I know the lyrics to Katy Perry’s "Ur So Gay" are eighteen different kinds of wrong–the opening line about what she’d like her wayward beau to do with his H&M scarf is not for the faint of heart, nor is it entirely safe for work–but I can’t stop playing this jaunty little ditty on repeat (despite its misspelled title). I don’t care that there’s almost no chance corporate radio will embrace a song that includes the lines: "I can’t believe I fell in love/ With someone who wears full make up and/ You’re so gay and you don’t even like boys." I am out and proud fan of "Ur So Gay." Listen for yourself (after the jump) and tell me if you don’t love it, too.
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Lurve it!!!
Is Michael Slezak a woman? If not, his posts are so gender confused.
I love the whistling in the background of the song.
T-Rex, leave Slezak alone. He writes awesome posts on this blog.
I love the whistling in the background of the song.
T-Rex, leave Slezak alone. He writes awesome posts on this blog.
Heh. Nice. Why do I get the feeling the subject was drawn from life?
It’s so-so.
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Not that awesome. The song has some good lyrics, but the music is kind of boring.
yeah.. Some friends and I were just dicussing the bread of man we refer to as the she b!tch.
Once again–AGAIN!–Slezak, we are so *NSYNC (sorry…)! I literally just discovered this song less than 24 hours ago and I dig. I have to agree with bootsycolumbia that the lyrics > the music, but I dig nonetheless. And you just KNOW those remixes are coming soon to a gay club near you…
Okay, T-Rex, I’ll bite: why exactly are MR. Slezak’s posts “gender confused”? (I admit it: I can’t wait to hear this…)
yeah, I love it. Even though its mean, and un-politically correct. I like it
This song is alright, but Katy’s other songs are so much better.
Yay! Katy Perry… she’s got the same messed up humor as Borat. Lurve her. I can’t wait to see what she does this year… this song was of course written for MY ex boyfriend, stealer of my flat iron and jeans! LOL!
T-Rex: Gender confused?
Slezak, I’m pretty sure our taste in music must overlap SOMEWHERE, but it’s certainly never been evident to me from reading your “Why wasn’t this a bigger hit?” posts or this one. LOL
Yep. Boys of my generation. Cute but oh so Lily Allen.
No More Kate Nash [Foundations] than Lily Allen.
…catchy
Come on T-Rex, you can’t be that clueless.
This song was only “m’eh.” Kind of humorous, but it’s missing something to raise it above just being another amusing song.
Love Katy Perry.. her cover of “use Your Love” is amazing!! This song is soo funny! I heard she got a record deal, anxious to see more of her!
This kind of “anti”-gay speech is just plain boring. Not funny. Not awesome. Not edgy. Not even really hateful. Boring. And that’s what makes it bad: that the use of “gay”ness as an insult is done without any emotion or soul. If it were malicious, you could at least hang your hat on that. But it’s just stupid.
And who the hell is Katy Perry any damn way?
These Lily Allen copies (Kate Nash included) aren’t as good and are rather annoying
Wow. Not only is it kinda boring, but it’s all kinds of offensive. What is this, junior high? “You’re so GAY! You homo! You’re such a f-ag!” Real nice.
Ugh.
Forget that this woman rips off the image of Lily Allen, the music of Carrie Underwood’s “Before He Cheats” (minus the range), and the lame misspelling/AIM shorthand trend seen in “U + UR hand” among others.
No, this song is most irritating because it reinforces the infuriating notion that gay stereotypes are funny if they come in a light-hearted and cute package. (Sidenote: Mozart and electric cars are “gay” now? I guess good taste in music and environmental concern means you have a sexual preference towards men. I’d better alert my girlfriend!) We’ve made radical advances in proving that rigid roles like race and gender are socially-constructed; it seems like gays are the only minority who are continually derided and stereotyped in the media. This “You know how I know you’re gay?” mentality should be treated the same way as using the n-word. How is it different?
Sorry if I sound uptight but the only message I’m getting from this childish song is “LOL UR SOOOO GAY ROTFLMAO!!!”
Unfortunately you don’t get that this song is not some adult political debate over freedom of speech, but just a song about the hilarious scene called EMO. My friend, this song was not meant for your middle aged ears… stick to your American Idol greatest hits record and reruns of deal or no deal please cause you JUST DON’T GET IT.
“emtionallyunavail”, who are you addressing? Your ridiculous post doesn’t indicate a target.
But I’m not middle aged, I don’t watch Deal or Idol, and I am very much aware of emo. This song, on the other hand, says almost nothing about emo; only the make-up line (and maybe the suicide bit–and who doesn’t crack the hell up at suicide jokes? I KNOW I DO..n’t.) even hints at an emo target.
So when a song goes on at length about taste in music, fashion, sensitivity and inadequate sexual performance, I’m sorry: IT’S NOT ABOUT EMO TO THE AVERAGE LISTENER. It’s about “OMG, you’re like totally gay.” And the world has had about enough of that kind of “humor.”
It’s about time we grew up.
sorry son, I got peter pan syndrome…
and growing up just means your gonna be dead sooner.
I agree with Matt. It’s offensive. Plus, I think she’s trying to be cute. She should try harder. Then again, she shouldn’t.
Well, emO, “your” presenting a great example for others to follow in living their lives. I only wish everyone else valued immaturity and offensiveness the same way you do.
I guess this Katy person does, though, and she seems to be doing all right.
Maybe being a condescending jerk leading the unexamined life is the secret.
Honestly, I think you should check out her other songs and see that she is an artist of many different shades, not just this one and THAT is why I stick up for her. And forgive me for forgetting the ‘ between the you and the are… I have sinned greatly in the typo world. Please throw the first html stone.
That, at least, is a defense I can appreciate.
However, given that she’s trying to make her mark with this song (see her Myspace page), I choose to not give her a further look on the basis of this extremely disappointing debut.
It’s too bad, because the beat isn’t awful.
Her head is kind of a weird, boxy shape.