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Katy Perry - Chained To The Rhythm (Official) Ft. Skip Marley |
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About the person Katy Perry:
Art: Music
Genres: Pop, Pop Rock, Dance-Pop, Electropop, Europop, Contemporary Pop-Rock, Contemporary, Teen Pop, Rock, Indie, Gospel, Soft Rock, Acoustic, Acoustic Rock, Electronic, Synthpop, Indie Rock, Indie Pop |
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Notable Organizations: YouTube
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| Katy Perry is now a political pop star!
That's what "Chained To The Rhythm" -- her highly anticipated new single released on Friday (Feb. 10), to be performed at the 59th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night -- aims to declare with undisguised pride. Along with the shimmering production, slap bass and spikes of electric guitar, the single is built around lyrics chastising us for being "happily numb" and "tone deaf," and tries to gently puncture the bubble that we create when we drown out the world's issues and "dance dance dance to the distortion." Then Skip Marley (Bob Marley's grandson!) slides in and is even more explicit with his rhetoric: "Up in your high place -- liars / Time is ticking for the empire / The truth they feed is feeble." The overall point seems to be: Wake up, sheeple! Set down your earbuds (after you finish listening to this track) and make a difference!
Of course, Perry has been a political pop star outside of her music for years, serving as the most visible musical artist to stump for Hillary Clinton during last year's campaign. And she's hardly the only pop artist making these types of politically charged statements -- Beyonce's Lemonade era has been a clenched fist for feminism and Black Lives Matter, while Lady Gaga just used the Super Bowl halftime show to subtly support pro-LGBTQ and anti-immigration ban agendas. "Chained To The Rhythm" is unique, though, for doing two things: striking the first anti-Donald Trump blow since the man actually became president, and amplifying Perry's new musical agenda at a time when she needed one. |
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