As is often the case with these matters, Ke$ha‘s lead Warrior single “Die Young” has made its way online a tad bit prematurely. Last week, regarding the tune, the dollar sign diva tweeted, “getting closer. get hyped. eternal boners.” So does “Die Young” live up to the promise of such a randy statement?
Upon first listen (oh, who are we kidding — we’ve played it at least three times now), we have to say, we’re getting a “if you’ve heard one Ke$ha song, you’ve heard ‘em all” vibe. Which is unfortunate. At this stage in the game — i.e. a good three years since the release of “Tik Tok” — we were kind of hoping for something new from Lady Dolla. Give it a spin below.
Ke$ha — ”Die Young”
The more interesting bits of “Die Young” feature ’80s-sounding, New Wavey synth riffs that would make The Cars proud, as well as a wall of backing vocals on the chorus (toward the end) and glam rock drum beats. It’s no surprise to have such cracking production emerge from Dr. Luke‘s hit factory. (The track was co-written by Dr. Luke associate Benny Blanco, Nate Ruess from fun. and Cirkut, along with Ke$ha and Luke themselves).
Unfortunately, it’s Ke$ha’s vocal delivery on the verses — the talk-singing that’s become her hallmark at this point — that just drag the whole affair down by sounding too samey. Girl, where’s this new “cock pop” genre you were spouting off about months ago? This just sounds like “Blah Blah Blah,” “Your Love Is My Drug,” and all the rest.
What do you say, pop fans — are we being too harsh on Ke$ha’s big comeback single? Let us know your thoughts on “Die Young” below, or by hitting us up on Facebook and Twitter!
standard kesha, good but, meh whatever
I honestly don’t know what to expect now. It’s okay but it’s nothing amazing. “We R Who We R” & “TiK ToK” are far superior lead off singles.
This is not the right version!!!! The real ones got a slower tempo and more guitar!!!!! AND ITS BETTER!!!!!!!!!!
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Radio friendly
Very Boring
This is awesome. Timbre-wise it sounds nothing like her singles. It has a lot of “Animal” to it: her favorite song, clearly, which didn’t make it to the masses’ ears. I love the call backs in the lyrics, e.g. ‘live hard’ ‘die young’ ;ands.’ I can’t wait for K$’ new album; I trust her work ethic and powerful persona to deliver yet again.
#flop
OMG !!!! I LOVE Ke$ha ! She’s The BEST !!!!
its basically just a chorus. i’m missing some nice verses, right? flop on the charts and then labeled as a “buzz single”?
“oh, oh, sometimes i get a good feeling” (love you, dr. luke, but you’ve gotta stop recycling your beats, deary)
It sounds like every other Ke%ha song
nothing special tbh! It sounds like the rest of her songs
Sure, it’s not anything totally new, but I LOVE IT and its gonna please her fans who still love that style for her. If you loved her first 2 releases, ur gonna love this!
I think it’s really good! Gonna listen to it again now.
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Sounds great to hear her again!
We are in our 50′s – 60′s and saw her lat year at Planet Hollywood Vegas and loved every minute of her show. Hope she goes on tour in 2013. Can’t wait. She is a genius of a writer and keeps us movin in our shoes!
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