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The Darkness – I Believe in a Thing Called Love (2003)

For better or for worse, this song kicked the pretentious snot out of a generation who thought Liz Phair was too mainstream and that Beck wasn’t mainstream enough. Of course, whenever heavy metal is involved, people take it too far. So it’s quite possible that Justin Hawkins may have had more than a little to do with the return of Bret Michaels, Motley Crue, and most of all, Journey, into the public consciousness. (Guitar Hero probably had a lot more to do with it.) The point of The Darkness’s appeal is to say fuck it and move on: Queen is awesome, so is AC/DC, and even if you may not want to hang out with those guys, you can still blast them in your van (or your Prius).

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2 Responses to “[SONGS OF THE DECADE] #87 The Darkness – I Believe in a Thing Called Love”

1. DPS
   October 6th, 2009 @ 2:51 pm

   What made me happiest the first time I heard this was the context of assassinating the Britney/Christina/various-boy-bands-who-weren't-"bands" sound that had become dominant. It was the same pleasure I felt when grunge (or "alternative" as it was called at the time) started infiltrating the airwaves after too long of a stint with New Kids on the Block, MC Hammer, Paula Abdul, et al.

   I'd stopped listening to the radio and was wasting away for want of a good rock band. And The Darkness fulfilled that in spades. Electric guitar harmonies have never sounded so sweet.

2. Ethan Stanislawski
   October 6th, 2009 @ 3:42 pm

   Yeah, it was definitely great to see alternative/indie/whatever fans openly acknowledge "hey, maybe Queen was pretty good after all."

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