ENTERTAINMENT REALM

Not too long ago, I saw Katy Perry in concert– sassy and fun. I kind of put her in the same category as Britain’s Lily Allen but while Lily’s music is as buoyant, she puts more depth and thought into her lyrics. Perry is the 25-year-old singer who gained popularity for her song “I Kissed a Girl,” which angered Beth Ditto of The Gossip. Her last release called One of the Boys doesn’t exactly shout women power particularly the song “If You Can Afford Me,” although I used the song “Hot and Cold” as a ringtone for the last guy I dated who is a pathological liar and drunk.

So this latest video isn’t really a surprise: Perry and back-up dancers shimmying around in candy-themed bikini tops and Daisy Dukes, melting popsicles and other really silly sexual innuendos. Fiance Russell Brand must be her new influence in the blatant raunchy humor that is so inane.

From the song, we just get the impression that California “Gurls” are shallow, golddigging women who attract men with looks and sex but no intelligence or inner beauty.

That’s why I’m happy to be representing EAST COAST.

lyrics:

I know a place where the grass is really greener
Warm, wet and wild, there must be something in the water
Sipping gin and juice, laying underneath the palm trees
The boys break their necks trying to creep a little sneak peek

You could travel the world
But nothing comes close to the golden coast
Once you party with us, you’ll be falling in love
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

[Chorus]
California girls, we’re unforgettable
Daisy Dukes, bikinis on top
Sun-kissed skin, so hot will melt your popsicle
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
California girls, we’re undeniable
Fine, fresh, fierce, we got it on lock
West coast represent, now put your hands up
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Sex on a beach we get sand in our stilettos
We freak in my jeep, Snoop Doggy dog on the stereo

You could travel the world
But nothing comes close to the golden coast
Once you party with us, you’ll be falling in love
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

(Chorus)

[Snoop Dogg]
Toned, tan, fit and ready
Turn it up cause its gettin’ heavy
Wild wild west coast
These are the girls I love the most
I mean the ones, I mean like she’s the one
Kiss her, touch her, squeeze her

The girls a freak, she drives a jeep
The men on the beach,
I’m okay, I won’t play, I love the bay
Just like I love LA
Venice Beach and Palm Springs
Summer time is everything

Come on boys, hanging out
All that ass hanging out
Bikinis, tankinis, martinis, no weenies
Just to get in betweeny
Katy my lady (yeah)
You looking here baby (uh huh)
I’m all up on you
Cause you representing California

(Chorus)

[Snoop Dogg]
California girls man
I wish they all could be California girls (x2)
There’s only a few children who do what we do

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