POP SONG REVIEW: "Dark Horse" by Katy Perry ft. Juicy J

[@nomduclavier]

BIRDS DON’T LEVITATE

[@annnee6818]

Dropkick Queen I was just gonna say that... levitate indeed. Stoopid😑

[@pittland44]

That's true, not even hummingbirds levitate.

[@SpicyMapping]

Ms. Perry, I believe the word you were looking for was "fly"

[@jackpaint6968]

Somebody does with a little help though...

[@Mr__Joe]

Yeah they do. Katy Pary said so

[@ffjreviews9029]

This song does also suffer “Will.i.am syndrome” where the pre chorus sounds like it’s gonna build to something but instead falls flat on its face and becomes sh*t.

[@austinmauger1724]

Nowhere this more evident than "Imma be"

[@evajaneryan3746]

Maybe it's s*it or whatever but it's catchy, ngl. Like most of Black Eyed Peas songs

[@firstnamelastname7244]

​@@evajaneryan3746Really? This is one of the least catchy pop songs of all time.

[@digitaldevilshitposts6731]

Yeah, I really like the pre-chorus, then the rest of the song is quite shit

[@pranawdhital]

​@@firstnamelastname7244not this, but black eyes peas

[@redactedredacted6656]

Why is she comparing herself to Aphrodite when the music video's motif is ancient Egypt ? Is that a reference to Cleopatra's blood line ? Am I looking into this more than anybody behind it ?

[@louschwick7301]

well, greece and egypt have this weird kind of relationship - they make the rare cultural and religious tangents with each other, so, i guess it's forgivable

[@phantomz87]

The video should have just been Ancient Greek themed. Would make more sense and warded off the whitewashing criticisms.

[@SamIAmxoxox123]

River Robson agreed I never got that lol

[@1101Archimedes]

Memphis _was_ the capital of Egypt "a crazy long time ago." How doesn't it fit the "ancient Egyptian goddess" theme?

[@gregorsamsa9264]

Max Martin is one of the writers. Lyrics have always been a secondary affair for him.

[@GlitteryGecko]

The piano cover of the song sounds gorgeous.

[@runawayz28]

Agreed, I wish it was a full cover, I really love it

[@magicrainbowkitties1023]

Tbh I'd watch Todd's stuff if it was all piano covers

[@BlazikenWantsToKick]

Ten Second Songs did a cover in the style of Type O Negative, which has a piano track like this one

[@someoneelse4579]

This (pre?)chorus melody is great even in the original.

[@MatthewBanks100]

Not gonna lie, the Mariah Carey layered over death metal sounded kind of cool lol

[@theR1ch]

The fact that her guards are wearing basketball shoes angers me more than it reasonably should.

[@no_peace]

Haha In theory I'd expect to love a video like this but in practice it makes me fucking furious

[@killitwithfire5377]

And the fact that there‘s two random pharaohs with very different headdresses... courting her?

[@kiwi-he9cw]

imagine a skyrim knight wearing a dope ass set of nikes

[@alannahfisherman1321]

Oh shit, maybe we should have seen the warning signs sooner..

[@_Sumeyo_]

@@kiwi-he9cw right

[@LittlePinkMew]

“Lending hip hop credibility to white girls who should know better” Todd throws the best shade I swear

[@Pikachu-qr4yb]

Soooo true. I just subscribed the other day because he is so Savage lol

[@sqyx93]

He’s in the shade(ow)

[@qazwsx6340]

just gotta hand it to juicy j for getting a fat bag off them. also i think the only reason he's on this song over any other rapper is because it's set in memphis egypt and juicy j is famously proud of being from memphis tennesee

[@raynbow3000]

Katy Perry always reminded me of a mom. She tries to be cool with the kids, but fails immediately. All of her songs where she gets drunk are her as a teen or at a party with her friends.

[@rabidhog4912]

Lmao she even looks like my aunt

[@witchflowers6942]

i loved her in elementary~early middle school. i still feel some affection for her, but like… it’s a cringing affection

[@alannahfisherman1321]

I’m thinking Peggy Bundy crossed with Regina George’s mother from Mean Girls.

[@MarcDoesNotKnow]

this is so accurate. she feels like a mom or an aunt to me - not a pop star akin to the likes of Taylor Swift or Ariana Grande. she has crazy good music for her time but once the tables were turned and pop leaned more onto minimalism (Royals by Lorde), she fell off hard. she doesn't have much presence as herself either. she's not known for her personality or anything - she's just known for her songs. she's only as good as her latest record.

[@BeautifulObscurity]

Honestly the whole "vengeful witch goddess who will smite you" bit coulda made a kick ass song if it was handled by a competent musician who has a deeper, more powerful voice.

[@andrewn7263]

Nina Simone -- I Put A Spell On You. Pretty much as good as you're gonna get with that. (i.e. really, really, damn good).

[@minumeyli]

FKA Twigs, Grimes, and Bjork are your resident witches.

[@AD-wz6nd]

Florence + The Machine

[@Aleph3575]

you mean like Noora Louhimo from Battle Beast?

[@Svenir]

yeah there are already dozens of metal and psych-rock bands with female singers who did and are doing that.

[@gangswagster]

"but if you cheat on me, I will-a crush you!" -Borat and/or Katy Perry

[@zirrian]

Or an Italian wife.

[@fishdisher9564]

+zirrian doesn't borat wife get crush?

[@aperfecttool257]

zirrian nah, Russian.

[@benedictdwyer2608]

Mario talking to his Koopa beau:

[@gaiusoctavius6107]

“Oooh I’m a dirty sex kitten”- Todd in the Shadows 2015

[@erinidum]

I know it's a minor point and has nothing to do with the actual song, but it really bothers me that she says "Make me your Aphrodite" but the music video is supposed to be in Egypt. Aphrodite was a Greek goddess.

[@kimberlyhaines107]

Maya Tamika Yeah, but for a LONG time you had individuals - like Cleopatra - who were mainly Greek ethnically, so it’s not too crazy.

[@firepuppies4086]

Also, Aphrodite... Her ruining your life is less of a surprise than Zeus humping all that moves. That horse is about as dark as a platinum horse covered in ultra bright chain lights.

[@annieboookhall]

I mean there was crossover between ancient Greece and Egypt...

[@pauld761]

@Drago Arbiter also Cleopatra once presented herself to Greece as the living Aphrodite like how she presented herself as the living goddess Isis back in Egypt

[@meaninglesscommenter8457]

Maya Tamika I’m 2 years too late but Memphis (an Egyptian city) had one of the most important temples of Aphrodite

[@matthewmead2374]

Yeah Stevie Nicks did the whole dark sexy witch thing perfectly. Probably because she wasnt trying to hard. It wasnt some crafted image that her manager and publicist and label executive came up with after holding focus groups and taking polls online. Stevie Nicks just put on some thrift store clothes and sung about crystal visions. It worked. This doesnt.

[@Pikachu-qr4yb]

😂

[@drengskap]

That quick blast of 'Walk Like An Egyptian' at the end to remind us all of what a really good pop song sounds like was just cruel.

[@justthecoolestdudeyo9446]

I totally agree with your complaints, but I find the song to be catchy. It just sticks in my brain. It doesn't go away. It follows me. Please help

[@daisy-pb6kh]

I had to sub to you because youre Just the Coolest Dude Yo Sorry i had to make that pun.

[@dorothycrystal2058]

Just the Coolest Dude Yo I agree

[@froghermit9852]

"theres no goin back"

[@justthecoolestdudeyo9446]

@@froghermit9852 It's been over two years, and I'm still haunted by this song. I've made my peace with it, this is simply what life is in a post Dark Horse world

[@froghermit9852]

@@justthecoolestdudeyo9446 nah brother its coming at you like a " dark horse" ..........there truly is no goin back

[@medes5597]

I once decided to befriend a girl who warned me she was "crazy" and would say to me "I get what I want" and whom repeatedly threatened to send "receipts" to my then partner if I didn't agree to date her. I was like "there aren't any receipts though, and I've told my partner about this girl, so it's an empty threat... I have nothing to worry about, I've been open the whole time about this" so I didn't take it seriously, assuming that whatever she would try would _obviously_ fail. Well when I went into hospital with a lung infection, I discovered what she meant. She'd made her own "receipts" to make it seem like I was cheating with her. She was genuine about it, and my partner would not listen to the fact that half the things in those receipts didn't even make sense and that I had not hidden my friendship with this girl in anyway, which surely I would have done had this been true. She even accused me of "faking" my child abuse and strained family relationship because the crazy girl didn't know about that (as why would I advertise that?) and had put in references to my family. The girl who warned me she was crazy then befriended my partner to really push that she could be trusted and I couldnt - and while all this was going down, I was on an oxygen tank unable to breathe not knowing a thing about it. After a few weeks, the girl who just dropped an atom bomb on my life contacts me and is like "cool we can date now you're single right?" and I'm like "😶" Basically guys, Todd's right. If a girl warns you she's crazy, fucking listen and stay far, far away. Don't think you have nothing to worry about. I made that god damn mistake and it cost me dearly. I'm not even all that angry about it anymore, I'm just shocked she managed to cause such damage so quickly and didnt think that I would be upset by it.

[@miso306]

Oh man I'm super late to this but that is a messed up story. Like I didn't even know that kind of thing could happen. I'm sorry for you.

[@henryam503]

Man you most surely should've given the shmackdown to that girl once you were out the ICU

[@xvexrd6574]

@@henryam503 worst idea, he would end up in jail over it no doubt about it

[@dreamer1-7]

I’m late to this too, but I’m sorry this happened to you. I think there’s a quote from Oprah that says if someone is willing to show you who they truly are then you should believe them. It’s not our fault that we underestimate our abilities to handle crazy people sometimes.

[@RobinTheBot]

At least you learned your partner at the time was a shitty, disloyal person. Know they got dropped by crazy girl once you told her to fuck off.

[@PrincessNinja007]

I always kind of wanted to see an Evanescence-style cover of this

[@shadowlinkbds]

Ciara.Chaya I'm sure she would do more justice to this song than katy. No juicy j for it though.

[@Thebes342]

More of a remix than a cover, but this is pretty damn close: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKnYdnmJhtKWadU

[@lutraenhydris3231]

That awkward moment you realize Yu-Gi-Oh was more accurate about Ancient Egypt than this song.

[@masterseal0418]

That includes the Megaten franchise, D&D, and Minecraft for some reason.

[@SeanStrife]

"Katy Perry's success is self-sustaining, at this point." Toddstradamus strikes again.

[@Jaceblue04]

Did he really just compare her to a cannibalistic necrophiliac? My God, Juicy-Jay. There is no way you just said that.

[@Jaceblue04]

***** Duly noted.

[@GamesFromSpace]

Sad part is, it was probably the best line in the song.

[@CC-dc9sr]

+Joshua Pearce If anything, it was the only memorable one.

[@willmillior9994]

+Cindy Czöveková let me tell you a secret : It was a rip off of Kesha's song Cannibal.

[@redactedredacted6656]

I'm not gonna lie Cannibal is a guilty pleasure for me.At least I can believe Kesha is a crazy sex fiend that goes all female praying mantis on your arse I can't say the same for Katy Perry.

[@rosecatuwu]

*Has Egyptian aesthetic* *Song talks about Greek Goddess* Logic: 100 Edit: I see that people are talking about how Cleopatra was Greek and how Greeks shared some gods and goddesses with Egypt, and that's well and good and I'm all for factual evidence. However, I very much doubt that they actually thought that hard about it, and Aphrodite is still more associated with the Greeks than the Egyptians (at least in my mind), so I still think it's kind of thematically jumbled, if that makes any sense.

[@meaninglesscommenter8457]

Queen Rosecat :3 actually, Greece (and also Rome) and Egypt shared many gods. Isis had a temple in Rome, Memphis (city in Egypt) had a huge temple for Aphrodite, Cleopatra dressed up as Aphrodite, etc.

[@InBetweenMolecules]

Last of the Egyptian pharaohs were Greek. Not saying she knew that.

[@abraham9305]

Cleopatra was a Greek

[@angelluna9599]

It's just a stupid music video, I'd complain about them having tenis shoes.

[@GiulianaBruna]

If we analyze it historically, Aphrodite herself has multicultural origins too, there was a lot of overlap bla bla. But this is Pop music, the only thing that counts is aesthetic and the idea people have of "ancient Egipt". I mean, it looks egiptesque but no any period in particular so you can't pretend there is a historical justification for it. Also, all the modern element inclusions look really clumsy.

[@TheChazOtt]

Dude I'm not gonna lie: That Mariah Carey/death metal mashup actually sounded kinda awesome.

[@BassbaitGG]

+TheChazOtt check out Bleedarazzi. It's a combination of extreme metal and Lady Gaga's Paparazzi and it makes the song a thousand times better lol.

[@ilznidiotic]

I've listened to a lot of metal versions of pop songs and most of the really good ones are Gaga songs. No idea why.

[@FlummoxedFaker]

Oh young Chaz, you didn't know of the power of Babymetal just yet.

[@KyleRayner12]

The Plastic Man reference is kind of ironic, as he's one of the few longstanding characters in the DCU who *has* a distinct, stable personality that isn't "dark and gritty crimefighter." ... I'll just go back to AT4W now.

[@magicrainbowkitties1023]

The sad thing is the whole "dark and gritty crimefighter" thing is largely a modern development. After the resounding success of the mid-early Batman movies, every live-action DC flick has tried to recapture that lightning in a bottle. It's also reflected in the comics, as DC has started making their stuff more about the villains in the last 10-15 years.

[@anotherweekmusic7282]

Hehehehehe *long*standing

[@oof-rr5nf]

* sigh * I love nerds and their fun facts.

[@oof-rr5nf]

@@magicrainbowkitties1023 Hopefully, DC's emo phase will end eventually. I really, really liked Wonder Woman and I heard Aquaman was passable?

[@magicrainbowkitties1023]

@@oof-rr5nf Oh yeah I haven't seen Wonder Woman but Aquaman was AMAZING. Seriously, it's everything you'd want out of a DC flick: cheesy humor, good lore, little nostalgia bait, but mostly a good movie with decent plot (also wet Jason Momoa but shush)

[@DavidJoh]

She's using "dark horse" to mean "unexpected threat" (in that for the purposes of the song she may seem nice but she's a homicidal maniac). Also possibly "nightmare".

[@LydCal999]

But this whole song is a warning... And she is super famous... How is she unexpected??

[@firepuppies4086]

Also, literally calling herself Aphrodite makes that about as much a surprise as...a scorpion having a tail

[@no_peace]

Sometimes people sing things from the perspective of someone else Sometimes very special people use metaphors as a secret code to other very special people

[@s.g.7572]

Sorry, did that dude just say she’ll “eat your heart out like Jeffrey Dahmer”? Because that’s not okay for so many reasons.

[@kimberlyhaines107]

My brother (or sister as I can not tell by your name), then I have a feeling you have not dabbed into the Broadway musical “The Book of Mormon”. Dahmer gets to pop on stage for the song “Spooky Mormon Hell Dream”. Of course it’s meant for comedy since the main character is terrified the minor shitty things he’s done will put him in Hell with Dahmer and Johnny Cochran (with his catchy line with the way he sings it - “I got OJ free”. And I think Pol Pot is the other guy in his dream (?) - it’s been a while since I listened to the song. Best line still has to be the main character angry screaming - “I can’t believe Jesus just called me a dick!!!” But considering he was a cannibal and trying to make sex zombies...Probably not someone to put in a song like this.

[@s.g.7572]

I love the Book of Mormon. But a reference to one of the world’s most twisted serial killers works in that because it’s got a constantly dark and offensive sense of humour, whereas Katie Perry...well, I’ve seen episodes of Sesame Street with more morbid tones. It’s like if I was watching Kung Fu Panda and they made a reference to Mao, or if I was reading Harry Potter and Fred West was a character. Dark shit only works if it matches the tone.

[@kimberlyhaines107]

S. G. Well...It is a bit dark in that she seems to kill some dudes, and alludes to some bad punishments. Though I’m sure it’s meant to allude more to that she’ll have your heart in a metaphorical way, so that you can’t give it away to someone else. Still a bit morbid. Bit sad I didn’t get to see it (unless you consider our local dinner theater doing it) when the tour came through to my city because I was in Florida and the Bahamas for 3 weeks. Though I feel like I remember they said there were 2 companies and one was a bit lackluster.

[@LadyTylerBioRodriguez]

@@s.g.7572 Ah yeah... I love that part in Harry Potter where Ron accidentally refers to Hermonie as Myra Hindley. Yeah that would be completely off kilter. Try to keep references to serial killers to something that fits even slightly tonally.

[@cosmetanoia5018]

Kesha's cannibal.

[@Laylabelle97]

Well it's basically Katy Perry singing about her Mary Sue character

[@danielabrito6891]

Mary Sues are real, the term is just used wrong and is mostly used to shame people for liking female protagonists.

[@a1rg3ar31]

@@danielabrito6891 So are you one of those people who adamantly defend Rey from Disney Star Wars whenever she's called a Mary Sue?

[@lunabearsong2043]

Every time he plays the songs on the piano, they always sound like songs that have already been around for a good decade.

[@heave-ho6864]

And now this song actually has been around for over a decade

[@Nintendon85]

I'm forced to conclude Mara Wilson just killed Todd for stealing her joke.

[@chelleypam]

Hey, Todd - have you noticed that you appear to be more talented musically speaking than some of the people you review?

[@alannahfisherman1321]

I like to call it the Statler and Waldorf up against Fozzie Bear effect.

[@cassandralyris4918]

Evolution Is Real is such an underrated gem, right up there with The Fucking World Is Round.

[@wowokwow533]

So what you're saying is Katy Perry is a ditto?

[@samoria7530]

THAT EXPLAINS IT ALL!!!!

[@ndx2k]

it just sounded like Ulver

[@princevegetable8532]

I would like it but at the time of writing this your likes are at 420

[@DeadPizza]

If he only knew that trap would dominate

[@MissAlmostFine]

@@SuperNuclearUnicorn 😂😂😂

[@fury5500]

The beat is the only I like about the song. It should have been given to a good rapper, it's really not appropriate for singing, especially for someone with a voice like Katy Perry. Nice music video though.

[@HectorGonzalez0642]

I agree.

[@lunabearsong2043]

Agreed.

[@renzelkamuro2944]

fury Facts

[@egg-ts4fo]

Juicy j is a good rapper

[@JackedThor-so]

Omg I forgot the Jeffery dahmer lyric was in there. It's pretty, no pun Intended, tasteless.

[@rizzo_grt]

8:16 just a replay button for Mariah Carey Meets Dethklok, the moment where I had to smile and rejoice that I found out about this channel.

[@tobiasbanks3743]

I thought this song was catchy as hell. Huh. The whole thing had a Black Eyed Peas-esque disjointed collection of catchy hooks all mashed together thing going on, so I see what he means when he calls it messy. But the hooks all stuck in my head and I didn't think the beat was too "gangsta" for Katy. The lyrics were really screwed up, though.

[@Sforz-tarifa]

Teenage dream Katy was perfect. That being said, this song did foreshadow the place a lot of modern and popular music has gone

[@polymphus]

"I can only assume Katy Perry's success is self-sustaining at this point" has got a certain bitter irony to it post-Witness

[@brokenscart7989]

I fucking love dat bass. Bit of a guilty pleasure.

[@DaVideoGameBeastr]

+brokenSCART Well I won't judge...out loud.

[@unwelcomed004]

brokenSCART i like that song too

[@DBfan12]

3:02-3:08... That's a fucking vocaloid. And even Hatsune Miku has more personality AND can sing better!

[@DigitalDevil]

6:38 : Are those Cheetoes? Bruh.

[@astridparungao4971]

Katy (with Juicy) ironically brought hip hop trap to mainstream

[@rashrasha921]

Facts Katy popularized the current sound.

[@rashrasha921]

It gets stuck in my head randomly throughout the years lol, it’s extremely catchy

[@FlummoxedFaker]

After the "Witness" TrainWrecord, this is even more sad.

[@carlosalexandre3942]

"katy perry sucess is self-sustaining now" ow toddstadamus

[@littledemand2232]

I appreciate your piano skills, bro.

[@kobalt_ren01]

4:25 Dank Horse MLG edition.

[@HedeccaTamer]

Agatha All Along was a better "I'm magic and I fuck shit up" anthem than this, and it was a 30 second segment of one episode of a show just for a light hearted reveal

[@writerspen010]

10:54 - Going back to rewatch an old favorite, and I always loved this little cover. Your "mixed metaphors" line gets stuck in my more often than I care to admit.

[@henryconner3002]

So fun fact: During when Marching Band was going on at school, the marching band played a show based on Katy Perry's Dark Horse, and there was Sam Smith's Writings On The Walls in the middle. It was a very epic show with a lot of coreagraphy.

[@miastevans7392]

anyone else laugh when he said he doesn’t want trap beats on pop radio

[@serenitii3557]

Mia Stevans oh how the times have changed

[@alannahfisherman1321]

It's rather fitting to acknowledge how Katy Perry sort of "changes characters" because upon revisiting some of her old videos, maybe it's just me or is she surprisingly not half bad of an actress? Painfully ironic considering what she'll be known for in the years to come.

[@shirleyjenlion187]

It was the aesthetic that made me like the song. I loved her costumes and makeup when I was younger.

[@AllenbysEyes]

I still think this is your best work, Todd. Though you're way more generous to Katy Perry than I'd be.

[@arnold20139]

Does Katy Perry even know why she chose “Egyptian” motif for this awful song? I would love to know her reasoning behind it. If it was me, I would just make the whole music video featuring horses running around in a pasture. It would make more sense than “Egyptian”.

[@rocket_starz]

Yoooooooo. I used to love this song because I was that weird horse person in elementary school.

[@samanthashelly8093]

4:10 has aged so badly

[@thomasespas3990]

The only songs on the radio in 2018-2020 is rap influenced pop, r&b or pure rap

[@ddjsoyenby]

"what does katy do good" her songs were certified bangers.

[@riahlexington]

I like when this song ramps up, “are you ready for, ready for, a perfect storm perfect storm!” This song is fun sorry.

[@riahlexington]

I don’t like roar tho. It’s not that I hate the message it’s just borin

[@katethegreat91]

I lost it at the pep rally horns @4:29

[@erikdaniels0n]

I have no idea why but the ad lib “WHOO!” After the Dahmer line kills me every time I hear it

[@techieswreckies]

I was confused for a second thinking i suddenly somehow ended an episode of Stardust Crusaders instead..

[@puzzled0dreamer]

It must be the work of an enemy stand!

[@Jason_Ultimate]

Glad I wasn't the only one who noticed the song.

[@BobSaget37]

I wanna see Mariah Carey collab with Dethklok....

[@kendra_t]

Maybe it was supposed to be "Dark Force" to go with the witchcraft theme, but Katy messed it up in recording, but because she actually DOES have forces of darkness at her disposal, everyone was afraid to correct her.

[@thewitchsfamiliar]

This song would have been better with a more Disney villain theme or simply a Maleficent theme. The Egyptian theme was totally inappropriate.

[@masterseal0418]

Greek mythology should be a correct theme to adapt from because of Aphrodite being mentioned in the lyrics. Just picture Katy Perry as a Greek Goddess, who forces any mortal to kneel before her, and decide fate itself. That will be much better than "the usual music video setting in this trash-heap".

[@katiestolealltheunicorns9309]

I mean this song's market isn't really the boys the lyrics ostensibly talk to; it's girls pumping themselves up, imagining being powerful- I say this as a girl who quite likes this song. It doesn't have to be convincing, it's only the desire to be this that has to be relatable, because it's no secret that this is something Katy Perry wishes were true, she's not being Beyonce, she's telling a story. A power fantasy story, but it's not quite the same as like a power anthem. So yeah, nail on the head, power fantasy, but with a knowing wink. (I know this was ages ago, but Katy Perry still tells stories, in a slightly different way to other pop stars. I don't see her as inauthentic as much as role-playing to process the personal. I mean that's done in pop and all, but it's a real throughline here.)

[@thatotherguy8138]

I'll be honest, I like this song. I was annoyed the first time I listened to it when she said "Aphrodite" on an Egyptian motif, but once I stopped thinking of the lyrics as actual words and considered them to be mere sounds with no actual meaning, I started to enjoy the song. It's about the only (English language) song I have done this with.

[@knightwing5169]

Oh right.... This Katy Perry song. Kinda forgot about it, and I'm 100% prepared to forget it again when I'm done watching this review.

[@MikeLaundry]

Dark horse is just someone thinking they are clever expecting everyone to get the wordplay between dark horse and nightmare. I dont think the underdog thing was even a thought to whoever wrote it

[@mangaanimefan3089]

I didn't like this song when it first came out. I tried to avoid it but it was EVERYWHERE and it eventually beat me into surrender and compliance with it's relentless airplay. That's not even sarcasm. I love this song now. It's in my playlist! It's so catchy!

[@letranger4461]

I hear “are you ready for, ready for, mixed metaphor, mixed metaphor ” when I hear bad metaphors in songs now. Thanks for that

[@DoubleAgents]

If she could sing, she'd be tolerable.

[@Sigmundfruit]

+Double Agents Shame the production people forgot how to autotune her right

[@DoubleAgents]

Or the labels could do something really radical and start signing people who can actually SING...

[@AnSoRap]

flmvdvsrg compare her to Jessie J. Both have similar voice tone, but Jessie's voice is much more powerful. Compared to many other pop singers, Katy cannot sing.

[@crustpunkjesuschrist]

Double Agents better than that Swish Swish shit

[@rashrasha921]

I mean her vocal range is actually pretty big for someone of her style, and her performances from the quarantine show real vocal improvement. I suggest watching her performance of roar from international womans day. Her vocals are really good now.

[@redluis369]

Watching this knowing that after this it would start her complete downfall kinda makes sense on why her career without Dr. Luke fixing her songs just went down the toilet.

[@ChaosUnown]

I had to look up that lyric from Juicy J. Jeffery Dahmer, was a serial killer who literally cannibalized his victims. Yeah that seems like an appropriate line for a Katy Perry song.

[@shoyoboyo5731]

The worst thing is that the jeffrey dahmer lyric probably isn’t even top 150 most fucked up things juicy j has ever said in a song

[@egg-ts4fo]

​@@shoyoboyo5731bruh the bars are fire why you acting like that's a bad thing

[@shoyoboyo5731]

never said it was a bad thing lmao juicy j is a goat@@egg-ts4fo

[@shoyoboyo5731]

@@egg-ts4fo theyre not i like them

[@egg-ts4fo]

@@shoyoboyo5731 why'd you say worst thing

[@ZMacGregor]

I actually really liked this song, but maybe it was because I hadn't actually discovered trap yet

[@_Sumeyo_]

lol

[@meddle333]

I never got the impression she was doing the scorn thing. I just thought she was saying "Look before you get into this, know that I'm a fuckin broken psychopath, and it's gonna be a nightmare"... Which is something I can totally get down with. If you look at the lyrics, aside from the "make me your enemy" line, I don't think she says anything about doing her wrong. I also think I just hear what I wanna hear sometimes.

[@meddle333]

I'm saying this because it could potentially be a flaw with your whole critcism... You say it yourself, that you don't buy KP being some implacable rage goddess... Especially after x amount of breakup songs where she talks about what a mess she is. I see it as just another song where she talks about what a mess she is. Idk. It's not one of my favorite songs of hers anyway. I just thought I'd mention that. No one is ever gonna read this anyway. 🤣

[@_Sumeyo_]

@@meddle333 yeah I agree.! And that's what makes her an amazing artist

[@killertaz91]

twinkie pyramid

[@Jason_Ultimate]

Wait.... That song at the end..... ........ THAT'S IT! I FINALLY FIGURED IT OUT! HER SONGS, ALL OF THEM, THEY'RE ALL THE WORK OF AN ENEMY STAND!!!!! Either that, or..... KATY PERRY HERSELF IS AN ENEMY STAND!!!!!

[@hbanfill]

I'm a pretty big Katy Perry fan and I LOATHE this song. I have always loathed this song. Everything about it is just awful.

[@catsinwonderland7473]

Same! I just can't bring myself to enjoy it, the best part is the singing. God damn. The beat sucks!

[@egg-ts4fo]

Not the juicy j verse

[@WikiAndi172]

So rewatching this 5 years later for some reason. Holy hell this music video is so much yikes that I was entirely oblivious to back in 2015.

[@andysmith5806]

"This love will make you levitate" ...Like in that one episode of Buffy?

[@lionhartd138]

As a vocalist I have to say her voice is fierce. Inspiring even. But I get you, I'm not supposed to like her either.

[@RaulRodriguez-km3yb]

I hate the music video and juicy j in the song, but I think it’s a great love song. It shows the ugly side of love, the dark and passive nature that comes with love. She’s saying worship me and I’ll give you everything “perfect magic” her love is overtaking. It’s inspired by the craft, hence the levitating line. It’s not a perfect song and lyrically is a Lot of chaos

[@egg-ts4fo]

Why do you hate the juicy j verse

[@doubleh333lix]

The dog made me sad. He could barely walk on his front paws, so when he stood up, it shows it was one of those cases where they hit the dog’s front paws until the get up just to keep themselves safe. It’s kind of minor but it’s annoying.

[@synth_dahl4438]

Oh, god, I always wondered why it was walking like that :(

[@NJGuy1973]

Born in Arizona, moved to Babylona...Queen Tut.

[@littlerelief]

Ah there we go. 11:38, he finally figured out she's supposed to be a goddess. It doesn't make the song any better or worse, but hearing him fumble around with things like "witchy love magic" despite an Aphrodite namedrop so early in the song was a bit embarrassing. That's probably the one clear metaphor in the song: she's a fickle and vengeful goddess.

[@trucetruce335]

Considering the music video I don’t blame him for not taking that one comparison so literally.

[@littlerelief]

@@trucetruce335 That... was a bad comment on my part and I feel bad for leaving it. Oof.

[@wickedounch]

You know, looking back, this song was kind of ahead of its time

[@SonglyWryt.Bon-Burr]

I have a small crush on her. That's why all her music makes me happy in some way or form.

[@hamitcampos4989]

Hmmmmmmm, what I took away is that she's trying to kinda hint that falling in love with her is like playing with that board thing that people use to talk to well demons really. So you'd better really know what you're wanting to open up.

[@no_peace]

Yeah this is not rocket science. There are so many fair criticisms of this song but people were all mad about things that actually make sense

[@LUNITUNZBackup]

It's called a Ouija (pronounced: Weegee) board.

[@hamitcampos4989]

@@LUNITUNZBackup Ah thanks friend. Yeah I couldn't remember the spelling. It's not really spelt how you'd say it.

[@hamitcampos4989]

@@LUNITUNZBackup So what say you? That's how I understood the song. so I thought Todd well either missunderstood it or took it differently perhaps. But yes to me that's what it sounded like. That falling in love with her is like playing the Ouija. You'd better be dam sure of what the hell you're doing and be carefull to do it right or else. Either way if a dark horse is what Todd said it is I guess Kate was wrong in saying that then. Because it's a demon you call forth from a Ouija.

[@richardgadberry8398]

7:53 "Evolution Is Real" is criminally underrated.

[@Jonbutter]

🎶I'm like a bird, I'll only Levitate 🎶

[@jfm79]

I really want Todd to review her new song. She's hitting a mid-career crisis with her identity.

[@bornstellar-makes-eternal-5136]

Oh man, now oh boy

[@fermintenava5911]

Listening to the song, I've come to 2 equally possible explanations for "Dark Horse": #1 It's meant figuratively - she's coming at you with the force and terror of a dark horse #2 Katy Perry mispronounced "dark curse" and the lable didn't allow for a new recording, but changed the title instead 😂

[@_Devil]

If only we had hydraulics in Ancient Egypt......

[@aljaberhk]

the first ever lowrider

[@jaythec7994]

I don’t get how this song’s build-up has more energy than the drop

[@matthewmead2374]

What the fuck happened to writing catchy pop songs. After all, there is a legitimate art to the writing of a catchy 3 minute radio friendly song. Look at the Smiths. The songs are catchy with witty tongue in cheek lyrics and infectious guitar riffs. Granted, the Smiths are not what we really would consider pop music, but they show that you can make catchy, upbeat songs without sacrificing your artist integrity. Look at Madonnas early stuff. Super fun. She didn't take herself too seriously. What happened? Katy Perry, Taylor Swift...these artists are trying to hard and the results are shit. Not even listenable. Not at all fun.

[@mbrsart]

I actually like this tune. At least, I like the melodic devices in the verse. The hook is hot garbage.

[@magicrainbowkitties1023]

I like this song as a guilty pleasure, except for Juicy-J's part. Apparently I'm in the majority there because they released another version without his cameo

[@imfamoushero]

Please I need to hear a Mariah Carey/death metal crossover if anyone has one

[@1987MartinT]

She's singing: "Make me your Aphrodite." who is a Greek godess, so why the fuck is everything in the music video modeled on Egyptian culture?

[@nekovalley]

She could have easily said something like "make me your cleopatra" and it'd fit the syllables and everything, just tweak the rhymes a bit and it would've fit with her dumb fucking Egyptian thing.

[@1987MartinT]

Viktor Stardust I wouldn't say that the Egyptian thing is stupid, but rather the way she uses it is stupid. But otherwise, yeah, you're right.