Good Girls Go Bad by Cobra Starship and Leighton Meester has been gradually rising up the ranks over the past few weeks, where it’s now sitting happily at #12 on the iTunes song chart. I have to say, I do like the song more after having heard it a few times (so I’m glad I delayed this post). The one problem I have is that the chorus is repeated way too many times. The line “good girls go bad” can be heard more than 30 times in the 3:18 song. That’s a little much.

But I do really like the slower lines in the chorus that are sandwiched in between the repetition of the title line.

“I make them good girls go bad 
I make them good girls go bad 
You were hanging in the corner 
With your five best friends 
You heard that I was trouble 
But you couldn’t resist 
I make them good girls go bad 
I make them good girls go 
Good girls go bad”

The lyrics of these lines are good, but the tone fluctuation is what makes them successful (“Hanging” and “I heard” are higher, while “couldn’t resist” is lower). It’s the perfect break between the other parts of the chorus, which are much harder and louder. 

The bridge is also good, “She was so shy. Till I drove her wild.” It provides a great lead-in to the chorus because of the stark contrast between the two. The bridge has softer music in the background, it’s sang in a higher-pitched voice, and it’s pretty long and drawn out. The chorus on the other hand is full of head-banging loud music with words that punch you at every interval. “I MAKE THEM GOOD GIRLS GO BAD.” It has a very defined beat in contrast to the flowy bridge. It’s fantastic. 

And the surprising part is that Leighton Meester can sing. She sounds great, even if her voice was tampered with.