Too Blunt

I have a shameful confession to make. I kind of sort of like that one Katy Perry song, E.T. It's catchy, and the music is a little creepy, but in an attractive way. The story it tells is different, too. No vampires/fallen angels here! She's falling in love with a straight-up alien. What.

This is one of those situations, like in fiction, where you have to make me believe in this weird situation. Because when I think alien, I think this:



Um, NO THANK YOU, I do not want to make out, Mr. Xenomorph.

But Ms. Perry's song, like a good novel that makes you think that, oh I don't know, werewolves would make sexy boyfriends, convinces you that she really does like this alien dude. And we understand from the lyrics (Infect me with your love and Fill me with your poison) that she wants to get... well, up close and personal with him.

But then I heard the remix version with Kanye West.



No offense Mr. West. I'm sure you have done great songs yourself. But you just killed this one for me, with two lyrics:

"Alien sex."

When I first heard this version, and it got to that line, I could not stop hysterically laughing. I am smirking right now actually.*

The theme of the song did not change. We knew all along that Ms. Perry wanted to bang E.T.** But since the song was subtle enough, it worked. Alien sex just takes it to whole new level of laughably-blunt. Which is not good unless you're singing/writing a parody.

So yeah. Be careful with bluntness. Sometimes it's called for, and sometimes it works. Other times it kills everything you managed to accomplish in the story...

* It only gets worse from there. Some more lyrics? "I want to strobe you, then imma probe you." *DIES* hahahaha.

**
(I'm sorry, little guy)