[Music Video] Carly Rae Jepsen lights up our worthless lives in “This Kiss”

If you’re still traumatized from seeing Britney’s Lucky magazine wig, then Carly Rae Jepsen‘s cutsie “This Kiss” music video might be just what Dr. Jenn Berman ordered.

Kween Karly plays it safe in the G-rated visual, glossing over the song’s themes of infidelity and turning it into your typical girl meets boy and lives happily ever after fairytale. It’s not nearly as titillating as the song’s message of forbidden lust suggests, but it is very sweet. Carly Rae J looks incredibly gorgeous, and although her knight in shining armor certainly isn’t the kind of guy that I’d personally go for (not here for long hair on guys!!!) it’s still a real “awwww” moment when they finally lock lips at the end of the video.

“This Kiss” contains no errors, faults, or imperfections, yet that hasn’t stopped it from being a ginormous flop. It spent one week on the Hot 100 when it was first released and then disappeared, and high profile performances on shows like Letterman and Ellen have done nothing to help. You can’t fault the song though. “Call Me Maybe” is still big, as is Carly’s Owl City duet “Good Time”, and their undying success is so huge that it’s eclipsed any hope that “This Kiss” had of becoming a smash. “This Kiss” is the new “Champagne Showers”, and it’s not fair! Haven’t you people supported “Call Me Maybe” enough by now? I worship it too, but it’s time for “This Kiss” to smooch the top spot.

This entry was posted on Sunday, October 28th, 2012 at 8:56 pm and is filed under Music Videos. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

  • Steveroni

    I love this song.

    But I also love Sweetie and Tiny Little Bows!!!!

    This video was a bit of a let down cuz I wanted it to follow more along the lyrics. But she looks gorgeous! Love her!!!

  • Patrick

    Love the song, hate the video.

  • JB

    Proph, the “Champagne Showers” call is spot on, but what it comes down to is that both are good songs not hits. People haven’t moved on because “This Kiss” doesn’t make them want to…

    Other thoughts: Always like seeing the budget go up for 2nd single videos.

    “Tonight I’m getting over you” will quickly erase the underachievement of “This Kiss”. Should be released now.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=671279196 José Francisco Morales

    Two things to mention: her boyfriend -songwriter Matthew Koma- is not handsome at all as well as the guy in the video. Actually they look alike a lot. And her album is actually full of really good teen pop songs!

  • http://twitter.com/mistercarter7 Mike Gonzalez

    This Kiss shits on Call Me Maybe and the super annoying Good Time… the thing is if this was a Katy Perry song (aka the Kween of teen pop) would’ve been #1 for weeks already. actually This Kiss sounds like one of the jewels in Teenage Dream

  • Alex

    Is it me or is the mix slightly different? Her voice seems closer to the top, if that makes sense.I love the song and it’s a good video, but she doesn’t seem to have a very commanding screen/stage presence.

    Not that I think she is a one-hit-wonder, but I fear that Call Me Maybe was the perfect distillation of her voice, delivery and charm, and that nothing she does will ever come close to it.

  • http://www.facebook.com/memz.herfer Memo Memz

    It is a different version.

  • Huxl

    This generation’s one-hit-wonder.

  • http://www.twitter.com/themusicprophet The Music Prophet

    I throw up in my mouth every time I hear that squeaky clean voice.

  • http://www.joey-nation.blogspot.com/ Joey

    I saw her performance on Letterman and thought it was abysmal. I mean I know she’s no massive talent but she sang terribly and looked awkward – so no wonder that didn’t help boost the song, which itself is almost as catchy and cute as “Call Me Maybe.”

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_YN4GHCMAO22DHQEZAH6ZDVZ6YQ Blinkx

    Or maybe its Gangham Style? We’ll see..

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_YN4GHCMAO22DHQEZAH6ZDVZ6YQ Blinkx

    I think she’s just trying to re-define herself as an artist rather than some pop singer who just wants hits all the time.

    This song just needs more promotion and radio airplay like what Jessie J’s Dominoe needed last year. Earlier this year it finally managed to chart after she released a music video.

  • ugh

    It is impossible for PSY to have another hit and not have some racist discussion going around forever, nytimes articles about PSY vs kim jong il vs america and other things nobody cares about, and he’s not a one hit wonder since he was/is already famous in korea where as we all know they don’t need anyone but possibly japan to feel accomplished.

  • Leishers

    Carly Rae J and this song puts me in the mind of Alexz Johnson. She looks like her and this song gives me a feel of Alexz’s songs.