The Plain White T's: Why They Are More Than Just "Hey There Delilah"

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I am not going to sit here and lie.  #1:  after that song Hey there Delilah played a million times on the radio, I did not want to hear the Plain White T's again.  Then they had the song 1,2,3,4 and I loved it.  I forgot about them then.  I truly did.  I was missing out on all of this amazing music.  How I found this out was because I'm a girl and love dating reality shows.  That's right, I watched "Ready for Love", and the amazing Tim Lopez was on there.  With my boyfriend sitting next to me watching as well (I basically forced him), I watched this amazing man find love.  When he sang Rhythm of Love on the show and I actually saw the band perform together and how they were genuinely friends and amazing in person, I feel in love hard!
Luckily nowadays  we have the lovely Spotify.  I found the Plain White T's and all of their music.  I started listening to it and realized that for years I was truly missing out.  Lovely Spotify first shows you all of their popular songs and I started there.  One of my current favorite songs (there is a list now, but this is at the top) is Let Me Take You There and is on their 2006 album "Every Second Counts".  That whole album has the most amazing songs.  I pretty much love this whole album.  I recommend listening to it all.  Hate (I Really Don't Like You)  is a great song as well.  Pretty much all they write about is relationships, failed relationships, and girls.  I think every guy and girl can relate to these songs.  I also think if you're looking for something to listen to, something with emotion and great beats/lyrics, and have not already checked out these guys, give them a chance and do not judge like I did on the over-played Hey There Delilah.

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From what I've gathered on Tim Lopez's Twitter (hey everyone trolls), he has been flying to Chicago and they have been putting together new songs and a new album.  I think these guys don't get enough airplay and aren't as popular with the mainstream crowd because of it.  I think they are still on the cusp, successful and wealthy because of certain songs, but I think they need to be appreciated more.  I think there should be about 10 more songs of their's played on the radio, not just one from each album.  I have to listen to the same music over and over on the radio station and certain people have about five songs from their albums playing at one time, so why not these guys.  They work hard, are great guys and great musicians.  They deserve more recognition.  Check them out and thank me later!