Monday Night Messiah Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 When it comes to making children's music, two pop stars come to mind: Katy Perry and Taylor Swift. For Katy Perry, the seeds were planted with her debut, One of the Boys, but the turning point was Teenage Dream which saw her sport colorful wigs, beach and candy-themed visuals, among others. That image stays true today. Her recent Las Vegas residency, Play, sees her in her own fantasy land, wearing outlandish kid-friendly costumes and singing sugary sweet numbers from her catalog. However, despite this, Katy Perry still manages to be sexy and it doesn't come off tacky. Her sense of humor and confidence sells the image she's trying to portray. For Taylor Swift, being childish has always been in her DNA. From her debut up to her latest album, she manages to make music fit for children—even with the occasional cursing (for the teenagers who think doing so makes them sound cool and edgy). Admittedly, she has taken breaks from making kid-friendly songs, such as in the albums Reputation, Folklore and Evermore. But those breaks are very short-lived and those more artistic endeavors are often undermined by her propensity to write songs for the lowest common denominator. Can't knock the hustle. I would too if I was making the same kind of money. In your opinion, who did it better? Katy or Taylor? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenager Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 OOTB - the album with "I kissed a girl and I liked it" and "I hope you hang yourself with your H&M scarf", please be serious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vale9001 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 The "house Britney build" doesn't put Britney in this? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethereal Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Taylor has never really made children's music, so Katy wins by default. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vale9001 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 (edited) Anyways madonna with her bubble gum pop music from the 80s listened also by 13 years old, as for any pop girl in her peak. Edited April 20 by vale9001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CécredSpaces Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Just now, vale9001 said: Anyways madonna with her bubble gum pop music from the 80s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericcartman Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Taylors music will always trump Katy even in the "kid genre". The good thing about Taylor is she has captured the young girl demographic but it hasn't pigeon holed her into it. She also has a hold on the millennial young woman demographic and even a lot of gen x women. I guess that's why she's the biggest artist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Silva Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 "Mommy, Taylor's using that bad word again you told me not to say". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheers Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Taylor does everything better than Katy I fear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhateverYouWant Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 (edited) All of Taylor's childish music is terrible (We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, Shake It Off, Me!, etc). Teenage Dream singles are superior pop songs imo. However, Roar might be my most least liked song of all time. I absolutely hate it. Taylor makes better music overall but I've always hated her attempts at pop/kid music. I'll die on this hill that those Taylor songs I mentioned are some of the worst mega hits to ever be spammed on the radio. But she also has amazing songs on all of those albums, which Katy doesn't have much outside of her catchy pop songs. Edited April 20 by WhateverYouWant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahauntingnearu Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 (edited) Be real for one second. Taylor dabbles INTO it occasionally; Katy dabbles out of it occasionally. Edited April 20 by ahauntingnearu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhateverYouWant Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 3 minutes ago, ahauntingnearu said: Be real for one second. Taylor dabbles INTO it occasionally; Katy dabbles out of it occasionally. 100% agree. But Katy does that sound better. But Taylor makes better music overall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gelato Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 better music for 5-7 year olds: katy better music for 14 year old losers who think they're deep: taylor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aristede Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Katy Perry. Taylor's music is more for 14-year-old girls who feel like they've suffered more than anyone else in the world because their parents took their phone away for mouthing off to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dopamina Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 2 hours ago, Ethereal said: Taylor has never really made children's music, so Katy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 katy's fart >>>>>>>>> "spelling is fun" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor fanboy Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 (edited) I know the OP and others are here for shade BUT Roar had everyone on a chokehold. Universal Max x Katy excellence. Edited April 20 by Taylor fanboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Aurora Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 (edited) Katy Perry has the best kid bops Children are still singing Firework to this day Edited April 20 by Princess Aurora Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev8 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Katy was obviously more marketed towards children Taylor was more about teenage girls or ones that were almost that age , not that much of children 4 hours ago, vale9001 said: The "house Britney build" doesn't put Britney in this? ? She isn't even their peer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolce Vita Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 oh katherine was fabulous for a kids bop moment back in the day so her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhateverYouWant Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 (edited) 2 hours ago, Taylor fanboy said: I know the OP and others are here for shade BUT Roar had everyone on a chokehold. Universal Max x Katy excellence. Roar!? It was big cause it was her lead after a super successful album. Roar had nobody on chokehold expect the children and most basic of gays. Katy had great pop music. Roar isn't part of that. It was just successful. Her worst single. Edited April 20 by WhateverYouWant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevyy Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 What Katy did had class to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reginald Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Katy, by far. She (and Bonnie McKee) brought catchy, memorable melodies and colorful camp. It never seemed forced because that's apparently who she is, even if it isn't marketable anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twizzy Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Kid friendly ≠ actual songs that are played at Claire's Katy makes kid friendly music, but Taylor makes Claire's playlist music Taylor's ability to make disgusting sparkly childish ass songs like Me!, Bejeweled, You Need to Calm Down, Stay Stay Stay, Cruel Summer, Karma etc is unmatched her instrumentals by themselves sound like YouTube tutorial music 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phaunzie Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 6 minutes ago, Twizzy said: Kid friendly ≠ actual songs that are played at Claire's Katy makes kid friendly music, but Taylor makes Claire's playlist music Taylor's ability to make disgusting sparkly childish ass songs like Me!, Bejeweled, You Need to Calm Down, Stay Stay Stay, Cruel Summer, Karma etc is unmatched her instrumentals by themselves sound like YouTube tutorial music I couldn't say it better myself. Katy wins because what she does has class to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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