Katy Perry
Ms Perry exploded onto the world pop scene in the summer of 2008 with two controversy-courting tracks - UR So Gay and I Kissed A Girl. Overlooking the obvious grammar issues with the first track, neither of these songs is looking to hide under any bushels: one song dissing her boyfriend for acting gay, the other banging on about kissing a girl and liking it. Ergo, boys kissing is a bit rubbish, but girls kissing is a whole different matter, so long as there's a male gaze involved somewhere. Whoever's oiling the Perry machine knows which controversy buttons to press and it's working - column inches are being tippy-tappied at a scary rate, and Perry has hit No.1 in the US, Australia and now the UK, with surely the rest of Europe a formality to be toppled. Cathy Dennis had a hand in the penning of I Kissed A Girl, which shows the cash and trust being placed in Ms Perry's longevity.
The icing on the cake of the Perry story, however, is that she's the daughter of two Methodist ministers and a former Christian pop postergirl - way back when, Perry could be found rocking the pews with her version of Oh Happy Day. Not anymore... Perry's parents have said that every time they hear the I Kissed A Girl on the radio, they bow their heads and pray - for what, we're not quite sure - that the world doesn't suffer a cherry chapstick shortage thanks to their daughter's ditty perhaps?
The icing on the cake of the Perry story, however, is that she's the daughter of two Methodist ministers and a former Christian pop postergirl - way back when, Perry could be found rocking the pews with her version of Oh Happy Day. Not anymore... Perry's parents have said that every time they hear the I Kissed A Girl on the radio, they bow their heads and pray - for what, we're not quite sure - that the world doesn't suffer a cherry chapstick shortage thanks to their daughter's ditty perhaps?
Clare Lydon
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