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| The Official Katy Perry Thread; New album "Witness" | |
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| Topic Started: May 12 2010, 08:39 PM (14,786 Views) | |
| Riverwide | Sep 6 2013, 07:29 AM Post #661 |
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A bit like when people hated on GaGa for being so successful, isn't it? Speaking personally, my hate for this video has NOTHING to do with her success. I've already stated countless times that I really like the song. I simply think it's a shit video. If she was a flop artist who had never had a hit, I would still think the video was shit. |
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| Riverwide | Sep 6 2013, 07:37 AM Post #662 |
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Just Jared : Katy Perry – Prism Album Preview Katy Perry‘s new album Prism isn’t coming out until October 22, but JustJared.com was one of a select group of outlets to preview the album! “Even though I’m older, I’m wiser. I’m very excited to put visuals to the songs and play them live,” the 28-year-old singer said about the album. She told us that half of the songs were made in Santa Barbara and the other half in Stockholm. While only 11 songs were played at the listening session, we can report that there will be 13 songs on the regular album and 16 songs on the deluxe album. The songs that were played are not in the order that they will come on the album. Make sure to tune into Good Morning America tomorrow morning (September 6) to catch Katy revealing the official album artwork for Prism! Katy Perry – Prism Album Preview “Roar” -You have all heard this one already and all of us at JustJared.com love it! Go watch the just released music video if you haven’t seen it yet. “Legendary Lovers” -A slow, groovy song. -Sample lyrics: “Take me down to the river/ Underneath the ____/ Say my name like a scripture/ Keep my heart beating like a drum/ Legendary lovers, legendary lovers, legendary lovers” -There’s a breakdown in the song that makes you want to belly dance. There’s a howl toward the end.. “Ah-who-o-o-o!” “Birthday” -Katy shared that it’s an upbeat “song that Mariah Carey would have put on her first record.” -Sample lyrics: “I’ll give you a taste/ Make you lick your body every day/ Give you something to satisfy… Give you something good to celebrate/ I know you like it sweet/ Make it like your birthday everyday.” -The breakdown: “Let me get you in your birthday suit.” -Song ends with a whisper, “happy birthday” “Walking On Air” -Recorded in Stockholm, produced by Klas Åhlund. -She was inspired by a “Central Park Day” where she was eating hot dogs with a friend and watching roller skaters perform to deep house music. -Very 90′s dance divas a la CeCe Peniston and Crystal Waters. -Sample lyrics: “Just when I think I can’t take anymore/ We go deeper and hotter than ever before/ We go higher and higher, I feel like I’m already there/ I’m walking on air tonight” “Unconditionally” -Katy‘s fave song on the record. She shared that she’s the “most proud to have written” the mid-tempo song. Seems like the song written most about John Mayer. -Sample lyrics: “Did I almost sin… all your insecurities…” Chorus: “Unconditional, unconditionally/ I will love you unconditionally. There is no fear now… I love you conditionally.” “Dark Horse” feat Juicy J -The urban song has Juicy rapping “She’s a beast” of Katy. Sample lyrics: “So you wanna play with magic/ Boy you should know what you’re falling for/ Baby do you dare to do this/ Cause I’m coming at you like a dark horse.. Are you ready for, ready for/ Perfect storm, perfect storm/ Cuz once you’re mine, once you’re mine” “This Is How We Do” -Club banger written in Stockholm and Just Jared‘s personal favorite! -Sample lyrics: “Chanel this, Chanel that, hell yeah… Street stuntin’ ya we do it like that/ Yeah this is how we do.. Bring the beat back” “International Smile” -Upbeat, dancey song written for her DJ BFF Mia Moretti. Katy shared, “She travels all around the world. She’s my muse. Don’t tell my other friends.” -Sample lyrics: “That girl’s a trip, one way ticket/ Takes you miles high, cause she’s got that one international smile.” “Ghost” -Mid-tempo song written in Santa Barbara. -Sample lyrics: “Every gift, every letter, every promise, there forever… now you’re just a ghost.. vanish like a vapor… now I see clearly… my vision’s 20/20… So rest in peace, see you on the other side.” “Love Me” -Made in Stockholm and produced by Bloodshy. Katy has wanted to work with him every since Britney Spears‘ “Toxic” (One of Just Jared’s favorite songs!). -”All the lyrics [to "Love Me"] are important to me,” she shared. -Sample lyrics: “I love myself in fear of losing you… I lost my own identity”… Love me, no more second guessing/ There’s no more questioning/ I’ll be the one to find who I love/ I can see you have feelings… I’m gonna love” “Double Rainbow” -Wrote this melodic mid-tempo song with Greg Kurstin and Sia. -Sample lyrics: “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure/ The two of us together… So if it’s up to me, I’m gonna keep you forever… Brighter than the Northern Lights… Like a double rainbow in the sky… double rainbow time flies” “By The Grace Of God” -This ballad closes out the regular record. -Sample lyrics: “Lay on the bathroom floor/ Couldn’t take it anymore… By the grace of God/ I looked in the mirror and decided to stay/ Wasn’t gonna let love take me out… I thank my sister for keeping my head above the water… Every morning, I finally see myself again… Universe calling my bluff” |
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| Riverwide | Sep 6 2013, 07:39 AM Post #663 |
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Popdust review of the listening party (A few caveats: First we should reiterate that these were not the final versions of the songs that will end up on the album. We should also emphasize that we only heard each song once. For these reasons, we’ve tried to shy away from presenting abject value judgements. Finally, the songs are presented in the order Perry played them at the listening event, which may not reflect the final track order of the album.) “LEGENDARY LOVER” A hazier, spacier version of Perry’s typical love song, with a bhangra beat and a strange retro-sounded loop that we couldn’t quite place. Lyrically, it sounds like the narrator of “E.T.” had moved to the Berksires and gotten really into yoga. The hook goes “Take me down to the river, underneath the blood-orange sun / Say my name like a scripture, keep my heart beating like a drum,” and later she brags about seeing through her “third eye.” Is it a single? Maybe not. It’s a little weird. Could it go to no. 1? Probably not. “BIRTHDAY” Perry told the listening party that this track was a deliberate homage to Mariah Carey’s debut album, as well as the work of ’80s funk duo Wendy & Lisa. The result is a club-ready party jam with ’90s-style synths and a heavy 4/4 thump. As you might expect, Perry has fun with all the double-entendres the subject has to offer—by the end, she’s whispering “Happy birthday” like a perfect Marilyn. Is it a single? We think so! Could it go to no. 1? Possibly, but not as a second single. The pump will need to be primed with something else first. “WALKING ON AIR” The genre experimentation continued with what Perry called her “deep house” track, inspired by Crystal Waters and CeCe Peniston and produced by Klas Åhlund (the man behind “Call Your Girlfriend”). This is the clubbiest track we heard all night, with overwhelming bass and a People-Get-Ready style breakdown about “angels crying from up above.” Katy told us it was perfect for “a big fat queen-off.” Is it a single? Yes. Could it go to no. 1? Probably. “UNCONDITIONALLY” Katy’s favorite song on the album follows the Teenage Dream model to a letter: ambient synths and powerful drums (the angels in the last song stopped their tears to take up percussion) building to an absolutely huge chorus. “Open you heart and let it begin,” she sings. “I will love you unconditionally.” Not the most creative way anyone’s ever expressed feelings, but we were so taken in by the heavenly pounding we didn’t care a lick. Is it a single? Yes yes yes yes yes. Could it go to no. 1? Definitely. “DARK HORSE” (FT. JUICY J) Is that a trap beat? It certainly sounds like it, perfect for the arrival of strip-club anthemizer Juicy J. Perry is perfectly insistent while making threats about “playing with magic,” but Juicy J’s verse is so mumbled that we couldn’t tell if it was good or not. Is it a single? As the only track we heard with a feature, it might get the “E.T.” slot. Could it go to no. 1? Don’t think so. “THIS IS HOW WE DO” A girl’s-night-out anthem, and the latest in a recent trend of songs that consist of a narrator listing different things they see happening at a party. Less comical than “Last Friday Night,” and not as nakedly hedonistic as “We Can’t Stop,” “This Is How We Do” plays its antics largely straight, but there are a few crowd-pleasing extras around the margins, particularly a fake fade-out and Katy’s mid-song dedication to “the ladies at breakfast in last night’s dresses.” Is it a single? We don’t think so, but we’re wary of betting against a Song For The Ladies. Could it go to no. 1? See above. “INTERNATIONAL SMILE” Katy told us this song was written for her BFF Mia, a traveling DJ who, if the song is to be believed, is “tres chic” and also “ready for take-off.” As ’80s as “Last Friday Night” but without the irony, the song is mostly worth it just for the awesome saxophone solo at the end. Is it a single? Probably not. Could it go to no. 1? Probably not. “GHOST” A lot of songs on Prism sound like responses to a controlling ex, but “Ghost” is the kiss-off to end them all. Katy sounds as world-weary and resigned as she ever has—”Now you’re a ghost, you could be so cold”—but an effervescent beat that sounds like it was nabbed from the Postal Service keeps things from dragging. Is it a single? It would have to be a later one. Could it go to no. 1? Maybe? “LOVE ME” Another song from Perry’s Stockholm sessions, “Love Me” was produced by “Toxic” masterminds Bloodshy & Avant, and we swear it sounds Scandinavian; it’s very clubby, very icy, and we think the drums come from a Sigur Ros song. The controlling ex makes another appearance, this time as the thing Katy needs to escape so that she can “be the one defining me.” The clubkids of Sweden will be uplifted for sure. Is it a single? It might be a little too indie. Could it go to no. 1? On the dance charts, maybe. “DOUBLE RAINBOW” A collaboration from Sia and Greg Kurstin, “Double Rainbow” continues Sia’s fascination with the natural world. (Count it out: First titanium, then diamonds, now rare meteorological phenomena.) Katy’s vocals here are among the finest on the album, and Sia puts just enough eccentricity into her lyrics: “I understand you / Like a double rainbow.” If you’re wondering why they named the song after an Internet meme, join the club. Maybe they figured three years is an eternity in viral time? Is it a single? We weren’t that into it, but the crowd at the listening event absolutely loved it, so yes. Could it go to no. 1? Still don’t think so, but we’ll gladly be in the minority on this. “BY THE GRACE OF GOD” After nearly a dozen tracks of dance-ready pop, Prism wraps up with a surprise: a heartrending piano ballad. “By the Grace of Gold” is the closest Katy Perry has ever gotten to Katy Hudson and it’s a good look for her, the Christian ideals of serenity and gratitude coloring her “Man in the Mirror” uplift. It is a single? It’s beautiful, but will radio be scared off by the title? Could it go to no. 1? “God Only Knows” made it to no. 8 (as a B-side) so heck, why not? Barring “Roar” and the one mystery song we didn’t get to hear, that’s Prism for you, KatyCats. |
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| Anastasia Beaverhausen | Sep 6 2013, 08:16 AM Post #664 |
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Really???????? it's beautiful, so well made, what's mortifying about that? well then call Avatar a piece of shit and call the only films deserving attention are 60s french drama. I really shocked at how VERY nice video tears into a shreds. why? Edited by Anastasia Beaverhausen, Sep 6 2013, 08:26 AM.
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| Anastasia Beaverhausen | Sep 6 2013, 08:22 AM Post #665 |
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I think Pera's comment was quite very on point. and somehow it's about Gaga. that IS juvenile. |
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| GimmeSomeRiver | Sep 6 2013, 08:41 AM Post #666 |
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When I lay in bed I touch myself and I think of you
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At least that actually WAS for a kids movie and not the lead in a much anticipated 'mature', 'adult' album. I properly tore into Britney for the title of her next single, the truly atrocious WERK BITCH But why does Britney or Gaga need to be brought up? Roar is an unbelievably bad video. End of.
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| Anastasia Beaverhausen | Sep 6 2013, 08:47 AM Post #667 |
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reviews sounds good. |
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| Riverwide | Sep 6 2013, 08:49 AM Post #668 |
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Oh FUCK right off. If you can't see what's mortifying about that video, then you have absolutely NO taste. I was cringing every few seconds at how awful she looks, her mortifying "acting", how childish and basic it all is, every single thing about it. Shit shit SHIT. It is an utterly cringeworthy video. WTF is wrong with you? You really are profoundly clueless. |
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| Riverwide | Sep 6 2013, 09:04 AM Post #669 |
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Perhaps videos like this are the height of sophistication in Russia. In the civilized world however, they're an utter embarassment. |
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| GimmeSomeRiver | Sep 6 2013, 09:09 AM Post #670 |
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I think Anastasia confuses 'big budget' with quality. This video certainly had money thrown at it but it still doesn't make it less embarrassing. |
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| Riverwide | Sep 6 2013, 10:01 AM Post #671 |
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The cinematography is so, so cheap looking. Who directed it? It looks dreadful. |
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| GimmeSomeRiver | Sep 6 2013, 10:38 AM Post #672 |
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As people correctly pointed out, it looks like a Herbal Essences commercial. |
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| Deelightful Bitch | Sep 6 2013, 01:47 PM Post #673 |
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i love her. i want to be her friend 8P but this song is boring and so is the video (despite being somewhat cute and camp). It doesn't have momentum |
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| GimmeSomeRiver | Sep 6 2013, 06:04 PM Post #674 |
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When I lay in bed I touch myself and I think of you
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| Riverwide | Sep 6 2013, 11:01 PM Post #675 |
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Exactly!
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| Riverwide | Sep 7 2013, 12:33 AM Post #676 |
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The floral border...omg...
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| FuckBuddy | Sep 7 2013, 01:26 AM Post #677 |
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give me britney at her nadir over this lame bitch any time. |
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| bulgar | Sep 7 2013, 03:52 PM Post #678 |
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| Vancho | Sep 9 2013, 04:02 AM Post #679 |
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This will sure be a moody, dark piece.
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| Deelightful Bitch | Sep 16 2013, 11:33 AM Post #680 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUQsqBqxoR4&feature=player_embedded#at=67 |
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But why does Britney or Gaga need to be brought up? Roar is an unbelievably bad video. End of.

Exactly!


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