MTV Europe’s European Music Awards, which are currently streaming live on the Web for people off the continent, were prefaced by a Perez Hilton red carpet show and hosted by Katy “I Kissed A Girl” Perry, so yeah, watching it sounds about as fun as ramming nails into my elbows. And to make matters worse, Perry showed up wearing a football uniform–an American football uniform–and riding… something kinda dirty-looking. I think it’s supposed to be Katy Perry Brand Cherry ChapStick™, but I’m pretty sure it’s also supposed to signal the launch of her new sex toy line. That thing she’s riding is not not phallic, if you know what I’m saying. One thing we can be sure of is the importance of AutoTune to Perry’s voice, because her performance of her still-kicking hit is completely AutoTune-free. Seriously, we’ve placed it after the jump so you can steel yourselves before clicking “play.”
MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 [MTV.co.uk]
Katy Perry – I Kissed A Girl [YouTube]
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augh @ 0:59. Her eyes are doing that McCain at the 3rd debate thing.
um, wow. Just wow. This has been the shittiest day, and this honestly made it all seem so much worse…
Where they trying to get an award for worst awards show ever? It was dull, it was full of hateful comments, and the performances were bad except for Beyonce’s. It was like watching Katy Perry & Perez Hilton in high school, teaming up together to bully everyone else in the school. Was it supposed to be funny? Cuz the jokes were lost on me.
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I’d actually never heard this song before, but I watched the video anyway. Good Lord. I sure as hell hope she sounds better on the studio track, because that was atrocious.
@owenmeany: Dude, no. I know plenty of 22 and 23-year olds who love this jam. I go to the University Library and see everybody’s iTunes libraries.
I don’t think I can watch that…she is beyond ridiculous. Why would she agree to be a part of the sad minstrel show that is her WHOLE ACT?
And what a surprise Ms. Perry “beat” the Jonas Brothers as best New Act. Thank god they learned from last time to make plans to do anything but associate with MTV.
10th Circle of Hell is right. There is something so awful about Katy Perry–her strict religious upbringing, her faux bi sexuality, the rampant exploitation of her better-than-average looks for any kind of attention.
Credit to Hillary Duff (that just sounds weird)–she made this thing look as silly as it really is in “War Inc.”
This got me so flummoxed this morning, I forgot to bring my MP3 player. Katy Perry has killed music.
I’ve said it before: Katy Perry = Autotune + Hot Pants. She sorta looks like Sean Young here, too, with that hair.
@drinkypuss: Can we start calling Katy Perry’s outfits “Not Pants”? Because she is the antithesis of hot.
@Maura Johnston: Well, Maura, there are, uh, two big reasons why I, uh, disagree.
@Lucas Jensen: And I bet you emphasized the “d” in “disagree” when you said that, right?
BREAKING: Singer live doesn’t sound like singer on record!
MUST CREDIT DHMBIB
I don’t think she was as bad as some of you are suggesting, but then — I don’t have a visceral dislike for her.
P.S. I am more than willing to sit through the millions and millions of live/studio YouTube mashups you will undoubtedly send my way to prove me wrong.
@Rob Murphy: Besides being questionable in pitch, it lacked any definable character. It was like she flipped her switch to “sassy.”
@Maura Johnston: Affirmed. Katy Perry = Autotune + Not Pants. I also would have accepted Katy Perry = Autotune x (Desperate Ambition + Stageparents).
That’s pretty bad, but this is even worse:
+ Watch video
She’s having fun.
@Lucas Jensen: [goldenfiddle.com]
@Invisible Circus: but are we?
The whole ironic Rick Astley thing is so sad. He deserves better.
C’mon, c’mon – lighten up – this is shtick for 14 year-olds. We’re all a bunch of music snobs. It’s not for us. We’re out of the demo.
@owenmeany: i remember how much i loved watching a walking herpe sing off key atop a gigantic dick when i was 14.
at least she didn’t dance?
@owenmeany: Yeah, I feel you. But at the same time, I would hope that we could push something a little less blatantly offensive/counterproductive to those kids than KP’s tired lesbianism-as-foreplay-for-your-boyfriend car-crash that is Perry’s shtick…
. . . and now back to Ow, My Balls!
@Maura Johnston: You’re on to me.
Now I understand how Europeans see America…can’t say I blame them if that’s the sort of cultural emissaries we’re sending out.
OMFG you guys, I cannot wait for Katy Perry to put out a single with her boyfriend Travis of Gym Class on Pete Wentz’s Decaydance label! Yay hearts and stars and glitter and eyeliner!!!!
Are the Europeans hard up for presenters or is the presence of Perez Hilton just a ploy to further denigrate Americans?
ha thats so funny. yes british prensenters are the worst i just mute the tv whenever they are talking. this is not the way we see America dont take it to heart