After singing in church during her childhood, she pursued a career in gospel music as a teenager. Perry signed with Red Hill Records and released her debut studio album Katy Hudson under her birth name in 2001, which was commercially unsuccessful. She moved to Los Angeles the following year to venture into secular music after Red Hill ceased operations and she subsequently began working with producers Glen Ballard, Dr. Luke, and Max Martin. After adopting the stage name 'Katy Perry' and being dropped by The Island Def Jam Music Group and Columbia Records, she signed a recording contract with Capitol Records in April 2007.
Perry rose to fame in 2008 with her second album, One of the Boys, a pop rock record containing the controversial U.S number one song "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold". Three subsequent albums have topped the U.S. Billboard 200. The disco-influenced Teenage Dream (2010) spawned five chart-topping U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles–"California Gurls", "Teenage Dream", "Firework", "E.T.", and "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" — a record tying her with Michael Jackson's "Bad". Its follow-up record Prism (2013) was inspired by her divorce, and incorporates pop and dance along with themes of self-reflection, everyday life, and relationships. With the music videos for its chart-topping songs "Roar" and "Dark Horse", Perry became the first artist to have multiple videos reach one billion views on Vevo. Her 2017 electropop album, 'Witness' featured a political subtext and a theme of liberation. Her sixth studio album 'Smile' followed in 2020.
Perry has nine U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number one singles and has received various awards, including four Guinness World Records, five Billboard Music Awards, five American Music Awards, a Brit Award, and a Juno Award. She has been included in the annual Forbes lists of highest-earning women in music from 2011 to 2019. Her estimated net worth as of 2016 is $125 million. Perry is one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 18 million albums and 125 million singles worldwide. In film, she released an autobiographical documentary titled "Katy Perry: Part of Me" in 2012, and voiced Smurfette in the 2011 film The Smurfs and its sequel in 2013. Her Super Bowl halftime show performance is the most watched in history. Perry also began serving as a judge on American Idol in 2018.
Ur So Gay
Katy Perry Lyrics
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While jacking off listening to Mozart
You bitch and moan about LA
Wishing you were in the rain reading Hemingway
You don't eat meat
And drive electrical cars
You're so indie rock it's almost an art
You need SPF 45 just to stay alive
You're so gay and you don't even like boys
No you don't even like
No you don't even like
No you don't even like boys
You're so gay and you don't even like boys
No you don't even like
No you don't even like
No you don't even like
You're so sad maybe you should buy a happy meal
You're so skinny you should really Super Size the deal
Secretly you're so amused
That nobody understands you
I'm so mean cause I cannot get you outta' your head
I'm so angry cause you'd rather MySpace instead
I can't believe I fell in love with someone that wears more makeup than
You're so gay and you don't even like boys
No you don't even like
No you don't even like
No you don't even like boys
You're so gay and you don't even like boys
No you don't even like
No you don't even like
No you don't even like
Oh oh oh oh oh
La la
La la
You're so gay
You're so gay
You walk around like you're oh so debonair
You pull 'em down and there's really nothing there
I wish you would just be real with me
You're so gay and you don't even like boys
No you don't even like
No you don't even like
No you don't even like boys
You're so gay and you don't even like boys
No you don't even like
No you don't even like
Oh no no no no no no no
You're so gay and you don't even like boys
No you don't even like
No you don't even like
No you don't even like boys
You're so gay and you don't even like boys
No you don't even like
No you don't even like
No you don't even like
Penis
The lyrics to Katy Perry's song, Ur So Gay, are controversial and have been subject to criticism for their offensive content. The lyrics are directed towards a man whom the singer perceives as effeminate, calling him "gay" despite the fact that the person in question may not be homosexual. The lyrics are derisive and mocking, as the singer taunts the man's lifestyle and mannerisms, while accusing him of being insincere.
The first verse of the song describes the man in question as someone who wears an H&M scarf and indulges in pornography while listening to Mozart. According to the singer, the man laments about living in Los Angeles, wishing he was in the rain reading Hemingway. He is painted as a person who drives an electric car, doesn't eat meat, and embodies the indie rock culture. The last line of the verse suggests that the man is also very pale, requiring a high SPF sunscreen to avoid getting sunburnt.
The second verse continues in the same vein, with the singer accusing the man of being sad and needing to eat more food. The man, according to the singer, is amused by the fact that no one understands him. The singer claims that they are angry and mean because they cannot get the man out of their head, although they are surprised that they fell in love with a person that wears as much makeup as the man in question. Overall, the song is derogatory and offensive and perpetuates harmful stereotypes.
Line by Line Meaning
I hope you hang yourself with your H&M scarf
I wish you bad luck and ill will
While jacking off listening to Mozart
I think you have pretentious tastes
You bitch and moan about LA
You complain about living in Los Angeles
Wishing you were in the rain reading Hemingway
You wish you were doing something more intellectual or artistic
You don't eat meat
You are a vegetarian or vegan
And drive electrical cars
You drive an environmentally-friendly, electric car
You're so indie rock it's almost an art
You are so hipster and alternative that it is almost an art form
You need SPF 45 just to stay alive
You are very fair-skinned and need a high level of sun protection
You're so sad maybe you should buy a happy meal
You seem very sad and maybe need something to cheer you up
You're so skinny you should really Super Size the deal
You are very thin and should consider eating more
Secretly you're so amused
You are secretly finding amusement in something
That nobody understands you
You feel like nobody truly understands you
I'm so mean cause I cannot get you outta' your head
I am being mean to you because I cannot stop thinking about you
I'm so angry cause you'd rather MySpace instead
I am angry because you prefer MySpace over other social media platforms
I can't believe I fell in love with someone that wears more makeup than
I am surprised that I fell in love with someone who wears a lot of makeup
You walk around like you're oh so debonair
You behave as if you are very sophisticated and stylish
You pull 'em down and there's really nothing there
You have a small penis
I wish you would just be real with me
I wish you would be honest and authentic with me
You're so gay and you don't even like boys
You exhibit traits that are stereotypically associated with being gay, but you do not actually like men
No you don't even like
You do not have a preference for
No you don't even like boys
You do not actually like men
Oh oh oh oh oh
vocalization
La la
vocalization
Oh no no no no no no no
vocalization
Penis
vulgar reference to male genitalia
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, William Gregory Wells
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@johmlemon532
Everyone is talking about how Katy would be cancelled for releasing this in 2024 and they’re so right😭 but honestly as a gay person I don’t find the song offensive, especially because I KNOW Katy perry isn’t homophobic.
After her song “I kissed a girl”, and after her acceptance speech from the award she got from the song at the Human Rights Campaign Gala, you can tell that she has a history of sexual fluidity.
She also appeared in Taylor Swift’s music video “you need to calm down”, and she has openly talked about her religious upbringing and how it’s caused her to struggle as well.
There’s a lot of things like that.
I don’t think Katy Perry is bad. The lyrics “you’re so gay and you don’t even like boys” aren’t offensive, just funny, honestly. The offensive part comes into play when you consider the stereotypes listed, “hang yourself with your H&M scarf” and in the music video, all the soy coffee… so yeah, some stereotypes there.
I fully understand why people might be offended.
But as a gay person, I’m not. There are… limits to how much “joking” you can get away with. These stereotypes are like “jokes” in the song. “Haha gay funny gay people do these things haha”… it doesn’t bother me that much. I do find it a bit funny, honestly. The line is crossed when you openly talk about how “all gay people act this way and do these things and it’s so dumb blah blah blah” you know what I mean? It’s about tone.
In 2007, not only were these jokes completely tolerated, normalized, and common, but she was also singing in a much more… lighthearted-not-purposefully-homophobic sense. You know? My point is, she may have harmed some people, but she didn’t mean to. It doesn’t excuse her actions, or the homophobic lyrics, but I find it quite easy not to care and to forgive her when I think about how hard this song made me laugh when I first listened to it… as a gay person. Like, honestly, it doesn’t matter that much to me. I know she didn’t think it would hurt anyone, and the slight offence a few people might have taken from it seriously isn’t much damage. 😅
Anyway don’t bully me for this comment. Just voicing my opinion. I’m not judging y’all who are offended, it does make sense. That’s valid.
@TaiwoAduke
Why did YouTube randomly recommend this song to me😂😂
@ZyanoseBiggestFan
I think YouTube is trying to tell you some pookie
@hannahboebanna
I love that 😂 I searched it
@aerinai
fr 😂
@christinaerasmus5730
Same...was watching key of awesome parodys
@-_-pan96-_-45
Same to me and I'm not even gay 🗿
@Iluminexa
2008: "Ur so gay."
Me: "Nuh-uh."
2024: "Ur so gay."
Me: "Yeah 😔"
@Lt.Lickit
🤨
@vanessadupuis4417
this video was first on my reccommendation when i opened yt 😔
@VinylScratxh
Damn