Edd’s MANtra: Attack of the Clones
Lady Gaga, this is all your fault.
Whenever an artist hits it big, it’s inevitable that 500 copycats will come out of the woodwork.
How can we forget Pretty Willie, Nelly’s doppelganger from 2002? Actually, he was pretty easy to forget. Or Guerrilla Black, the guy who looked just like Biggie, sounded exactly like Biggie but, uh, sucked? Asher Roth went from being the next Eminem to being the next Snow.
Eh, that’s harsh. At least Snow had one good song. And while we’re talking about that guy, were we really supposed to believe that a guy who looked like he walked off the set of Saved By The Bell was worried about the cops?
But I digress.
Lady Gaga must have really hit it big, cuz she now has a clone she can call her own. Ke$ha. For those who aren’t familiar with this young lady, just check out the photo above.
With a ridiculous name like that you’d expect the girl to have green press-on nails, a grill and hair dyed with Kool-Aid. I’m shocked they didn’t call her Yung Ke$ha. But nah, she’s more Fergie than Fantasia.
And like her fellow clones, she’s horrible. Ear-shatteringly AWFUL.
Don’t believe me? Check out TiK ToK, which has been the No. 1 song all year. Her album, Animal, debuted at No. 1, ending Susan Boyle’s eternal reign on top. I checked out the track listing on Animal, look at the names of these songs – “Your Love Is My Drug,” “Hungover,” “Boots & Boys,” “Backstabber,” “Party At A Rich Dude’s House.”
Can’t wait to hear 12-year-old girls singing about being hungover at a rich dude’s house.
While most clones tend to fade away, this Ke$ha already has a following. And with the marketing machine behind her (she’s all over iTunes’ Top 10 music lists – that’s no coincidence) she might be around for a long, LONG time.
Be afraid. Be very afraid.
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