Carly Rae Jepsen's new song irks me...

[Random Argument Man]

I'm not going to even try to listen to her new song. To all people saying that "Call me maybe" is a good song, imagine a 40 year old stalker singing it with a low-whispering voice behind your ears...Yeah, that's why I don't listen to this.

 

[Rule Britannia]

It's just as weird as any other song, if you post the lyrics of an "emo" song it is disturbing as hell. This song isn't as singable as "call me maybe", you could hear call me maybe one time and know the entire song the second time you hear it.

Nothing wrong with the song or the video.

 

[Random Argument Man]

I'm not going to even try to listen to her new song. To all people saying that "Call me maybe" is a good song, imagine a 40 year old stalker singing it with a low-whispering voice behind your ears...Yeah, that's why I don't listen to this.

That's retarded. Its NOT a 40 year old stalker, its a young female with a decent voice. Im not saying the song is great, but its not as bad as everyone says it is, IMO.

I'm not a fan of the song in any way. I'm just saying that you change the singer with someone else and it begins to get creepy. Although, if it's your thing, I suppose that I can't change your opinion.

 

[Genocidicles]

I dislike it simply because it's pop music, let alone the lessons that schoolchildren will take away from it.

 

[Something Amyss]

I didn't think anyone escaped 'Call Me Maybe'.

Doesn't mean you associate the name with the song (or the surrounding fads and memes).

I couldn't remember if she was the "Call Me Maybe" girl or the "want u back" one.

 

[Torrasque]

i hope im not the only one who opened the thread wondering who the heck this person was

I didn't think anyone escaped 'Call Me Maybe'.

OP: Songs have that kind of theme all of the time, why does it bother you that people didn't call her skanky?

Oh no, I'm not really telling people to call her skanky. I'm just shocked that no one seemed to be the least bit bothered by the fact that the song was basically depicting this young aged girl bragging about how she was cheating on her boyfriend. Unless, of course, you're telling me this is completely normal nowadays. (that's actually part of the question)

Dude, most pop/hip-hop have the same problem. Well "problem" I suppose. I just assume that most people that listen to pop/hip-hop don't give a shit about the lyrics, they just listen to the rhythm. Thats why the most popular part of a pop/hip-hop song is the chorus, the catchy part that plays several times.

CRJ is no exception, you DO realize how many of her songs are about "shitty" ex boyfriends, right?

 

[Something Amyss]

Is this like a new young generation thing? Because honestly, my mind is full of fuck! ಠ_ಠ

I'm in my 30s now (and totally depressed by that fact), and that was common when I was growing up. The only real difference I can see is that Gen X and Gen Y didn't have an ubiquitous internet to log all their stupidity for generations to come.

It's not a new young generation thing

I suppose I'll comment on the content, since I'm here anyway.

This song is far better than "Call Me Maybe," though not my cup of tea. I don't care about the content of the lyrics so much, because it at least shows some actual musical appeal.

 

[Hero in a half shell]

I clicked on the Youtube video and left the tab, then was amazed when this really awesome track started playing, I was thinking "Well this isn't so bad, in fact it's pretty awesome" Then a woman started talking over it and I realised it was an advertisement.

Forgettable song, no musical merits or technical flair in the song at all, just a by the numbers piece of pop poop.

Also the guy she apparently likes really looks like someone from Hanson:

 

[Robert Hilliker]

My only real problem with the song and the video is its juvenile nature. All well and good considering the demographic usually served by pop music, but Carly Rae Jepsen is 26(27 this month)!

 

[Thyunda]

i hope im not the only one who opened the thread wondering who the heck this person was

I didn't think anyone escaped 'Call Me Maybe'.

OP: Songs have that kind of theme all of the time, why does it bother you that people didn't call her skanky?

Oh no, I'm not really telling people to call her skanky. I'm just shocked that no one seemed to be the least bit bothered by the fact that the song was basically depicting this young aged girl bragging about how she was cheating on her boyfriend. Unless, of course, you're telling me this is completely normal nowadays. (that's actually part of the question)

There's no air of conflict/regret at all in the video either (some artists can pull that off, and it appears much deeper and less about 'oh baby you're so hot yeah'; it's very 'party all the time' ish, which implies 'all fun/no regret'. I don't really recall a lot of music that gets away with being so blatant about it without being purposely ironic/tongue-in-cheek (like, Avril's 'Girlfriend' song, which is essentially the same thing, but taken much less seriously (further accented by the tone of her music video. This is a subtlety in music, and it creates the general aura behind the song.

With Jensen, she seems to hold legitimate/non-ironic pride with regards to her lechery. Or, that's at least how I interpreted it. So the lack of 'wut' responses kind of worried me, because I was wondering how relationships were currently interpreted by teenagers today. Again, it might just be me; I'm just seeing what others have to say.

Enrique Iglesias does the same. Pitbull too. And Chris Brown. Pretty much any male pop artist does it as well, so really, you wouldn't WANT Carly Rae Jepsen to be insulted for doing the same thing as the above three. I like the above three...well, not Chris Brown. His music is just awful.

EDIT: Also Hollywood Undead...though Charlie Scene wraps himself in the worst kind of irony. The one where you can't tell if it's irony or not even though he outright states it is. I'm still suspicious.

 

[Dr. Doomsduck]

Oh, yeah, ABOLISH THIS FILTH.

But by all means, let's keep stuff like 'candy shop' on the radio. That'll give those kids a good rolemodel to live by.

Really, it's about a young girl doing stupid stuff, if the worst thing my daughter ever does is cheat on a guy in her teens/twenties...I think we'll be fine.