PETTY Gaming Leader 6,420 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 BPE while not perfect and very loud, did not deserve last place 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franch Toast PronounsShe/her/hers Popstanne 5,076 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Just now, blankpaper said: @Franch Toast this sent me I feel like Gavin wasn't putting out when she was writing this album. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blown Away ARTPOPster 1,514 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 The way the worst song lost. A victory for taste! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorde Von Kok PronounsHe/Him Gaming Leader 8,440 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Noise left the megarate. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blankpaper Pronounsshe/her ARTPOPster 2,450 Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 Next out - 11 - Harajuku Girls Average rate: 6.17 Highest rate: 10 @BabyMario44 @kaelergrey Lowest rate: 1.4 @Blown Away Comments: @Elvira - She's cute. Not that memorable or necessary, probably my pick as filler but it's still cute, I like it. @PETTY - skipped it then, skip it now @Blown Away - I don't like the song. It is the dull and dry version of Hollaback Girl. @Franch Toast - The fake “Japanese/oriental” music at the beginning rubs me the wrong way, as does the sprinkling of Japanese words throughout. Yes, we get it Gwen—you think Harajuku girls have “wicked style.” She should’ve had some actual Japanese people help with the song and not just relegated them to being silent props and back-up dancers. I almost prefer her appropriation of cowboy culture over this. Also, the song is just okay. @kaelergrey - Underrated. This song is amazing and very unique. I love it. @GitHub - I don't follow Gwen so I don't get the Harajuku thing? it's like the 3rd mention already @NYNJ Nights - it's okay but I wonder how this song is viewed today? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blown Away ARTPOPster 1,514 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 I love how this megarate is going so far. Keep killing the duds! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETTY Gaming Leader 6,420 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Harajuku Girls deserved first out, it’s borderline unlistenable 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franch Toast PronounsShe/her/hers Popstanne 5,076 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 1 minute ago, blankpaper said: Next out - 11 - Harajuku Girls Average rate: 6.17 Highest rate: 10 @BabyMario44 @kaelergrey Lowest rate: 1.4 @Blown Away Comments: @Elvira - She's cute. Not that memorable or necessary, probably my pick as filler but it's still cute, I like it. @PETTY - skipped it then, skip it now @Blown Away - I don't like the song. It is the dull and dry version of Hollaback Girl. @Franch Toast - The fake “Japanese/oriental” music at the beginning rubs me the wrong way, as does the sprinkling of Japanese words throughout. Yes, we get it Gwen—you think Harajuku girls have “wicked style.” She should’ve had some actual Japanese people help with the song and not just relegated them to being silent props and back-up dancers. I almost prefer her appropriation of cowboy culture over this. Also, the song is just okay. @kaelergrey - Underrated. This song is amazing and very unique. I love it. @GitHub - I don't follow Gwen so I don't get the Harajuku thing? it's like the 3rd mention already @NYNJ Nights - it's okay but I wonder how this song is viewed today? I'm not horribly sad that this song is out. The beat is catchy, but using Asian women as silent props (especially in the wake of Atlanta) is a giant no, and she never owned up to how this was problematic. I still love Gwen, but she needs to come to terms with this. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nynj nights Pronounsshe/her Popster to Popster 3,689 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 1 minute ago, blankpaper said: @GitHub - I don't follow Gwen so I don't get the Harajuku thing? it's like the 3rd mention already tbh I needed to refresh my memory as well 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario Spears PronounsHe/Him, 22 ☆🪩 Britney/Beyonce/GaGa/CBreezy/Shakira/Doja savior 🤠COWBOY CARTER🤠 Popster to Popster 3,903 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 1 minute ago, PETTY said: Harajuku Girls deserved first out, it’s borderline unlistenable 2 minutes ago, blankpaper said: Next out - 11 - Harajuku Girls Average rate: 6.17 Highest rate: 10 @BabyMario44 @kaelergrey Lowest rate: 1.4 @Blown Away Comments: @Elvira - She's cute. Not that memorable or necessary, probably my pick as filler but it's still cute, I like it. @PETTY - skipped it then, skip it now @Blown Away - I don't like the song. It is the dull and dry version of Hollaback Girl. @Franch Toast - The fake “Japanese/oriental” music at the beginning rubs me the wrong way, as does the sprinkling of Japanese words throughout. Yes, we get it Gwen—you think Harajuku girls have “wicked style.” She should’ve had some actual Japanese people help with the song and not just relegated them to being silent props and back-up dancers. I almost prefer her appropriation of cowboy culture over this. Also, the song is just okay. @kaelergrey - Underrated. This song is amazing and very unique. I love it. @GitHub - I don't follow Gwen so I don't get the Harajuku thing? it's like the 3rd mention already @NYNJ Nights - it's okay but I wonder how this song is viewed today? WHAT????? Harajuku girls deserved top 5 🙄🙄🙄🙄 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blankpaper Pronounsshe/her ARTPOPster 2,450 Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 1 minute ago, blankpaper said: @GitHub - I don't follow Gwen so I don't get the Harajuku thing? it's like the 3rd mention already @GitHub she had a ~phase~ where she was obsessed with japanese street fashion and had four japanese girls follow her around everywhere (the harajuku girls) and named them love, angel, music, and baby. it seemed so cool in 2004 but super cringe looking back haha 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franch Toast PronounsShe/her/hers Popstanne 5,076 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, NYNJ Nights said: tbh I needed to refresh my memory as well There's an article about this here (one of many; Margaret Cho called her out on it at the time, and she ignored it): https://popcrush.com/gwen-stefani-kuu-kuu-harajuku-japanese-fashion-appropriation/ There are better articles and even a video out there too. Edited to add, this is a video I found very helpful: Edited March 28, 2021 by Franch Toast 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nynj nights Pronounsshe/her Popster to Popster 3,689 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 The line "In a pedestrian paradise" sent me after CC 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GitHub Pronounsshe/her Popster to Popster 3,752 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, blankpaper said: @GitHub she had a ~phase~ where she was obsessed with japanese street fashion and had four japanese girls follow her around everywhere (the harajuku girls) and named them love, angel, music, and baby. it seemed so cool in 2004 but super cringe looking back haha yeah I wiki'ed this after I made the comments and it was all very wtf to me 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorde Von Kok PronounsHe/Him Gaming Leader 8,440 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Anyway ... 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franch Toast PronounsShe/her/hers Popstanne 5,076 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Just now, GitHub said: yeah I wiki'ed this after I made the comments and it was all very wtf to me The worst part is they weren't allowed to talk, or at least, they couldn't speak English, only Japanese, and they were all basically Japanese Americans fluent in English (I think a couple were born in Japan but immigrated to the US as kids), and at her concerts, instead of introducing them by their names like she did the rest of her band and dancers, she continued calling them Love, Angel, Music, and Baby. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blankpaper Pronounsshe/her ARTPOPster 2,450 Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 as bad as gwen is about appropriation, i really don't think she meant any of it in a negative way and really did just love the culture. it was just done in a poor way, but this was almost 20 years ago and it was a different time 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nynj nights Pronounsshe/her Popster to Popster 3,689 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Franch Toast said: There's an article about this here (one of many; Margaret Cho called her out on it at the time, and she ignored it): https://popcrush.com/gwen-stefani-kuu-kuu-harajuku-japanese-fashion-appropriation/ There are better articles and even a video out there too. Edited to add, this is a video I found very helpful: yeah I also found an article from 2019 I think about how Gwen defended her decision to go with the Harajuku girls theme, but I wonder if she'll come out with an apology or a reconsideration after the recent events in Atlanta and the rise in Asian hate https://www.thecut.com/2019/11/gwen-stefani-doesnt-regret-harajuku-girls.html Edited March 28, 2021 by NYNJ Nights added article link 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blankpaper Pronounsshe/her ARTPOPster 2,450 Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 Next out - 10 - Crash Average rate: 7.25 Highest rate: 10 @kaelergrey Lowest rate: 3 @Blown Away Comments: @Elvira - Another underrated, Crash is so good and catchy, I love the melody and the whole vibe from the song. It deserved a smash video. @PETTY - Love the 80's vibe, this was always one of my favorite songs on the album. @Blown Away - This is easily the worst single off the album. The verses are very weak and the chorus is obnoxious as hell. I can't believe Gwen chose Crash as the last single instead of Serious of Danger Zone. @Lorde Von Kok - Beep beep! @Franch Toast - This is a forgettable song for me. It reminds me of limp pasta, which isn’t good for an Italian girl like Gwen. Tony, were you trying to sabotage Gwen’s solo career as revenge for trashing you throughout Tragic Kingdom and murdering you in the “It’s My Life” video? (“Bubble Pop Electric” is the better car sex song. Also, how much car sex was she having during this era?) @kaelergrey - This song is an amazing pop masterpiece. Its is underrated but once you listen to it. It wont leave your psyche. Its a standout just like the whole album itself. @GitHub - I was set up to be really into it, but it got a bit repetitive for me @NYNJ Nights - simple yet catchy and fun 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blankpaper Pronounsshe/her ARTPOPster 2,450 Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 i'm mad at you guys for knocking crash out so soon 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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