab to look it up right now) and she said yes, like, 500 times really really fast. Sigh.
I guess I need to admit that my heart did leap a little when I got that email, just like many other fans I'm sure. Was I deluded enough to actually think I would ever even meet any of them, let alone have them fall in love with, and marry, me? No. Did I like having the fantasy? Yes, who doesn't? Has that fantasy gone the same way as our world's independence of technology? Yes. Yes it has. Did I know it was coming? Actually... yes.
If I'm honest, I'd been waiting for this announcement for months. I'd actually been preparing myself for it, if you can believe it. I think it was just general acceptance. When you see photos of the two of them together... they look really, really happy. Plus they're Godparents together. I know that that doesn't necessarily mean anything, but the combination of evident happiness and Godparentliness... it's like weird marriage math.
So I think it was something everyone saw coming, at least a little bit, though I'm sure some don't want to accept it. Like me. ***
I could steal my older sister's theory that he's just settling, because he doesn't actually know I exist. If he met me, well, then it would be a whole other kettle of fish.
Or I could mail myself to America and start screaming "HE'S MIIIIIIINE!"
Or I could just suck it up and say "Congratulations, Kevin and Danielle, I hope that you have many happy years together."
The last one might be less fun, but I guess it's a whole lot more mature.
So, Congratulations, Kevin and Danielle, I hope that you have many happy years together. Invite me to the wedding.
I promise not to bring a javelin.
And, hey... I guess there's still Joe...
PS: Danielle, Thanks for making him so happy. That's always a good thing.
** Just a note: I'm not behind on Jonas news, I'm just behind on Jonas writing.
*** Not really.
- Music:Late night music on my television
When ever I listen to "Please Be Mine" I feel like some of it really, truly, describes how I feel as a fan, and here's how:
They come and go
But they don't know
That you are my beautiful
I try to come
Closer with you
But they all say we won't make it through
They: The "Haters". Those petty people that search for Jonas Brothers message boards, videos and articles just to leave comments such as "I hate them", "they're talentless" and "They're gay", it's not even like they offer argument or proof for the latter two statements. And as for the "I hate them" comments... well, good for you. Are you really that bored? I hate Eminem, you don't see me purposefully going onto the 8 mile IMDb board just to trash him, now, do you? No. You don't. If there are people who are doing that, they're just as petty as other "haters", I'd rather spend my time on things I like.
These "haters", they don't understand. They choose not to see beyond the "Disney" image, where there is still talent, music and genuine people. They don't see how beautiful Kevin, Joe and Nick are, not just on the outside, but their personalities even more so.
As for the last three lines: Every Jonas Brothers fan wants the chance to be a little closer to them. I know that I would like to just spend a day with them, doin' whatever they happen to be doing on that day, even if the only thing they have planned is take Elvis for a walk. I know that this is a never to be recognised dream, therefore, I get closer with them through their music, which is the way that they bare their souls to us, even if they don't "make it through" (although, they're sorta, kinda, really making it right now), that's how we can connect. It's sufficient.
But I'll be there forever
You will see that it's better
All our hopes and our dreams
Will come true
I will not disappoint you
I will be right here for you
Till the end...
The end of time
Please be mine
We'll just ignore the "Please be mine" bit, that's self explanatory for any fan who's got even the slightest crush on one of these amazing brothers. And it really isn't what I'm trying to say, this isn't about "OMG, I love Kevin and need to marry him", this is about being a fan, of the band in general. Although, "Please be mine" could also refer that I simply would love to have them in my life, which I guess they already are. Also the desperate desire to own the new album already, and anything else I could get my hands on.
My point with the chorus is loyalty. I am a loyal fan, and I'm sure I will be for a very long time. The Jonas Brothers have helped me grow up (I guess, at 21, that should have happened a long time ago, but that, again, is not the point). They've helped me to be a better, happier person, more myself. And I'm going to thank them as best I can, I will continue to be a fan, I will continue to support them, right up until they say "Stop supporting us, it's freaking us out. Go away".
I'm in and out
Of love with you
Trying to find
If it's really true
How can I
Prove my love
If they all think I'm not good enough
Actually, this verse isn't all that relevant, to be honest. I've not been "out of love" with Jonas Brothers since I've been "in". I know it's true, that I am a fan. My best way of proving this is through my continued support (see last paragraph) and I don't even know (no, no -- yeah, that's right, I'm a fan) what to say about "If they all think I'm not good enough", because that is completely irrelevant in this context.
The rest of the song is the chorus, which I've already covered and "Can't stop the rain from falling/Can't stop my heart from calling you". This is true, I can't stop the rain from falling, nor can I stop the admiration and love I have, both for Jonas Brothers and for the Jonas brothers (yes, that does make sense, "Jonas Brothers" is a band, "the Jonas brothers" are four brothers by the names of Kevin, Joe, Nick and Frankie Jonas).
Well, kudos to you if you read all this. If there's anyone out there, feel free to comment. Do you find you feel this way about this song? I know that there's more than "Please Be Mine" to which I relate in this way. Is there another song which you think describes how you feel as a fan?
Apparently everyone is all in a dither over this.
Personally, I don't like it because... well, actually, it's just really not attractive to me, sorry Joe. I honestly can barely see him in that, and if I'm ever going to be attracted to Joe at all, it's going to be when he looks like Joe.
But, really? Is it that bad? It's not like he's naked. He's just wet.
This can hardly be the most "sexual" thing we've seen from Joe. He pretty much gyrates on stage, he really works the sexuality whenever he can... so is it only ok in that context then? When it's live, not when it's printed in a magazine? That really doesn't make an awful lot of sense.
We need to see past the "Disney" image of these guys. Kevin is 21 and Joe is 19, they're adults. They're growing up, and, with them, so is their music and their image. They can't be children all their lives, don't trap them in that.
You've turned a 21-year-old woman into a puddle of goo. Regularly.
But I guess I should explain my introduction to the world of Jonas.
I was resistant. To be honest, I was downright anti. I spent a long time trying not to be a Jonas fan, I really did (Heck, I tried not to be a fan of pop music full stop. I admit it, I was being a bit of a snob). I had a stigma, they were, after all, some American pop boy-band owned by Disney.
Then, one day, I was looking through a local newspaper and saw a photo of three guys. I didn't know who they were, all that I knew was that the older looking curly haired one with sideburns was pretty hot. So I started reading the accompanying article, and yes, I cringed a bit when I read 'Jonas Brothers', but I read it anyway. It was a reprint of an article from an American newspaper (Washington Post, I believe). It described them as (and please excuse my paraphrasing, I don't have a copy of the article on me right now) "Nick, 16 (the cute one), Joe, 19 (the hot one) and Kevin, 20 (the other one)". This lead me to believe that the one with curly hair and sideburns was Joe (although I was slightly confused, as I didn't think that "Kevin, the other one" was too bad). But that was all that I needed to know, I could go back to avoiding them (yeah, that was successful... that was sarcasm).
All of this makes me sound very shallow. And maybe I was. I hope I've learned from my mistake of judging things before I actually know them... the lesson is "don't do that". Anyway, I didn't want to be a Jonas fan, no. No way. Jonas fans were squealing teens and tweens. No, I was not going to be a Jonas fan.
HA!
I couldn't get "Joe" Jonas out of my head. Really. I even had a dream about him. There was nothing that was actually disturbing in the dream, but it disturbed me at the time because of who was in it. Finally, I gave in, I looked them up, I somehow discovered that it was Kevin Jonas whom I found most attractive. I looked them up on YouTube and watched the official video for Lovebug. I was lost into the world of Jonas. Yes, despite my resistance, my unwillingness to like pop, my previous scoffing at the slightest mention of "Jonas"... I was hooked.
From there I utilised the internet to find out as much as I could about these three brothers (Kevin's favourite colour is green and he likes boots, Joe couldn't do his own hair and wanted to be a comic, Nick is diabetic and he's going to be President one day. Oh, and then there's little brother Frankie, eight years younger than Nick, he is The Man). And now I've listened to every Jonas Brothers song released so far (I think).
The aforementioned Lovebug is a favourite of mine, it's a poppy ecclectic song with a tap track and an electric mandolin, it's unusual, and that's probably why I like it so much. Then there's the hidden gems that no-one hears unless they buy the album, because they're not released as singles, probably because they're not easy pop tracks for the target demographic (those squealing tweenies, I mentioned). Like Video Girl, which paints a picture of a fickle, not-so-talented, spoilt brat (Move to LA/Got no talent...Daddy pays your bills/But you still whine), and the harsh unreleased Move On (You love me/And I hate you...Your friends are so much hotter). Or perhaps if you're in a mellower, more romantic mood there's Please Be Mine or Hello Beautiful a short acoustic love song.
Then we can go way back to when Nick was Nicholas Jonas (and those Jonas brothers were some young boys that lived down the road from someone) and listen to Nicholas' solo album, with Appreciate a song almost guaranteed to make me cry, and Jackson 5 reminicent Crazy Kinda Crush on You. They go everywhere with their music, pop-rock, acoustic, Prince-inspired...
And beyond all that they're... well, they're nice. They have solid morals, they're funny, and they love their fans. Not to mention their "Change for the Children" charity, which primarly helps children with, and works on creating awareness for, diabetes, as well as donating to other children's charities. Before Christmas they made a large donation to buy coats for hundreds of needy children.
These boys (perhaps I should say "young men"? One of them is older than me...) have achieved so much. They've done sold out headlining tours across the USA, become the first artists to have two albums in the top 50 simultaniously, won an American Music Award, been nominated for a Grammy, performed with music legend Stevie Wonder and that barely skims it all. I think it's beyond time to dump those preconcieved notions: Yes, they're owned by Disney, they were in the ever-so-slightly cheesy Camp Rock, and the sound of screaming and squealing teen girls is pretty much their personal backing track but they do play their own instruments, they also write their own songs (sure, there's a couple of covers that they've been asked to do, that's okay), and they harmonise very well with each other. Whether you want to believe it or not, they are very talented and they use those talents to great advantage.
Just try it. You might like it (you might not, too, and that's okay, so long as you're not one of those time-wasting, trolling flamers, they're just annoying − get a life or go find somewhere else to say "they suck". We don't care... the very least you could do is be eloquent and constructive with your criticism).
The Jonas Brothers? They're more than you think.
(PS. Did I mention that they're kinda hot, too?)
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