Say what you want about Katy Perry. I probably wouldn't even try to defend her. But I implore you to go back and take another listen through her 2010 album "Teenage Dream". Almost the entire album is full of Katy Perry's best singles to date.
Trust me, I was once on the losing side of this argument, and I am now able to admit the truth. It is a great album. And most have forgotten the game-changing songs gifted to us by this album.
"Prism" was cute, and had some good hits as well, but nothing compared to "Teenage Dream". And it was released almost a decade ago. Talk about an artist ahead of her time.
I don't remember much about the summer of 2010. I was 11 and about to go into 6th grade. It wasn't the best of times, but one thing I do remember is singing along flawlessly to Snoop Dogg's rap in "California Gurls", and not knowing what a ménage à trois was but still singing it during the chorus of "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)", played on the radio.
And don't even get me started on the actual song, "Teenage Dream". Eleven-year-old me belted this song while imagining what my future boyfriend would be like who made ME feel like I was living in a teenage dream. So much nostalgia.
And that is just the first three songs. The album has endless hits:
You may think the album was "just okay", but no one can tell me that they can listen to these songs and not feel the most nostalgic they've ever been. 2010 was a much simpler time, and this album is basically the whole year wrapped up in about 16 songs.
Either way, I think we can all agree that we just want unproblematic 2010 Katy Perry back, with her whip cream bra and all.
