As a singer breaking into the business, going viral is typically an exciting time. But Virginia Beach native-turned-Brooklyn, N.Y. resident Catey Shaw might have a different attitude when it comes to her new "Brooklyn Girls" single that's quickly sweeping across the Internet. Entertainment Weekly calls it "the most hated song on the internet right now;" The Cut calls it "The anthem nobody wanted," while Gothamist says "This 'Brooklyn Girls' video will make you want to move back to Ohio." Shaw's music video for "Brooklyn Girls" has spread quickly.
Shaw channeled Katy Perry's "California Girls" to pen "Brooklyn Girls," an ode to the combat boots-wearing, Jay Z-adoring, brownstone-loving women across the East River. The indie pop hit's upbeat tempo and repetitive lyrics effortlessly loop like a merry-go-round tune, and this aggressively poppy pop song meant to capture the zeitgeist of the borough and stereotypes a certain type of Bushwick female with blue dip-dyed hair and contrived toughness, dancing in front of graffitied warehouses. If you love Shaw's sound, her upcoming record, "The Brooklyn EP," will be out on September 9.
In an interview with The Huffington Post, Shaw described the beginning of her love affair with Brooklyn. "I landed in Brooklyn a little over year ago and immediately noticed a difference in the residents, as well as a difference in myself," she said. "It's undoubtedly part of the New York City from the movies, but has more of a neighborhood feel. If the city is four-on-the-floor, then Brooklyn is a syncopated kick drum. There's really just nothing like it." After she moved, the inspiration for the song came naturally.
Shaw knows all the cool, hip chicks reside in Brooklyn as she with blue, ombre locks hops around the streets of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in her combat boots, playing her ukulele in a crop top and a Brooklyn Nets snapback. "Brooklyn girls, when they walk in, they rule the world. Brooklyn girls, tough and pretty, break the rules," the chorus continuously repeats as Shaw's video shows ladies with shaved heads, tattoos, piercings, while images of PBR and the romanticized L train flash in the background. But Shaw isn't actually singing about Brooklyn the place. She's singing about Brooklyn the adjective. She states: "The whole thing about a Brooklyn girl is you don't have to be from Brooklyn. It's more the whole idea of the strong female."
Shaw channeled Katy Perry's "California Girls" to pen "Brooklyn Girls," an ode to the combat boots-wearing, Jay Z-adoring, brownstone-loving women across the East River. The indie pop hit's upbeat tempo and repetitive lyrics effortlessly loop like a merry-go-round tune, and this aggressively poppy pop song meant to capture the zeitgeist of the borough and stereotypes a certain type of Bushwick female with blue dip-dyed hair and contrived toughness, dancing in front of graffitied warehouses. If you love Shaw's sound, her upcoming record, "The Brooklyn EP," will be out on September 9.
In an interview with The Huffington Post, Shaw described the beginning of her love affair with Brooklyn. "I landed in Brooklyn a little over year ago and immediately noticed a difference in the residents, as well as a difference in myself," she said. "It's undoubtedly part of the New York City from the movies, but has more of a neighborhood feel. If the city is four-on-the-floor, then Brooklyn is a syncopated kick drum. There's really just nothing like it." After she moved, the inspiration for the song came naturally.
Shaw knows all the cool, hip chicks reside in Brooklyn as she with blue, ombre locks hops around the streets of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in her combat boots, playing her ukulele in a crop top and a Brooklyn Nets snapback. "Brooklyn girls, when they walk in, they rule the world. Brooklyn girls, tough and pretty, break the rules," the chorus continuously repeats as Shaw's video shows ladies with shaved heads, tattoos, piercings, while images of PBR and the romanticized L train flash in the background. But Shaw isn't actually singing about Brooklyn the place. She's singing about Brooklyn the adjective. She states: "The whole thing about a Brooklyn girl is you don't have to be from Brooklyn. It's more the whole idea of the strong female."
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