“Mean,” a song that Taylor Swift released early in anticipation of her third - and current No. In the wake of the continued legal wrangling over the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy and same-sex marriage harassment of gay youth in schools and anger over the use of a gay joke in the trailer for the Vince Vaughn film “The Dilemma,” the top of the pop music charts has become a refuge of unambiguous support for gay rights.
She called her latest single an anthem for those “who haven’t felt accepted because of their sexuality,” a torch song for “people being themselves unapologetically.” 1 in January, with lyrics about brushing her teeth with whiskey.
(She is 23.) “It’s heartbreaking,” said the singer, who has sold upward of 29 million tracks worldwide since her first album, “Animal,” made its debut at No. Ample use of Auto Tune? Double check.īut “We R Who We R” has a subtext: It is intended as a response to the recent rash of suicides by gay teenagers and young adults, several of whom were close to Ke$ha’s age.
Effervescent electro-pop production courtesy of the megaproducer Dr. AT first listen, “We R Who We R,” the current single from the pop singer Ke$ha, sounds like just another entry in her glitter-caked catalog of dance hits.
