More like "Teenage Complex Partial Seizure"The lead single off Katy Perry's new album, entitled "California Gurls", blended trendy dance-pop with 70s funk. The follow-up single, "Teenage Dream", also produced by the omnipresent Dr. Luke, goes in a more contemporary pop-rock direction.
Similar to most of Dr. Luke's work, it is based around a dance beat and a syncopated, anthemic chord progression. Similar to most of Katy Perry's work, it has thoughtful lyrics and effective melodies. Similar to most of their collaborations, it is a smart, slick, and well thought out pop song.
In particular, the bridge of "Teenage Dream" is a fantastic example of Perry's uniquely infectious melodic sensibility. The bridge is so good that Dr. Luke and Perry decided to write it into the song twice - once before the final chorus and once after. It is wonderful to hear the section twice, but after the second repetition the song just fizzles and fades out. What circumstances could possibly have led to such an unresolved ending? To this end, we can only speculate.Similar to most of Dr. Luke's work, it is based around a dance beat and a syncopated, anthemic chord progression. Similar to most of Katy Perry's work, it has thoughtful lyrics and effective melodies. Similar to most of their collaborations, it is a smart, slick, and well thought out pop song.
Dr. Luke: Hey! Now that we're done with the second bridge, how do you want to end it?
Katy Perry: ...
Dr. Luke: Dangit! She's gone catatonic again!
At least we can get the cover shot done.
Whilst listening to this song I had a brilliant idea! Here's what they should do: take the music video for this song, take out all the on-screen lyrics, and then set the video to "California Gurls"! I mean, right?
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