"Pants on the Ground" isn't the official song of Euclid.

But it might be the unofficial theme song.

What's "Pants on the Ground" you ask? It's the breakout song of the ninth season of American Idol which has taken the country by storm overnight. Literally. Just 24 hours ago almost no one had heard the phrase "pants on the ground." But thanks to 62-year-old General Larry Platt's performance on American Idol Wednesday night, his catchy rap song has become one of the hottest pop-culture sensations in years.

Even if you haven't heard the song or even heard of the song I'm pretty sure you can figure out what it's about just from the title. Platt came up with the song three years ago on the spur of the moment to embarrass a man walking down an Atlanta street with his pants sagging below his waist while ...

And I liked it.

Kinda.

I suppose it's embarrassing to make my first post of the new year (new decade?) about watching American Idol. So color me embarrassed. But now that they've booted that Paula Abdul from the show, my AI boycott is over. After eight years I can finally watch the show.

It's not like I'm ignorant to what happens. I've seen snippets over the years. I know Simon Cowell makes fun of the idiots who are wasting everyone's time. I love Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood. (Even though Carrie lies when she says her song "Cowboy Casanova" isn't about Tony Romo. Hello?? Your ex-boyfriend Tony Romo is quarterback for the Cowboys! That's not exactly keeping it a secret like Carly Simon did with "You're So Vain" and Alanis Morissette did with "You Oughta Know.") I knew Clay Aiken and Adam Lambert were gay before ...