Katy Perry is in good spirits, despite her recent public wardrobe malfunction.
09.03.2022 - 16:23 / etcanada.com
Katy Perry is clearing up a major misconception of one of her biggest hits.
On Sunday’s “American Idol”, the pop star revealed that most people have been singing the wrong lyrics to “Firework” this whole time.
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Perry shared a clip of the moment on her Instagram account, in which fellow judge Luke Bryan sang the chorus of the song, while she looked on annoyed and then jumped in to correct him.
“It’s not ‘up, up, up,’ and it’s not ‘ahh, ahh, ahh,’” she said
“Well, what is it then? ’Cause I’ve been dying to know all these years,” Bryan responded.
“It’s ‘awe, awe, awe,’” Perry explained, spelling out: “A-W-E.”
“Is that a word in the dictionary?” Bryan joked, but Perry told him it was, of course.
“It’s ‘awe, awe, awe,’ everybody. Get it right!” she added.
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In the caption of her Instagram Post, Perry added, “FOR THE OFFICIAL RECORD. It is AWE not UP. It is FIREWORK not FIREWORKSSS.”
She also included a second slide in the post showing that the song was inspired by a line from Jack Kerouac’s 1951 book On the Road.
He famously wrote, “The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes ‘Awww!’”
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on the wind? Well, that's between you and your plastic bags.But the misheard lyric is in the chorus, which according to Google goes, “Cause baby, you're a firework / Come on, show 'em what you're worth / Make ‘em go, oh." In the official lyric video on Perry’s YouTube page, it's either “oh” or “ah” because the font they used back in 2010 is so weird I genuinely can't tell!This content can also be viewed on the site it from.However, Katy Perry told her fellow American Idol judge Luke Bryan when he attempted to sing the song that, quote, “It's not 'up, up, up,' and it's not ‘ah, ah, ah,’” per . Bryan then asked the question on all of America's mind: "What is it then? Because I've been dying to know all these years." Haven't we all been dying to know this for years!?Straight from : "It's ‘awe, awe, awe,’ everybody.
Katy Perry is clearing up a major misconception of one of her biggest hits.
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Katy Perry has had some pretty memorable moments during her time as a judge on American Idol, but a recent one allowed her to finally clear some things up regarding one of her biggest hits.MORE: Katy Perry taken aback by very surprising audition during American Idol premiereThe singer had a conversation with fellow judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan as they talked about artists often adding too many unnecessary flairs to their singing.WATCH: Katy Perry's Chocotopia adventureLuke then started singing to Katy's hit Firework by performing the lines in the chorus as "up, up, up," and then "ah, ah, ah," to her annoyance."It's not 'up, up, up' and it's not 'ah, ah, ah'," she said, to which Luke retorted: "Well what is it then, because I've been dying to know all these years?"MORE: Katy Perry looks unreal in all-leather outfit"It's 'awe, awe, awe' everybody, get it right!" she said. Luke even questioned: "Is that a word in the dictionary?" to which Katy responded: "It is!"She even added on to the career-long debate about her song, saying: "It's not Fireworks, it's Firework."A post shared by KATY PERRY (@katyperry)Katy cleared up what the lyrics for Firework really were for LukeKaty posted the clip on her Instagram with the caption: "FOR THE OFFICIAL RECORD • it is AWE not UP • it is FIREWORK not FIREWORKSSS.
Luke Bryan is in Las Vegas for the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards, and having to make the trip out to Sin City was the perfect excuse to check out Katy Perry's residency show.Bryan spoke with ET's Cassie DiLaura over the weekend after rehearsals for his performance at this year's star-studded celebration of country music, and the singer opened up about seeing his friend and fellow judge bringing down the house in her residency show at The Theatre at Resorts World Resort and Casino.«I came in a day early to just be able to [see her show], because it's gonna be really tough for our schedules to intersect,» Bryan shared. «So, I mainly did that just to put a lot of pressure on Katy so she could come see my show.»Bryan recently wrapped up his own residency engagement at Resorts World Las Vegas — and is preparing for a second round in the near future — and the crooner said he was really excited about how it turned out.«It was great! I couldn't be happier with how it all went. I mean, the show felt like it was one of the best shows I've been able to put on and perform,» Bryan shared. «And I've also learned that I can live one month in Vegas without getting sent to the grave.»«As far as round two, I always want to build on the Vegas show.
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Katy Perry was left absolutely stunned at the top of the power-packed American Idol season premiere with an unexpected performance.MORE: Katy Perry looks unreal in all-leather outfitThe three judges, Katy, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan, were joined by Normandy, a young woman and gamer with a voice that instantly caught their attention. Her baby-like girlish affectation instantly charmed the judges, along with her kitten-shaped slippers and gigantic carrot purse.The contestant mentioned in her introduction that she often struggled with being taken seriously due to her child-like nature and high-pitched voice.MORE: American Idol's Ryan Seacrest's famous ex-girlfriends revealedHowever, as she sang the first notes to Tina Turner's Proud Mary, she revealed a much deeper and huskier singing voice, leaving Katy taken aback."[expletive] this y'all, I'm out of here.
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