Brad Paisley - Celebrity

Last week the Queen Of The World and I went to see Brad Paisley in concert.  Paisley is one of the best guitar players around, and seeing him live really highlights that.  He is also a surprisingly humble and gracious man: he opened the concert by thanking everyone for coming out to hear him, he had a group of active service military up by the stage at his invitation, and during the concert he went around the audience (presumably) to meet a disabled vet and invited him back stage after the concert.

When you combine that with his sense of humor which is on conspicuous display in today's song, it was a very enjoyable evening.  One interesting moment was when he performed a duet with Carrie Underwood where she participated via Facetime.  It was pretty cool.

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Paisley comes off as being very down to earth, in great contrast to a lot of today's celebrities.  This song makes fun of that, with a couple of very recognizable real life celebrities.



Celebrity (Songwriter: Brad Paisley)

Someday I'm gonna be famous, do I have talent, well no
These days you don't really need it thanks to reality shows
Can't wait to date a supermodel, can't wait to sue my dad
Can't wait to wreck a Ferrari on my way to rehab

'Cause when you're a celebrity
It's adios reality
You can act just like a fool
People think you're cool
Just 'cause you're on TV
I can throw a major fit
When my latte isn't just how I like it
When they say I've gone insane
I'll blame it on the fame
And the pressures that go with
Being a celebrity 

I'll get to cry to Barbara Walters when things don't go my way
And I'll get community service no matter which law I break
I'll make the supermarket tabloids, they'll write some awful stuff
But the more they run my name down the more my price goes up

'Cause when you're a celebrity
It's adios reality
No matter what you do
People think you're cool
Just 'cause you're on TV
I can fall in and out of love
Have marriages that barely last a month
When they go down the drain
I'll blame it on the fame
And say it's just so tough
Being a celebrity

So let's hitch up the wagons and head out west
To the land of the fun and the sun
We'll be real world bachelor jackass millionaires
Hey hey, Hollywood, here we come

'Cause when you're a celebrity
It's adios reality
No matter what you do
People think you're cool
Just 'cause you're on TV
Being a celebrity
Yeah celebrity