Downloadin’ pictures of Sarah Michelle Gella

I can’t really seem to get past the similarities between a Fountains of Wayne album and a Weird Al Yankovic album — the genre-hopping, the references to very time-specific pop culture, the “oh my god I can’t believe he rhymed that with that” lyrics. I’m not saying that makes Fountains of Wayne bad — I’ve always had a fondness for the Yankovic oeuvre (his masterpiece was “Yoda,” but “All About the Pentiums” is a close second).

Anyway, “Hey Julie” does all the right things by taking the awkward, goofy lyrics about office work and mean bosses and sales figures and turning them into a love song. I can’t help but be charmed. It’s my little pop gem gift to you on this, my last Fluxblog post.

Please come visit me anytime over at Waking Ear. I’ve enjoyed getting to meet some new people, and my comments links are always aching to be mouse-clicked. That sounded weird. But you know what I mean.

Oh, and thanks to Matthew for inviting me to be a part of this week.