Song of the Day #2,547: ‘Chains’ – Nick Jonas

nick_jonas_chainsBased on the first three selections this week, you might guess that my 13-year-old’s hormones are playing as big a role in her musical taste as her ears.

But Sophia really seems to enjoy these songs on their merits and not because of the cute boys singing them. In fact, it’s surprising how little she has gotten into the heartthrob thing. Meanwhile, my 9-year-old says wholly inappropriate things about the Chrises, Pratt and Hemsworth.

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Song of the Day #2,338: ‘Jealous’ – Nick Jonas

nick_jonas_jealousI have a vague recollection of the Jonas Brothers being a thing several years back, but I couldn’t tell you how many years back, or what sort of a thing they actually were.

Obviously they were one more incarnation of the boy band craze — another New Kids on the Block, Backstreet Boys or One Direction. But I couldn’t name a single song or controversy tied to them (there had to be a controversy, right? Isn’t there always?).

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