N.O. L.O.V.E.

Ashlee Simpson seems to be trying too hard not to rhyme in her Top 40 hit "L.O.V.E."

The first rhyme scheme is fine...

All my girls stand in a circle and clap your hands this is for you
Ups and downs highs and lows no matter what you see me through

... but then there's this odd half-rhyme pair:

My boyfriend he don't answer on the telephone
I don't even know where the hell he goes

With the same number of syllables, there could be a far superior rhyme, instead of a distant half-rhyme.

My boyfriend he don't answer on the telephone
I don't even know where the hell he's gone

Purely speculating, I believe those were the original words, but a hungover, cranky Ashlee in the studio demanded the songwriter to change those last two because she just didn't like them and/or couldn't sing them. And in the process, she passed the aggravation onto the listener.

I'm sure the 12-year-old girls who love the song don't care. But the sad part is, it's too catchy for me to ignore.

C.R., C.R., C.R., C.R.A.P.