Music Break - Colbie Caillat

Colbie Caillat is back with another great song. This one is reminds us that we shouldn't have to try so hard to impress others when true acceptance comes from within ourselves. Obviously, this one is getting a lot of play in the SRPS computer cave.



I've read a couple of mixed revues of this song, and even one that's claiming it's shaming women.

I don't get that at all. I get "do you like you?" She's not saying women shouldn't wear make up or hair extensions, or go running, or enjoy shopping. She's saying that we shouldn't have to do all these things to make other people like us -- that our worth shouldn't come from the things we do for others. That we should just be ourselves, for ourselves.

What do you think?

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Try

Put your make-up on
Get your nails done
Curl your hair
Run the extra mile
Keep it slim so they like you,
do they like you?

Get your sexy on
Don't be shy, girl
Take it off
This is what you want, to belong, so they like you
Do you like you?

You don't have to try so hard
You don't have to, give it all away
You just have to get up, get up, get up, get up
You don't have to change a single thing

You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try
Yooou don't have to try

Oooh Oooh

Get your shopping on,
at the mall, max your credit cards
You don't have to choose,
buy it all, so they like you
Do they like you?

Wait a second,
Why, should you care, what they think of you
When you're all alone, by yourself,
do you like you?
Do you like you?

You don't have to try so hard
You don't have to, give it all away
You just have to get up, get up, get up, get up
You don't have to change a single thing

You don't have to try so hard
You don't have to bend until you break
You just have to get up, get up, get up, get up
You don't have to change a single thing

You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try

You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try
Yooou don't have to try

Oooh Oooh

You don't have to try so hard
You don't have to, give it all away
You just have to get up, get up, get up, get up
You don't have to change a single thing

You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try, try, try, try
You don't have to try
You don't have to try

Take your make-up off
Let your hair down
Take a breath
Look into the mirror, at yourself
Don't you like you?
Cause I like you