You better do what she saysP!nk has been very careful in crafting her image. She's mainstream, but not that mainstream. She's cool, but edgy cool. She's rough, tough and in-your-face, wasting no energy on sweetness or diplomacy. She may have sold 30 million albums, but P!nk is not like the other pop divas; she's a rebel.
"Raise Your Glass" is the quintessential P!nk song. It's a party anthem for those who are "wrong in all the right ways", those who will "never be anything but loud", or, as P!nk so eloquently puts it, "nitty gritty dirty little freaks".
People outside of the "nitty gritty dirty little freak" target demographic would probably still enjoy the song, though, since it was co-written by Max Martin and is therefore engineered to be a hit. This is not to say that the song doesn't have its creative moments, because it does have quite a few of them, most notably the third-chorus fake-out, which is tremendously effective.
Sound-wise, Martin's signature over-processed guitars feel right at home, giving P!nk the rock edge that so many pop stars seem to be without these days. P!nk's voice sounds great, as always.
Lyrically, I should also mention that P!nk chooses to use the line "why so serious?" twice in the song, preceding both of the first two choruses. Is she hinting at something?
Suddenly the "dirty little freak" line makes a lot more sense
"Raise Your Glass" walks a tight rope between a fun, silly party song and something that's trying to make a deeper and more artistic statement about acceptance. P!nk's spoken "aside" comments sprinkled throughout the song make me think it's intended to be more of the former, but whether it's about existentialist criminals or just a fun party tune, "Raise Your Glass" is a winner.
"Raise Your Glass" is the quintessential P!nk song. It's a party anthem for those who are "wrong in all the right ways", those who will "never be anything but loud", or, as P!nk so eloquently puts it, "nitty gritty dirty little freaks".
People outside of the "nitty gritty dirty little freak" target demographic would probably still enjoy the song, though, since it was co-written by Max Martin and is therefore engineered to be a hit. This is not to say that the song doesn't have its creative moments, because it does have quite a few of them, most notably the third-chorus fake-out, which is tremendously effective.
Sound-wise, Martin's signature over-processed guitars feel right at home, giving P!nk the rock edge that so many pop stars seem to be without these days. P!nk's voice sounds great, as always.
Lyrically, I should also mention that P!nk chooses to use the line "why so serious?" twice in the song, preceding both of the first two choruses. Is she hinting at something?
Suddenly the "dirty little freak" line makes a lot more sense"Raise Your Glass" walks a tight rope between a fun, silly party song and something that's trying to make a deeper and more artistic statement about acceptance. P!nk's spoken "aside" comments sprinkled throughout the song make me think it's intended to be more of the former, but whether it's about existentialist criminals or just a fun party tune, "Raise Your Glass" is a winner.
Maybe her next trick will be to make a pencil disappear. (shudder) Love the joker reference!
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I'm not much of a Pink fan... I guess that's putting it nicely. You're right, it does sound made to be a hit which also makes it sound over-produced and borderline annoying with too much pop. The spoken aside comments just reminded me of kei$ha, which probably isn't a good thing, and the Joker reference felt just a little awkwardly out of place. I'd rather listen to this than "Get the Party Started" though.
ReplyDeleteI don't like Pink. I don't like the Joker. But I like everyone who wrote/wrote on this page. Music?
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