"tell me what's next? alien sex."

[Byron The Bulb]

Katy Perry - E.T. ft. Kanye West

video/song/everything else of the year

 

[Incandenza]

"California Gurls," "Teenage Dream," and "Firework" all grew on me eventually, so I suppose it's only a matter of time before this fucking song will do the same.

 

[Byron The Bulb]

In case you're hesitant to press play on this, note that there is a section where scenes of Katy Perry dressed like an alien floating in space are intercut with stock footage of shit like bombs going off and a cheetah attacking a gazelle.

 

[Incandenza]

I've still not listened to a Katy Perry album all the way through, but I'm going to give the edge to her over Lady Gaga, as I feel the best Gaga ever comes up with are really strong hooks/choruses. Even at her best, Gaga can't go 3-4 minutes without some filler.

 

[Byron The Bulb]

"Bad Romance" comes close, but that's because it's basically just like six hooks jammed together. But yeah, I dunno if Gaga is capable of a wall-to-wall pop gem like "Teenage Dream." I;m gay.

 

[Incandenza]

"Bad Romance" is definitely her finest moment, but even then it has that annoying "la la" part lifted—intentionally or not, and given "Born This Way"'s unapologetic aping of "Express Yourself," probably the former—from "Self-Esteem."

 

[Incandenza]

The chorus of "Firework" carefully straddles the line between shamelessly and infectiously anthemic/intolerably shrill in the same way Ann-Margret singing "Bye Bye Birdie" does—no need to see the movie, just YouTube it or watch that one Mad Men episode—that I can't help but be taken by it.

So much contemporary pop music is so horrible, though.

 

[Incandenza]

Ugh, how long until NoCalMike comes into this thread and comes while likening (insert random pop singer here) to a porn star.

 

[Czech]

There must be more Katy Perry singles floating out there than I had thought. When my girlfriend and I get tired of public radio and listen to regular people music, every other song is by Katy Perry, and no two songs seem to have any unifying stylistic elements. Katy Perry is just sort of an abstract pop concept (or is it non-concept?).

 

[Agent of Oblivion]

"California Gurls" is awful. Reminds me of Shania Twain and thus of Byron. "Firework" gets stuck in my head for at least an hour every single time I hear it. This one was alright, but I just don't like Kanye West at all.

Overall I prefer Lady Gaga. She's more crude and obnoxious, and all of her singles are catchy as fuck.

 

[Precious Roy]

I had a dream the other night that I was dating this girl and mentioned offhand at some point that "I like Katy Perry" maybe when it came up in conversation, I don't know

Next thing I knew she was bombarding me with Katy Perry and I was like, "yo girl, chill, I just said that because she has some pop songs I like. I like your small tits and round hips, I wouldn't have said that I liked Katy Perry if I thought it would turn you into a lunatic, and you didn't need to be jelly and bombard me with Katy Perry nonsense. I love you"

and then I had to ask her to chill out in the tub for a minute. It was ugly and I didn't understand it. Chicks be nuts

In conclusion fuck a Katy Perry for ruining my relationship with dream girl

 

[Skywarp!]

This is my favorite Gaga-related thing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4ex1I4SFZs