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Originally posted by J03Y
also the fact that she made a recor d 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.
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That doesn't make any sense at all.
So you're saying she deserves to be crucified because of the fact she isn't worthy to tie a record set by MJ, not
how she did. What kind of logic...
Oh and to say that Katy had an easier time doing it is a misnomer. BY FAR. Fun catchy songs are HARDLY a guarantee #1. Look at your fav's discography. Plus, I would argue MJ actually had an easier time doing it, because he was coming off of the biggest music era in history. Some of his songs went #1 based on name alone, esp the lead single. If notice MJ spent much less cumulative weeks at #1 for each album. Also, Billboard's charting rules were different back then. They emphasized sales more than airplay, so you didn't necessarily have to reach an equilibrium between sales and airplay, like you almost always have to now. If Billboard maintained those rules, Last Friday Night probably would have went #1 after the music video was released.
Finally, you are pretty much shading MJ to suggest that Katy tying in anyway shape or form belittles his career.
He has tons of records. A lot of them have been broken/tied, and a lot more will be. (Babe Ruth didn't hold the record for most home runs forever, but he is still the most remembered out of the rest) The fact that he set the record and kept it for so long should more than impressive. I doubt the record of most album sales will ever be broken tbh.
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and #1 singles doesn't equate to influence and success. it just means she has an impressive chart history.
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I would consider #1s to equate to some level of success, esp considering how much longevity they all had and how much they all sold in the end.
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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.
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I agree with this. Esp the Cali Gurls reference. I feel the same with I Kissed A Girl and a bunch of other songs like that by other artists.
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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 agree with this too.
Let's hope she keeps her promise about a real dark album!