"Call Me" vs. "Call Me Maybe"

otm

I prefer Blondie's more direct entreaty

CRJ is pretty 'direct' in the video... (Think "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot")

Debbie Harry was on the Muppet show a lot - she gets many cool points for that. But Call Me was never my favourite Blondie song - I'd go X Offendor or Rip Her To Shreds - andI too am swept up in the pop momentum of CMM. Also, she's Canadian! WE'RE TAKING OVER.

My vote for "Call Me Maybe" was more by default. I think it's fine--it's not "Crimson and Clover" or anything, but it's a good pop song. "Call Me" was pretty good in American Gigolo, but it's part of that morass of 10 million songs I've heard 10 million times.

Also, she's Canadian! WE'RE TAKING OVER.

I just watched the video to CMM again. It confirms my vote.

I love Blondie but Call Me isn't one of my favorite songs by them. Call Me Maybe is fucking awesome though so that.

I'll admit when I hear "Call Me" now it kind of makes me want to put on "Children Of The Grave" instead

real actual heresy: CRJ might be hotter than DH

crazy talk

End of the year, kids are working on board games, so I couldn't resist bringing up this thread. On-the-spot reportage: Kiandra votes for "Call Me" (which she already knew).

CRJ might be hotter than DH

Have you gone mad, man?!

Picture I was going to post of DH to prove how otherworldy beautiful she is includes her vagina 0_o (Search for Blondie Dr X and you too can see it) but rest assured, DH is hotter than most women, even pretty little CRJ.

yeah that's absurd, jepsen looks out of dark crystal somewhat

voted 'call me maybe', partly 'call me' is overrated (though it does bridge 70s moroder and 80s moroder in the best possible fashion), partly still can't get over corgi rae jepsen

That's like calling trumps. (xpost)

Clemenza: will you be at the next Secret Canadian Meeting to plan the world's next favourite boy band?

haha this thread is like vintage 2002 ILX so I can't even get mad

FFM: sssshhhhhh....ixnay on the meetnay.

crap, they're gonna take away my OHIP card :(

... you're having a nmeet?

As much as I love Blondie, "Call Me" has always felt too cold & clinical; a marker of how remote they briefly became at the apex of their imperial phase. Whereas "Call Me Maybe" is perky and lovable. As I prize perky/lovable over cold/clinical, CRJ it is.

some of you guys are massively overrating "Call Me Maybe"

― Victory Chainsaw! (DJP), Wednesday, June 20, 2012 9:59 AM (45 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I'd like to see the result of "Call Me Maybe" vs "Since U Been Gone"

I've been blind to the similarities btw "Call me maybe" and "Teenage Dream" til now, blinded by string glissandi prbably

Ripped jeans, skin was showing

x-post - OMG THAT WOULD BE SO HARD DJP

yeah that's absurd, jepsen looks out of dark crystal somewhat

Yep. She's in the Gelfling club along with the Olsen twins. Not to say that she's not totally hot because she def is but Debbie Harry is just amazing.

Picture I was going to post of DH to prove how otherworldy beautiful she is includes her vagina 0_o

this is still cracking me up btw

yeah i was wondering the other day if 'call me maybe' was the biggest idol related hit yet, 'since u been gone' is the only one that i think was plausibly bigger but it didn't hit #1 and corgi rae did (and knocked out a sting song also so yay canada) and it feels like it's still got some steam in it.

I should clarify I wasn't actually searching for vagina pictures. They just turn up when you search 'Deborah Harry'! The thumbnail was adorable and then the click.. yeah.

this is still cracking me up btw

Of course I googled this. Odd photo; she's porky-piggin' on stage.

As far as Idol hits go, Carrie Underwood would be a player in this argument. (I don't follow the country charts, but it seems like "Before He Cheats" was ENORMOUS during its year.)

She's actually wearing gold tights in that Dr X photo, btw. They look like her legs when processed in b&w though.

yeah i was wondering the other day if 'call me maybe' was the biggest idol related hit yet, 'since u been gone' is the only one that i think was plausibly bigger but it didn't hit #1 and corgi rae did (and knocked out a sting song also so yay canada) and it feels like it's still got some steam in it.

depending on what happens this summer, "Stronger" could make a resurgence (it's hit #1 already)

As far as Idol hits go, Carrie Underwood would be a player in this argument. (I don't follow the country charts, but it seems like "Before He Cheats" was ENORMOUS during its year.)

during its years – it got airplay and new sales for a loooong time

ahhh, makes sense JF. I knew she liked short dresses (I have this live DVD that made me a little gay) but I thought that was a pretty.. bold choice!

there's some totally insane-o stat floating around that, when you start aggregating all of the charts, American Idol finalists have had something like 350 #1 songs and albums since the show started

yeah i could see carrie underwood for biggest idol related star (we'll see how she weathers her dixie chicks moment though) but as big as 'before he cheats' was it didn't have the saturation of 'since u been gone' or 'call me maybe' (at least not in ne ga, which leads me to think probably not in socal or nyc either).

"Before He Cheats" got played 3 times an hour for 2 years in Boston, it was practically "Rolling in the Deep" levels of saturation

peaked at #8

ftr carrie underwood hottest of these 3

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41QSV1BR6EL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

Call Me Maybe is fun and poppy but I guess I don't live on the planet where it's better than Call Me.

*removes spacehelmet*

ftr carrie underwood hottest of these 3

― balls, Wednesday, June 20, 2012 10:18 AM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol georgia

someone photoshop Underwood's face on the Koo Koo cover

OMG WAHT IF DEBORAH HARRY HAD BEEN RIPLEY INSTEAD OF SIGOURNEY WEAVER?

lol @ Vgirl

instead she romanced that flabby dude in Heavy

and did a whole video where she french-kissed statues and u_u

As much as I love Blondie, "Call Me" has always felt too cold & clinical; a marker of how remote they briefly became at the apex of their imperial phase. Whereas "Call Me Maybe" is perky and lovable. As I prize perky/lovable over cold/clinical, CRJ it is.

― mike t-diva, Wednesday, June 20, 2012 9:46 AM (39 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

^^^ Totally agree with almost all of this, EXCEPT I find "Call Me Maybe" perky, lovable, and pretty much forgettable the moment it's over. Blondie B+, CRJ B.

Basically every dude I was referring to in my post above exists on a scale of 1 to Ryan Lochte.

Basically every dude I was referring to in my post above exists on a scale of 1 to Ryan Lochte.

ha, yes well that too

tim you know there have been rumours than ryan lochte is dating or has dated k michelle???!!

http://c684645.r45.cf2.rackcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/kmichelle-ryan-lochte-e13437380957802.png

if only it was teedra we could make a backstroke joke

She would be his type of chick I imagine.

OTOH his mom says he only does one nighters

xpost - applause

i suspect k michelle is into boys who only do one nighters

i dunno (insert zero f*cks given joke)

mom lochte 'walked that back' as they say here

Basically every dude I was referring to in my post above exists on a scale of 1 to Ryan Lochte.

― lex pretend, Thursday, August 16, 2012 3:04 AM (7 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol

(otm)

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m943l3oocu1r0p8d9o1_r1_1280.jpg

University of Chicago FTW

ugh that is like the groupon of college acceptance letters!

haha

givin carly rae a bad name imo

if people don't reply they'll send one out that says "you didn't have to cut us off"

We feel so rough,

U of C

haha again

did we do Steve Kardynal's Call Me Maybe chat roulette video itt? It kind made me feel better abt the human race.

It was posted somewhere on ILM, but I don't think it was in here. (rolling pop?)

http://khu.music.s3.amazonaws.com/songify_504f595206928.mp3

Haha, this is great! Did you make it?

"So Carly Rae Jepsen, guys, No-oo-ooo-oooo Reg-ret-sss"

applause

Aw, thanks! Yes, made by mine own fair hand, inspired by Farrah Abraham. There's one on the Bieber thread as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pPetUwLDdA

adorable!

OMFG

hahahaha I am just now hearing mike t-diva's song, amazing