No female artist could hold a cherry to Kelis’s “Milkshake” when she was at the top of her game. Provocative lyrics and an equally provocative video, even the most innocent of listeners knew she wasn’t talking about a Dairy Queen dessert. Girls across the world were assigning flavors to their own shakes with hopes that theirs, too, would have the Kelis affect on the boys.
Alternative. Edgy. Interesting. Kelis. Enter, Lady Gaga.
“Just Dance” quickly rose to the top of everyone’s play lists and to the top of the charts. Catchy tune + hot video = instant success. A looooooong string of hits followed, and since then, there’s been no stopping this platinum blond phenom. The hot topic of music and of fashion (love it or hate it), Gaga is riding her “Disco Stick” waaaay ahead of the pack.
Kelis revisits her dance/electro roots with her new album “Flesh Tone.” With just the first listen, there’s no doubt that she and Lady Gaga share similar musical styles. Flesh Tone’s “Home” and “Emancipate” are reminiscent of any Gaga dance track. In fact, Gaga’s probably jealous that she didn’t snab the lyrics, “science fiction technology…welcome to the 22nd century” from the album’s second song.
But if you’re jamming out to Lady Gaga’s “Paper Gangster,” your ears might fool you into thinking you’re listening to Kelis. And the first several bars of Gaga’s “Shake Ure Kitty” will take you back to “Kelis Was Here” (which, though sales were dismal, was an amazing album). Hearing Gaga in that song’s intro convinces you that she and Kelis are each other’s voice doppelgangers.
Both are influenced by hip hop and techno, so if you like one, most likely, you’ll enjoy the other. But it’s the Lady who wins this Battle of the Babes. Kelis reintroduced edgy, but Gaga grabbed it by its horns and is still riding it out.
Tracks I’m Listening to Now:
Kelis “Scream”
Lady Gaga – “Big Girl Now”
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