It seems like stars nowadays sell their souls to the pop making machine and lose sight of everything that made them famous in the first place. One of the biggest examples of this is Katy Perry. Katy Perry’s latest album Witness which was released June 9, 2017, was pure garbage. She was doing all her old tricks and tips but it didn’t seem to fully come together since the concept of the album seemed to fall apart. Her single “Bon Appétit” was complete trash and the music video was highly uncomfortable as Perry was seasoning herself to be cooked for a room full of cannibals. I can’t even believe that the Migos even signed to put a verse in this song. The only reason they must have done it was for the publicity but that backfired when it wasn’t well received.
Katy released “PRISM” in 2013 and it wasn’t as good as her past stuff but it generated a lot of hits that helped build her brand that strayed away from her original image. Her 2010 release Teenage Dream set literal records and almost every song on the album was released as a single, shooting her to complete stardom. But I miss when Katy wasn’t a huge star.
I want to go back in time to when Katy released her debut album in 2009, One of the Boys. This album included so many great songs, with personality and character. No one can ever replace the cheekiness of “I Kissed a Girl” that was released in a time where homophobia was still strong. Not only were the hits off this record like, “Waking up in Vegas” and “Hot N Cold” exceptional, but the rest of the tracks were also still just as great. Tracks like “Thinking of You” is probably one of the best songs that she has ever put out and one of the best tracks about heartbreak that has ever been put out. “Ur So Gay” is a funny song that pokes fun at an ex, while maintaining to still be catchy. “Mannequin,” “If You Can Afford me” and “Self Inflicted” are the standout tracks that are ten times better than anything she puts out today. I don’t think we are ever going to see this Katy again since it is pretty clear that she has lost her mind in this mess.
Here are my top picks of Katy Perry’s best songs and covers:
