Pink is back! Trucking down Sunset Boulevard on a lawn mower, cutting down trees, baning on car and slashing guitars. This chick has some balls. Written as a song to give her ex husband a stinky piece of mind, "So What" hits all the right notes with Pink's signature, straight up lyrics and mockery. This is catchy power-pop at its finest.
The video was directed by Dave Myers who was also at the helm of her award-winning "Stupid Girls." This MTV-ready video is used by Pink to make fun of her situation and mostly herself. In the process, she turns into somewhat of a cartoon character and takes her ex Corey along for the ride. But regardless of her antics she remains colorful and bold. Just how we like our Pink. (Click here to download "So What" on iTunes.)
Pink's "So What" has been worth the wait, ladies & gentleman. The spunky singer most definitely has another huge hit at her hands. Produced by Max Martin, "So What" solidifies her position as pop's rock girl with a stomper that includes blaring guitars, subtle synth flicks and a hooky chorus that will hit you with flue-like infection.
"So What" explicitly deals with life after marriage as Pink makes several references to her divorce of Corey Hart after his rumored infidelity. And true to form and still bitter, Pink gives him a piece of mind:
"I guess I just lost my husband I don't know where he went. So I'm gonna drink my money, I'm not going to pay his rent (. . .) I got a brand-new attitude. I wanna get in trouble, I'm gonna start a fight. So what? I'm still a rock star. I got my rock moves and I don't need you (. . .) You weren't there. You never were. You wanted it all, but that's not fair. I gave you life. I gave my all. You weren't there. You let me fall."
Similar to "Stupid Girl," she touches upon today's pop culture with a brief reference to Jessica Simpson. The video for the single will premier on August 22 and will show the singer riding up and down the Sunset Strip in a lawn mover.
The bold and beautiful Pink is set to return with a brand-new single, titled "So What," early next month that is taken from her fifth album that will be released on October 28. "So What" will be delivered to radio stations early August and will be available for sale digitally mid-August.
The launch reunites Pink with several of her previous collaborators including music video director Dave Meyers and Swedish powerhouse producer Max Martin. "So What" was co-written by Pink and produced by Max Martin, who successfully collaborated with her on "Who Knew" and "U + Ur Hand."
Meyers has been tapped to direct the video for "So What." Pink previously worked with him on the videos for "U + Ur Hand" and "Stupid Girls,” which earned an MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video. The video for "So What" will premiere on MTV's music video show (yes, really) FNMTV on July 25.
Listen to a candid fragment of Pink's backstage press conference that I recorded at the MTV Video Music Award Awards in 2006 at New York City's Radio City Music Hall. She spoke to the press just moments after she received the award for Best Pop Video from Nick Lachey and Nicole Richie. Check it out:
Backstage at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2006, Pink was adamant that her protest song "Dear Mr. President" would never be a single. "Although, I'm sure France and Germany would like it to be," she added.
But who knew? I was surprised to see a video for the song pop up on VH1 this week, which might indicate that the fine folks at Zomba, Pink's record label, might have decided to release it as a single after all.
Written by Pink and Billy Mann (and featuring the Indigo Girls), "Dear Mr. President" is a bold statement about Pink's feelings towards the current U.S. president and his politics. She sings, "Dear Mr. President, Come take a walk with me. I'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly. (. . .) What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away? And what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay? You've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine."
That's some powerful stuff coming from a mainstream pop artist. But maybe Pink is really not so mainstream after all in terms of her creativity.
There is a candor and fearlessness about her music that is truly genuine and make her stand out from the pack. She has carved out a unique (and slightly contradicting) niche for herself that enables her to put out slick pop tunes like "U + Ur Hand," but also bolder and more reflective pieces such as "Dear Mr. President" and "Waiting For Love."
And the best thing of all is probably that her record label fully supports her and might even release "Dear Mr. President" as a single, which potentially could set off a radio talkshow firestorm of Dixie Chicks-like proportions.
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