So it's my turn to be ridiculously late with a post. Jason's been hounding me to get something up here, so I finally kicked myself in the ass. I'm known for choosing more than my fair share of embarrassing songs, but this one is shameful I suppose for a different reason. Released a year and a half ago, the song was unknown to me until last week, when a guy I once dated posted the video for Ke$ha's "Animal" to Facebook.
Ke$ha kind of slipped by me. I of course knew "Tic Toc," and loved "Take It Off" because my gay-as-a-goose spin instructor played it every week—it was the highlight of his class. I even watched her SNL performance and thought she wasn't bad. But I never bought the album, and each subsequent single ("Your Love Is My Drug," "We R Who We R") confirmed her bratty talk-singing was enjoyable but disposable.
Then I'm introduced to "Animal," something that actually showcases Ke$ha's singing ability and musically is aligned more with the Euro dance-pop I favor. And I like her attitude, or specifically, the lack of attitude—I'm a sucker for a sappy, sentimental lyric.
What can I say, the ratty-haired bitchy girl in the ripped spandex and glow-in-the-dark face paint finally charmed me.
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