"Call Me Maybe" Carly Rae Jepsen

It's too bad that it took a viral video of tween stars like Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez and Ashley Tisdale dancing in fake mustaches to turn Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" into a hit, because memories of that trifle will probably be much longer-lasting than the Canadian singer-songwriter's U.S. impact. Still, without the online exposure, this delightfully dorky pop ditty—which has suddenly jumped into the top ten on iTunes—would still be languishing in obscurity. So props to the Biebs and friends for the hat tip; with its fantastic strings-laden disco hook that perfectly captures the euphoric essence of a first crush, "Call Me" is my new obsession as well. Now excuse me while I return to bopping around my room and loudly singing along to the chorus. A-