nostalgia Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 She described Witness and Chained as purposeful Pop but it was only covered in the lead single and some songs on the album, barely scratching the surface as to what she wanted to showcase as purposeful Pop. In a way, American Poe by Madonna is what Katy should have done for her lead Chained to the Rhythm, in that it was still able to capture the state of America and the cultural zeitgeist, but still be palatable to the American GeePee. American Pie ticks all the boxes of what Katy wanted to achieve with Chained to the Rhythm. It had political undertones that were subtle yet to the point. It had visuals that was not too on the nose and has diverse imagery without being overstuffed. It was dignified and classy and showed America for what it was in a pre-9/11 climate. The only truly great moment in the Chained video was the ending shot of Katy looking into the camera, which was the only authentic moment of the music video and showed the purpose of her pop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katamari Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 Katy could never write something as good as American Pie tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attaboy Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 14 minutes ago, Katamari said: Katy could never write something as good as American Pie tbh Madonna couldn’t either 1 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katamari Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 8 minutes ago, Attaboy said: Madonna couldn’t either Disagree 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthteller Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 it should have been this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Power love Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 30 minutes ago, Katamari said: Katy could never write something as good as American Pie tbh I’m afraid she already has! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jooj Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 3 minutes ago, truthteller said: it should have been this This song + Mother and Father are the worst on AL tho CTTR is much better than most of American Life, and it actually tackles social matters which AL usually skipped aside from "fame/hollywood bad" 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playboi Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 How did the pop girls back then manage to have such a strong muscle definition? Did they inject testosterone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheep Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 You basically made this exact thread a month ago but used Katy's marketing buzzword instead of directly naming her. Imagine how tired we are. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImpressMeMuch Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 34 minutes ago, Century said: You basically made this exact thread a month ago but used Katy's marketing buzzword instead of directly naming her. Imagine how tired we are. See you next month for This is how Taylor’s YNTCD and The Man should have approached Purposeful Pop 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naval23 Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 If she didn't throw on a wig and get a cheap haircut to make us think she evolved, purposeful pop would've been meaningful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nostalgia Posted August 27, 2023 Author Share Posted August 27, 2023 39 minutes ago, Century said: You basically made this exact thread a month ago but used Katy's marketing buzzword instead of directly naming her. Imagine how tired we are. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magdalene Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 to sell purposeful pop for an era witness and pendulum should’ve been singles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalism Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 There was nothing wrong about cttr Katy was the problem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livelikemusic Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 "Chained to the Rhythm" is still that b!tch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EtherealCat Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 she should have approached it with long hair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axelios Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, truthteller said: it should have been this Thankfully even Katy never reached the amount of cringe Madonna reached with AL. Madonna is the last person in the world that should sing about how shallow Hollywood life/the music industry is. Edited August 27, 2023 by Axelios 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorjesspazze9 Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 I remember when it came out and I was so confused why people hated it cuz I always thought chain to the rythm was a Bop. But yeah that album was not it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ithinkheknowsoutsold Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 11 hours ago, Century said: You basically made this exact thread a month ago but used Katy's marketing buzzword instead of directly naming her. Imagine how tired we are. 11 hours ago, ImpressMeMuch said: See you next month for This is how Taylor’s YNTCD and The Man should have approached Purposeful Pop Or, my favourite, something about weaponised pop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nostalgia Posted August 28, 2023 Author Share Posted August 28, 2023 11 hours ago, ithinkheknowsoutsold said: Or, my favourite, something about weaponised pop. Not me thinking Sweet Nothings was gonna be a Weaponized Sexuality bop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonginBey Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 23 hours ago, nostalgia said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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