5 Reasons Why I Truly, Madly, Deeply Love the Jonas Brothers
Categories: Teens & tweens, That's Entertainment
I am not saying this as a parent who approves of the trio's clean-cut wholesomeness (although I do). I am saying I like them for all the reasons my Ellie does, and then some. Before you start snickering at this middle-aged teenybopper, let me count the ways in which I love Kevin, Nick and Joe.
Boy Crushes
There are plenty of reasons to love the Jonas Brothers. They act their age and they're the real deal when it comes to writing and playing their own music. And that's just to start.
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Twilight's Robert Pattinson is the hottie vampire with the rock star vibe.
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Gossip Girl's Chase Crawford has blue eyes to die for and a can't-live-without smile.
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Daniel Radcliffe, the boy who lived and grew up to be a world-famous movie star.
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First out as Lil Bow Wow in 2000,Bow Wow is now a big fella on campus in music and movies.
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Zac Efron is getting a rep as being as shirt-allergic as Matthew McConaughey. As if that's a problem.
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There's a whole lotta girls that get double vision when viewing twins Dylan and Cole Sprouse from The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.
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Little brother to Back Street Boy Nick Carter, Aaron Carter was a teen heartthrob before actually becoming a teen.
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1. They are pretty. I know the Jonas Brothers take a lot of flack for their perfectly coiffed hair and ridiculously tight pants, but pretty beats grungy in my book any day. Are they too pretty? Maybe. But how can you look at those happy shiny faces and not feel happy and shiny, too?
2. They act their age. Unlike some of today's tween sensations (I am looking at you, Miley), the Jonas Brothers don't pretend to be deep. They embrace their youth and resist the urge to preach to their fans. They don't sing about global warming or how their parents just don't understand them. Their lyrics are simple, refreshingly free of angst and easy to understand. So what if they are all about love? Love is the answer, you know.
3. They aren't pretenders. Holding a guitar in a video does not a musician make (again, looking at you, Miley). Kevin, Nick and Joe actually write music and play instruments. Their sound might not be about to change the face of music as we know it, but it is catchy, fun and uniquely theirs. 4. They are not Miley Cyrus. I don't want to belabor the point, but that girl gets on my nerves. Unlike her, the Jonas Brothers do not take semi-naked photos of themselves or make fun of other young stars. They seem to truly appreciate their success and never make you want to slap them upside the head.
5. The scream factor. Watching these three young men and the effect they have on young girls takes me back to my own innocent tween crushes. Nick Jonas = Donny Osmond. Rather than making me feel old and sad for my lost youth, this shared experience helps me stay connected to Ellie. One of the most valuable tools a parent can have is the ability to remember what it was like to be a child. The Jonas Brothers help me do that.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Paul Cyopick 2-26-2009 @ 11:52AM
I'll let you know what I think after I see their 3D movie this weekend.
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Michele W 2-26-2009 @ 11:47PM
My son loves them and I will admit that I really like them too. I also sing along with the music and to me they do seem like they have their head on a little better than some of these other people.
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jackie 3-22-2009 @ 6:15AM
hi michele w my name is jacki faulkner and i love the jonas brothers when i first saw them. i fell in love with joe now i have all there camp rock postersand there rollingstones poster with them on it sometimes i think joe jonas comes out at night and speeck to me you can reed my yahoo blog on the jonas brothers it is faylkner jackie21@ yahoo.com i have books i have downloaded there songs on to my cell phone i am feelling more like joe jonas is mine he is to young kevin is crazy the song that made me to do this was therehello butiful whenyou look me in the eyesand year3000, it was when they had there first show thats when i fell in love with joe i am more than crazy about them i dance sing and i am going to be writer like they are my whole family has a singing background so it should be easy for me but its not i have no kids just yet but i know what it is like to love something someone else dose keep on beliving in your self you may never know when you are going to meet them, i am wishing long and hard just to see joe jonas who sings i gotta find you. you will know more when you look at my blog type in my love story of me joe and nick jonas(i wish) and you will get some more story on me and the jonas brothers i am up to chapter87. i agree let them keep on doing what they are doing there is only one other way to go and thats down i would rather put in the hard work and not put things out and not put in hard work to where they are today.
traceyclark 2-27-2009 @ 6:39PM
Mu daughter is going to see the movie tonight!
They are very nice boys...I had the chance to meet them and observe them as they met some adoring fans. They were gracious and kind to the girls they met and did everything they could to put the girls as ease (considering they were shell-shocked and speechless). It was adorable. I was impressed.
They also put on QUITE a show when they opened for Miley and so I give them 3 thumbs up too.
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