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Douglas Showalter
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Douglas Showalter
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03/28/2014 3:38 am
I love all kinds of music, and this song for me is a prime example of how to write a hit song. It's hook after hook after hook and the production is, like you said, very entertaining.

A key thing to remember about Katy Perry is that she isn't new to the game of music. She has been around for years, having a christian music career and even being the singer of a band with super producers THE MATRIX. Her first record, before Teenage Dream, did quite well also. The producer of this song, Dr. Luke, was the guitarist on SNL for over a decade and all the hands in making her music are great musicians as well as pop song writers.

Where as not all pop music has such a strong muscle behind it, I have always enjoyed Katy Perry as her and her team are great musicians that also know how to win over a mainstream audience. Cool article and thanks for sharing!

- Douglas
Douglas Showalter