That "Avril" woman and her "Girlfriend" song...

joelpatterson · 19th July 2007

Is this the whiny she-bitch from hell or what??? Totally nasty, dismissive, critical, uncaring, this is supposed to be appealing??? Wouldn't it be a VERY short time until she was shrieking, "Hey (hey!) You (you!) I don't like the way you looked at me this morning and the breakfast you brought me in bed was shit and the new car you bought me was the WRONG COLOR AND MAN DID I MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN I PICKED YOUR WORTHLESS ASS OUT OF THE CROWD NOW PISS OFF!"

Not that that rhymes, really, but even the rhymes in that song are a stretch anyway.

drakewire · 19th July 2007

On my profile we posted a video to a song called Boyfriend and we recieved angry letters from her management

which we responded with a clip that I recorded in my own studio

thats entitled "Its getting Complicated" an ode to Avril

a Parody and before anyone says it... Yes I know its "Agle" not age, but it rhymed better...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

the funny things is that this came out way before the rubinoos came forward

hangman · 19th July 2007

appealing to the selfish brat in all teenagers.
Marketing works so well!

joelpatterson · 19th July 2007

Cute satire, Drake!

Yeah, the whole "Avril" phenomenon shows me just how bankrupt the current music scene is. Ah... for the good ol' bankrupt music scene of the olden days...

drmmrboy · 19th July 2007

Make sure to watch the interview @ about 4:00.....
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Jax · 19th July 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by drmmrboy

Make sure to watch the interview @ about 4:00.....

Huh? Her boring band is playing her boring song at 4:00. Maybe the clip changed since you posted.

Does touring with a snotty teen idol pay well? I'd be bored outta my mind playing that garbage over and over.

The Letterman interview is equally as boring an uneventful as her music.

jchas · 19th July 2007

Hmmm, I don't think I ever saw her perform before. She's kinda cute except for having both her eyeballs ripped out, just black holes. And a great voice - sounded like that Barbie Girl in a Barbie World song from the 80's - just a little less in tune.

Watersound · 20th July 2007

Yeah, I don't see what all the hype over Avril is about- she gets so much adoration but I think she's pretty lame. That performance was cheese. I mean, of course I've heard worse- some of her songs are OK I guess, but not my cup o tea.

NuSkoolTone · 24th July 2007

So I guess at 4:00 she FINALLY takes her hand off her hip?

Anyway, that song barely carries in the studio version. Live just proves how lame this song really is! Good for her I guess....

jude · 29th July 2007

the music sure sucks, ......

but id hit it

NoClass · 29th July 2007

Last I heard, she's married. I find this song particularly annoying for this reason. Not that she likely wrote it....

MichaelAngelo · 29th July 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by jude

the music sure sucks, ......

but id hit it

Avril is amazing including all the producers and engineers that work on her stuff.. I listen to her music and just fade into a dream....Of course I will not write what I am thinking about , but that chick is the shit! Big fan...

Liam · 1st August 2007

I never heard Avril live until just now but own her first album. I have to say that my level of respect for her pruduction team went way up while my level of respect for her talent took a dive. The amazing thing is that I used to believe that, even if she didn't have the greatest voice, she was at least capable of conveying some sort of energy in a semi-pleasing manner...either live of in the studio. But now I see that, not only does her production team have to autotune the the hell out of her vocals, they also have to capture (or magically conjur up) some sort of vibe/energy that her first album--at least to me--seems to have. That's gotta be one of the toughest things...where does it come from?

planet red · 2nd August 2007

I totally agree. No energy or life to the song. The only thing that makes the song work is a fun playful energy but watching that looked like she's reading from a teleprompter.

Shouldnt multi platinum selling artists at least be good performers when they arent the greatest singers? Britney couldnt sing at all but at least she was believable when you saw her perform.

Henchman · 3rd August 2007

She has the stage presence of a turd on a lollypop stick.

WATYF · 3rd August 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Henchman

She has the stage presence of a turd on a lollypop stick.

Every time I've seen her live (on tv, that is), she looks bored out of her f@#king mind. Seriously... watch her face when she turns away from the mic in between lines. She puts on a "barely there" fake smile while she's singing the line and then turns away with an "I can't believe I'm singing this absolute dogsh#t" look on her face.

WATYF

BouncyJones · 6th August 2007

I find it interesting that she enunciates "I want to be your girlfriend" when it would be much more natural sounding just to say "I wanna be your girlfriend". Makes me think a producer or someone insisted it be sung that way.

Maybe that stuff happens all the time in studios?

19th July 2007	#1
joelpatterson Lives for gear Joined: May 2005 Location: Albany, New York Posts: 9,508 Thread Starter	That "Avril" woman and her "Girlfriend" song... Is this the whiny she-bitch from hell or what??? Totally nasty, dismissive, critical, uncaring, this is supposed to be appealing??? Wouldn't it be a VERY short time until she was shrieking, "Hey (hey!) You (you!) I don't like the way you looked at me this morning and the breakfast you brought me in bed was shit and the new car you bought me was the WRONG COLOR AND MAN DID I MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN I PICKED YOUR WORTHLESS ASS OUT OF THE CROWD NOW PISS OFF!" Not that that rhymes, really, but even the rhymes in that song are a stretch anyway. __________________ Mountaintop Studios ~the peak of perfection~ Petersburgh NY 12138 mountaintop@taconic.net www.joelpatterson.us

19th July 2007	#5
drmmrboy Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2004 Location: Philadelphia PA Posts: 2,780	Make sure to watch the interview @ about 4:00..... <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ur1Sn7zZ6xo"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ur1Sn7zZ6xo" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object> __________________ Andrew "This game is really about being consistently "upper mediocre" on a regular basis. Brilliant on occasion and damn near never sucking" - Fletcher

20th July 2007	#8
Watersound Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 672	Yeah, I don't see what all the hype over Avril is about- she gets so much adoration but I think she's pretty lame. That performance was cheese. I mean, of course I've heard worse- some of her songs are OK I guess, but not my cup o tea. __________________ JD

29th July 2007	#11
NoClass Gear interested Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 5	ewww Last I heard, she's married. I find this song particularly annoying for this reason. Not that she likely wrote it....

1st August 2007	#13
Liam Gear interested Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 6	Props to Avril's Producers! I never heard Avril live until just now but own her first album. I have to say that my level of respect for her pruduction team went way up while my level of respect for her talent took a dive. The amazing thing is that I used to believe that, even if she didn't have the greatest voice, she was at least capable of conveying some sort of energy in a semi-pleasing manner...either live of in the studio. But now I see that, not only does her production team have to autotune the the hell out of her vocals, they also have to capture (or magically conjur up) some sort of vibe/energy that her first album--at least to me--seems to have. That's gotta be one of the toughest things...where does it come from?

19th July 2007	#3
hangman Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 588	appealing to the selfish brat in all teenagers. Marketing works so well!

19th July 2007	#7
jchas Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 935	Hmmm, I don't think I ever saw her perform before. She's kinda cute except for having both her eyeballs ripped out, just black holes. And a great voice - sounded like that Barbie Girl in a Barbie World song from the 80's - just a little less in tune.

24th July 2007	#9
NuSkoolTone Gear addict Joined: Nov 2003 Location: NY Posts: 326	So I guess at 4:00 she FINALLY takes her hand off her hip? Anyway, that song barely carries in the studio version. Live just proves how lame this song really is! Good for her I guess....

29th July 2007	#10
jude Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 998	the music sure sucks, ...... but id hit it

2nd August 2007	#14
planet red Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2002 Location: historic richmond va Posts: 764	I totally agree. No energy or life to the song. The only thing that makes the song work is a fun playful energy but watching that looked like she's reading from a teleprompter. Shouldnt multi platinum selling artists at least be good performers when they arent the greatest singers? Britney couldnt sing at all but at least she was believable when you saw her perform.

3rd August 2007	#15
Henchman Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2002 Location: LA, USA Posts: 6,836	She has the stage presence of a turd on a lollypop stick.

6th August 2007	#17
BouncyJones Gear maniac Joined: May 2006 Posts: 181	I find it interesting that she enunciates "I want to be your girlfriend" when it would be much more natural sounding just to say "I wanna be your girlfriend". Makes me think a producer or someone insisted it be sung that way. Maybe that stuff happens all the time in studios?

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