Carly Rae Jepsen was born on November 21, 1985 in Mission,
British Columbia. In 2007 she placed
third on Season Five of Canadian Idol.
The next year her debut album TUG OF WAR dropped. In February 2012 she released her EP entitled
CURIOSITY. It included her smash hit ‘Call
Me Maybe’ which helped her get discovered by Justin Bieber. Her full length international debut is KISS
(2012, 604 Records Inc.). Jepsen
co-wrote ten of its twelve tracks. As of
February 2013 it has sold 226, 000 copies.
‘Tiny Little Bows’ has good thumping bass and finds Carly
smitten: “How do you think it goes/With those tiny little bows?/You’re the one
I want/You’re the one I know/And everywhere you are/Is a place I wanna
go/Dancing really high/Dancing really slow.”
‘This Kiss’ is electronically inspired.
Fans of Crumbacher should enjoy it.
This song speaks to the fact that even though one may be in a committed
relationship, he/she can be attracted to other individuals: “You know you’re
just my type/And your eyes are lock and key/To my heart/Tempting my confession
(my confession)/And you’re a real hot thing/But you know I’ve got a
boy/Somewhere/So can you feel the tension? (feel the tension)”
‘Call Me Maybe’ written by Carly, Josh Ramsay (Marianna’s
Trench), and Tavish Crowe, is, as you know, highly contagious. It deals with puppy love: “Your stare was
holdin’/Ripped jeans/Skin was showin’/Hot night/Wind was blowin’/Where you
think you’re going baby?/Hey, I just met you/And this is crazy/But here’s my
number/So call me maybe/It’s hard to look right/At you baby/But here’s my
number/So call me maybe.” ‘Curiosity’
finds Carly helplessly drawn to a guy who could end up hurting her: “So don’t
break me tonight/This is crazy love/And you know/I’m gonna follow you
home/Through the rain/Cause I need your love…/So don’t break (don’t break) me
tonight/This is crazy love/And you know/I’m gonna follow you home/Through the
rain/Cause I need your love/Yes, I need your love.”
‘Good Time’ is a good song to party to with your
friends. This duet with Owl City was
penned by Adam Young, Matthew Thiessen (Relient K), and Brian Lee. It includes vocal support by the Minneapolis
Youth Chorus. Here are some of the
words: “Doesn’t matter when/It’s always a good time then/Doesn’t matter
where/It’s always a good time there/Doesn’t matter when/It’s always a good time
then/It’s always a good time/Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh/Whoa-oh-oh/It’s always a good
time/Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh/We don’t even have to try/It’s always a good time.” ‘More than a Memory’ flows smoothly. It includes words of regret and has Carly
wondering about her future with a certain fellow she holds dear: “If I was
cruel to you/Well just to hear it breaks my heart in two/If there’s a way to
make it up to you/I wanna change so much, you know I do/And you know that night
I almost said I loved you/You almost said it back/Are we gonna be more than a
memory?/No matter how lame my apology/I let go of you/You let go of me/Are we
gonna be more than a memory?”
‘Turn Me Up’ is dance floor ready musically and chronicles
the end of a love relationship: “I’m breakin’ up with you/You’re breakin’ up on
me/You kiss me on the phone/And I don’t think it reaches/What am I to do?/And
how’s it gonna be?/Cause breakin’ us in two/Is breakin’ me in pieces.” ‘Hurt So Good’ is a great pop song that has
Carly pining over a boy: “I don’t ever want to let you go/We could take it fast
or make it slow/I’m afraid that you misunderstood/Every day is just a wish I
could/Oh, why you gotta make it hurt so good, so good?.../Imagine you, imagine
me/Together so, how lovely/Imagine me, imagine you/Inside a dream, how good for
two.”
Next up is a mellow track called ‘Beautiful’ which is a duet
with superstar artist Justin Bieber.
The lyrics display a vulnerability: “I know, I know it’s been a while/I
wonder where you are, and if you think of me/Sometimes, ‘cause you’re always on
my mind/You know I had it rough, trying to forget you but/The more that I look
around, the more I realize/You’re all I’m looking for.” The newest single ‘Tonight I’m Getting Over
You’ starts slow and builds. It finds
Carly trying to move on once a love relationship ends: “Stuck in a real bad
dream/And man it feels so new to me/Should be in your arms but I’m beggin’ at
your feet/It’s been a real hard night/And I just hold my pillow tight/It won’t
love me back/No, it’s not you and I/We’re not lovers/But more than friends/Put
a flame to every single word you ever said/No more cryin’ (no more cryin’) to
get me through (to get me through)/I’ll keep dancin’ till the mornin’ with
somebody new/Tonight I’m getting over you.”
‘Guitar String/Wedding Ring’ is an upbeat gem. A lot of young ladies will be able to relate
to the devotion expressed in this song: “If you cut a piece of guitar string/I
would wear it/This is the real thing/Wrapped around my finger/You know what I
mean/You play my heartstrings/When you’re near/I feel the best/I’m somebody,
somebody/It’s in my pulse/It’s in my chest/My whole body, whole body/So if you
want me/I’ll be around.” ‘Your Heart is
a Muscle’ is a good closing ballad. It
has Carly urging her partner to work harder at preserving their relationship:
“You say love’s a fragile thing/Made of glass, but I think/Your heart is a
muscle (2X)/You gotta work it out, make it stronger/Try for me just a little
longer/Your heart is a muscle (2X).”