The Flip Flop Girl

Open Toes, The Beauty of it All!

My new best blogger friend, Paolo, clued me into a major foot find coming from, of all places, American Idol and, baby, this is HUGE. I mean, this truly rings my bell. This is Paolo's response for my call for foot songs(see my post with the Ludacris pic):

I just thought you might be interested in checking out the new song "Open Toes" by last year's American Idol finalist Katherine McPhee. I'm not a big fan of the song itself -- it's slick, blandly over-produced dance-pop. It would be totally forgettable, other than the fact that it blatantly celebrates the desirability of a pedicure displayed via the eponymous footwear. Have a look for yourself.

I find the choice of words particularly interesting, because McPhee went barefoot several times duirng her run on the show, ostensibly for comfort. But with the release of this cut, it's pretty obvious that she clearly recognized the appeal of a cute pair of feet (even if she wasn't actually the one who penned the lyrics in question -- I still need to verify that part).

Here are some of the best lines from this amazing piece of pop magic:

Hey let's go
If they're not too high
Too low
I'll take them home
In purple, red, or gold
Cuz I know them boys
They like
Those open toes

Jeans all black
Hair slicked back
Baseball cap
Still cute in my open toes
Mini skirt
Feet don't hurt
Just a flirt
Too cute in my open toes
Work or play
Night or day
Do my thing
Too cute in my open toes
Never too many open toes
A girl needs plenty open toes

Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh

I'm lovin' these sling-back shoes
I like the way they stay loose
I could wear them all day
And listen to the click-clack
Shoes like this make me hate flats
Swipe that card I'm good
Another pair in leather and wood
I'm a sucker for a name-brand
Skip the rack
And stick to the game plan

Hey let's go
If they're not too high
Too low
I'll take them home
(I'll take them home)
In purple, red, or gold
Cuz I know them boys
They like those open toes
Those open toes

Labels: American Idol, blogs, feet, flip flops, foot fetish, mules, music, open toes, pedicures, pop culture, pumps, slingbacks, toes, Writing

Guilty Feet

I've become hooked on American Idol this season after watching the hilarious tryout sessions. What do you think of it?
As someone sensitive to feet, it will come as no surprise to you that I'm commenting on Paul Kim. If you've been keeping up with the show, you'll know that he insists on always performing barefoot. He says his feet are lucky or something like that. It doesn't seem to bother Randy or Paula but Simon finally asked him to start wearing some shoes! I think that Paul Kim has got to stop obsessing over his feet. This man has a foot fetish that is out of control and is going to wreck his chances, if he really has any, of advancing in the competition. He could at least wear flip flops--he might actually enjoy that. Still, the whole thing has become a distraction and not in a good way. Please, how could he sing "Careless Whisper" last night just so he could say "guilty feet." He was pointing at them when he sang the words! This does not go unnoticed by true foot freaks like ourselves or anyone else for that matter. Too much. No guy's feet are that cute--so he's not earning points if he thinks he is. And a girl can get away with it but even a girl's pretty feet are not going to compensate for lackluster singing. During the little recap session, Ryan Seacrest came out barefoot himself to show support for Paul's tootsies. That was funny. I have to admit that. Stay tuned--it will be interesting to see what Paul does next.

Labels: American Idol, barefeet, barefoot, flip flops, foot fetish, media, Paul Kim, pop culture, press, singing