POP!
Let the light in
Her ninth album. Can't say I bothered with the last two.
Pink is an odd one. Five years ago, I would have said that she won the 2000s war - having effectively outlasted almost all of her contemporaries as a hit-making force. But you look at her now, and you compare her with Beyoncé, or even Christina, and realise that her continued success at radio with middle America was a curse, in that kept her in a very narrow lane. These days, flopping is the new slaying.
I loved Can We Pretend and still think it bops. but there's no What About Us in there.Finishing Hurts 2B Human. What a terrible album.
I was gonna add “Miss You Sometime” also kind of bops.I loved Can We Pretend and still think it bops. but there's no What About Us in there.
musically she's been in a rut but she's still releasing when she doesn't need to, so I think the passion is there. she's not Shakira. I agree she's not beyond getting a hit.
I imagine Pink will still be a formidable touring act for some years regardless if this flops or not.
01 I'm Not DeadPink Top Ten - 2022 Edition
1. Who Knew
2. Try
3. Most Girls
4. U + Ur Hand
5. Just Like a Pill
6. Lonely Girl
7. Don't Let Me Get Me
8. Cuz I Can
9. Whatever You Want
10. Catch Me While I'm Sleeping
Not Taylor DayneShe'll tour the big venues until she dies at this point (if she wants to). She's long since paid her dues and built up a fanbase who'll follow her for life.
It's true that her music definitely lands in a certain comfort zone, which is slightly at odds with the spiky persona that she started with. It's been a while since I truly loved anything she did, but she does what she does well and it's sort of comforting to still have her around after so many of her contemporaries have faded from view. Obviously she's not Beyonce though. Weirdly, I'd think of her as something closer to a next generation Celine Dion. Never cool, but always popular and even the haters have to respect the talent and hard work.
As for Ms Aguilera, let's face it, if she hadn't landed a couple of backing vocal features in the 10s, her career trajectory would essentially be more comparable to Taylor Dayne than Pink or Beyonce.
why Latin America of courseOn what planet is Christina's career in a better position?!
I was gonna add “Miss You Sometime” also kind of bops.
Baby boy
I’m FALLIN in your LUV
A lot of the uptempo stuff has already aged poorly but the ballads just draaag.
She's a Latin Grammy 2022 winner!!!On what planet is Christina's career in a better position?!
But her brand is BADASS (in the most non-threatening way)She's just so DULL though.
I don't think she wants to do any more than she isShe has some great songs, but I just wonder if she is capable of more than what she's given for the last decade.
She really is a prime example of somebody who mellowed out when she became a mother. Her personal life seems remarkably stable, she's been with her husband for over 20 years now, her kids seem happy and healthy - is it any wonder she doesn't have much to say creatively?
RECEIPTS PLEASEShe's really annoying on social media.
And not in a kooky way like Madonna is.
But more like sanctimonious and up her own arse.
Get over yourself, like.