NG's Top 30 Joints Of 2008....Presents : Number 26 & 25
26. Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl
Released: May 6, 2008.
From the Album : One of the Boys
2007: Queens of the Stone Age - Make It Wit Chu
2006: Shakira Feat. Wyclef Jean - Hips Don't Lie
2005: Ciara Feat. Ludacris - Oh
2004: Mobb Deep - Got It Twisted
I love anthems, especially the lesbian ones! LOL. Ok, people are taking this fun song way too seriously like with the whole religion issues and her being a Christian. I mean, Katy just want us to recognize that she was at party, got drunk, kissed a girl and she simply liked it. It's a love it or hate it track, which means, these kind of songs are usually absolute hits.
I Kissed a Girl has been getting monumental amounts of airplay in the U.S., and to most people, the track became an overrated piece of guilty pleasure. However, I believe the song is more than just a guilty pleasure, but rather a pop anthem that marks her career in this business. I love the last verse where she raises her vocal during
ain't no big deal, it's innocenttttt. <3 There is no deny that the track has become a part of 2008's pop culture as we see girls have a faux-fumble on the dancefloor and endure endless references to cherry chapstick.
25. MGMT - Time to Pretend
Released: March 3, 2008.
From the Album : Oracular Spectacular
2007: Rihanna - Don't Stop the Music
2006: Diddy Feat. Christina Aguilera - Tell Me
2005: Will Smith - Switch
2004: N.E.R.D. - Maybe
So I have come across this song through a friend and I am so happy he recommended their music.
Time to Pretend is a huge, epic sounding spaced-out pop with a psychedelic twist that begins by wishing for the rock star lifestyle as MGMT starts,
Let's make some music, make some money, find some models for wives, I'll move to Paris, shoot some heroin, and **** with the stars. It is clear that this duo has excellent pop-sensibilities and know how to draw a listener in. They also know how to provide sufficient variety by having different sounds pulling off a track’s all-important hook. Furthermore, MGMT's clip for
Time to Pretend is amazing, I mean where else would we see fight scenes against giant crabs or people riding on flying owls. Epic!
So how do you guys like this pair? =D