Ke$ha - 'Tik Tok'
This was never going to be an 'if' hit, it was always a 'when'. From the very first time Ke$ha got on that gold bike, her chart success with this dirty little ditty was only ever a matter of time. And no, that's not supposed to be a pun on the song's title.
I mean it would've been a good one if it WAS, but I didn't do it on purpose.
The fact that I'm writing this a few weeks before the CD hits the shelves, while in the sure knowledge that people are already downloading this in sizeable numbers is neither here nor there. It's a hit, a palpable hit, as Shakespeare would say.
(Here's the video. She's too rock 'n' roll for pancakes!)
OK, fair enough, a certain amount of the ground work for this has already been done by her Ladiness of GaGa, this being something of a lost sibling to 'Just Dance' in places, but that doesn't mean Ke$ha has nothing to bring to the party. She's no lady, for starters, and she's pretty gaga...
That was a cheap shot, something Ke$ha clearly knows a fair amount about, if her slurred tales of drunken nights out and general terribly bad behaviour are anything to go by. She does make it sound kinda fun though. OK, LOTS of fun. In her world, it's always happy hour, always ladies night, and if things get messy at the end, well that's just proof that you're having a good time.
Pop songs are allowed to say stuff like this, because they are short. They only ever aim to capture one tiny moment in time. It's not exactly health and safety, but there again, when was the last time health and safety claimed to look hot on a stage, mic in hand?
Exactly, people should know their jobs and stick to them.
For example, mine is to tell you again that this has 'hit' written all over it, you just can't see it cos it's too damn dirty.
Download: Out now
CD Released: November 30th
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(Fraser McAlpine)
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You seem to be implying that she is 100 times worse than she is.
Ke$ha, not Ke¢ha ;)
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I'm not sure how yelling 'hit record! Hit record' creates that impression, but if that's what you get from what I said, fair dos.
I can't tell you how exasperated I am by the $ thing. It's a very long story and REALLY dull. Will fix it now. Bah!
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Normally I probably wouldn't like this song but after all the X-factor related dross of recent weeks this is a breath of fresh air, massive chorus, fun lyrics and very memorable. Give me a few weeks and I'll hate it but at the moment I can't help but love it.
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She sounds A LOT like Uffie, and Uffie wasn't very big here so I don't think this girl will do too well.
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This is good, it reminds me of Lady GaGa. I did not see her in the Flo-rida video, Right Round. I'll have to watch it again.
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Fraser, I think BrayFish was getting at the fact that, by using a cent sign instead of a dollar sign, you were saying she was only 1/100 of her actual value. A joke, see?
You're lost your edge, man.
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Long time no post - the legendary spiritwarrior doesn't appear to have posted in forever ???
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Good lord! I absolutely did not get that! Must not comment in my sleep!
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Cat! Long time.
Spirit's incommunicado at the moment, cos he's off on a secret mission which prevents him from visiting ChartBlog regularly. Hence Rybak not featuring in the topical posts, and comments in general remaining at a disappointingly manageable level.
Still, on the other hand, they seem to have given up on the Reggie experiment which was annoying everyone so much. So, y'know, it's swings and roundabouts.
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Secret mission you say??? Definitely starring in the upcoming doctor who!!
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I do quite like this song. There's a bit of lyrical laziness (the middle 8), but most of them are brilliant hooks (Mick Jagger couplet is great). But yeah, anyone heard of Uffie? The woman is Uffie Mark II. Listen to Pop the Glock and you can draw the parallels easy. However, I think she's got something. I'd say she's closest to Lady GaGa in terms of today's female pop artists, but she has something pulling her away from the rest. Apart from the blatant Uffie-ness of this song of course.
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