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Ke$ha is much more than a face full of glitter, a Twitter account with ‘tude, and an inspiration to young girls. You may not be able to tell from the copious amounts of robo-rap-chanting she does in her “TiK ToK” and “Blah Blah Blah” singles, but the gal can really sing. A 2002 acoustic track from Ke$ha (who then went simply by her birth name Kesha Sebert) surfaced this week, the soulful country-twinged ballad “Goodbye.” After the jump, listen to the singer’s softer side before all that Jack Daniels got in her system:
Ke$ha – “Goodbye”
Whittled down just to Ke$ha’s delicate voice and a quiet melody strummed on a guitar, this yearning soft-rock song, written by Ke$ha and her songwriter mother, sounds straight out of the late 90s. We’d bet a million bucks Ms. Sebert spent most of her teenage years listening to (and imitating) old Alanis Morissette and Dave Matthews Band albums—in addition to Radiohead, of course. Which makes us wonder whose idea it was for Ke$h to adopt the obnoxious attitude and electro-leaning robot voice. The Ke$ha featured on this track would never dare ask for you to show her where your d*cks at!
So can we expect the pop star to return to her previous musical leanings and record an acoustic performance of “TiK ToK”? (Too late—somebody beat her to it.)
I really liked it. Kesha/Ke$ha is very talented.
I like it, I'd love to see the softer side of Ke$ha today, in her net album maybe? I hope she sounds great.
Becky,
Appreciate your remarks. But, I think Kesha Sebert, or Ke$ha, is to be found, a unique women of integrity, quite the same, and never changing, in all of her music. Consider the Rose Window at Notre Dame in Paris. Rose, like it, existing in the world, must of necessity, appear quite differently, at various times, and under changing conditions. Unlike the window, she is alive, and able to transform herself as need arises, while remaining our beloved Rose.
“Goodbye” is quite beautiful. Thanks to Pebe and Dorian for assisting her in bringing it into the world. She need never write it again, should she play her cards right, even if required to deal from the bottom of the deck, as I discreetly avert my eyes. Love will do whatever it takes.
If you see Robbie Daw, let him know I appreciate his addition of age to beauty. If he keeps it up, she will consider herself “lucky” to have caught one as young as myself.
Joy to you, Rose.
Joy to you, Rose.