Why it's the Song of the Week:Well, let's just be honest, there are just so many things to love about this song and the video from the overly dramatic bridge to the high-waisted skirt (and jeans!) that Robyn dons for the video. The video looks like a combination of an 80's music video and an 80's work out video. Seriously, Robyn's dancing looks like it should be in a karate inspired exercise video and well, the club arts are basically Robyn looking depressed while people do some hilarious dancing around her. Robyn is just so pretty and her voice is so sweet, and at least 90 percent of her songs are about rejection and yet, you don't get the impression that she's the kind of woman to whine and cry and be pushed around, maybe because the majority of the video is her punching the air. Still, since it's appearance on Girls last season Dancing on my Own has solidified it's place as an anthem for girls who are occasionally (or frequently) a hot mess both on the dance floor and when it comes to love. The song itself has the kind of brutal honesty you don't really want in a pop song, but Robyn also makes it clear that while she may be dancing on her own she's also laughing at herself.
Best lyrics: "there's a big black sky over my town/ I know where you at I bet she's around"
Bottom Line: Robyn says it herself when she says "yeah, I know it's stupid", and certainly there are some stupid things about this song but it's also ridiculously catchy and so well produced that honestly, if loving Robyn is wrong...I don't want to be right!
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