Happy November, Muusers!
Did you all have a spooky good Halloween last night? Did you trick and/or treat? Did you binge on lots and lots of candy that you stole from your little cousin? Are you still nursing your All Hallows Eve hangover? Rest assured: So are our favorite pop princesses–and they certainly came dressed to impress!
But just what did our ghoulish girls wear to ring in the creepiest, crawliest time of the year? Let’s find out!
Alright, ugh. Here’s the deal: I watched the Katy Perry video…and I liked it.
The video for “Wide Awake” (which happens to be a decent song) is basically a clever, neat ‘n’ tidy wrap-up to the entire Teenage Dream era, picking up from the tail-end of the “California Gurls” video and transforming into some sort of Gothic Katy Perry Fairy Tale in an enchanted castle involving forbidden strawberries and the pitfalls of fame and fortune. Or whatever.
It’s all very whimsical and well executed–to the point where I can’t even find a single way to poke fun at this video.
Wait, um. Sorry. You’re kidding, right? Is that a fucking CHALLENGE? WELL THEN! HERE WE GO…
“Katy Perry, you unstoppable bitch: A multi-platinum record, six #1 singles, countless shattered Billboard records, Grammy nominations, a worldwide tour, a film about your own goddamn life. Oh yes, I’d fuck me. I’d–”
*Phone vibrates*
Oh, fuck.
Illuminati Scales of Justice earrings: A clear and obvious rip-off of Madonna‘s
tasteful evening wear during the MDNA Tour. BE ORIGINAL, KATY.
Katy Perry as Eve. Strawberry as Forbidden Fruit. Jesus Wrist Tattoo as Questionable Life Choice.
Mandatory breast ejaculation? Check!
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Oh, this? Just a perfectly innocuous post-apocalyptic labyrinth of sorts!
OR IS IT.
OMG TWINZIES1!!!
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RUSSELL BRAND. THAT’S RUSSELL BRAND. THAT GUY WHO IS PRINCE CHARMING THAT SHE IS HITTING IS A METAPHOR. FOR RUSSELL BRAND. DO YOU SEE WHAT SHE DID THERE. THAT’S RUSSELL BRAND.
Who’s the fairest of them all?
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SHAMELESS PLUG FOR PURR, A PLAYFUL YET SOPHISTICATED FRAGRANCE
THAT TRANSCENDS BARRIERS, JUST LIKE KATY PERRY.
Innocent girl walking her bike away–a clear and obvious rip-off of Godney‘s iconic,
game-changing Rolling Stone 1999 shoot David LaChapelle. BE ORIGINAL, KATY.
Buh bah nah.
Now watch it f’real.
Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection was released on March 26. (iTunes)
1-888-2-CONFESS: I’m kinda sorta possibly maybe starting to like Katy Perry. A LITTLE.
I don’t know exactly when or how it started–around the time of the Interview Magazine cover story with Kristen Wiig and the release of “Part of Me”–but I keep finding cracks in my well-documented hostility toward the doe-eyed pop princess.
Now, here she is in an interview with Teen Vogue merrily tossing out compliments left and right at Madonna and Kelly Clarkson. Excuse me? Giving praise to the people I love? Just who the fuck does she think she is?
Wait. What’s…what’s all this? I’m lactating–whipped cream?! Oh God. Oh no! It’s beginning! Someone call a priest! I rebuke thee, Perry! I REBUKE THEE!!!
Three key snippets below, and the full interview over at Teen Vogue.
TEEN VOGUE: Were you inspired by other pop documentaries, like Justin Bieber’s Never Say Never or Madonna’s Truth or Dare?
KATY PERRY: A little. Madonna is everything to me, and that movie is amazing because it caught her at a time when she was a bit more vulnerable. I wanted to do that too, to capture a snapshot of who I am now so that I can remind myself what I’ve lost if I ever do become totally jaded. [Laughs]
TEEN VOGUE: You occasionally permit other artists to record songs that you co-wrote. Was it hard to watch Kelly Clarkson have a hit with “I Do Not Hook Up”?
KATY PERRY: No. Kelly is a fantastic person to interpret anyone’s work, and honestly, I consider myself a songwriter first and foremost. If I stay true to myself, I’m not going to run out of songs!
TEEN VOGUE: Your looks—and your life—have been the subject of so much scrutiny. Do you ever see yourself getting tired of being famous?
KATY PERRY: I’m tired of being famous already! But I’m not tired of creating. Fame is, I think, just a disgusting by-product of what I do. It’s quite a delicate creature— it’s a wild animal of sorts. It can love you, and then it can attack you. I still want to be as approachable and relatable as possible—when I meet fans and they’re crying, I’ll say, “Calm down, there’s nothing to cry about. I’m not going to bite you or attack you or grant you three wishes. Let’s just hang out and have a good time.” But really, I stopped focusing on what other people think a while ago. If you try to be everything to everyone, you’ll only end up completely confused.
Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection was released on March 26. (iTunes)
In 2010, Katy Perry released her sugary-sweet sophomore record, Teenage Dream.
The album spawned Objectively Amazing Pop Singles “Teenage Dream” and “E.T.”, the Ke$ha-biting “California Gurls” and “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”, penis appreciation anthem “Peacock,” ‘It Gets Better’ bandwagon jumper “Firework,” and the Alanis-lite “Circle The Drain” (which I may or may not angrily lip-sync for my life alone in my bedroom at night.)
This week, the pop star has unleashed Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection, a repackaged version of her 2010 record with three previously unreleased tracks, remixes and a brand new album megamix by Tommie Sunshine.
Despite my wariness about Ms. Perry as a pop star, Teenage Dream is a truly solid pop record. Plus, it’s well documented that I quite love her new single, “Part Of Me.” (The other new track on the Complete Confection–”Wide Awake”–is pretty great too.) Therefore…
MuuMuse is giving away 3 COPIES of Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection.
In order to win, send me an email with the subject line “KATY CONFECTION” telling me your favorite song off of Teenage Dream and why.
Three winners will be selected and notified on Tuesday, April 3. US entrants only.
Check out the full album tracklisting is under the cut. Good luck!
Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection was released on March 26. (iTunes)
Time for a first glimpse of Katy Perry‘s music video for her reductively amazing new single, “Part Of Me,” due out on March 21.
From the looks of things, it seems Ms. Perry’s gone ahead and jacked her best friend RiRi‘s Battleship swagger by starring in a mega-budget army production. This means war, bitches!
Now, Perry’s already done whipped cream and fireworks, so I’m very curious to see what she’ll be shooting from her breasts in this video. My guess is she swipes from Britney this time: Machine gun boobies!
Watch the teaser trailer below.
“Part of Me” was released on February 13. (iTunes)
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