Hip to Be Square

«Hip to Be Square» (en español: «Está de moda ser formal») es una canción de Huey Lewis and the News, escrita por Bill Gibson, Sean Hopper y Huey Lewis, y publicada en 1986 como segundo sencillo del multi-álbum de platino, Fore!.

La letra narra como un hombre que solía ser un rebelde se corta el pelo y sienta la cabeza, por ello de la considera un himno de los yuppies de los años 80. En la canción se escucha cantar de fondo a los futbolistas Joe Montana y Ronnie Lott.^[1]​

La canción es citada en la novela American Psycho cuándo su protagonista, Patrick Bateman, dice que es una obra maestra.

La canción también aparece en su adaptación de película durante una de las escenas más icónicas de la película:

En Barrio Sésamo se hizo una parodia educativa de la canción.^[2]​

I used to fool around But I couldn't take the punishment And had to settle down

Now I'm playing it real straight And yes, I cut my hair You might think I'm crazy But I don't even care

Because I can tell what's going on

It's hip to be square It's hip to be square

I like my bands in business suits

I watch them on TV I'm working out most every day And watchin' what I eat They tell me that it's good for me But I don't even care I know that it's crazy I know that it's nowhere

But there is no denying that

It's hip to be square It's hip to be square It's hip to be square So hip to be square

It's not too hard to figure out You see it every day And those that were the farthest out Have gone the other way You see them on the freeway

It don't look like a lot of fun

But don't you try to fight it An idea whose time has come Don't tell me that I'm crazy Don't tell me I'm nowhere

Take it from me It's hip to be square It's hip to be square It's hip to be square So hip to be square

Tell 'em, boys (Here, there, and everywhere) (Hip, hip, so hip to be a square) (Here, there, and everywhere) (Hip, hip) (Here, there, and everywhere)

(Hip, hip, so hip to be a square) (Here, there, and everywhere) (Hip, hip) (Here, there, and everywhere)

(Hip, hip, so hip to be a square) (Here, there, and everywhere) (Hip, hip) (Here, there, and everywhere)

(Hip, hip, so hip to be a square) (Here, there, and everywhere) So hip to be square (Hip, hip)

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