Today, I shall not speak of Hayden Panettiere’s new single and video for "Wake Up Call." Yes, I know we could all share a laugh about the Heroes star’s goat bleat "whoa-oh-oh-ohs" and the song’s Paris Hilton-lite "reggae" beat. Or we could talk about our common discomfort at watching the 18-year-old actress seductively swivel her hips, writhe her jeans over her visible red undies, and pull off an oddly accurate resemblance to Ashlee Simpson when she slips on that baggy black hoodie. But then we’d just be succumbing to the same bi-coastal media cabal that has given us a depressing baseline awareness of the "singing" careers of Heidi Montag, the sisters Simpson, and El Lohan Diablo.
So instead, let’s turn our attention to Little Jackie’s "The World Should Revolve Around Me," the hip, happening new single from the act’s terrific recent release The Stoop. No surprise that I’m loving this track, since I’m a long-time fan of the solo work of Little Jackie lead singer/songwriter Imani Coppola, but seriously, I think if you take a moment and press play, you’ll find you love it, too. (How can you not love a song with lyrics like, "I bide my time with philosophical questions/ Not for nothing/ But what came first/ The chicken nugget or the Egg McMuffin"?)
What say you, PopWatchers? How about we collectively decide that today is the day we take back the airwaves, and the conversation, to focus on music that moves and excites us, instead of gumming the latest gruel served lukewarm and tasteless off the celebu-powered assembly line? Let the revolution begin right here, right now!
I will join your army, Slezak! I’ve never heard of Little Jackie or Imani Coppola, but I love those lyrics! And your words about taking “back the airwaves, and the conversation, to focus on music that moves and excites us, instead of gumming the latest gruel served lukewarm and tasteless off the celebu-powered assembly line” – music to my ever-hopeful ears!
Hayden needs just that- a wake up call from this disaster. groans and I love reggae!
Ok, I’m in with Michael on this, this Hayden song/video is complete crap. As soon as I started the song, I was reminded of Paris Hilton’s “Stars Are Blind” almost instantly. Hayden should be ashamed, but I would seriously love to know what a straight guy thinks of this. I mean, if the gays aren’t sold, you know this song is not going anywhere. I mean, between this and Ali Lohan’s tragique single released last week, all these teenage girl pop-star-wanna-be’s should all get together for lunch at the Ivy and wonder why everyone, like hates them y’all! Side-note, I still LOVE Linday’s “Bossy” track. And the best pop song of the summer has gotten no love, other than being quietly released on iTunes back in May: Tami Chynn Feat. Akon “Frozen” ! Go download that, and forget this Hayden crap!
80% awful 20% hideous, %100 crap.
Oh. My. God. I’ve never lost more respect for someone that quickly in my life. I know, we’re NOT supposed to discuss it (just as we should NOT post a link to it), but what the hell is she saying? Starts of saying buy me stuff, then talks about how since the guy isn’t buying her stuff and otherwise “paying attention” (because he “already bagged” her?), she guesses she’ll have to cheat?!? What is this teaching young girls? Be a ho for stuff? I smell a celebrity sex tape in her future…
Thanks Michael! Little Jackie is adorable and fun. I will go download that song tonight, I think.
Oh Hayden. Say it ain’t so. That was the most dreadful thing I’ve seen in a while.
Viva la revolution Michael!
I just thought of when Donny Osmond release “Soldier of Love” and no one knew for a while who it was, or what they looked like, it was just a simple pop song that people liked. Oh, those were the days when the package didn’t matter.
I’m pretty sure the phrase “Paris Hilton-lite” is a sure sign of the end of civilization as we know it.
Hayden may play someone who cannot be killed on “Heroes,” but that song just murdered her career.
Hooray for Little Jackie! I’ve been listening to several songs off “The Stoop” over the past few weeks courtesy of KCRW and the awesome Nic Harcourt. Great stuff. Didn’t even consider pressing play on the Hayden P. video.
Put me in the minority. I actually preferred Hayden’s dreck. The other song was terrible.
I’m all for an end to celebrities who think they can sing and overpopulate the airwaves when there is so much great music not being heard. I was more disturbed by the way Hayden was oversexing it and the lyrics. She doesn’t sound that bad and the beat is kinda stuck in my head. But I can see all the Paris, Lindsey comaprisons already. So sad. I kinda liked her…
he doesn’t buy you drinks hayden???? oh wait…he really shouldn’t be. you’re not old enough to drink.
you guys are crazy. that wasn’t that bad. she will make some money with that.