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2008-12-27T05:01:00.000-08:00

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2008-12-27T04:54:00.000-08:00

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2008-12-27T04:49:00.000-08:00

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2008-12-27T04:37:00.000-08:00

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2008-12-27T04:14:00.001-08:00

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2008-12-27T04:10:00.000-08:00

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Hot 'n Cold

2008-12-27T03:28:00.002-08:00

You change your mind
Like a girl changes clothes
Yeah you P.M.S. like a bitch,
I would know

And you over think
Always speak
Cryptically

I should know
That you're no good for me

{CHORUS}
Cause you're hot then you're cold
You're yes then you're no
You're in then you're out
You're up then you're down
You're wrong when it's right
It's black and it's white
We fight, we break up
We kiss, we make up
You, You don't really want to stay, no
you,but You, but you don't really want to go-o
You're hot then you're cold
You're yes then you're no
You're in then you're out
You're up and you're down

We used to be
Just like twins
So in sync
The same energy
Now's a dead battery
Used to laugh bout nothing
Now your plain boring

I should know that
you're not gonna change

{CHORUS}

Someone call the doctor
Got a case of a love bi-polar
Stuck on a roller coaster
Can't get off this ride

You change your mind
Like a girl changes clothes

{CHORUS}

cause your hot n your cold
your yes and your no
your in then you out
your up and your down
your wrong when it right
it's black and it's white
we fight , we break up
we kiss, we make up
you ,you dont really want
to stay no
you ,you dont really want
to go no your hot n you cold
your yes, and no
your in then your out
you up and you down !!

Hook Up

2008-12-27T03:28:00.001-08:00

Oh, sweetheart
Put the bottle down
You've got
Too much talent
I see you
Through those
Bloodshot eyes
There's a cure
You've found it

Slow motion
sparks you caught that chill
Now don't deny it
But boys will be boys
Oh, yes they will
They don't want
To define it
Just give up the game
And get into me
If you're looking
For thrills
Then get cold feet

Oh, no
I do not
Hook up, up
I go slow
So if you want me
I don't come cheap
Keep your thing
In your pants
And your heart
On your sleeve
Oh, no
I do not
Hook up, up
I fall deep
Cause the more that you try
The harder i'll fight
To say goodnight

I can't cook, no
But i can clean
Up the mess you left
Lay your head down
And feel the beat
As i kiss

Your forehead
This may not
Last but this is now
So love the one
You're with
You wanna chase
But you're chasing
Your tail
Quick fix
Won't ever
Get you well

Oh, no
I do not
Hook up, up
I go slow
So if you want me
I don't come cheap
Keep your thing
In your pants
And your heart
On your sleeve
Oh, no
I do not
Hook up, up
I fall deep
Cause the more
that you try
The harder
I'll fight
To say goodnight

Cause i feel
The distance
Between us
Could be over
With a snap
Of your fingers
Oh, oh, oh, yeah

Oh, no
I do not
Hook up, up
I go slow
So if you want me
I don't come cheap
Keep your thing
In your pants
And your heart
On your sleeve
Oh, no
I do not
Hook up, up
I fall deep
Cause the more
that you try
The harder
I'll fight
To say goodnight

Oh, sweetheart
Put the bottle down
Cause you dont wanna
Miss out

Growing Pains

2008-12-27T03:27:00.001-08:00

You would think that I could find a simple song, a photograph of mine
To show this public eye, what I have to offer
I may not have a PHD, or speak in eloquent philosophy!
I'm nothing more than simply me you see!

CHORUS(*1):
What I am trying to say
I'm just a babe in so many ways!

I'm still growing, still stretchin'
Still breaking in these new shoes
Looking for a way to make a mark of my own
I'm just a spring chick, wet behind the ears
It's a part of life so there's no need to fear
These growing pains that I'm going through

I don't regret, I'm not ashamed that I haven't yet begun to speaketh ways...
(As the wisest of men), oh perhaps some day
But for now I'm grateful to be a part of the family tree, while The Man upstairs does His work on me
It's a job that may take eternity to complete

CHORUS(*2):
Just when I've learned all I can, those growing
Pains up and kick on in again!

CHORUS

BRIDGE:
Time after time, one more time and again, will it ever end?
It's the lessons in our lives that make us wise
But young or old I am told it's the same
Oh, these growing pains never go away, so I'll just keep on trying

Music break

CHORUS(*1)

CHORUS

Oh, baby don't worry about a thang!

Fingerprints

2008-12-27T03:26:00.000-08:00

Voted most likely to end up on the back of a milk box drink
Looks like I'm lettin em down
Cause seven, seventy-five isn't worth an hour of my hard work and time
When you cant afford half the shit they advertise
Ohh I'm worth more then they ask more then the toe-tag generation full of regret
Ohh I won't settle noo, ohh I can't settle

I wanna break the mold, I wanna break the stereotype
Fist in the air I'm not going down with out a fight
It's my life and I'm not sitting on the sidelines watching
It pass me by
I'm leaving you my legacy
I gotta make my mark
I gotta run it hard
I want you to remember me
I'm leaving my fingerprints
I'm leaving my fingerprints
I'm leaving my fingerprints on you

Representing you and me
Don't you wanna go down in history?
Rather then end up begging on the streets
Trading under table favors for a place to sleep
Cause I'm worth more than this so stop writing prescriptions for my Ritalin
I can't focus my attention

I wanna break the mold, I wanna break the stereotype
Fist in the air I'm not going down with out a fight
It's my life and I'm sitting on the sidelines watching
It pass me by
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I'm leaving you my legacy
I gotta make my mark
I gotta run it hard
I want you to remember me
I'm leaving my fingerprints
I'm leaving my fingerprints
Don't give up
Don't give in
Build your house on the rock
Oh not in the sand, in the sand, in the sand, in the sand

It's my life and I'm not sitting on the sidelines watching
It pass me by
I'm leaving you my legacy
I gotta make my mark
I gotta run it hard
I want you to remember me
(I want you to remember me)
It's my life and I'm not sitting on the sidelines watching
It pass me by
I'm leaving you my legacy
I gotta make my mark
I gotta run it hard
I want you to remember me
Cause I'm leaving my fingerprints
I'm leaving my fingerprints
I'm leaving my fingerprints, in the end

Faith Won't Fail

2008-12-27T03:24:00.002-08:00

You could throw me
In the fire
And I won't be burned
For my faith
Is Your desire
And Your love endures

You could throw me
In the prison cell
Shackle me up
Against the rail
But time
And time again
My faith won't fail

Chorus:
For He'll prevail
In the midst of all
My trials
And tribulations
And He'll prevail
In the midst of all
My sin
And temptations
He'll prevail
When I fall
And He
Will pick me up
For time
And time again
My faith won't fail
Time and time again
My faith won't fail

You could cast me
In the lion's den
But they won't harm me
For Your grace
Surrounds me
And it sets me free

And I can walk
Upon the water
And I will not drown
For my eyes are
Set upon You
And no one
Can bring me down

For His angels
Surround me
And You've poured out
This blood covering
And I will walk
And not fail
For time
And time again
My faith won't fail
Time
And time again
My faith won't fail

Damn

2008-12-27T03:24:00.001-08:00

We woke up late
Said goodbye
Now i'm standing
Outside
On the street
I walk
Through the city
I'm laughing
Boucayes
Staring down
At my feet

And my eyes
Look up at the sky
Am i falling?
Open up
And pull me in
I feel like an angel
Who's fallen
I just gotta have
This first taste
Of original sin

Damn
Can you feel it?
Damn
I can't believe it
Damn
You got me
Feelin' good
Damn
Do you dig it?
That's the way
You do it
Damn
You know
You give it good

Two minutes later
I'm counting
The seconds
And hours to go
I'm working
A sweat out of bed
Just
The thought of you
Makings me glow

I've got the fact
That you give it good
Your my back up
And just leave it alone
I'm walking from there
Cause your crunk
Now i'm going home
To do it all
Again on my own

Damn
Can you feel it?
Damn
I can't believe it
Damn
You got me
Feelin' good
Damn
Do you dig it?
That's the way
You do it
Damn
You know
You give it good

You got my tongue
It's so tied
My eyes
Are open wide
And my hair
Is standing up
On my skin
And i keep sayin'

Damn
Do you dig it?
That's the way
You do it
Damn
You know
You give it good

Waltz
Through the door
And into your room
Cause
This whole world lies
But you
Tell me the truth
Think i'll give you up?
Your not gonna
Let me down
Your love
Is like an ocean
And i'm starting
To drown

Damn
Can you feel it?
Damn
I can't believe it
Damn
You got me
Feelin' good
Damn
Do you dig it?
That's the way
You do it
Damn
You know
You give it good

You got my tongue
It's so tied
My eyes
Are open wide
And my hair
Is standing up
On my skin
And i keep sayin'

Connor

2008-12-27T03:22:00.002-08:00

You change your mind like Mollie dyes her hair

Yeah, you PMS like a bitch I would know

And you always speak

About Connor and Joe

[Chourus]

Cos' you're hot n your cold

You're Connor and Joe

Been out with Miles and James

Your love always changed

You don't really wanna say, no

But you don't really wanna go, oh

Cos' you're hot n your cold

You're Connor and Joe

Been out with Miles and James

Your love always changed

You and Joe used to be just like twins

So in sync

Our old energy's

Now a dead battery

Used to sob over it

And you still do now

Now that the love is gone

There is no more to be won

[Chourus]

Cos' you're hot n your cold

You're Connor and Joe

Been out with Miles and James

Your love always changed

You don't really wanna say, no

But you don't really wanna go, oh

Cos' you're hot n your cold

You're Connor and Joe

Been out with Miles and James

Your love always changed

Someone call the doctor

Got a case of a love bipolar

Stuck in a single period

Can't get out this time

You change your mind like Mollie dyes her hair

[Chourus]

Cos' you're hot n your cold

You're Connor and Joe

Been out with Miles and James

Your love always changed

You don't really wanna say, no

But you don't really wanna go, oh

Cos' you're hot n your cold

You're Connor and Joe

Been out with Miles and James

Your love always changed

Broken

2008-12-27T03:22:00.001-08:00

I wear the red shoes
With the holes
To remind me
What we went through
Sit down here
Kick 'em off enough
Not had enough of you
I tell you
You know
The car you drive
Keeps breaking down
And never starts
Next thing
I'm pulling up to you
We're in the backseat
Driving it home
No one wants
To be alone

Chorus:
What do you do?
What do you do
When everything
Is broken?
What do you say?
What do you say
When no words
Fit the moment?
'Cuz you're not here
And even if you were
All i could say
Is what do i do?
What do i do?
We're broken
But i can't
Throw us away

The video
Of our vacation's
Chewed up in the drawer
Beside me
She thinks i never got
To watch it
I'm so glad
I made a copy
The sky
Got bitter twisted
Just like you and me
I miss it
You snap it
Bend it
Burn it
Then you find
That you can't fix it
Fall back on whatever
Still remains

(Chorus)

Breaking you in
Breaking your heart
I was taking it all
And I tore you apart
Breaking me in
Breaking my heart
And the damage was done
But I took what you got
We were breakin' it
Smashin' it
Takin' it
Lovin' it
Hatin' it
Drivin' it home
And now I'm all
Now I'm all alone

Oh, yeah (4x)

(Chorus)

What do i do?
We're broken
But i can't
Throw us away

Breakout

2008-12-27T03:21:00.002-08:00

Every week's
The same
Stuck in school
So lame
My parents say
That I'm lazy
Getting up
At 8 is crazy

Tired of hearing
What to do
So unfair
So uncool

Days too long
And I'm holding on
Till I hear
The bell ring

Cuz it's
The time when were gonna
The time when
We're gonna breakout
Let the party start
We're gonna stay out
Gonna break
Some hearts

We're gonna dance
Till the dance floor
Falls apart
Uh, oh
All over again
We're gonna wake up
Everyone we know
We're gonna have
Some fun
Gonna loose control

Feels so good
To let go-oh-oh

Hangout
It's something
We like to do
With my friends
Every mess
Were into ha
These are
The lessons
That we chose
Not a book
Full of things
We'll never use

Days too long
And I'm holding on
Till I hear
The bell ring

Cuz it's
The time when were gonna
The time when
We're gonna breakout
Let the party start
We're gonna stay out
Gonna break some hearts
We're gonna dance till
The dance floor
Falls apart
Uh, oh
All over again
We're gonna wake up
Everyone we know
We're gonna have
Some fun
Gonna loose control

Feels so good
To let go-oh-oh

I wish it
Would never end
Spending time
With my friends
Oh, with my friends

Breakout
Let the party start
We're gonna stay out
Gonna break some hearts
We're gonna dance
Till the dance floor
Falls apart
Uh, oh
All over again
We're gonna wake up
Everyone we know
We're gonna have
Some fun
Gonna loose control

Feels so good
To let go

Breakout
Let the party start
We're gonna stay out
Gonna break some hearts
We're gonna dance
Till the dance floor
Falls apart
Uh, oh
All over again
We're gonna wake up
Everyone we know
We're gonna have
Some fun
Gonna loose control

Feels so good
To let go-oh-oh

A Cup Of Coffee

2008-12-27T03:21:00.001-08:00

I take these turns
A bit too fast
Trying to leave you
In my past
The CD skips
Our favorite songs
Our greatest hits
Just don't belong

I really love
To hate this
Love hate
Hate love relationships
Are over-rated
Over my dead body
Is how this will end
He said it's over
And I could go for
Another chance to do
This over again

So this is it?
After all
We've been thru
We call it quits
And-a I'm about to
Wash my prints
Oh
The little I had left
He said it's over
And I could really go
For a cup of coffee
And an overdose

Leave it all behind me
You'll see it
When you finally find me
Comatose or pretty close
Cover up copy
And an overdose

I pop these pills
Like cracker jacks
And the price
That plays dice
Just watching you react
When your depressed you
Sleep too much
I'm not sure
If I'm waking up

It's over-rated
Over my dead body
Is how this will end
You said it'd over
And I could go
For another chance to do
This over again

So this is it?
After all
We've been thru
We call it quits
And-a i'm about
To wash my prints
Oh
The little I had left
He said it's over
And I could really go
For a cup of coffee
And an overdose

Leave it all behind me
You'll see it
When you finally find me
Comatose or pretty close
Cup of coffee
And an overdose

He said it's over
And I could really go
For a cup of coffee
And an overdose
Leave it all behind me
You'll see it
When you finally find me
Comatose or pretty close

I stood in line
Without you
I stood in line
Without you
And I don't tell you
What it is
I thought about you
Well without you
Is everything I've got

Naturally

2008-12-27T03:20:00.001-08:00

Naturally

Did it seem to disappoint you
Living alone?
By the banks of your dilemma
Out of control
No one seems to give the answers that you wanna hear
What you'd give to find a welcome here

Miles and miles of lies behind you
Those were the days
So many lives you'd hope would guide you
Help you find a way
Now it seems to your surprise that they left you lying here
What you'd give to dry these bitter tears

Did it come naturally?
You a million miles from home
When you tried so carefully
To live a life that's not your own
Always remember that it wasn't that long ago
I stilled the oceans
I moved the mountains
To say I love you

Heaven waits, the hours of silence
Finds you on your knees
Broken in a sweet surrender
Of peace
All the years of searching for a love you didn't know
Now you've finally found a welcome home

CHORUS

Music break

BRIDGE:
I love you, I have and I always will.

CHORUS(2x)

Last Call

2008-12-27T03:19:00.000-08:00

Hello, hello I'm searchin' for a man
With love filled eyes and them healing hands
Hello, hello I've been waiting for so long
Don't disconnect me cause it's my last call

CHORUS(*):
For help...yeah help
For help...

CHORUS:
Cause it's 8-9-9-3-8-3-3, come on and listen to me
Take my call, collect my change,
Cause Lord I'm calling on Your name

Don't wanna leave, don't wanna say goodbye
Still fifteen minutes for my thrity-five
And where's this good in goodbye?
Cause talking to you is bringing me...

CHORUS(*):
This life...yeah life
This life...yeah

CHORUS(2x)

Music break

CHORUS(4x)

THIS IS MY LAST CALL!

You're So Gay

2008-12-27T03:18:00.000-08:00

I hope you hang yourself with your H&M scarf
While jacking off listening to mozart
You bitch and moan about LA
Wishing you were in the rain reading Hemingway
You don’t eat meat
And drive electrical cars
You’re so indie rock it’s almost an art
You need SPF 45 just to stay alive

(CHORUS)
You’re so gay and you don’t even like boys
No you don’t even like
No you don’t even like
No you don’t even like boys
You’re so gay and you don’t even like boys
No you don’t even like
No you don’t even like
No you don’t even like…

You’re so sad maybe you should buy a happy meal
You’re so skinny you should really Super Size the deal
Secretly you’re so amused
That nobody understands you
I’m so mean cause I cannot get you outta your head
I’m so angry cause you’d rather MySpace instead
I can’t believe I fell in love with someone that wears more make up than...

(CHORUS)
You’re so gay and you don’t even like boys
No you don’t even like
No you don’t even like
No you don’t even like boys
You’re so gay and you don’t even like boys
No you don’t even like
No you don’t even like
No you don’t even like…

(BRIDGE)
You walk around like you’re oh so debonair
You pull em' down and there’s really nothing there
I wish you would just be real with me

(CHORUS)
You’re so gay and you don’t even like boys
No you don’t even like
No you don’t even like
No you don’t even like boys
You’re so gay and you don’t even like boys
No you don’t even like
No you don’t even like
Oh no no no no no no-------
You’re so gay and you don’t even like boys
No you don’t even like
No you don’t even like
No you don’t even like boys
You’re so gay and you don’t even like boys
No you don’t even like
No you don’t even like
No you don’t even like… PENIS!

Thanks to Alanna =) for these lyrics

Thanks to Hope for these lyrics

Thanks to rebecca for these lyrics

Thanks to Bryan for these lyrics

Thanks to Freddy {exotic} for these lyrics

Thanks to Michelle for these lyrics

News

2008-12-27T03:07:00.002-08:00

Tis The Season For... Things We Love (To Hate!)

With the holiday season upon us in full force, we thought it would be totally inappropriate if we came up with this list of things in the entertainment world that totally annoy us, repulse us, bother us, and that we just plain can't stand. Yeah, "hate" is a really strong word so we aren't going to use that any further than just hyperbole for our headline here.

But seriously, we get tired of hearing about the celebs, despise these films and cannot stand either the music or image of the bands and musicians listed below. Be sure to add your comments at let us know who you can't stand at the end!

Katy Perry Fills Music's Quirky Girl Void
December 19th, 2008 9:54am

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Don't get Katy Perry twisted: She absolutely loves being pop's quirky poster girl, the wild child who doesn't censor herself and causes raised eyebrows with songs like "Ur So Gay" and "I Kissed a Girl."

But for all her success over the last year, Perry is hoping that songs like her most recent No. 1, "Hot n Cold," show she has more to offer than kitsch and controversy. "It's my personality, which is up and down and sassy and cheeky," says Perry, who recently became a Grammy nominee. "You're gonna see me with all kinds of different things. Maybe you won't expect it, but that's what I like to do - keep people on their toes."

Offering the unexpected was a key factor in Perry becoming one of pop's breakout stars this year. While "Ur So Gay" - a taunting song to an ex-lover more enamored with flatirons and skinny jeans than his ex-girlfriend - became an underground talker, it was her equally ear-catching song "I Kissed a Girl," about girl-on-girl experimentation, that resonated with mainstream music fans, becoming a No. 1 summer smash. "She's not scared to rattle some people's cages lyrically, and say some risqué stuff," says singer-songwriter Butch Walker, who collaborated with Perry on some of the tracks on her debut album, "One of the Boys." ''She brings a little bit of the underground, a little bit of the hipster and underground culture to the mainstream, and that's what sells her ... as different."

And that's what Perry hoped her role in pop music would be. The 24-year-old, who was raised by ministers and dabbled in Christian music before heading to Los Angeles as a 17-year-old aspiring artist, found most of pop's princesses to be manufactured and boring. "I was a bit let down by maybe their personality or their delivery or their consistency," says Perry during an interview at her Capitol Records label offices. "They were so like careful with everything."

Well, what's the point of being in pop or rock 'n' roll music if you're going to be a windup doll?" Perry says. "Use your own wheels and bolts, even if they break, do it yourself."

But Perry found that a colorful personality, strong voice and well-crafted songs didn't guarantee her pop stardom, or even an album. Though she worked with top producers such as Glen Ballard and The Matrix, she bounced from label to label. (Blender magazine profiled her as one to watch in 2004.) "She was signed and dropped like twice before the record came out," says Walker. "I was afraid that her career and those songs were never gonna see the light of day."

Even Perry wondered whether she should just give up. But her competition gave her hope. "Every time I thought maybe there was a girl that would take my place, I would watch her and I would kind of sit back and say, 'Almost! No no no, there's still a void!'" she recalls.

Now that she's come along to fill it, Perry looks back on her struggles as a badge of honor. "It's like training," she says.

And she has this advice for those hoping to be the next Katy Perry: Find your own identity. "When I first started at 17 in Los Angeles, the hit song was 'Complicated,' and everyone wanted me to write a 'Complicated,'" she says of Avril Lavigne's early hit. "I'm like, 'Look that's her, this is me. Everybody loves that song - hopefully everyone will love my song.'"

Katy Perry: 'I'm Not Engaged'
December 17th, 2008 2:38pm

Katy Perry has blasted reports she is engaged to her long-term boyfriend Travis McCoy, insisting the Gym Class Heroes frontman did not propose in Paris, France.

McCoy, who has been dating the singer since last year, reportedly popped the question during a recent romantic break to the French capital by kissing the star with a diamond ring in his mouth. But the I Kissed A Girl singer has chastised the New York newspaper that started the rumor.

In a posting entitled "From the horse's mouth", written on her blog on Wednesday she proclaims, "NOT engaged! But thanks for the free press, New York Daily News! You should fact check with the source before you spread world-wide news like that."

Perry received a yellow diamond promise ring from her partner this summer and was subsequently forced to deny engagement rumors after she was spotted wearing the gem.

Gross Quote Of The Day: Katy Perry Picks Her Nose, Farts
December 16th, 2008 2:45pm

"I say what I think. I'm a real person, not some manufactured pop tart who's afraid to step out of the hotel room. I am flawed. I swear, I have the occasional cocktail, I pick my nose and I fart. I'm not running for any presidential campaign at the moment. I'm a sassy girl." Fashionable singer Katy Perry talks down her glammed-up image.

Katy Perry's Sexy Santa Dress - Hot Or Not?
December 15th, 2008 7:35pm

Never one to shy away from the oppurtunity to wear risque, over-the-top looks, here's Katy Perry in a sexy Santa inspired Christmas dress complete with fishnet stockings at the Z100 Jingle Ball. Rihanna, Ashley Tisdale and many more celebrities were also at the event. Click here for more 2008 Z100 Jingle Ball pics.

Slideshow: Katy Perry & Zooey Deschanel - Twins?
December 11th, 2008 10:25am

We pointed out how much singer Katy Perry and actress Zooey Deschanel look alike in our Stars Who Look Like Other Stars article earlier this year. Examine the uncanny resemblance for yourself in this photo slideshow.

Katy Perry Apologizes For 'Skinny' Joke
December 10th, 2008 10:04am

Katy Perry has apologized to fellow pop star Lily Allen after branding herself a "skinnier version" of the British singer.

Allen hit out at her American rival this week after learning the I Kissed A Girl hit-maker described herself as "a fatter version of Amy Winehouse and a skinnier version of Lily Allen". However Perry is desperate to mend their rift, insisting the remark was made in jest.

She tells UsMagazine.com, "Yeah, I made a joke about (that) earlier this year. I was just kind of joking and trying to be funny. I didn't mean anything by it. Comedians are not necessarily to be taken super seriously."

Lily Allen Blasts Katy Perry
December 9th, 2008 12:34pm

British pop star Lily Allen has slammed her American rival Katy Perry - branding her lyrics "crass" and criticizing her for not writing her own songs.

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Allen is adamant that Perry was only given a record deal because U.S. music moguls wanted to create their own version of the Smile hit-maker. And she is convinced the I Kissed A Girl singer's music is a just a poor imitation of her own.

She tells British radio station Capital Fm, "I happen to know for a fact that she was an American version of me. She was signed by my label in America as, 'We need to find something controversial and kooky like Lily Allen.' And then they found her... I think the lyrics and stuff are a bit crass."

"When I met her I was a bit frosty with her because someone asked her to describe herself. She's like, 'Aha, I'm like a fatter version of Amy Winehouse and a skinner version of Lily Allen!'. It's like, you're not English and you don't write your own songs, shut up!"

References

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Discography

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Discography
Main article: Katy Perry discography
Studio albums
2001: Katy Hudson (as Katy Hudson)
2008: One of the Boys

Controversies

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Controversies
Her two songs, "Ur So Gay" and "I Kissed a Girl", have been cited as being homophobic as well as misandric by Glenn Sacks[26] and gay periodicals.[27][28] MSNBC contributor Tony Sclafani wrote: "The litmus test of hypocrisy here is that if you substituted a different minority in Perry’s tunes, they’d never get airplay. 'I Kissed a Black Guy' or 'Ur So Korean' would not be Top 40. For that matter, a song called 'I Kissed a Boy,' sung by a male, would probably die on the vine".[29] Chicago Sun-Times columnist Laura Berman defended the lyrics as positive, arguing that the interest caused by the song "suggests that our society is beginning to accept that there isn't always one box, gay or straight, for people to check".[30]

Perry responded to the controversy about "Gay" with "It’s not a negative connotation. It’s not 'you're so gay', like 'you're so lame', but the fact of the matter is that this boy should’ve been gay. I totally understand how it could be misconstrued or whatever... I wasn’t stereotyping anyone in particular, I was talking about ex-boyfriends".[28]

Anti-knife campaigners criticized Perry after a publicity photo of her clasping a switchblade emerged in June 2008,[31] which was criticized for glamourising knives.[32] The shoot was defended as an effort to give Perry a "sexy, harder edge".[32]

Perry stated that the success of British singer-songwriters Amy Winehouse and labelmate Lily Allen more female artists have been appearing on the charts. She also said that Winehouse and Allen "have introduced America to great music".[33] Lily Allen told a British radio station that "I happen to know for a fact that she was an American version of me" because their record company needed "to find something controversial and kooky like Lily Allen". Allen also called Perry's lyrics "crass".[34] On 9 December Perry apologized to Allen for remarks in which she called herself a “skinnier version” of Allen saying she meant it as a joke.[35]

Career

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Career
After Steve Thomas and Jennifer Knapp signed Perry to their label Red Hill Records, she released her first CD Katy Hudson in 2001, a Christian gospel album.[14] In 2004, Perry worked for the record production team The Matrix. Perry also began working on a debut mainstream album, writing with Glen Ballard, which was due for release in 2005; some of the collaborations included "Box", "Diamonds" and "Long Shot", which were released on Perry's official MySpace page. Her burgeoning music career led to her being named "The Next Big Thing" in October 2004 in Blender magazine, where Perry stated she was not "a typical Christian", mentioning that she had done "lots of bad things" during her adolescence.[15] One of the tracks she recorded with Ballard, "Simple", was released on the soundtrack to the 2005 film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.[16] In 2006, Perry appeared on P.O.D.'s single, "Goodbye for Now".[17] She has openly talked about her struggles within the music industry, such as being dropped from record labels for much of her early career. Her songs eventually captured the attention of Virgin Records CEO Jason Flom, who was the head of Capitol Music Group, and she signed to Capitol Music in early-2007.

One of the Boys (2008-present)
Main article: One of the Boys (Katy Perry album)
After signing to Capitol Records, Perry began recording for her official mainstream debut album, released in 2008, working with Cathy Dennis, Greg Wells, Dr. Luke, Butch Walker, Max Martin, Dave Stewart, and Ted Bruner. The full-length album titled One of the Boys was released in the USA on June 17, 2008.[18] Perry was an act in the 2008 Vans Warped Tour to promote the album.

Katy Perry on her 2008 Vans Warped TourThe album was preceded by a digital EP in late 2007, entitled "Ur So Gay", produced by and co-written with Greg Wells (OneRepublic, Mika). A video for the song premiered in early 2008, and brought Perry to the attention of Madonna, who mentioned her on KISS FM and KRQ's JohnJay & Rich morning show in Arizona, stating that "Ur So Gay" was her "favorite song right now,"[19] as well as another mention on Ryan Seacrest's Morning Show. "Ur So Gay" has been criticized for alleged homophobia.[20][8][21][22]

On April 29, 2008, her first official single from One of the Boys, "I Kissed a Girl", debuted on the iTunes Store. The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #76, climbing to #1 as of June 25, 2008. It has peaked on iTunes Top 100 at #1, as of June 3, 2008. The music video for "I Kissed a Girl" was released on May 21, 2008 on MySpace. An essay in Slant Magazine argues that the song "isn't problematic because it promotes homosexuality, but because its appropriation of the gay identity exists for the sole purpose of garnering attention—both from Perry's boyfriend and her audience."[22]

In addition, she has had songs from the album featured on MTV's series The Hills ("Self Inflicted", "Waking Up In Vegas" and "Thinking of You"), on Oxygen Network's reality series Fight Girls, and on the 2008 film Baby Mama ("Fingerprints").

As an actress, she made a cameo appearance on Carbon Leaf's video "Learn to Fly" and on Gym Class Heroes' video "Cupid's Chokehold", playing the eventual love interest for her real-life boyfriend, lead singer Travis McCoy.[23] On March 10, 2008, she appeared as herself on the ABC Family television series Wildfire, on the episode "Life's Too Short".[24] She has appeared in print advertisements for Too Faced Cosmetics' Spring 2007 line. On June 12, 2008, Perry appeared as herself on the daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless, who poses for the cover of the fictional magazine Restless Style; that same day she appeared on MTV's Total Request Live.

Perry released the second single "Hot N Cold" on September 9, 2008.[25] This became Katy's second top 5 hit in the USA, also reaching number 7 in the UK a month before its physical release.

Biography

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Early life
Perry was born in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, United States. The middle child of two pastors,[1] she grew up listening to gospel music and singing in church.[6] She graduated from Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, California in 2003 and immediately moved to Los Angeles at the age of eighteen.[7] She changed her surname to Perry because "Katy Hudson" was too close to Kate Hudson.[8] Perry is her mother's maiden name.[1]

In her teenage years, Perry found a Queen album with her friend, and later said, "From then on, they have been my biggest influence".[9] Also among her musical influences are Alanis Morissette,[10][11] Heart, and Joni Mitchell, as well as the Incubus album Morning View.[12] Perry's biggest influences are pop rockers Cher, Cyndi Lauper, Pat Benatar, Joan Jett, and Shirley Manson, who, Perry says, "came out with a vengeance".[13]

bio

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Birth name Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson
Born October 25, 1984 (1984-10-25) (age 24)
Santa Barbara, California[1]
Genre(s) Pop rock, pop, teen pop, Christian[2]
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, actress
Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar
Voice type(s) Contralto[3]
Years active 2001–present
Label(s) Capitol Music Group

Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (October 25, 1984), known by her stage name as Katy Perry, is an American singer-songwriter. Perry rose to prominence with her 2008 single "I Kissed a Girl" which has become a worldwide hit.[4] She is known for her unconventional style of dress, often humorous, bright in color, and reminiscent of different decades, as well as her frequent use of fruit-shaped accessories, mainly watermelon as part of her outfits.[5] Perry has a contralto vocal range.[3]

Contents [hide]
1 Biography
1.1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 One of the Boys (2008-present)
3 Controversies
4 Discography
5 Awards and nominations
6 References
7 External links