There was a time, when MTV’s series of Unplugged concerts and albums offered a unique look at bands and songwriters by taking them out of their comfort zones and stripping loud bands down to their barest elements (think of appearances by Nirvana, Alice in Chains and even Eric Clapton, for example).
However, in recent years, it seems that every two-bit pop-tart with a hit song gets this once reverential treatment, case in point: Katy Perry.
Having burst onto the pop scene in 2008 with the insufferable, and almost equally inescapable, “I Kissed a Girl,” Perry may be surpassed only by Lady Gaga in terms of vapid pop sensibilities.
These songs are hits, but hardly classics, and the idea of putting Perry on a pedestal after having released one album is ridiculous. (Ok, two albums, but one of them is gospel collection that she has more or less disowned.)
At least Alanis Morissette waited a decade before trying to cash in with an acoustic version of Jagged Little Pill (although she did do MTVUnplugged in 1999). Guess maybe Perry knows she won’t be around long enough to attempt a stunt like that.
BELOW: Likely the best version of a Katy Perry song that will ever be recorded.
Katy Perry—MTV Unplugged
Disc: 1[CD]
1. I Kissed a Girl
2. Ur So Gay
3. Hackensack (Originally by Fountains of Wayne)
4. Thinking of You
5. Lost
6. Waking Up in Vegas
7. Brick by Brick
Disc: 2[DVD]
1. I Kissed a Girl
2. Ur So Gay
3. Hackensack (Originally by Fountains of Wayne)
4. Thinking of You
5. Lost
6. Waking Up in Vegas
7. Brick by Brick (Previously unreleased)
8. Bonus Material
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