"Summer Girls" was the love-it-or-hate-it song of 1999. Teens who were amused by its wacky name-dropping lyrics propelled the song to the top of sales charts, and critics who were annoyed by said references placed it on "Worst of" lists. But even if such lines as Fell deep in love, but now we ain't speakin'/Michael J. Fox was Alex P. Keaton make you sicker than Chinese food makes LFO frontman Rich Cronin, the group deserves credit for penning some of its own songs and creating its own identity. The group's follow-up single, "Girl on TV," also had a hit-and-miss effect, with Jennifer Love Hewitt enjoying the thinly veiled tribute and her ex-boyfriend, Total Request Live host Carson Daly, allegedly so angered at having to introduce the clip that he complained to MTV management. But LFO should have nothing but love waiting when it takes the stage at Memorial Hall; ticket prices anywhere above $10 tend to discourage would-be hecklers from attending. So fans should feel free to throw on their best Abercrombie and Fitch outfits and get ready to sing along with the ludicrous lyrics of the Lyte Funky Ones.
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