Escapists, why do so many people like Katy Perry?

[taciturnCandid]

The same reason people like Queen, Beatles, Lady Gaga, Avenged Sevenfold or Justin Bieber. They like the music.

Why did you group the Beatles and Queen with the rest of those?

 

[Above]

Uhh,Hello...It has 3 Words.

Her. Google. Fap.

Or,some people just like the music. *Sniggers*

 

[iphonerose]

I dislike her. She's annoying and her music is the same old generic chart music so I dislike that also, but her husband is extremely charming, intelligent and witty. You should probably educate yourself a little on him before you ask why people like him

 

[Jodah]

Shes hot and her music is moderately better than some current "musicians." Certainly not in my top 10 musicians but I don't want to stab myself repeatedly when I hear her songs.

 

[Jazoni89]

Meh, i don't really have a opinion on Katy Perry, but Russell Brand is Awesome though.

Screw the brand haters!

 

[iphonerose]

One of the things that really pisses me off in life is musical elitists, you know those people who think they are superior for the music they listen to. Dara O Briain is awesome.

Couldn't agree more man and also dara o briain makes me proud to be Irish

 

[Amphoteric]

One of the things that really pisses me off in life is musical elitists, you know those people who think they are superior for the music they listen to.

I'd say crucially there's a difference between thinking you're superior for the music you listen to, and thinking that some music is superior to other music (and obviously you'll listen to the former).

Let us agree though, that Dara O'Briain is awesome.

It is just 100% subjective though. Some people will call this music superior while others will call that music superior. There is no objective way to find out what "sounds in your ears" are better.

Dara O'Briain's argument amuses me but I don't actually agree with it. The 'sounds in your ear' thing is just a rhetorical trick. It's like saying paintings are just lines in front of your eyes; there just is more to it than that.
There is subjectivity but it's not 100% subjective. Maybe it's merely based on consensus, but there are certain values which should be considered 'superior'. Originality in the music, artistry and profundity in the lyrics; there's more to what makes great music than 'I like it because it's catchy'. I don't want to say there's a definitive list that is immutably right for what is greater music, much less that my opinion should be it, but there must be a line drawn somewhere. The Beatles are better than the Backstreet Boys, they just are. I know people who prefer the latter but one can't genuinely argue that that music is superior. I will never be convinced that Katy Perry should be considered superior to, or even just as good as, Tom Waits or Jimi Hendrix, or The Smiths or Modest Mouse, just because some people like her more (and moreover would never give the others a chance). There is a difference between personal preference and superiority, and dialogue between the two should hopefully bring about some interesting debate, but subjective choice should not be the only criterion.

I do not think that there is any objective way of saying one painting is better than another because humans are completely subjective beings on these matters. There is no scientific way of determining how good a painting is. Of course in my opinion, bands such as The Beatles and Pink Floyd are way better than people like Lady Gaga and Katy Perry but I would never say that they are objectively superior. It is purely my subjective opinion that those bands are better.

The only criteria for a good song is that people like it, it doesn't have to be deep and meaningful and artistic it just needs to be liked. What if everyone loved the backstreet boys and hated the beatles? Would the Beatles still be better?

 

[Darth Sea Bass]

I don't really care for her music but i'll be damned if she isn't a full on hottie!

 

[370999]

I quite like hot no cold. She is a decent pop star, yes she has a lot of software to back her up but ultimately I don't really care about that, as long as music sounds good to me then I don't care how it is made.

Also I think that while she might not be very goo at raising her pitch she is very good at raising me. ahem, sooo bad.

 

[penguindude42]

Because people are dipsh*ts who obey whoever's in charge.

So hear this: CHAOS, FUCK YEAH!

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~tom(A)

 

[MrFluffy-X]

shes a mad hottie

 

[AgentNein]

I dig her stuff. It's good catchy pop tunes. Is it heavily, heavily produced? Sure it is. Do other folks probably write her songs? I'm not terribly sure how she operates but if I were to go with how other pop musicians operate there's a good possibility! Should ANY OF THESE THINGS FACTOR IN TO MY ENJOYMENT OF HER MUSIC? No.

The idea that the quality of the art/music is in ANY WAY dependent on the effort put into it is not a philosophy that I prescribe to. You can go out and buy really fancy expensive paints and brushes or make the fucking paint and brushes yourself from scratch, either way your art will hold the same quality to me. Hey man if you make your own paints I really respect that, but it doesn't change the quality of the end product.

And you can tell me that people enjoy her for her looks, or because others tell them it's good, and you can tell me thoughts otherwise are naive. But I believe that discounting her music, ignoring the possibility that she's big now because people genuinely enjoy her tunes (and I've NEVER been one to enjoy music dependent on how popular it is), and insisting it's for other reasons is just a cynical (easy) position to take on it. And maybe you need to just be okay with the fact that your music isn't everyone's music.

 

[MarsProbe]

Because she can shoot fireworks out of her tits.

No, condiments, actually.

You didn't see the video for...er, Firework? Those are some pretty multitalented breasts, I must say. Whipped cream AND fireworks? Oh my!

 

[rabidmidget]

In the words of my friend's brother after I switched the car radio station from Katy Perry:

"But she's hot!"

I was so close to pulling over and shoving him out.

 

[Raizekage]

Physically, how could you not like her?

Musically, I couldn't care less.

 

[staika]

Some people like that type of music I guess, I personally don't like her music and I don't find her super attractive so I guess my metal head brain is immune to her charms.

 

[Arctarus'sCookie]

I don't like any of her songs. Deal with it.

 

[0194856]

Katy Perry's music doesn't exactly appeal to my tastes, so therefore her music is bad and I cannot understand why anyone else is different then me.

That is what I got out of the OP.

People like Katy Perry because people like the music she makes or how she looks. I don't like her music personally but I understand some people do. There's really nothing much else to it.

 

[Brightzide]

You're dead right sir. A combination of the two. She is just...lovely to look at. Absolutely gorgeous. And her songs are catchy and high in spirit. Whats not to love?...okay, if you dont like her, fair enough. To each their own. But I sure as hell do