that too; basically anything that acknowledges "the end of summer" is a bit loaded
― katherine, Monday, 19 August 2013 03:44 (ten years ago) link
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/86799045/August+And+Everything+After+Counting+Crows++August+And+Eve.png
― some dude, Monday, 19 August 2013 04:00 (ten years ago) link
Heard "Roar" for the first time. Not bad! Could have made a nice Pink song.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 25 August 2013 01:14 (ten years ago) link
So who is this Bonnie McKee person? She doesn't get talked about as much as Dr. Luke and Max Martin.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 25 August 2013 01:15 (ten years ago) link
songwriters don't get as much press as producers
― fuck your movie theater yacht (zachlyon), Sunday, 25 August 2013 01:26 (ten years ago) link
Looking at her songwriting discography, I came away with the impression that she pretty much *is* pop music songwriting for the last 3-4 years.
― Greer, Sunday, 25 August 2013 03:09 (ten years ago) link
I remember seeing McKee in one of those Blender mag "Teen Pop WS 20" lists circa 2004.
― A Made Man In The Mellow Mafia (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 25 August 2013 03:12 (ten years ago) link
Her first album cover is very 2004 Blender WS:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517A1JVZBSL.jpg
― A Made Man In The Mellow Mafia (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 25 August 2013 04:15 (ten years ago) link
She's got a second album coming out, I guess.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 25 August 2013 14:58 (ten years ago) link
we talked about her a bit on the rolling pop thread. i'm super keen on american girl.
― "Dave Barlow" is the name Lou uses on sabermetrics baseball sites (s.clover), Saturday, 31 August 2013 19:24 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, "American Girl" is p good.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Saturday, 31 August 2013 19:27 (ten years ago) link
the sort of more explicit vicious irony in the song casts a fair amount of light on the 'intentionality' behind her hits for perry
― "Dave Barlow" is the name Lou uses on sabermetrics baseball sites (s.clover), Saturday, 31 August 2013 19:28 (ten years ago) link
by which i just mean that its hilariously self-aware and it makes it easier to see that perry's stuff is also maybe moreso than we give it credit for
The writing of "American Girl" http://www.americansongwriter.com/2013/08/how-did-they-write-that-bonnie-mckee-american-girl/
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Saturday, 31 August 2013 19:46 (ten years ago) link
"American Girl" is so awful that it makes a fairly frightening case for how much better Katy Perry pulls off these kinds of songs than anybody else could.
― some dude, Saturday, 31 August 2013 20:03 (ten years ago) link
http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5646340/singles-lady-bonnie-mckee-is-looking-out-for-number-one
harrowing profile that reveals she did meth after her first album flopped and as a teenager was the 'Fergie' in a rap group with Macklemore
― some dude, Saturday, 31 August 2013 20:06 (ten years ago) link
it's kinda past awful into a special hypnotic realm tbh
like just... that poor old woman won't somebody help her
― r|t|c, Saturday, 31 August 2013 20:09 (ten years ago) link
i think cos the name is like a subconscious mashup of bonnie tyler and maria mckee as well you're just thinking wtf ur not showing me heaven anymore
― r|t|c, Saturday, 31 August 2013 20:13 (ten years ago) link
when "five-inch electric-teal Christian Louboutin stilettos, Daisy Dukes, popsicle-pink hair, baseball cap with 'Loser' scrawled on the bill, eyes hidden behind cat-eyed Prada sunglasses" is what you wear to a print interview, you're trying too hard.
― some dude, Saturday, 31 August 2013 20:20 (ten years ago) link
left out the best part: "A half shirt emblazoned with the phrase 'As If' bares serious midriff"
― some dude, Saturday, 31 August 2013 20:24 (ten years ago) link
smh that i mean wtf does this woman have to do so ppl will recognize she's in on the joek
― "Dave Barlow" is the name Lou uses on sabermetrics baseball sites (s.clover), Saturday, 31 August 2013 22:57 (ten years ago) link
maybe tell a better joek idk
― r|t|c, Saturday, 31 August 2013 22:59 (ten years ago) link
i think if she wore a shirt that said "As If" oh wait
― some dude, Saturday, 31 August 2013 23:04 (ten years ago) link
bonnie mckee + ester dean + sean garrett supergroup
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 31 August 2013 23:07 (ten years ago) link
in a game of strip poker where they remove an article of clothing each time they get a year closer to turning 40 without dropping an album
― some dude, Saturday, 31 August 2013 23:09 (ten years ago) link
"thematic fans"
― katherine, Saturday, 31 August 2013 23:32 (ten years ago) link
when you put your hands on me in my demographic niche, be my thematic fan tonight
― some dude, Saturday, 31 August 2013 23:53 (ten years ago) link
we pulled up the livestream of katy perry doing the red carpet for the VMA's. she's a profesh
― surm, Sunday, 1 September 2013 04:54 (ten years ago) link
verses of that bonnie mckee song sound a lot like "video killed the radio star"
― crüt, Sunday, 1 September 2013 19:31 (ten years ago) link
i'm sure there was an early draft that went 'i was raised by a television that killed the radio star, oh-wa-oh' that was deemed too subtle
― some dude, Sunday, 1 September 2013 19:49 (ten years ago) link
lol
https://twitter.com/katyperry/status/375956149004414976/photo/1
― 2 Steenz (some dude), Friday, 6 September 2013 12:43 (ten years ago) link
coochie cutters @BrbSelenaGomez 24m@katyperry SLAY
― r|t|c, Friday, 6 September 2013 12:44 (ten years ago) link
Baffling that you wouldn't change the title of the album.
― MikoMcha, Friday, 6 September 2013 15:55 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vknABmlOPwU
― Greer, Tuesday, 17 September 2013 19:39 (ten years ago) link
kinda like that
― fuck your movie theater yacht (zachlyon), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 23:31 (ten years ago) link
Trying her hand at 90s house:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4D5egXVqSg
― Greer, Thursday, 3 October 2013 02:17 (ten years ago) link
i dunno, this album sounds kind of incredible
http://www.justjared.com/2013/10/15/katy-perry-prism-song-previews-listen-now/
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 15 October 2013 16:45 (ten years ago) link
like
https://soundcloud.com/francislctorres/katy-perry-birthday-snippet
good Weird Katy Perry
https://soundcloud.com/francislctorres/katy-perry-this-is-how-we-do
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 15 October 2013 16:48 (ten years ago) link
lyrics are crazy dumb but
https://soundcloud.com/francislctorres/katy-perry-international-smile
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 15 October 2013 16:50 (ten years ago) link
bloodshy
https://soundcloud.com/francislctorres/katy-perry-love-me-snippet
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 15 October 2013 16:54 (ten years ago) link
(i'm skipping over the thunderous "roar" rewrites obv)
("roar" is amazing though, love that song)
ya ive grown to love roar, somehow
― johnny crunch, Tuesday, 15 October 2013 20:28 (ten years ago) link
Most of these are really good.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 15 October 2013 20:34 (ten years ago) link
Me too, but I almost expected that to happen. I think the only Katy Perry single I originally hated that I still hate is I Kissed a Girl.
"I Kissed A Girl" rules and will always rule
― Bitch Fantastic (DJP), Tuesday, 15 October 2013 20:35 (ten years ago) link
it does not and has never goddAMmiT
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 15 October 2013 20:43 (ten years ago) link
Listening to this playlist of snippets on soundcloud and just realized Dark Horse isn't even on here. Isn't that supposed to be single #2?
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 15 October 2013 20:46 (ten years ago) link
Oh wait, Roar isn't on there either. Maybe he bumped the tracks people have already heard?
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 15 October 2013 20:47 (ten years ago) link
I heard that song and I liked itThe crassness and blatant panderI heard that song and I liked itA sequel would be granderIt sounds so wrongBut feels so rightHope my cred still stays airtightI heard that song and I liked itI liked it
― Bitch Fantastic (DJP), Tuesday, 15 October 2013 20:50 (ten years ago) link