Although it hardly deserved it, Try This -- Pink's 2003 sequel to her 2001 artistic and commercial breakthrough, M!ssundaztood -- turned out to be something of a flop, selling considerably less than its predecessor and generating no true hit singles. Perhaps this downturn in sales was due to the harder ock direction she pursued on Try This, perhaps the songs she co-wrote with Rancid's Tim Armstrong weren't quite pop even if they were poppy, perhaps it was just a matter of timing, but the album just didn't click with a larger audience, through no fault of the music, which was the equal to that on M!ssundaztood. When faced with such a commercial disappointment, some artists would crawl back to what made them a star, but not Pink. Although she does pump up the dance on 2006's I'm Not Dead, it's way too simple to call the album a return to "Get the Party Started" -- Pink is far too complex to do something so straightforward. No, Pink is complicated, often seemingly contradictory: she tears down "porno paparazzi girls" like Paris Hilton just as easily as she flaunts her bling on "'Cuz I Can"; she celebrates that "I Got Money Now"; she'll swagger and snarl and swear like a sailor, then turn around and write sweet songs of support to a teenager, or a knowingly melancholy reflection like "I Got Money Now"; she'll collaborate with Britney Spears hitmaker Max Martin on one track, then turn around and bring in the Indigo Girls for support on a stripped-down protest song. She'll try anything, and she does on I'm Not Dead. It Ping-Pongs between dense dancefloor anthems and fuzzy power pop, acoustic folk-rock and anthemic power allads, hard rock tunes powered by electronic beats and dance tunes sung with the zeal of a rocker. It's not just that Pink tries a lot of different sounds, it's that she seizes the freedom to hurl insults at both George W. Bush and a sleazoid who tried to pick her up at a bar, or to end a chorus with a chant of "Ice cream, ice cream/We all want ice cream." Far from sounding cow-towed by the reaction to Try This, Pink sounds liberated, making music that's far riskier and stranger than anything else in mainstream pop in 2006. And it's a testament to her power as both a musician and a persona that for this record, even though she's working with singer/songwriter Butch Walker, Max Martin, and Teddy Geiger's cohort, Billy Mann -- her most mainstream collaborators since LA Reid and Babyface helmed her 2000 debut, Can't Take Me Home -- she sounds the strangest she ever has, and that's a positively thrilling thing to hear. That's because she not only sounds strange, she sounds stronger as a writer and singer, as convincing when she's singing the bluesy, acoustic "The One That Got Away" as when she's taunting and teasing on "Stupid Girls" or "U + Ur Hand" or when she's singing a propulsive piece of pure pop like "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)." In other words, she sounds complex: smart, funny, sexy, catchy, and best of all, surprising and unpredictable. This is the third album in a row where she's thrown a curve ball, confounding expectations by delivering a record that's wilder, stronger, and better than the last. And while that's no guarantee that I'm Not Dead will be a bigger hit than Try This, at least it's proof positive that there are few pop musicians more exciting in the 2000s than Pink.
I like to find songs that either are really unknown, or simply underplayed...especially when those songs are by some of the hottest artists...Today's song is "Heartbreaker" by Pink, it's the b-side from the Stupid Girls single, and it is one of the most honest and true songs I have ever heard...any girl who has ever questioned whether or not a guy she was dating was for real will totally relate...
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So I'll cash my cheques and place my betsAnd hope I'll always winEven if I don't I'm fucked becauseI live a life of sinBut it's alrightI don't give a damnI don't play your rules I make my ownTonightI'll do what I wantCuz I can(ice cream, ice cream, we all want ice cream)for some reason that chorus always gets me............
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Big news about our fellow mogger PINK! Her new single, "U + Ur Hand" jumped into the Billboard Top 10 Singles Chart this week at #9! #9, #9, #9....Congrats Pink! It's her first time back in the Top 10 since "Just Like A Pill" in 2002. And it's only gonna get better from here!Check out Pink's mog at http://mog.com/PinkYou can also listen to the full song, "U + Ur Hand", in her post Hey every...
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Something completely different for the weekend enjoy everyone x Pink LyricsWho Knew LyricsI believed - Who Knew ?
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So I'll cash my cheques and place my betsAnd hope I'll always winEven if I don't I'm fucked becauseI live a life of sinBut it's alrightI don't give a damnI don't play your rules I make my ownTonightI'll do what I wantCuz I can(ice cream, ice cream, we all want ice cream)for some reason that chorus always gets me............
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Welcome to the Mog page. Really looking forward to interacting with you guys and sharing thoughts on music, future plans, or anything else! Hope you all enjoy your stay here =)To start, here is a look at the meaning behind a couple of songs off of I'm Not Dead.U + Ur Hand – This song really takes off and rocks! It's about scummy guys who crawl around in clubs (girls, you know). Max Martin h.
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With all the excitement of Pink's new album Funhouse , I thought it would be fun to post one of my favorite remixes from her previous album... Here is the track Who Knew and the remix is by a HardCandyMusic favorite, Bimbo Jones ! Who Knew (Bimbo Jones Radio Edit) You can purchase Pink's new album here : Funhouse!
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so i found myself checking out a bunch of dance videos, because first of all, i've never been in one, i dont even hang out at dance clubs, and i dont have cable or tivo or anything like that. i barely have the local news... so i'm on my ibook looking at the top dance videos and it's like - lite porn. I'm okay with that, but some are lighter than others and there were a couple that were just - ...
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I like to find songs that either are really unknown, or simply underplayed...especially when those songs are by some of the hottest artists...Today's song is "Heartbreaker" by Pink, it's the b-side from the Stupid Girls single, and it is one of the most honest and true songs I have ever heard...any girl who has ever questioned whether or not a guy she was dating was for real will totally relate...
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| 1 Stupid Girls |
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| 2 Who Knew |
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| 3 Long Way to Happy |
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| 4 Nobody Knows |
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| 5 Dear Mr. President |
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| 6 I'm Not Dead |
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| 7 'Cuz I Can |
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| 8 Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely) |
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| 9 U + Ur Hand |
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| 10 Runaway |
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| 11 The One That Got Away |
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| 12 I Got Money Now |
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| 13 Conversations with My 13 Year Old Self |
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| 14 I Have Seen the Rain [*] |
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