in which ben lee's disease ought to be caught often

so, today's a continuation of yesterday's theme: sunny, sunny songs that make me happy.

ben lee must be having a good life. he sells records, has a loyal fanbase, tours, makes what he wants, and yet doesn't have the extreme pressure on him like so many other singers or bands do.

catch my disease is so, so frigging fun. i know i use that word far too much - and as a writer, i ought to be ashamed of its blandness. but honestly, how else can you describe such a song? cheery? sunny? bouncy? addictive? irrelevant? poppy? cheesy? adorable? okay, yeah - all of those, too. but mainly, catch my disease is simply FUN.

PLUS! it's got handclaps and stomps! BONUS FUN! and it's ben lee, who is so adorable himself that it hurts. and honestly? the song is all about HAVING fun.

my head is a box full of nothing
and that's the way i like it
my garden's a secret compartment
and that's the way i like it
and that's the way i like it
your body's a dream that turns violent
and that's the way i like it
and that's the way i like it
the winter is long in the city
and that's the way i like it

so please
baby please
open your heart
catch my disease

i was backstage in pomona
and that's the way i like it
she drank beer with coca-cola
and that's the way i like it
and that's the way i like it
she told me about the winds from santa ana
and that's the way i like it
and that's the way i like it
she told me she loved me like fireworks
and that's the way i like it

so please
baby please
open your eyes
catch my disease

so please baby please
come on
catch my disease
catch it

na na na na na na na na na

they play good charlotte on the radio
and that's the way i like it
they play sleepy jackson on the radio
and that's the way i like it
and that's the way i like it
i hear beyonce on the radio
and that's the way i like it
cos that's the way i like it

they don't play me on the radio (whoo!)
and that's the way i like it

so please
baby please
open your heart
and catch my disease
so please
baby please
come on
catch my disease


(mp3) catch my disease by ben lee (via I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS)


now watch mr. cuteness sing the song: