January 15, 2009

Since She Been Gone

None of us really noticed, but Katy Perry totally took Kelly Clarkson's thunder in the blink of an eye. Think about it: that void in your heart where angsty MTV anthem "Behind These Hazel Eyes" used to be is now occupied by Warped-Tour-approved flirtations with faux-bisexuality. I'm having trouble deciding which I want more. Aren't you?

Anyways, "My Life Would Suck Without You" is basically the musical lovechild of Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" and Perry's "Hot 'n' Cold." And without being too graphic, I will say that I am quite serious with my lovechild word choice. Am I the only one who pictures little MP3 files rolling around on the floor? How else would her single cover have her dressed in nothing but candy wrappers? I bet she couldn't find her clothes underneath all the candy wrappers it took to get the shot. Probably went through like a dozen lollipops just to get the sparkle right.

Oh God, I think I just called K-Clark a skank? That's not nice. I should be kinder to Kelly Clarkson. She can sing quite well, or rather, girl can sang. And the song itself is not that bad -- after all, I thoroughly enjoyed "Since U Been Gone" and "Hot 'n' Cold," and apparently, so did the rest of America. So I wouldn't be surprised if this single goes to numero uno and K-Clark reclaims her throne. But you know Perry is going to be snickering in the background since her left-over tracks might end up on K-Clark's new disc, All I Ever Wanted. That's right, all she ever wanted was an unreleased Katy Perry B-Side. Dream big, Kelly! I suppose this is the price you pay for working with the exact same producers.

Not that I really have too much time to predict which pop start will reign in the end. I'm too busy trying to get over how much Katy Perry looks like actress and Northwestern drop-out Zooey Deschanel, whose own album with band She & Him, Volume One, could take on Kelly and Katy blindfolded with its hands behind its back.

I won't say too much about how that fight would go down. I'm already one step away from turning this post into an episode of A Double Shot At Love. And God knows we don't want that. Right?

But before I go: Damn, Kelly! You got hit with the Photoshop stick.

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