Kiss That Grrrl
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"Kiss That Grrrl" is a song by English indie pop
singer-songwriter Kate Nash
, featured on her 2010 second album My Best Friend Is You
. Written by Nash and produced by Bernard Butler
, it was released as the second single from the album on 12 July 2010.
Blog gave the song a neutral review stating:
, and the other being her close friend Wesley Goode who also appeared in the videos for "Pumpkin Soup" and "Do Wah Doo"). During the video, Nash is seen wearing several risqué outfits.
She told Rolling Stone: "These girl-group songs sound really joyous, but the lyrics are quite dark and heartbreaking."
Nash also told Rolling Stone that the song was influenced by her recent obsession with the poetry of English confessional poet and punk blues musician Billy Childish
.
Indie pop
Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...
singer-songwriter Kate Nash
Kate Nash
Kate Marie Nash is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. She had a UK no. 2 hit "Foundations" in 2007, followed by the platinum selling UK number 1 album Made of Bricks. She was named Best Female Artist at the 2008 BRIT Awards....
, featured on her 2010 second album My Best Friend Is You
My Best Friend Is You
My Best Friend Is You is the second album by English singer-songwriter Kate Nash, released in the United Kingdom on 19 April 2010 and elsewhere on 20 April. The album was originally going to be called Crayon Full Of Colour but changed its name due to similar song titles at the time...
. Written by Nash and produced by Bernard Butler
Bernard Butler
Bernard Joseph Butler is an English musician and record producer. He first emerged in the early Britpop era with Suede. He has been hailed by some critics as the greatest guitarist of his generation, as well as one of Britain's most original and influential guitarists...
, it was released as the second single from the album on 12 July 2010.
Critical reception
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Blog gave the song a neutral review stating:
Teasy title aside, 'Kiss That Grrrl' follows straight on from its predecessor rather than the delightfully riotous 'I Just Love...', reminding you of classic girl-fronted rock 'n' roll in the same way The Pipettes did a couple of years back. However, once you strip back the layers of homage/pastiche/influence, you're left with a classic Nash song about - what else? - being in a bickering couple and the simmering jealousy and self-doubt that underlines young love ("I don't like it how she makes you laugh so much / How when you're talking, that you touch"). It doesn't quite have the scope and grandeur of the music from the era that inspired it, but Nash fans should still love this, and a few newbies may even be snagged by the shiny, stylish production and solid pop hooks..
Tracklisting
B-Sides
- "Great Big Kiss" is a duet with singer Billy Bragg and a cover, the original having been sang by The Shangri-LasThe Shangri-LasThe Shangri-Las were an American pop girl group of the 1960s. Between 1964 and 1966 they charted with often heartbreaking teen melodramas, and remain best known for "Leader of the Pack" and "Remember ".- Early career :...
. The song has been performed at many gigs before this release.
- "Song For Corrado" is Nash's first song entirely in another language. The song is sung entirely in ItalianItalian languageItalian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
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Music video
The track's music video was released June 4, 2010. The video evolves around Nash performing a dance, her backup dancers being two men (one of them Nash's boyfriend, The Cribs guitarist Ryan JarmanRyan Jarman
Ryan James Jarman is the guitarist and vocalist with English rock band The Cribs.-The Cribs:Ryan formed The Cribs in the early 2000s with his identical twin brother Gary and younger brother Ross....
, and the other being her close friend Wesley Goode who also appeared in the videos for "Pumpkin Soup" and "Do Wah Doo"). During the video, Nash is seen wearing several risqué outfits.
Lyrics
On April 23, 2010, Nash explained to Spin magazine: "Kiss That Grrrl is about being in a relationship and going out and drinking, then arguing. Maybe you're being a d--k to your girlfriend, or you're a bitch to your boyfriend, and you know you're being mean because you can get away with it. And it's also about being in love with someone and knowing that if they ever cheated on you, you'd die."She told Rolling Stone: "These girl-group songs sound really joyous, but the lyrics are quite dark and heartbreaking."
Nash also told Rolling Stone that the song was influenced by her recent obsession with the poetry of English confessional poet and punk blues musician Billy Childish
Billy Childish
Billy Childish is an English artist, painter, author, poet, photographer, film maker, singer and guitarist...
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Charts
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