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Originally posted by J03Y
it's mostly because her strategies to getting (or trying to get) constant #1s are cheap or incredibly low. if it isn't an instant chart topper she either lowers the price or adds a rapper unnecessarily, which is one of the things i greatly dislike about her. i love her songs and there are many very personal songs i like, but her celebrity persona is very unlikable.
also the fact that she made a record one does not simply tie with Michael Jackson and doesn't get crucified for. Katy is seen as a very bubbly artist, a cotton candy pop singer. and she tied with an artist who was taken very seriously at the time he got those hard earned #1s. all Katy had to do was look hot in a bikini (effectively i might add ), lower individual prices, and let the label add rappers to her songs. MJ did so much more than any of that for that album, a lot of people were just offended by the fact that Katy didn't have to do much to be on par with the King of Pop.
and #1 singles doesn't equate to influence and success. it just means she has an impressive chart history. really the only songs that will be remembered from Teenage Dream will be Firework, Teenage Dream and maybe E.T. California Gurls will be like 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' to Cyndi Lauper: people will know it but not who made it. Katy has very few songs that have a memorable factor. even Hot N Cold and I Kissed A Girl won't be remembered as Katy songs in the next couple of decades.
i do think, personally, that she has potential to be remembered for something bigger than what she has made. she just needs to move out of TD era. it's become too candy-coated than it was originally intended to be.
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I really understand your point here, but as many Kats have said before, promotion is promotion, it could be live performances, discounts, remixes and many other strategies to make the song more "popular".
It's just that actually Katy has done much more than that for the album. She's been working like crazy for 2 years now without any rest, she did amazing videos for every single, she started a world tour that lasted the whole year and she did many live performances for her singles (except LFN, instead they used the remix that didn't have the same effect a live tv performance could have generated). She's been working her ass off since 2010 and I'm pretty sure MJ did the same for his Bad era. And I admit she looks hot in a bikini, but for most of her videos and performances she was wearing too many clothes!
Thanks for giving an honest and not agressive opinion!