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Katy Perry: 'I Kissed A Girl'
Released on Monday, Sep 1 2008
Published Monday, Aug 4 2008, 17:42 BST | By Alex Fletcher | 30 comments
While the tune itself - an electro-glam stomp - is relatively fun, it's nothing that Gwen Stefani, Girls Aloud or even Britney Spears on a good day couldn't have handled with more aplomb. Meanwhile, the lyrical content is about as raunchy as a seaside postcard from 1974 - all nudges and winks rather than anything truly groundbreaking or controversial. It's an enjoyable enough three minutes, but it's hard to see the record as anything other than a cynical marketing ploy that's cashing in on adolescent male fantasies and its almost-raunchy video.
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this track's ok but rachel r'n'b and rap not's dire anwise people wouldn't be buying it.
crap
we think it good because it about real life. GO KATY PERRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I kissed Katy - and I liked her.
Is much better than 'ur so gay', even thought I don't like what the song is about, I think its partly done just to shock. What you have to understand is that most commercial music is about the projection of an image and that maybe not be reality. The song dose'nt get to me on an emotional level but it is a really good song, I rated 5 stars
I find this song really offensive as a lesbian!!! All the rubbish about "I hope my boyfriend don't mind it" (because - yep - all women have boyfriends don't they & couldn't possibly have a GIRLfriend!). And "You're just my experiment" & "Doesn't mean I'm in love" - AARGHH!! Does she know how frustrating it is to be viewed as someone's plaything or a 'try-before-you-buy'?? This song is purely awful & catering just to teenage boys. The Jill Sobule version is SO much better!
I absolutely love this song and she definaltly deserves all the praise she can get. but it is such a shame that people take things to seriously and criticise her for singing about a "sensitive issue".
Homophobic trash marketed and sugar coated as a fun song. Demeaning to gay women. I hope this cash cow loses it's legs soon...
Different to what I normally listen to but catchy and I like it
yey! Finally, I KISSED A GIRL is here at the UK!
i love the song, and i love many of her other songs also, very catchy and it gets in your head aghh! but amazing could listen to it again and agan and again! plus i kissed a girl and liked it ;) x x x
I love it
I abslutely love this song, it's so catchy and I hope it gets to number one on Sunday. I've been listening to Katy Perry for a while and really like her. I've listened to the album and think it's really good aswell, my favourite track was Hot and Cold, I hope it's the next single because I prefered it to I Kissed a Girl. It's nice to finally have something a bit different in the charts.
absolutely brilliant. don't recognise any queen influence, though, and katy said they were one of her first musical influences,
Ms. Perry has a large jaw-bone. Is she a man in drag?
I'm sorry but not everyone's into dire R&B/rap rubbish which constantly floods our UK charts these days! Wether she's a one hit wonder or not...who cares?..having a great catchy upbeat pop song come along every now and then makes a refreshing change. I should think the American public felt the same way considering how long it's been at the top of their charts. It'll be no.1 or at least top 3 here too. It's one of those songs that no matter how embarrisingly naff the lyrics are from the very first time you hear it it'll stick in your head and you'll find yourself singing along to it. Must admit though when i did start playing the you tube vid a few weeks back him indoors was giving me strange looks...lol.
i thought that thi8s song is well good blud is got a great tune and the lyrics r so catchy i loved it so much i cant wait 2 get it on my mobile phone lol its dat great i sing the lyrics every where i go and every1 ask me were i have heard dat song from and iif ive got it on ma phone :}
I hate the over-analytical reviews that plague Digital Spy. This is a really, REALLY good track, its gonna be No.1 in the UK & Ireland for sure, so it must be good!
Well I love this song. It's catchy and a bit different, I quite enjoy, as a female, singing it out loud. If anything it's quite liberating and no I haven't even kissed a girl! :D It's not just for teenage boys! The parodies are also so much fun, please PLEASE release the "I kissed a boy" one, especially if it's another guy singing ;)
I agree with what people like Pink and Katy Perry have said; this song trivialises people's feelings and people's love. It plays to this alleged fantasy that men have and really objectivises women. It's catchy, bandwagon-esque radio candy, a cry for attention, and it makes me feel ill.