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Tech nerds stan hard for Carly Rae Jepsen
Major tech news outlet, The Verge, recently revealed that they stan for Carly Rae Jepsen. This comes through an in depth article analyzing how and why Carly's hit single, Call Me Maybe, is so perfectly flawless. 
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"CALL ME MAYBE" IS ONE OF THE SONGS THAT HAS, AGAINST ALL ODDS, ATTAINED UNILATERAL STATUS
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If you think pop songwriting is a lifeless art, you’re missing the point: at their best, big hits explore new emotions taking shape in as few words as possible.
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Repetitive puppy-love-from-afar lyrics, straightforwardly energetic timing, and a camera-ready cuteness send Jepsen’s tween cred through the roof.
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Carly Rae’s delivery on the Curiosity EP (where “Call Me Maybe” first appeared) may sound effortless, but it’s actually the product of a long and largely unsuccessful career in pop music. There is no better way to learn than through failure, and Jepsen has experienced a healthy dose of it, most visibly in her elimination from the 2007 season of Canadian Idol. Like Katy Perry and Lady Gaga, she spent a lot of time crafting and performing songs that were too personal for wide consumption. Her 2008 album Tug Of War is a real snoozefest, kind of like Taylor Swift on warm milk and Xanax: at the right time, that version of Carly Rae could have become something of a Sarah McLaughlan or Jewel figure. But 2012 demands much more from its pop stars than 1992 did. Like Katy and Gaga, she had the drive, and eventually, with Josh Ramsay’s help, she stumbled upon the perfect iteration of herself to present to the world.
It’s still the same Carly that hid behind an acoustic guitar for most of her career, but you won’t be hearing that 6-string on the radio anytime soon. “Call Me Maybe” is unflinchingly plastic, 100% fabricated from drum machines, string samples, and slick vocal manipulation: it’s the only pop formula that works right now. But Jepsen has a distinctly shy brand of purity that sets her apart from her contemporaries and hearkens back to an earlier time. If you’ve had a few, or if you’re listening on a ****** car stereo, you could very easily mistake Jepsen’s soaring soprano inflections for 80’s ladies like Cyndi Lauper or Deniece Williams.
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It's a really good article tbh. And considering it's a tech forum filled with nerdy straight guys, the comments are much more positive than you'd expect. Everyone loves Call Me Maybe.  Carly's hit really is THE song of 2012, maybe even the song of our generation. When will your fave, tbh? 
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