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Post by irice22 on Jul 31, 2014 4:47:46 GMT -5
^ This is what I'm saying. If her vocals weren't so freaking bored on that song, it could've been better. A blasé tone feels much better than a inexpressive one, and would give more meaning to the corny lyrics, like "yeah, I live like that, whatever". And about she wanting to criticize the party people by being "a robot made to party"... that's just plain overanalysing, it was not their intention. I'm not sure this song is a criticism of any sort, but I definitely think the robot tone is intentional. It's evident primarily in the flat melody of the "doo doo doo's." The thing that bothered me most about "TGIF' is that it lacked so much character in the vocals. I kept thinking about how much flavor Ke$ha would have added to the vocals. And if Katy can't be like Ke$ha, she might as well try the exact opposite. She does that here, and it works.
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Post by Duca on Jul 31, 2014 6:25:55 GMT -5
katyperry 13 hours ago TOMORROW #THISISHOWEDO MUSIC VIDEO
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2014 7:02:31 GMT -5
WOW all of a sudden those lyrics i thought were trivial came alive, I think it was dbhmr who said she should stop singing and write for others. Now don't come for me i'm just parroting his words, but you know i listened to how that girl SANG and it sounds like a whole different song! Music just makes you feel! I love this song now.
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Post by kanimal on Jul 31, 2014 8:50:38 GMT -5
^ This is what I'm saying. If her vocals weren't so freaking bored on that song, it could've been better. A blasé tone feels much better than a inexpressive one, and would give more meaning to the corny lyrics, like "yeah, I live like that, whatever". And about she wanting to criticize the party people by being "a robot made to party"... that's just plain overanalysing, it was not their intention. I'm not sure this song is a criticism of any sort, but I definitely think the robot tone is intentional. It's evident primarily in the flat melody of the "doo doo doo's." The thing that bothered me most about "TGIF' is that it lacked so much character in the vocals. I kept thinking about how much flavor Ke$ha would have added to the vocals. And if Katy can't be like Ke$ha, she might as well try the exact opposite. She does that here, and it works. I don't understand classifying it as a "robot tone." I entirely see it as a "whatev" tone. Like, "this is so obviously how we do, so I don't need to shout about it." Vibe totally works for me. Obviously, there's a degree of sarcasm/tongue-in-cheek to the delivery, but I just can't get into the robot thing. I see the song more as an extension of the "I'm so fancy...you already know" part of "Fancy."
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Post by Spidey on Jul 31, 2014 10:57:32 GMT -5
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Post by Duca on Jul 31, 2014 11:01:51 GMT -5
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Post by irice22 on Jul 31, 2014 11:06:16 GMT -5
Clearly the budget wasn't as high, but it might be my favorite video this era.
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Post by think pink. on Jul 31, 2014 11:06:15 GMT -5
Cool concept. Wrong song.
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Post by dbhmr on Jul 31, 2014 11:06:17 GMT -5
WOW all of a sudden those lyrics i thought were trivial came alive, I think it was dbhmr who said she should stop singing and write for others. Now don't come for me i'm just parroting his words, but you know i listened to how that girl SANG and it sounds like a whole different song! Music just makes you feel! I love this song now. I don't love this song, but I may have quite liked a full version of this girl singing it. Great tone and approach--feels like a totally different track. And it was me who said that, and I still believe it--Katy should just be a killer pop songwriter.
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Post by dbhmr on Jul 31, 2014 11:07:48 GMT -5
Terrible video btw.
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Post by allow that on Jul 31, 2014 11:09:48 GMT -5
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Post by Duca on Jul 31, 2014 11:14:36 GMT -5
It's easily much better than both Dark Horse and Birthday. They released the video too early again, though.
I don't get the hate for the song. It's kind of fun (among the album's highlights) and it probably would have gone #1 if it had been the follow-up to Dark Horse.
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Post by Peterawr on Jul 31, 2014 11:19:19 GMT -5
I get the concept. I don't think it was executed well.
Dark Horse is still my favorite video - it's the perfect mix of "wtf" with nice imagery and colors and theme.
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Post by Flip on Jul 31, 2014 11:24:30 GMT -5
I like the video. Hopefully another hit for her :)
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Post by Spidey on Jul 31, 2014 11:31:38 GMT -5
It's not my favorite video of hers, but it does the job. I'm glad they went back to a normal video length. The 8 minute video killed "Birthday" in streaming points.
While it is a tad bit early to release the video, it's also the fifth single and releasing a video is the easiest way to generate interest at this point in the album cycle.
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Post by Sir Benji on Jul 31, 2014 11:33:03 GMT -5
I actually love the video.
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Post by think pink. on Jul 31, 2014 11:40:01 GMT -5
It doesn't feel like she's had 5 singles out for this album.
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Post by bornfearless2000 on Jul 31, 2014 11:40:15 GMT -5
I don't like the video. Katy looks beautiful as always tho.
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Post by Envoirment on Jul 31, 2014 11:41:53 GMT -5
I really liked the video. My 2nd favourite I think, behind "Roar".
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Post by popbox on Jul 31, 2014 12:09:36 GMT -5
It doesn't feel like she's had 5 singles out for this album. That's what happens when you release 3 album fillers as singles. WOA, LL, and International Smile probably all would have smashed in their place. Or Double Rainbow could have replaced LL or IS if she really wanted a slower single. Anyways the vid isn't bad at all. Possibly her second best this era after Unconditionally. Ugh, why do the s**t songs get the good vids this era?
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Post by Spidey on Jul 31, 2014 12:12:54 GMT -5
It doesn't feel like she's had 5 singles out for this album. That's what happens when you release 3 album fillers as singles. WOA, LL, and International Smile probably all would have smashed in their place. The main problem was the single order/"Dark Horse" smashing so hard. "Dark Horse" should have been released as the second single. I would've rather the era gone something like this: 1. "Roar" 2. "Dark Horse" 3. "Walking on Air" 4. "Legendary Lovers" 5. "This Is How We Do" 6. "Unconditionally" (if it had to be released)
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Post by popbox on Jul 31, 2014 12:15:55 GMT -5
That's what happens when you release 3 album fillers as singles. WOA, LL, and International Smile probably all would have smashed in their place. The main problem was the single order/"Dark Horse" smashing so hard. "Dark Horse" should have been released as the second single. I would've rather the era gone something like this: 1. "Roar" 2. "Dark Horse" 3. "Walking on Air" 4. "Legendary Lovers" 5. "This Is How We Do" 6. "Unconditionally" (if it had to be released) I guess that would have been fine too, though I still don't think this song or Unconditionally would have done much in any scenario. I know y'all think International Smile is generic and it is, but it's catchy as hell. Radio would have been all over it at the very least. Would have been a good 5th single choice, imo. Then she could have indulged in Unconditionally if she really was so insistent on a release.
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Post by irice22 on Jul 31, 2014 12:16:25 GMT -5
lolololol @ International Smile.
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Post by popbox on Jul 31, 2014 12:18:27 GMT -5
lolololol @ International Smile. Plays at my work all the time, and everyone hums along to it like it's a smash or something (and I work with mostly straight guys). It instantly gets stuck in your head. There's no way CHR wouldn't have sent a song like that by her #1 and sales probably would have been decent too with a good vid.
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Post by Marooned@Midnight on Jul 31, 2014 12:20:04 GMT -5
What a fun song and video! I think people are crazy if they think this won't outpeak Birthday. This is my favorite song I've heard from Prism.
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Post by irice22 on Jul 31, 2014 12:20:32 GMT -5
lolololol @ International Smile. Plays at my work all the time, and everyone hums along to it like it's a smash or something (and I work with mostly straight guys). It instantly gets stuck in your head. There's no way CHR wouldn't have sent a song like that by her #1 and sales probably would have been decent too with a good vid. "Birthday" also gets in your head. Both of their songs are straight-up, uneventful bubble gum pop. I can't imagine why that would perform better than "Birthday."
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Post by Bhad Bill on Jul 31, 2014 12:22:07 GMT -5
She looks terrible in that photo, and she looks like she has albanism. sorry i was too busy staring at her boobs to notice Her boobs don't even look good! A sports bra is literally the only thing that won't prominently display one of her best features. They're pressed down, when she really should be bringing out the big balloons full time. This is a mess!
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Post by Marooned@Midnight on Jul 31, 2014 12:22:22 GMT -5
Birthday always sounded out of place on current radio to me. This sounds like it would fit right in.
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Post by popbox on Jul 31, 2014 12:22:34 GMT -5
"Birthday" also gets in your head. Both of their songs are straight-up, uneventful bubble gum pop. I can't imagine why that would perform better than "Birthday." Birthday almost never got stuck in my head. It's hook is straight up weak-sauce. The bridge is the catchiest part of the song. If it were truly catchy you can bet pop would have sent it #1 no problem.
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Post by Glove Slap on Jul 31, 2014 12:35:10 GMT -5
I like the video, probably my second favorite after Unconditionally. I lold at the mariah lookalike and the terrible picture of Aretha. It's a lot better than I expected, partially because the look from the promo picture isn't seen that much.
Whatever this does in the end, I still think this should have been pushed in place of Birthday instead of after, but I do think that this is a better choice than International Smile or Walking On Air (which I actually expected to be released instead of this as the 5th single).
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