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Some theories are offered as to why we obsess over celebrity relationships, including the one between Burt Reynolds and Loni Anderson.

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Is there a reason
We obsess over stars’ dirty laundry?
Waste mental energy
On folks we’ll never meet
Spread the stories about Burt & Loni

Some blame the media
But you know that it’s us who demand it
Just cause they’re on TV
WKRP
And cause they starred in Smokey and the Bandit

We prop them up, push them to the top
Then we long to see them fall
To feed our lust for gossip and blood
This perverted spectacle

What makes it more important than
The love of ordinary men?
Why does it matter so to you?
Why does it matter to me too?

It’s none of our business
But when someone visits
There’s nothing else to do

We’ll shoot the shit and
Gossip and bitch then
“Hey did you hear the news
About Burt and Loni? Check out what she said!”

When they break up, we take sides
And defend them like our new religion
Whether it’s praise or scorn
Conclusions will be drawn
And spouted out like baby’s first opinion

We snipe, we point, we laugh
Cracking jokes about others misfortune
Don’t have to realize
That it’s uncivilized
When our behavior is always rewarded

And whether your assessments are fair or completely full of lies
You’ll get applause, they’re the only gods you’re allowed to criticize

And so we live our boring lives
With boring husbands, boring wives
As all the stars shine above you
But at least they’re unhappy too

They keep it exciting, fucking and fighting
Surviving off our stares
Sure it’s degrading, but entertaining
And the last laugh is theirs

Cause we’d sell our souls to be like one of them
The popular kids
Cause no one likes, yeah no one likes the popular kids
But we try, we try to be like the popular kids
And nothing gets you there like tearing down popular kids
Let us in

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from The Great Failed Romances of the Twentieth Century, released October 22, 2021
Popular Kids:
Teddy Grey - Vocals, Guitar
Michael Lepore - Guitar, Bass, Drums, Shaker Egg

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Teddy Grey New York, New York

Teddy Grey is a New York-based singer/songwriter. Past projects include double concept album "The Great Failed Romances of the Twentieth Century", mixtape "Rock N Roll McDonalds", and the cult independent movie "Garfeld: The Musical (A Garfield Parody)". More classics are on their way. Not rushing em this time. ... more

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