ObhiDonna
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Post by ObhiDonna on Nov 5, 2024 12:38:44 GMT -5
Trivial take, but I am kind of hating her fringe-cut hairstyle currently. I hope she goes back to the start of 143 era haircut that was such a classic Katy style.
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Post by balletgirlmom on Nov 5, 2024 12:43:53 GMT -5
I love that photo of Katy alongside Kamala's pic in the Pop Base post. Wonderful pic of Katy. Glad to see Katy out there for Kamala in Pittsburgh, PA!
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wjr15
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Post by wjr15 on Nov 11, 2024 10:28:25 GMT -5
Katy announced two South American dates for The Lifetimes Tour. I’m sure there is more to come because there’s no way she skips Brazil.
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Post by holdmecloser255 on Nov 12, 2024 2:33:34 GMT -5
"Chained to the Rhythm" is such a great song in retrospect. It should have been a big smash for her. I was big in some European countries, but that's about it. The GP did her dirty. She should have released "Witness" (the title track) as the second single to save the era. It has an amazing instrumental. However, she doubled down on cringiness with "Bon Appetit." "Bon Appetit" was probably her first major flop.
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SPRΞΞ
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Nov 12, 2024 3:14:06 GMT -5
I also thought Witness should’ve been released. The snippet before the album was released was the most exciting of the bunch. A trillion times better than Hey Hey Hey.
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wjr15
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Post by wjr15 on Nov 12, 2024 7:21:37 GMT -5
Yeah, that era should’ve gone:
1. Chained To The Rhythm
2. Witness
3. Roulette
Then release whatever for the fourth single.
On a separate note: Katy was right, we’re all chained to the rhythm.
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👑 Eloquent ™
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Post by 👑 Eloquent ™ on Nov 12, 2024 10:09:17 GMT -5
I remember "Chained" being way too wordy when first released and it was definitely lacking at the time. Keep in mind she was coming fresh off two albums with some of the biggest pop songs of all time so expectations were super high so she had to deliver something extraordinary and while I love "Chained" now and consider it a bop, it's no "Dark Horse", "E.T", "Teenage Dream", or even "Never Really Over". Plus it had to contend with Katy essentially coming out in full opposition of the type of music that made her popular with its "purposeful pop" tag. I think its performance makes sense everything considered. Had it followed a less successful stretch of singles and been released under a different set of circumstances it might've faired better. I still love it tho, far more now than then, but that could be because it was far better than what was to follow (but how could we have known that then). lol
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Post by Ivy Leegue™ on Nov 12, 2024 14:03:36 GMT -5
I'm a CTTR stan. Love the song and the video. What a bop! But yeah, all of Katy's songs before this were frivolous, mindless fun, so I get why it threw her core fanbase off.
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Post by bat1990 on Nov 12, 2024 14:22:46 GMT -5
"Chained to the Rhythm" is such a great song in retrospect. It should have been a big smash for her. I was big in some European countries, but that's about it. The GP did her dirty. She should have released "Witness" (the title track) as the second single to save the era. It has an amazing instrumental. However, she doubled down on cringiness with "Bon Appetit." "Bon Appetit" was probably her first major flop. Not just that, but I feel like the final shot of the Chained To The Rhythm video would've segued perfectly into a video for Witness. |
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