Katy Perry, 'One of the Boys' (Capitol)
So, did Steve Aoki just forget to put her on the guest list?
By Stacey Anderson 06.25.08 2:16 PM
"Ur So Gay," the breakout pop single by this former gospel prodigy, has been getting some big gay hype online because it perfectly captures the hipster zeitgeist of 2008 Los Angeles -- a trendy indie-rock mind-set with no discernible message, just a bleating electroclash soundtrack and a closet full of fey neon pants. When Perry wittily eviscerates an ex-boyfriend ("You're so gay and you don't even like boys") over a brassy, hiccupping beat, it's momentarily novel, but soon the song wears as thin as her man. The rest of the album plods with formulaic, hormone-heavy Kelly Clarkson outtakes, or perhaps Liz Phair during her bleak, sparkly descent. Exile in Gayville it ain't.
I like her songs. Very cute. But yeah, little kids singing them creep me out. :0
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seems like "g a y ness" and boyfriends are recurring themes with katy perry. in her other hit single "i kissed a girl" katy sings, "i kissed a girl just to try it, i hope my boyfriend don't mind it".....looks like he did though if she's singing about the same boyfriend, now ex-boyfriend (to be exact) in "ur so gay" 4 tracks later on this album. fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it), "i kissed a girl" is extremely catchy and it's hard not to sing along when you hear it. just the other day, i heard a 5-year-old girl singing "i kissed a girl and i liked it, the taste of her cherry chapstick" who knows.....maybe katy perry will be featured on chapstick commercials soon?
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