I remember vividly the year I was 12, I had always wondered what kind of music the teenagers of the future will listen to. I had secretly wished for the Backstreet Boys to be an evergreen for all seasons, and I was aware that I'd be gravely saddened if they weren't to know who Michael Jackson was. And here I am turning 27 in July, witnessed a few transitions in the pop music culture, and listening to what they are listening today - only such mixes are hardly noticeable in my iTunes library.
David Guetta feat Jessie J - Laserlight
Note that I've written David Guetta as the protagonist of this track. With all my due respect for Jessie J and her quite unthinkable diaphragm, I just can't go against my conscience and say that the song had done justice to her gift from God. Lyricist definitely needs to place a dictionary and a novel by Murakami on bedside table. Jessie J needs to find her calling and transforms into a diva, not a pop star (as you can probably see that her face is pretty weird). David Guetta needs to release a mix of this without anyone singing and take me in as his apprentice. But apart from all that was mentioned above, this is quite a listenable track. Only loving it when Guetta kicks in hard.
No longer having to harbor the childhood worry, the pop music industry has unveiled itself before my eyes and transformed into a breeding ground for DJs and Popstars. The marriage of House and Pop is witnessed with the bringing together of the better known turntables and improvised boyband/girlband moves. And being PopHouse, they are quite a sure-win plot cleverly thought of by producers (I blame Timbaland for the earlier heavily synthesized tracks). Teenagers who are so into idolizing will definitely listen to whatever their Gods are singing/rapping/lip-syncing (trust me, I've been there. I even bought Aaron Carter's album just because he's the younger brother of his brother). The middle-aged (me and those born before the 1990s) demographic will turn to David Guetta, Tiesto, Benny Benassi, Avicii, Steve Aoki because we grew up with Zouk and love ZoukOuts. But on a comforting note, DJs get to earn more now that they get a cut of the profits from the number of songs sold on iTunes - they no longer just spin at clubs.
So what's going to be in the scene in another ten years' time? I can't wait to find out but please just let me remain this young forever.
And perhaps you might find a resemblance of the above to this:
-xo
