The song deviates from the electro-pop sound on Teenage Dream in exchange for a mid-tempo pop-rock anthem similar to Sara.
It's just something that means that it's 2013 and a new generation of children runs the world, one that talks in cellphone hieroglyphics and needs inspirational self-empowerment pop songs that aren't "I Believe I Can Fly." Oh well. Roar is the lead single off Katy Perry’s fourth studio album Prism. It's all very now and very teen, which is good marketing I'm sure, but boy is it. In the video, the lyrics are largely spelled out in Emoji on what is, presumably, Perry's cellphone. The real offensive thing about "Roar," other than its corny lyrics ("Now I’m floating like a butterfly / Stinging like a bee I earned my stripes / I went from zero, to my own hero"), is the lyrics video, which was also released today. For her part, Bareilles has been diplomatic while the "controversy" rages around her. It's not a completely convincing case, especially when you consider we're talking about carefully manufactured pop music, which all sounds the same, all the time. The comparisons popped up on the web early this morning, suspicious listeners layering "Roar" over "Brave" and noting similarities in the melodies, the placement of builds, etc. And since Perry's song came out second (though not by much), she's the one catching heat for it. Well, that's what some people are saying, anyway. See, parts of "Roar" sound a little bit like the relatively new song, "Brave," by romcom chanteuse Sara Bareilles. It's barely been 12 hours since its release, and already Katy Perry's new wannabe anthem "Roar" is causing problems for the frequently bewigged singer. This article is from the archive of our partner.
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