No Angel 128 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I don't get it. Everyone was so offended over Avril Lavigne and her Japanese references, yet Katy acting as these characters is okay? Oh America, you so silly. Love the song but I wish the video wasn't so hokey. Well, it's only been a day, so let's give it a little more time! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIVA 666 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 This is honestly one of the worst professional music videos I've ever seen. :millie: I'm not trying to be a hater, but thats my honest assessment of it. It just seems cheap and tacky to me. If they spent any more than 100 dollars on this... We're all Stronger Together! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagz 2,572 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Ok but what's so freaky she represents? My point was that she doesn't seem to represent that. She is contradiction I would say. I think she expresses it through her humor. This video is a perfect example. Plus, if she makes people feel like they can be themselves, isn't that all that matters? The song Firework pioneered a long string of "be yourself" anthems in early 2010. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 The makeup was pretty good... Didn't even remotely look like her! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychedelic 1,098 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 The official video for Katy Perry's "Birthday" dropped today and let's not fool around: it is an abomination. Why can't she stop making awful music videos? Is it time for the tough love and hard truths? The "Birthday" video is one of those high-concept productions where Katy Perry crashes five different "real life" birthday parties (you know, like the way Taylor Swift crashes bridal showers). Only she's not Katy Perry, she's one of five characters: an elderly stripper, a Jewish comedian, an animal trainer, a clown, and a princess. It's supposed to be funny – because when aren't cultural stereotypes hilarious? – but it ends up just being really, really dumb. There might be a better word for it than that, but she gives an old man a lap dance, so "dumb" is about all this video deserves. To add insult to self-inflicted injury, this mess of a video comes out the same day her contemporary (in the broadest sense of the term) Beyoncé is making headlines of a good (albeit complicated) kind. Unlike Beyoncé (and Miley Cyrus and Carrie Underwood), Perry was not included on TIME's 100 most influential people list. And on top of all that, the video tied in with Beyoncé's TIME cover, "Pretty Hurts", was originally intended for Perry to record, but she missed her chance. Yeesh.What happened to Katy? She conquered the world with Teenage Dream –which had it's share of perfectly fine music videos, from the straightforward to the high concept – but everything from Prism has been a disappointment at best or this "Birthday" video at worst.Is it just us, or is every video from Prism so far a lighter, dumber version of a video from the Teenage Dream era? The "Roar" video is basically the same as the "California Gurls" video (Katy explores an unfamiliar enchanted land), and today's "Birthday" video uses the same "Katy Perry pretends to not be Katy Perry" gag as the video for "Last Friday Night", only without Kenny G. She's doing the same sorts of things, only this time as spiritless retreads. And then there is the video for "Dark Horse," which vomits Illuminati references while making absolutely zero sense.Katy, talk to your creative department. These music videos keep getting worse, and you're starting to make headlines for the wrong reasons. And that post-Russell Brand sympathy grace period appears to be expiring, if Twitter is any indication (it always is). There's still time to save Dream-era Katy, the entertaining pop star who had a veritable litter of number one hits. But if you keep up with this "Hey, what if I played an old lady stripper!" schtick, people will be rolling their eyes more than they're singing along. So maybe tone down the next video, just a tad. Unless, of course, you have an ulterior motive: http://www.thewire.com/entertainment/2014/04/after-birthday-katy-perry-needs-a-music-video-intervention/361185/Katy Perry's New Music Video Is Just a Candid Camera Compilation of Her Ruining People's Birthday Parties The various atrocities committed in Katy Perry's music video for "Birthday" include making a group of children cry, stealing a child's birthday present, destroying several strangers' birthday cakes and forcibly removing a senior citizen's prosthetic foot. It's a rollicking good time for almost no one. But she takes pictures with some fans at the end, so I guess it's all okay?The basic miscalculation behind the premise for Katy Perry's "Birthday" music video is that it's fun to watch a famous pop star in costume ruining innocent strangers' birthday parties. It's not. And just because she takes off her wig at the end doesn't mean she didn't traumatize some young children by staging a car crash outside the park in which they're playing. "Birthday" is, perhaps, the campiest song on all of Prism and could have easily been translated into a very entertaining music video. This song has everything Katy Perry needs: sweets-related body part puns, balloons-as-breasts double entendre and the opportunity for a whole slew of brightly-colored outfits. She should have stuck to what she knows. http://www.celebuzz.com/2014-04-24/katy-perry-birthday-music-video/ Get dem headlines for more relevancy! It feels great seeing people having meltdowns over your work or words! Slay Queen KatyPayolaPatra!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babel 41,301 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 It was really fun, very Katy Perry. Even the credits slayed! At least this time she was real to herself and didn't need such pretentious look/set to make an entertaining vid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 47,965 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Helo, the song is shooting up on radio spins and AI... It was just officially sent to radio like a week ago and it hasnt had any tv promo Calling it a flop why???? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essence 174 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 This is honestly one of the worst professional music videos I've ever seen. :millie: I'm not trying to be a hater, but thats my honest assessment of it. It just seems cheap and tacky to me. If they spent any more than 100 dollars on this... I have to agree... This is really fun and silly music video, I'm glad she doesn't feel the need to be so serious all the time. Well she is the female Michael Jackson, so.. When is she ever serious though?? Dark Horse, no. Roar, no. Unconditionally? Beautiful cinematography but literally NO plot. She dances around for a few minutes then a bird appears then she gets hit by a car and somehow that represents unconditional love? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
i spit on haters 13 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Wow, wow, wow. That was really uncomfortable to watch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray of Light 8,134 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Lol no. Birthday is not done, nor flopping. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SychosSoChic 9,995 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 This is why she doesn't have a grammy :toofloppy: Life ain't Hollywood for any one of us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusticeforVenus 950 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I dont like awful... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retep 0 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I don't get it. Everyone was so offended over Avril Lavigne and her Japanese references, yet Katy acting as these characters is okay? Oh America, you so silly. Love the song but I wish the video wasn't so hokey. This so hard, she'll barely get dinged for a stereotypical portrayal of a Jewish man guaranteed. Meanwhile the same people will be roasting Avril at the stake. Double standards with journalist tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthanPamyu 2 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 we could change the saying from when pigs fly to when katy does a grown up music video Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagz 2,572 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I have to agree... When is she ever serious though?? Dark Horse, no. Roar, no. Unconditionally? Beautiful cinematography but literally NO plot. She dances around for a few minutes then a bird appears then she gets hit by a car and somehow that represents unconditional love? You don't need a plot. Applause didn't have a plot. we could change the saying from when pigs fly to when katy does a grown up music video Unconditionally says hi. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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