Pop singer Katy Perry, you’ll know her for one of the best pop albums of the 21st century in 2010 Youthful dream, has been chasing that height since then without replicating it. Over the past 14 years, Perry has struggled to find relevance in the pop music space she once dominated, and that becomes even more apparent today, July 12, when she releases her new single “Woman’s World.” Couldn’t be clearer. The popular “national anthem” song has attracted widespread attention online. Which brings me back to one of the highlights of her career over the past decade: Pokemon 25th anniversary single and music video “Electric”. “Woman’s World” is so bad I can’t help but feel like she’s embarrassing her friend Pikachu and wonder where the little electric mouse is to stop her friend from unleashing this monster.
In a bid to cater to those who don’t like pop music, Perry’s new single “Woman’s World” was criticized long before it was released today. when she posted a June 17th song clip, its lyrics were criticized for sounding like a song you’d sing to your dog when no one is home. It’s intended to be empowering, but the result is mostly just Perry saying a bunch of adjectives and clichés. It’s a toothless, childish song that gets worse as the truth about its creation is revealed. When Dr. Luke (who was once Accused of assaulting women including pop star Kesha As the song’s creator and producer, the entire pro-women anthem became a laughing stock online for being misogynistic and preying on women in the industry. “Women’s World” has six writers, four of whom are men.
The music video released today is ridiculous. “Women’s World” is the kind of shit you’d hear in a women’s razor commercial, but when it’s not tapping into the most clichéd and generic of feminist imagery, it leans into a weird, ridiculous-ism, It’s like Perry filled her ass with unleaded gasoline. Controversial YouTuber Trisha Paytas For some reason, she drives Perry around in a monster truck and then the singer is airlifted out of some random girl’s backyard in a helicopter while onlookers just scream “Who are you?” . Easy.
perry told Eller She knows many people associate her music with a message of empowerment. To be fair, that’s true if you look at songs like “Fireworks” and “Roar,” But because of the specific nature of these songs, they work much better. “Firework” was a queer anthem in the 2010s because it was specifically about finding your inner light despite the odds. “Roar” is effective when it talks about how power dynamics in relationships can make us small and take back your space. “Woman’s World” essentially boils down to “women’s presence” while also supporting one of the music industry’s most famous abusers.
But “Electric”, 2021 Pokemon Pop songs, that’s all.
Full marks from me because while some may say the song is cheesy, I got a little choked up listening to the song and watching the music video of Perry and her partner Pikachu. The two traveled back in time to an earlier stage of their lives, when Perry was young and trying to make it in music, even though her Pikachu was Pichu at the time. The two helped their younger selves out of trouble in their respective careers. In fact, it’s all pretty sweet. It would be great for future versions of her and Pikachu to prevent a series of events in which she teams up with a known abuser and makes the most half-hearted swing at a feminist anthem as she attempts a comeback. That would be great.
We reached out to Perry’s Pikachu for comment, and she said, “Pika, piiiiiiikaaaa,” with a confused look on her face.
But this kind of disappointment is how I feel when I listen to most of Perry’s music. Youthful dream It is undoubtedly one of the most important pop records of the modern era, and the consequences of its decline have been catastrophic. Her next album, 143which will launch on September 20th.
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