"Ugly" Sugababes

I had the chance to catch a little of "Rage" ABC TV Top Fifty on Saturday AM and saw two interesting songs that restored my faith in the pop charts for not being a total loss!!

One of those was the clip and song for the Sugababes "Ugly"
View a 30 second clip here:
http://www.video-c.co.uk/videovaultwatch.asp?vidref=suga011

When I was 7
They said I was strange
I noticed that my eyes and hair weren't the same
I asked my parents if I was OK
They said you're more beautiful
And that's the way they show that they wish
They had your smile
So my confidence was up for a while
I got real comfortable with my own style
I knew that they were only jealous cos
People are all the same
And we only get judged by what we do
Personality reflects name
And if I'm ugly then
So are you
So are you
There was a time when I felt like I cared
That I was shorter than everyone there
People made me feel like life was unfair
And I did things that made me ashamed
Cos I didn't know my body would change
I grew taller than them in more ways
But there will always be the one who will say
Something bad to make them feel great
People are all the same
And we only get judged by what we do
Personality reflects name
And if I'm ugly then
So are you
So are you
People are all the same
And we only get judged by what we do
Personality reflects name
And if I'm ugly then
So are you
So are you
Everybody talks bad about somebody
And never realises how it affects somebody
And you bet it won't be forgotten
Envy is the only thing it could be
Cos people are all the same (The same, the same)
And we only get judged by what we do (What we do, yeah, yeah)
Personality reflects name
And if I'm ugly then (Yeah, you)
So are you
So are you
People are all the same (Oh, oh, oh)
And we only get judged by what we do (What we do, yeah)
Personality reflects name
And if I'm ugly then (Yeah, so are you)
So are you
So are you

Both the clip and the song are very handy at this time of year 'lead up to and including Easter] when songs about judgementalism, the nature of community, values and whats important always come in handy for reflections/worship/Easter focus.

I like the line that "If I'm ugly, then so are you..." it puts such superficial judgements in their place!!

It reminds me to mention 'Girls Aloud' as another interesting pop act... not my usual territory!!
I will now retrun to listening to Ben Harper, Triple J Hottest 100, The Whitlams and Living End.