Gavin DeGraw: Sweeter

I'm really enjoying Sweeter this week.  I think that there are some really sexy songs on it.  Now, I have seen pictures and videos of Gavin DeGraw and he, as a person, is not particularly sexy.  But I think his voice and his songs are incredibly sexy.  Kind of like Billy Joel...  I'm also really into great word choice lately, and I think that Gavin definitely excels at word choice.  I particularly enjoy the songs Sweeter, Stealing, Radiation, and Soldier.  And now that I'm looking at those, I see that they are all one word titles and mostly start with the letter "s".  Interesting....

In addition to enjoying Gavin DeGraw's most recent album for the songs themselves, I also enjoy them because every once in a while, in the background, there is talking, or woo-ing, or na-na-ing or clapping.  And I am convinced that all of this is done by Ryan Tedder.  Why?  First, because Ryan did co-write the first two songs on the album, so it would make total sense that he might have been in the studio at some point.  Second, because I'm not sure if Gavin has any other friends, especially taking into account that mugging in New York.  (Mike, didn't know about the mugging, but basically, Gavin got assaulted by multiple people late at night in the Village last August and it was bizarre.  And I always wondered if he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time, or if they really hated his music.) Third, because I am convinced that these two are bromantic, or, if they aren't, they should be.  But mostly, it's because if there were going to be a sitcom of my life, it would be about me living in an apartment with Gavin DeGraw and Ryan Tedder, like Three's Company.  I would be Jack, and Ryan Tedder would be Janet, and Gavin DeGraw would be Chrissy.  We would write some songs for Adele and totally ignore OneRepublic when they came to visit.  And maybe Sara Bareilles and Jason Mraz could come over and jam or something.  Then Meiko could bring Brendan Hines over and he would be my love interest.  It would be totally awesome.

And that's why I love Gavin DeGraw, because it ends up with me hanging out with Brendan Hines!