Showing posts with label Jill Sobule. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jill Sobule. Show all posts

Sunday, September 7, 2008

I Prefer Jill Sobule To Katy Perry

I remember earlier this summer, when I heard that a young singer named Katy Perry had a big hit with a song called "I Kissed A Girl". If you're one of the twelve people who haven't seen it, here it is:



There. That wasn't so bad, was it? It's a hell of a lot better than most of the crap that's being spewed out there lately. However - and call me old-fashioned if you must - but I cannot help but prefer a 1995 song by Jill Sobule by the same name. The video was very 90's, and even had Fabio! Check it out for yourself:



Maybe I'm getting old, but this is how I see it:

Jill Sobule's "I Kissed A Girl" = Playfully naughty romp into the exploration of one's lesbianism. "I kissed a girl, it felt like kissing me!"

Katy Perry's "I Kissed A Girl" = I kissed a girl, and it tasted like Jagermeister, cocaine, and bile. It's a wonder I have any memories of it.

You know?