Samuel 3 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Katy will just throw Egyptian culture in a song that has nothing to do with it just because Gaga used Greek references WUT? It was never an original concept to begin with anyways. Lol... I hardly doubt Katy "copied" anybody. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckles 2,549 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 No, I had better hopes for this song Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 95,638 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 WUT? It was never an original concept to begin with anyways. Lol... I hardly doubt Katy "copied" anybody. Yes it is cliché and done one million times before but isn't it funny that Katy is doing that after Gaga released an album full of ancient society, in this case Greek, references less than 3 months ago? If you see me posting like crazy, I'm either bored or procrastinating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrawberryBlond 14,307 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 As many have stated, it's because she's a really safe artist who doesn't take risks, has sales tricks behind her and has a very marketable image into the bargain. It's beyond me why US radio continues to give her such unfair support, though, as she clearly doesn't need it. I heard a radio station once played Firework three times in a row. But the thing is, her entire selling point is being young and hot. That image will only give you a limited amount of success as neither of those things are forever. Being marketed on talent guarantees a long career. Katy's almost 30 and the US music industry and its public isn't kind to female pop artists once they reach this age. I somehow have a feeling that her next album will be the start of her downfall from popularity. She's had too much repeated success for it to continue much longer. Getting 9 Billboard #1's in under 6 years is phenomenal, but it's also the sign of a "burning match" career. Now, Madonna also achieved the same amount in 6 years, but those #1s were spread over 3 out of 4 studio albums, 3 soundtrack albums and 1 greatest hits album whereas Katy had 6 from one album, which is usually an artist's peak. The key to longevity is to slowly build up your achievements. You'll find that those who had short careers achieved too much too soon. The notion that KP's success is solely limited in the US is misleading, for her to be unfairly labeled as a "local" act. She actually has the same amount of worldwide chart-toppers (singles topping the charts of more than 10 countries, mostly the major music markets) as Gaga's. And she's among the few, if not the only act from this generation of pop stars, to have her first three lead singles to top the US, UK, Canada, and Australia, all of which are among the world's biggest music markets. If anything, that only implies that she's a bonafide global act. It may not be solely limited there, but it's where the overwhelming majority of her income is earned. The US was where her highest single, album and touring sales came from. Every. Time. And just because a single goes to #1 doesn't make it a hit. The smaller the country and the smaller its music market, the easier #1s are to achieve and they mean nothing. Then there are songs that do go to #1 and are very popular but are forgotten about just as quickly. Many of Katy's songs have been popular, but very few have had a lasting impact and hits must have impact. I have no doubt that Katy's music will NOT stand the test of time. Her songs are engineered to be so current and so trendy that they will be fall out of favour/be forgotten about years from now. If you polled everyone in America and asked them to name all her US #1s, I guarantee, most of them couldn't tell you more than 2. A hit is defined by how well we remember it years from now. No one will still be referencing Katy Perry songs in 20 years. But they'll still be singing along to Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Like A Virgin, Thriller, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, Baby One More Time, Sexyback, Bad Romance...And let's not even bring up how Katy fails as a global act when it comes to touring. Her European tour for Teenage Dream was pitiful, as was her Asian and Latin American legs. Only English speaking nations give a damn about Katy Perry and even they're starting to tire of her. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaTouch 0 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Only English speaking nations give a damn about Katy Perry and even they're starting to tire of her. Why so hateful against Katy? You only spoke negative things about her like she's an enemy to be put down and I know it's your opinion, which should be respected, but you speak them like they're facts and it's only a biased opinion. Talking about forgettable is ridiculous, since I Kissed A Girl to Roar, her songs could well be in people's minds, why reject them like they're some kind of garbage that don't fit into your musical taste only to belittle Katy's career? Oh and predicting the future doesn't always work, I tell you. Look for articles form the 80's and you'll see how all critics were giving Cindy Lauper a long succesful career that would bury Madonna's. Look where they both are right now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPokeHerFace 2,564 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 A lot of her success is based on her marketability and general appeal. Her songs are very reflective (no pun intended) of the music popular at the moment. DH is currently smashing because people love the hip-hop/trap beat as well as the catchy chorus (her best IMO). TD was filled with a bunch of catchy electropop songs, which is what was popular at the time. OOTB had a rockish tone that was reflective of the popular Avril Lavigne and Kelly Clarkson songs at the time. She knows how to evolve perfectly, kind of like Madonna. The difference between the two is that when Madonna evolved to do something different, she took bigger risks to stand out while still remaining popular. Katy Perry's not too much of a risk-taker. She's successful as a result now, but that might hurt her in the long term. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMTT 160 Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 Yes it is cliché and done one million times before but isn't it funny that Katy is doing that after Gaga released an album full of ancient society, in this case Greek, references less than 3 months ago? you HAVE to be trolling right now...aren't you? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPokeHerFace 2,564 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 So you want to play with peptol-bismol? For a video that's called dark horse Capitol do you want to do this? Oh yeah, you're in charge of course I said it would be dark, would be dark But you're the boss, you're the boss Just do what you want (DWUW) So that I top the charts *beat break* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagz 2,572 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Katy will just throw Egyptian culture in a song that has nothing to do with it just because Gaga used Greek references The song Dark Horse references Greek mythology though, and she references Egyptian culture on her album. You tried Yes it is cliché and done one million times before but isn't it funny that Katy is doing that after Gaga released an album full of ancient society, in this case Greek, references less than 3 months ago? Too bad Katy's album came out before Gaga's, so your point doesn't make sense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaqe 37 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Very Dark Kinda Egyptian-gay *Derk Anyway that looks like something from her candy era. She's advancing so quickly, Gaga needs to hurry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mills 446 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Very promising. And by the looks of it, this MV for DH might just become her best yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mills 446 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 She's seriously a good vocalist, if only it's more highlighted on her performances. This rendition of Yesterday just proves it, well at least to me. It's easily one of my favourites in a very long time. And she looked like an artist here more than the unstoppable pop superstar she's being presented as since 2011. Simple things like this reminds me on how deserving she is to have all of these commercial success and achievements, a kind of success that makes her as the face of the 2010s in pop music. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx8j79ecQ2c Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cometoogg 0 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 bc she's really nice and her music is catchy :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Primavera 13 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 GP just likes her. Good for her. And I like her too, so....... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaMiles 0 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 She isn't exactly a local act, but her worldwide popularity isn't something to scoff at. She has been pretty successful overseas but her dominant market is the US. Album and single-wise, Perry is pretty well off worldwide. But her touring power is rather weak outside of the US. I haven't been following her Prismatic Tour but I'm assuming (maybe wrongfully) that her US dates are doing far better than in the UK. Her singles are undeniably catchy and I think she will be remembered for her music due to her chart-topping success. However, she hasn't been the boundary-pushing artist like Madonna or Michael Jackson (the artist whom she matched her record #1s with). Her music is easy to listen to like Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", and she will undeniably be more successful than Lauper. but if she continues to play it safe (which ultimately sells), she will ultimately become a more successful Lauper rather than a game-changing Madonna. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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