Need I say it again? I don’t like rap. I don’t like songs that discuss the dark side of life like going to jail.

Yet, I like Beautiful Girls by Shawn Kingston.

Why do I like this song? Maybe it’s the reggae influence; it has enough melody to keep me happy. I’ve listened to a couple of Shawn’s other songs and I was not interested.

I discovered this song as a background track on a YouTube video. I can’t remember which one. I want to say it was either about one of the Morning Musume girls or Magibon.

There are other songs about jail that I like now that I think about it. Jailhouse Rock by Elvis, Tie a Yellow Ribbon ‘Round the Old Oak Tree by Tony Orlando and Dawn, and the Cell Block Tango from Chicago come to mind. Hmmm, I may need to revise my list of dislikes.