[MaoMars]

Rated R is better than any album from Katy/Taylor/Beyoncé/Gaga.

[Lord Blackout]

Tbh I was kinda pissed when I first heard Roar cause it didn't sound like a hit. It sounded like a OOTB track with a bigger/better chorus, that's it. Shows just how powerful Katy is.

[G.U.Y. Gaga]

Originally posted by MaoMars

my poor ears
1:40

2:47 tho

we can't all have the vocals of the queens

[bluth]

Originally posted by Georges

No it was in a magazine.

i'm reading the article now and there were so many moments where i was convinced it must have been sarcastic at the very least

In writing lyrics, McKee adheres to the Swedish school of pop songwriting championed by Max Martin. Words are chiefly there to serve the melody. “It’s very mathematical,” McKee explained. “A line has to have a certain number of syllables, and the next line has to be its mirror image.” I asked for an example, and she sang, “California girls, we’re unforgettable, Daisy Dukes, bikinis on top,” then said, “If you add one syllable, or take it away, it’s a completely different melody to Max.

Later Cirkut would painstakingly “comp” all the takes—compare them syllable by syllable and stitch them together into the best possible vocal—which is how Dr. Luke and Max Martin record.

i didn't realise their songwriting/production process was this contrived

[RobynYoBank]

Originally posted by Lord Blackout

Tbh I was kinda pissed when I first heard Roar cause it didn't sound like a hit. It sounded like a OOTB track with a bigger/better chorus, that's it. Shows just how powerful Katy is.

You have got to be kidding. It's like built from the ground up to be a smash. Even Kworb's love couldn't stop it.

[GreasyBruce]

We were watching the Bang Bang video on a music video channel and every time Jessie came on people would make "ugh" sounds and comment on how Ariana was so much hotter

[rihannafan]

Originally posted by Lord Blackout

Tbh I was kinda pissed when I first heard Roar cause it didn't sound like a hit. It sounded like a OOTB track with a bigger/better chorus, that's it. Shows just how powerful Katy is.

Right? The edgy lyrics, unusual melody and original ohhs really fooled me at first.

[RobynYoBank]

Roar would be a masterpiece if they had done something less lazy instead of the ohhhs

[MaoMars]

Originally posted by G.U.Y. Gaga

2:47 tho

we can't all have the vocals of the queens

that yodel

[Alchemist]

Originally posted by RobynYoBank

Anyone who thought Applause was going to outperform Roar (after hearing both, ofc)

It did in Spain

[GreasyBruce]

Originally posted by bluth

i'm reading the article now and there were so many moments where i was convinced it must have been sarcastic at the very least




i didn't realise their songwriting/production process was this contrived

Comping is why mediocre vocalists like Taylor, Katy and Rihanna can sound amazing on the record

[bluth]

Originally posted by GreasyBruce

We were watching the Bang Bang video on a music video channel and every time Jessie came on people would make "ugh" sounds and comment on how Ariana was so much hotter

no one can get enough of the #1 it girl

[Reader]

Originally posted by GreasyBruce

We were watching the Bang Bang video on a music video channel and every time Jessie came on people would make "ugh" sounds and comment on how Ariana was so much hotter

Jessie looks extremely masculine in the vidya and the high-cut silver dress showing the tops of her thighs as if it's sexy or something... messy

[Vine101]

Over Taylor's hair. I want her to go back to SN era's hair style like this (featuring the gorgeous Annie Clark)

[Robert]

Roar is still one of the worst songs of all time

[Alchemist]

Originally posted by bluth

i'm reading the article now and there were so many moments where i was convinced it must have been sarcastic at the very least




i didn't realise their songwriting/production process was this contrived

Truly embarrassing. My favorite is the story about them staying up until morning writing Teenage Dream just for their owners (Max and Benny) to shut them down

Parent and child teas

[G.U.Y. Gaga]

Originally posted by MaoMars

that yodel

I luv ha, but I legit screamed

[rihannafan]

Originally posted by Robert

Roar is still one of the worst songs of all time

It truly is. I have never seen a song with less personality. Even Pitbull and LMFAO songs have more personality.

[Lord Blackout]

Originally posted by rihannafan

Right? The edgy lyrics, unusual melody and original ohhs really fooled me at first.

I didn't say it was experimental. I like you, but you need to stop being so condescending.

Originally posted by RobynYoBank

You have got to be kidding. It's like built from the ground up to be a smash. Even Kworb's love couldn't stop it.

Nothing sounded big in it to me besides the chorus. It was kinda stripped down compared to the huge bombs that were I Kissed A Girl and California Gurls. But I'm glad I was proven wrong.

[Giselle]

Kimye in Paris