postheadericon What the Hell is Avril Lavigne Thinking?

What the Hell was the first track that we’ve heard from Avrils 2011 album titled Goodbye Lullaby. The single was put online on January 11th 2011.

The song starts up with a smooth and sexy keyboard riff previous to when Avril comes in with the words You say Im messing with your head meanwhile a group of cheerleaders back her up with yeah, yeahs. The record begins to become catchy at the pre-chorus and then explodes into the chorus that has more hooks than a fishing boat. The two part chorus features equally catchy vocal melodies, but then goes back into the cheerleaderish verse with even more yeah, yeahs. Avril apparently needs her cheerleader backups, it might remind you of her Girlfriend song from not too long ago.

‘All I want is to mess around,’ the message of the song gets right to the point. Avril doesnt give a damn, about anything apparently. She doesnt care ‘if you mess around, if you love me, if you hate me.’ Life is nothing more but what the hell for Avril. I can’t blame her for having this viewpoint. Wouldn’t you love to just drop everything and say whatever, or what the hell? I know I have, and this record helps me do it easily.

About 2:30 minutes into the record the bridge appears out of nowhere which has got a lot of woahs and Avril informing her bff that messing with your head. I guess that could mean almost anything. The record then simply moves back into the chorus for another two trips around the hook.

Overall, its a great single. The pre-teens will giggle with glee at the rebellion in the record and presumably kids up to college aged will get a kick out of the beat and the sugary goodness of the shimmering guitars.
Enjoy this recording and search out for the full album in March of 2011 called Goodbye Lullaby. Based on this first single the album should be a barn burner.

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