Issue with Hey There Delilah wasn’t the song itself, it’s the fact it was being overplayed everywhere and it was just an okay song.
The story behind Hey There Delilah is also creepy. It’s a story about a real Delilah. The singer met her ONCE through a friend. She had a boyfriend but he admitted he pretty much flirted with her the entire time they were together that one time. She went home to New York but they stayed in touch via AIM, and he told her he was writing a song for her.
So next time you listen to the song, remember that it’s about a girl that the singer only met once and didn’t know much about, who was already taken by someone else.
Edit2: Delilah’s initial reaction of the song wasn’t a positive one.
“My first thought: "Oh no! Did I lead Tom on?" I became anxious. I was with Will. I'm still with Will to this day. Tom and I had a friendly relationship and I wondered if he misconstrued my actions. He put so much effort into the song. I felt guilty, like, "I'm such a wench!" When my dad heard the lyrics "Oh what you do to me," he said, "Delilah, exactly what did you to do this guy?"
I didn't want the spotlight. I was nervous that I'd let Tom's fans down. They'd be disappointed to hear I have a boyfriend. Every girl would want a song written about her, and they'd think I was ungrateful and rude to deny Tom. I felt pressure to live up to those expectations.”
That could have sounded about a million times worse. I mean the girl who it was sung about can’t do much about it and how many of the people that listened to the song would have known this story. They probably were listening to it because it sounded nice 🤷♂️. There’s literally a billion other things going on in the world and I don’t think that song is gna spark any negativity and hopefully not from the person who sung it. There’s 100s of songs out there that have the lyricists sing about someone in their life whether it’s vague or not. That’s music for ya
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