Fergalicious Goes Platinum

With the release of her brand new album, The Dutchess [sic], Fergie, (aka Stacey Ferguson), has topped the charts around the world yet again.

by Heather Brenneman

    The former Wild Orchid and more popular Black Eyed Peas singer has had three new singles and an amazing bittersweet album that’s deeply personal. Among her most popular is the tear jerking Big Girls Don’t Cry. This song has been a hit on ARC weekly Top 40 (Rock On The Net’s official weekly Top 40 pop chart – updated every Thursday and referenced all over the world), with two straight weeks of being the number one song in the country. Fergie has made herself a name in the world of pop culture. She is now an icon in the lives of teenage girls worldwide.

    The first time I heard Big Girls Don’t Cry, the lyrics really hit me. Fergie is wise beyond her years in some of her lyrics… “Fairy tales don’t always have a happy ending, do they.” Every girl needs to know that simple truth. She talks about how she needs to grow up, and that isn’t always easy. She’s got to let herself grow, but she can’t if she holds herself down. It feels almost like she has an epiphany about how, if she wants to be happy in life, she has to move on. Teenage girls can really relate to this album’s ups and downs. Some of her songs make me want to laugh and some of them make me want to cry. They all touch me on at least a sub-conscious level.

    As a debut album, these tunes are worth listening to. If singers like Pink, Christina Aguilera, and Gwen Stefani are appealing, buy this one. She has a variety of different songs, slow and fast, long and short, but all meaningful and provocative. Fergie puts her own unique twist into her songs, giving her a unique flair in this all-to-often cliché style of songs. Whatever genre appeals, this album will make put a smile on any girl’s face.

    Gentlemen, this one’s for the ladies. Every girl needs one thing to relate to in life, and this is a good one. Unlike so many women in Hollywood these days, Fergie has something to relate to. Her songs will turn any bad day around. Guys won’t relate to this nearly as much as girls will, just because boys tend to view things differently than girls do. Women feel things differently than men do. Fergie paints a tough picture, but inside this album is her heart and soul.