Next up in my summer song series is ‘Airplanes’ by B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore. I am completely unfamiliar with B.o.B. (does he go by Bob? B?) so I don’t know what to expect from this one. Pressing ‘Play’ now…

Well, that was pretty good. Nice piano intro and the hook, performed by Williams, is catchy enough. Lyrically it’s a bit on the bland side though I like the metaphor of an airplane as a shooting star, fulfilling his wish of going back to where he started. As “Boo hoo, I’m rich and famous” whine songs go, this one is less obnoxious than most.

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