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Rating:
Honestly, I thought it was no longer possible to hear a bit of good pop not excessively loaded with beats or too many trendy influences like the R&B that's currently all the rage. I thought it was impossible to hear some instrumental pop, so to speak.
And yet, Katy Perry manages to surprise me with her "One Of The Boys", from which the track "I Kissed a Girl" was released (first in America and recently in Italy), an irreverent song that tells us about a young woman in a club experiencing kissing a girl.
Whether it's because being lesbian is trendy, or because Katy is a beautiful girl, she catapults straight to number one.
But what's beyond "I Kissed a Girl" in the album "One Of The Boys"? Can we just stop at the pounding rhythm of her first single?
Absolutely not, because it's well-made pop.
It's nothing demanding, nothing particularly elaborate. It's simply a collection of songs to hum in the shower, to listen to while jogging, in short ... the classic fun and engaging pop.
The album opens precisely with One Of The Boys, a cute and direct song, very catchy. It follows with I Kissed a Girl, which needs no introduction or reviews, after all, just one listen and it captures you. Moving on, we find Waking Up in Vegas and Thinking Of You, good songs far less "impactful" than the previous ones, but I'd say here too we're looking at objectively good tracks. Slightly less good is Mannequin, which risks boring on the first listen.
Yet the album suddenly recovers, reminding me what kind of product I'm dealing with: Ur So Gay appears (the title is already a whole program) which, with whistling and a light rhythm accompanied by the piano, proves to be one of the best tracks on the album. Right after, a full electronic jolt begins with Hot'n'Cold, the second single released. There are no words, it's engaging, it captures you and doesn't bore you. It's a worthy successor to I Kissed a Girl and is easy to hum. ("...cause you're hot and you're cold, you're yes then you're no, you're in then you're out...")
Continuing, we find other interesting tracks: the lively If You Can Afford Me, the sad and slow Lost and then we're introduced to another pop-rock piece, this time it's Self Inflicted that makes a good impression. The album approaches its end with I'm Still Breathing and Fingerprints. Especially the latter is an excellent closure for this album, summarizing its spirit and pleasantly concluding the listening experience.
In short, there's really little to say, because Katy Perry managed to create an entire album that doesn't bore and that musically leaves us with something more, without any special effort, of course.
I'd say it deserves at least one listen and then well, it can be left in the iTunes library, sometimes it's good to relax... and why not do it with One Of The Boys?
Tracklist Lyrics Samples and Videos
01 Ur So Gay ()
[Verse 1]
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 donâ??t eat meat
And drive electrical cars
Youâ??re so indie rock itâ??s almost an art
You need SPF 45 just to stay alive
[CHORUS]
Youâ??re so gay and you donâ??t even like boys
No you donâ??t even like
No you donâ??t even like
No you donâ??t even like boys
Youâ??re so gay and you donâ??t even like boys
No you donâ??t even like
No you donâ??t even like
No you donâ??t even likeâ?¦
[Verse 2]
Youâ??re so sad maybe you should buy a happy meal
Youâ??re so skinny you should really Super Size the deal
Secretly youâ??re so amused
That nobody understands you
Iâ??m so mean cause I cannot get you outta your head
Iâ??m so angry cause youâ??d rather MySpace instead
I canâ??t believe I fell in love with someone that wears more makeup thanâ?¦
[CHORUS]
Youâ??re so gay and you donâ??t even like boys
No you donâ??t even like
No you donâ??t even like
No you donâ??t even like boys
Youâ??re so gay and you donâ??t even like boys
No you donâ??t even like
No you donâ??t even like
No you donâ??t even likeâ?¦
[BRIDGE]
You walk around like youâ??re oh so debonair
You pull â??em down and thereâ??s really nothing there
I wish you would just be real with me
[CHORUS]
Youâ??re so gay and you donâ??t even like boys
No you donâ??t even like
No you donâ??t even like
No you donâ??t even like boys
Youâ??re so gay and you donâ??t even like boys
No you donâ??t even like
No you donâ??t even like
Oh no no no no no no no
Youâ??re so gay and you donâ??t even like boys
No you donâ??t even like
No you donâ??t even like
No you donâ??t even like boys
Youâ??re so gay and you donâ??t even like boys
No you donâ??t even like
No you donâ??t even like
No you donâ??t even likeâ?¦ PENIS
03 Fingerprints ()
Voted most likely to end up on the back of a milk box drink
Looks like I'm letting them down
Cause seven, seventy-five isn't worth an hour of my hard work and time
When you can't afford half the shit they advertise
Oh I'm worth more then they ask for then the toe-tag generation full of regret
Oh I won't settle no, oh 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 then 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 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
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
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
04 One of the Boys ()
I saw a spider, I didn't scream
'Cause I can belch the alphabet, just double dog dare me
And I chose guitar over ballet
And I take these suckers down cuz they just get in my way
The way you look at me is kinda like a little sister
You high-five your goodbyes and it leaves me nothing but blisters
So I don't want to be one of the boys, one of your guys
Just give me a chance to prove to you tonight
I just wanna be one of the girls, pretty in pearls
Not one of the boys
So over summer something changed
I started reading 17 and shaving my legs
And I study Lolita religously
And I walked right in school and caught you staring at me
'Cause I know what you know but now you're gonna have to take a number
It's okay, maybe one day but not until you give me my diamond ring
'Cause I don't want to be one of the boys, one of your guys
Just give me a chance to prove to you tonight
That I just wanna be a homecoming queen, be a poster dream
Not one of the boys
I wanna be a flower not a dirty weed
And I wanna smell like roses not a baseball team
And I swear maybe one day you're gonnna wanna
Make out make out make out with me
So I don't want to be one of the boys, one of your guys
Just give me a chance to prove to you tonight
I just wanna be one of the girls, pretty in pearls
Not one of the boys
05 Waking Up in Vegas ()
You gotta help me out
It's all a blur last night
We need a taxi 'cause you're hung-over and I'm broke
I lost my fake I'd but you lost the motel key
Spare me your freakin' dirty looks
Now don't play me
You want to cash out and get the hell out of town
CHORUS:
Don't be a baby
Remember what you told me
Shut up and put your money where your mouth is
That's what you get for waking up in Vegas
Get up and shake the glitter off your clothes, now
That's what you get for waking up in Vegas
Why are these lights so bright
Oh, did we get hitched last night, dressed up like Elvis,
And why, why am I wearing your class ring?
Don't call your mother
'Cause now we're partners in crime
CHORUS:
Don't be a baby
Remember what you told me
Shut up and put your money where your mouth is
That's what you get for waking up in Vegas
Get up and shake the glitter off your clothes, now
That's what you get for waking up in Vegas
You got me into this
Information overload, situation lost control
Send out an S.O.S.
And get some cash out
We're gonna tear up the town
Don't be a baby
Remember what you told me (x3)
Told me, you told me, you told me
Shut up and put your money where your mouth is
That's what you get for waking up in Vegas
Get up and shake the glitter off your clothes, now
That's what you get for waking up in Vegas
Shake the glitter, shake, shake, shake the glitter, c'mon!
Give me some cash out baby
Give me some cash out, baby
06 Thinking of You ()
Comparisons are easily done
Once you've had a taste of perfection
Like an apple hanging from a tree
I picked the ripest one, I still got the seed
You said move on, where do I go?
I guess second best is all I will know
'Cause when I'm with him I am thinking of you
(Thinking of you, thinking of you)
Thinking of you, what you would do
If you were the one who was spending the night
(Spending the night, spending the night)
Oh, I wish that I was looking into your eyes
You're like an Indian summer in the middle of winter
Like a hard candy with a surprise center
How do I get better once I've had the best?
You said there's tons of fish in the water, so the waters I will test
He kissed my lips, I taste your mouth, oh!
(Taste your mouth)
He pulled me in, I was disgusted with myself
'Cause when I'm with him I am thinking of you
(Thinking of you, thinking of you)
Thinking of you, what you would do
If you were the one who was spending the night
(Spending the night, spending the night)
Oh, I wish that I was looking into
You're the best, and yes, I do regret
How I could let myself let you go
Now, now the lesson's learned
I touched it, I was burned
Oh, I think you should know!
'Cause when I'm with him I am thinking of you
(Thinking of you, thinking of you)
Thinking of you, what you would do
If you were the one who was spending the night
(Spending the night, spending the night)
Oh, I wish that I was looking into your, your eyes
Looking into your eyes, looking into your eyes
Oh, won't you walk through?
And bust in the door and take me away?
Oh, no more mistakes
'Cause in your eyes I'd like to stay, stay...
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Pensando Em Você
Comparações são facilmente feitas,
Uma vez que você prova a perfeição
Como uma maçã pendurada em uma árvore
Eu peguei a mais suculenta
E eu ainda tenho a semente
Você disse 'siga em frente'
Para onde vou?
Eu acho que o segundo melhor
É tudo que eu vou conhecer
Porque quando eu estou com ele
Eu estou pensando em você
Pensando em você
O que eu faria se
Você fosse o tal
Que estava passando a noite
Ah, eu queria que eu
Estivesse olhando nos seus olhos
Você é como um verão indiano
No meio do inverno
Como um doce
Com um centro de surpresa
Como eu fico melhor?
Uma vez que eu provei do melhor?
Você disse que há
Toneladas de peixes na água
Então eu vou provar das águas
Ele beijou os meus lábios
Eu provei da sua boca
Ele me colocou para dentro
Eu fiquei com nojo de mim mesma
Porque quando eu estou com ele
Eu estou pensando em você
Pensando em você
O que eu faria se
Você fosse o tal
Que estava passando a noite
Ah, eu queria que eu
Estivesse olhando nos seus olhos
Você é o melhor
E sim eu realmente me arrependo
Como eu pude me deixar
Deixar você ir
Agora a lição está aprendida
Eu toquei isso e eu fui queimada
Ah eu achava que você devia saber
Porque quando eu estou com ele
Eu estou pensando em você
Pensando em você
O que eu faria se
Você fosse o tal
Que estava passando a noite
Ah, eu queria que eu
Estivesse olhando nos seus olhos
Seus olhos,
Olhando nos seus olhos
Olhando nos seus olhos
Ah você não vai andar?
Esbarrar a porta e ...
Me levar embora?
Ah, sem mais erros
Porque nos seus olhos eu gostaria de ficar.
07 Self Inflicted ()
Remember when I dove into the crowd
And I got a bloody knee under my skin, a mark from wiping out
It brings back the memories
Every bone's been broken
And my heart is still wide open
I can't stop
Don't care if I lose
Baby you are the weapon I choose
These wounds are self inflicted
I'm going down *in flames* for you
Baby you are the weapon I choose
These wounds are self inflicted
One more thing I'm addicted too
With each scar there's a map that tells a story
what a souvenir of Young love's like jumping out
An airplane riding a tidal wave on an ocean of emotion
My heart rips me wide open
I can't stop
Don't care if I lose
Baby you are the weapon I choose
These wounds are self inflicted
I'm going down *in flames* for you
Baby you are the weapon I choose
These wounds are self inflicted
One more thing I'm addicted too
And I cover up these scars
(We'll make it we'll make it but we break it)
And I can't stop seeing stars
(lets hope not die)
Whenever you're around
Around
I can't stop
Don't care if I lose
Baby you are the weapon I choose
These wounds are self inflicted
I'm going down in flames for you
oohhh you are the weapon I choose
These wounds are self inflicted
One more thing I'm addicted to
I can't stop no I can't stop
no I can't stop
Ohh I'm going out in flames
Ohh I'm going down in flames
Ohhhh
Baby you are the weapon I choose
Baby you are the weapon I choose...
08 I'm Still Breathing ()
I leave the gas on
Walk the allies in the dark
Sleep with candles burning
I leave the door unlocked
I'm weaving a rope and
Running all the red lights
Did I get your attention
Cause I'm sending
All the signs and
The clock is ticking
And I'll be giving
My 2 weeks
Pick your favorite
Shade of black
You'd best
Prepare a speech
Say something funny
Say something sweet
But don't say
That you loved me
[Chorus]
Cause I'm still breathing
Though we've been
Ddead for awhile
This sickness has no cure
We're goin down for sure
Already lost a grip
Best abandon ship
Maybe I was too pale
Maybe I was too fat
Maybe you wanted better
Better luck off in the sack
No formal education
And I swore way too much
But I swear
You didn't fucking care
Cause we were in love
So as I write this letter
And she'd my last tear
No, it's all for the better
That we end this this year
Let's close this chapter
Say one last prayer
But don't say
That you loved me
[Chorus]
I'm still breathing
I'm still breathing
09 Lost ()
I'm out on my own again
Face down in the porcelain
Feeling so high but looking so low
Party favors on the floor
Drunk girls banging on the door
So many new friends, though
Have you ever been so lost
Fell off track and paid the cost
Caught in the eye of a hurricane
Stuck on the worst float in the parade
So sick of this town pulling me down
My mother says I should come back home but
Can't find the way cause the way is gone
So if I pray am I just sending words into outer space
Have you ever been so lost
Known the way and still so lost
Another night waiting for someone to take me home
Have you ever been so lost
Is there a light
Is there a light
At the end of the road
I'm pushing everyone away
'Cause I can't feel this anymore
Can't feel this anymore
Have you ever been so lost
Known the way and still so lost
Another night waiting for someone to take me home
Have you ever been so lost
Have you ever been so lost
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