Ke$ha - Crazy Kids ft. Will.i.am [Review]

Rolling in with her giant gold-rimmed sunglasses, a mountain of golden accessories and cornrows, it's Ke$ha, in her latest music video, with her latest techno-pop/hip-hop track - 'Crazy Kids'. The new song sees Ke$ha dip in and out of two vocalistic personalities, for example, the chorus is certainly catchy and easy to sing along to. In this verse, she adopts a rather sweet sounding tone 'hello, wherever you are, are you dancing on the dance-floor or drinking by the bar' in which she performs some of her more impressive vocals. I like this softer side of Ke$ha, as it shows a different side to her music and has a summery sound to it, which works rather nicely with the contrasting hip hop beats that follow. In this version, Ke$ha returns to her usual insane, snappy self, hitting listeners with verses like 'They know my zodiac, I'm no virgin or no Virgo, I'm crazy that's my word doe'. The track is also laden with various whistling (which in all admission, will either drive you insane or be on repeat for days) which adds the eclectic rhythm that is trademark Ke$ha. Overall, I find the track one of Ke$ha's more appealing, and actually it is rather sharp, snappy and whimsical, making it easy to listen to over and over again. A classic Ke$ha track mixed in with a few surprises. However, the disappointing and somewhat annoying addition to the track would be 'will.i.am'. Quite frankly, his verses in the song were irrelevant, tedious and out of place, in what is, a good composition. I would recommend listening to the acoustic version or simply skip over/switch off when will.i.am's segment comes on. 

 

Now onto the wonderfully ludicrous music video. It would appear Ke$ha has gone for some sort of geeky, ice-cream coloured get-up, laden with and excessive amount of gold coloured jewellery complete with grill, customised rings and plenty of illuminati symbols to boot. Ke$ha can also be seen sitting surrounded by two dogs, which reminds me of 'vintage gaga' in her 'Just Dance' video where she can be seen with two great danes, and similar to that of Lana del Ray's video for 'Born to Die' where she is accompanied by two tigers. 

During the minute Ke$ha performs some impromptu dancing in what can only be described as a golden room, backed by what seems to be golden bullets and golden lions. Additionally, she flutters around shaking illuminati symbols left, right and centre, incorporating psychedelic effects and lasers. However, next up in will.i.am's pitiful contribution where, he isn't actually physically in the video, but instead projected onto a  golden spaceman who just walks around the place. Fortunately, his brief stint doesn't last very long and we can once again return to the magical land that is Ke$ha's imagination where pool parties with donut rings (the aquatic kind), old people and paralytic dancing occur. Ke$ha and her ol' biker pals then treat us to some wacky dance moves complete with hand shaking and rhythmic body movements. 

Cue montage of Ke$ha in her various outfits (featuring a more evening-wear look where her hair is fashioned into glossy curls, and she is dressed in a fringed black and gold dress) singing the ending lyrics. In the ending sequence Ke$ha flashes some seriously 'tricked out' nail art in the signature pastel colours, complete with rings with the words 'crazy' and 'kids' embellished onto them, while she stares rather madly at the camera. I mean, what more could you want from a Ke$ha video? Yes, it's completely bonkers but at least it's interesting to watch and really, what are you expecting? So, if you're a fan of the weird and wonderful previous songs and videos of Ke$ha's, you won't be disappointed with this latest release. 

Music video and song reviewed by Mel.