I'm On The Brink Of Giving Up On Lindsay Lohan

I recently acquired a copy of Lindsay Lohan's second album: A Little More Personal (RAW). No, I didn't buy it; I got it from the library, mainly because she covers "I Want You To Want Me" by Cheap Trick.

I've been a fan of hers since The Parent Trap and I've staunchly defended her through what I was thinking was her "wild phase"; hoping against hope she'd pull a Drew Barrymore and start using her brain towards something more worthwhile than duking it out with the likes of Paris Hilton.

But she lost me with the first track, which is so self-indulgent, I wanted to spit up. Long gone is the bright-eyed spunky young actress. In her place is a vain, selfish vamp who is giving her own personal tragedies way too much gravitas. Behold just a small sample of the lyrics...

Confessions Of A Broken Heart (Daughter To Father)

Daughter to father, daughter to father

I am broken but I am hoping

Daughter to father, daughter to father

I am crying, a part of me is dying and

These are, these are

The confessions of a broken heart

And I wear all your old clothes, your polo sweater

I dream of another you

The one who would never (never)

Leave me alone to pick up the pieces

A daddy to hold me, that's what I needed

Oh, lord. That girl is one part of an abusive relationship waiting to happen. I hope that doesn't happen to her, but Jesus, she's advertising the fact that she has "daddy issues," which tends to invite huge, dominating, asswipes into one's life.

Ah, well. It's no longer my concern. I will continue to hope that she turns things around. In the meantime, I will no longer defend her.

By the way the cover of I Want You To Want Me is good, but suffers next to the above track, making her neediness even more cloying. I think someday, LL will be embarassed by this album. Hopefully.