Well, I guess this explain the outfit she was wearing in that pic a couple of weeks ago. Interesting video, plus she’s wearing that fabulous red Dior dress by Galliano. Yummy.
Sounds like workout music. Not super catchy, but the beat is decent. Cool concept. That’s something No Doubt always had going for them. Intense concept vids. Good to see she’s pulling that through to her solo career.
The song is only ok but the video is awesome. I especially enjoy the portions in the extended version before she gets transported to the Alice in Wonderland-esque place.
contrary to popular belief you can’t take a shitty voice and make it sound incredible and powerful and original by compressing and pitch-correcting the hell out of it. those things can only make a voice sound better (although robotic and fake) but they can’t take something mediocre and make it great. look at dannii minogue. the girl can’t sing. she has a 3-note range. computers couldn’t mask the fact that she has no range.
gwen’s an actual musician and artist whereas lindsay lohan and paris hilton are posers trying to capitalize by expanding into yet another market.
i’ve heard some good clips of her live too though. that happens a lot when people run around and jump up and down and dance and sing at the same time. you get out of breath. i still think she has a great set of pipes.
you know who sounds suprisingly good live? kylie minogue. but you’ll notice she doesn’t actually dance. she just does this weird upper body movement that doesn’t requre jumping up and down or working up a sweat.
a couple points: 1) thank god aol isn’t a mac nazi like mtv & vh1. 2) gwen’s song sucks. 3) but the video kicks ass…super super visually stimulating! 4) i’m sick of the pale, emaciated gwen. she needs more color [and eyebrows?] and not be so sickly looking.
That sucked ass. What video did you people watch?? God, awful noise. And she is SO SKINNY, jesus christmas christ on crutches, when did that happen?…god what a waste of my neuronal membrane potential. She looks like a stick insect dipped in flour throughout that entire shitty escapade.
i loved it – she’s incorporated alice in wonderland with the fetishization of giggling japanese school girls with their crazy style in her video. she looks amazing, and dare i note that her sartorial taste reigns supreme since she’s wearing the same headband i bought @ barneys a few months ago. that’s right, bitches. i dress damn goooooood.
Damn, by the way some of you were splooging over this video, I thought it was going to be “The.Greatest.Video.EVAH!” Wow, how wrong. This video is just horrible. Not even any good snark or camp value. I’m so tired of Gwen and her oh-so-precious look and style. And her acting in the beginning was just painful to watch…even with just a couple lines. As for the song? It’s like a Missing Persons b-side. Yeah, it’s just that bad.
Sorry, I liked the Alice in Wonderland theme much more when Tom Petty did it.
I know I’m old (29) but I am getting bored with Gwen and here’s why: She needs to switch up the hair, cut it out with the plastered makeup and grow as an artist. I’m still waiting. Oh well. and is her old man what’s his face from bush doing anything useful? sheesh. someone let me know.
i agree- Madonnaa, yeah I’ll ler her make music still and it might be good- but Gwen is the new shit. She is the hottest smelliest shit cause he rocks. The extended video was awesome and that song is diabolically catchy.
it’s o.k. but madonna and kylie did it before her. but with all the crap playing on the radio now or days this shit look “kick ass”. i’m still waiting for something fresh. i heard le tigre got signed to a major record label. now that’s cool cause i can’t wait to see everyone confused by the likes of JD. in the meantime have fun Gwen but eat o.k. b/c i read in a interview that your starving….
ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzz….huh? Oh, yeah, the video, the song, right. Pretty boring 80′s rehash. The song is a Lene Lovitch/Missing Persons rip, and props to the guy Re: Tom Petty, that was my first thought Re: the video. Plus, isn’t Gwen a little old to be playing the cutie-pie Betty Boop card still? She ain’t in her 20′s anymore. The extended video kind of said everything I’ve always thought about her: uninspired and blank. Plus I really hate any song that self-references like that, it’s such a cop out. “I don’t know what to write about, so I’ll write about not being inspired.” Awww! Poor sheltered little rock star, boo-fucking-hoo. It’ll sell a lot of CD’s, it’s perfectly braindead for a market that buys Britney and Paris Hilton records.
i thought the song was about her biological clock ticking but fearing having a child might ruin her career. a video about writers block is more sexy than a video about the “do i have a baby and risk my career or do i continue with my career and risk not having a baby” conundrum.
Plus, she pretty much covered that territory to death with “A Simple Kind of Life” and the entire theme of that (semi)flop “Return of Saturn” album. Surprisingly enough, the kids didn’t like a lot of existential angst about turning 30 and being a mom.
after I heard it again and then watching “making the video” on MTV i kind of like it more. see I like the fact that Gwen made it very clear that this is “not a solo or personal record”. she just wants to have fun and get all these personalities out of her system and make a record that she and other’s could dance to! so contrary to everyones misconception that this song might be about her clock ticking, they are wrong. while the beat is nothing out of the oridnary (madonna,kylie) the style of the video IS. Nice to see John Galiano and Vivenne Westwood clothes out there, as oppose to all that fucking tacky shit on TRL (except xtina great makeover) .. in conclusion any pop artist that calls themselves a HO is o.k. with me. It will be a hit in the dance clubs and with the queers !!!!
“But it sounds just like Dale Bozzio from Missing Persons. Anyone remember her?”
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for bringing that up. The reason I love this video and the song is that it’s like the “old days” when MTV was new. Yes, I’m that old.
Okay, I really want to like Gwen… and I know she’s nice, blah, blah, blah, and she never talks badly about anyone, blah, blah, blah, but come on. Is anything in this song or video actually original? I’m sick of people putting her on the originality pedestal when it seems she’s clearly biting Weezer’s Hash Pipe melody, Dale Bozzio’s voice, and Tom Petty’s video. No one in their right mind would touch the Mad Hatter tea party after Petty did it so cleverly as it draws immediate comparison. If she did create the song and video without realizing she’s cloning, then she has no knowledge of recent music whatsoever and really can’t be considered the “true artist” everyone’s claiming she is. I won’t even go down the Madonna-comparison route because I have yet to hear Gwen actually say something interesting during an interview, and I have yet to hear a Madonna song that can easily be compared to something someone else has done in the past 15 years. As a solo “artist,” Gwen’s being a style-biter. Therefore, she bites. On a positive note, though, love the Vivienne Westwood – my favorite designer. No one can say Gwen ever looks bad these days! Oh, except for those gawd-awful Mickey Mouse sailor pants she wore for some previous award show. Ugh.
This video does kick major ass though. I agree with the Tom Petty comparisons. Why would you do an Alice In Wonderland inspired video when Tom has already been there, done that? It’s a nice video to look at though.
amazing! gwen never fails to astound me. im so glad i got the opportunity to see no doubt live this past tour. gwen stefani is an AMAZING singer and has the greatest fashion sense ever. ever! honestly, i didnt like this song at first but man does it grow on you, especially with such a strong video backing it. immaculate!
TO NOELLE:hey girl i know your not feeling the whole video concept and shit but it’s pretty rad. and if it reminds you of Tom Petty than fine but this is the better version of the video. I just watched “don’t come around here no more” on VH1 classics and the video was boring compared to the new version. At the time it was genius b/c of everything else out there . Look it’s a system a cycle if you say so. everyone bites from everyone. from punk The Ramones New york dolls started it the Clash capitalized on it and the Sex pistols terrorized it. Pop Debbie started it, Madonna made it cool and gained the wanabees , and now Gwen will gain from it. Imitation is always going to happen.!!!!
I just saw this video on Trl, and I have only two words to describe it: “fvcking trippy!” This video reminds me of one of the more disturbing dreams I’ve had in recent memory. Seems like Gwen had the same dream and decided to put it in a video. Maybe she’d been watching a Terry Gilliam movie that day as well, who knows? The song itself is a “get on the floor and shake yo booty” dance tune that will have people exercising in the morning to it. Overall, Gwen has ventured into some weird teritory with this video — interesting, but weird. And yes, I did note the “alice in wonderland” references in the video, but “alice” references have been around for a long time, or did anyone forget about Jefferson Airplane’s “White Rabbit” ?
Gwen DOES have an incredible voice. Listening to clips online does no justice, especially when you see how much energy she puts into a live concert. You’d be out of breathe and not perfect pitched either if you were jumping and dancing on stage for a good two hours.
Yes, the Madonna thing is OLD (if anything, Britney and Christina should be put down for that…especially Ms.Aguilera these days…what’s with the Marilyn Monroe look?!)
From an “old school” No Doubt fan ~ I honestly wasn’t crazy about the song when I first heard it. I has, however, been growing on me. When I saw the video on Wednesday, I was blown away by how artistic it was. Amazing. Wonderful tune, great girl, awesome video. As for Madonna, she is definitely a pioneer and an original. Yes, paved the way for Gwen and many others. Love them both. I can hardly wait to hear the rest of Gwen’s album – that’s what I’m waitin’ for.
You know, I guess maybe people were seeing the edited version, but I’m surprised that no one mentioned the excessively repeated “take a chance, you stupid ho” line. When I first heard that, I was so baffled that I instantly loved it. When I realized she was addressing herself, I loved it more.
Plus, I love her little Cyndi Lauperish/Betty Boopish Oh-oh-ohs mixed in here and there.
I don’t think this is any big artistic leap, but it’s got a good beat and you can dance to it, as they say. In my opinion, not every album has to be a piece of art. Sometimes a good pop record is a feat in and of itself, if only for being a great product as opposed to some grand creation.
Plus, I mean, Japanese Alice in Wonderland for a video theme? That’s good stuff.
You people are fucked up if you think Gwen new song is a piece of shit. Its original and she is to. The hell with the mad hatter theme. That’s not the point. Gwen is bad ass because she writes from emotion, she writes about the way things are in her life at the time, that’s why she’s real.
Anyone that talks shit is bitter and stupid.
She’s an artist and if you don’t like her, your proplably closed minded and lack any amount of talent. Its like telling Dali that his surreal painting are shit. he’s the fucking artist, he did what he wanted to do. just like Gwen does what she wants to do; and oh fucking well if you don’t like it. but don’t call it shit because its her perspective not yours. That’s what art is and music is art. So if you don’t like the whole fast paced pop thing, oh well you still cant deny that she’s got talent. I might not like rap but I cant deny that Eminem and Missy Elliot have talent. WHY… WHY…, because they are original, so what if Tom Petty did it way back when, its original because it different from WHAT is MAIN STREAM NOW. Its a breath of fresh air from what is currently circulating. not because its a new idea that no one has ever done.. WTF the human race is how OLD… yeah im sure its gonna repeat duh… no shit. Its the fact that she’s different from what is HOT now. and she’s not afraid to try new things, she doesn’t do it in hopes that people will like it, she just makes music and guess what people like it.
Just look at the words of her new single
Gwen loves no doubt and she’s fought to express herself. and she feels bad going solo but she needs to stop being a STUPID HOE. because she could be great. and its sad that even though the whole band is bad ass, most people tend to focus on her. but oh well she’s hot and has talent so fuck it, what’s she fucking waiting for. that’s what its about
and im not posting this cuz im her biggest fan but because I hate ignorant people, and if you have nothing better to do than talk shit about someone then your just closed minded and pathetic. And had you been around back in the day, you would be one of the ones beating up on black people or some of the ones that go around bashing gay people now. Just cuz your to ignorant to understand things doesn’t mean you can go around talking shit, if you don’t like her oh well you don’t have to listen to her and you don’t have to post shit about her just because you have free speech. anyone with an open mind can tell she has talent.
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gwen is a goddess. I haven’t seen her video yet and I’ve only caught little bits and pieces of her song on the radio but it sounds pretty cool and definitely something fun to dance to. gwen can do no wrong and anyone who thinks she can needs to shut the hell up. besides if you call yourself a true no doubt/gwen stefani fan, you’ll stick by her in all the places she takes us. if you know anything about gwen its that she likes to change and surprise us and no one can argue that she fails at that.
I LOVED This Video and I Love this song! You cant go wrong with Alice in Wonderland with a J-street fashion sense. I also believe that this song is very J-pop-ish. I cant help but thinking of her anbd Ayumi Hamasaki hooking up sometime soon *laugh* But hten againb I’m a huge J-pop/rock fan plus her mentions of Japan and harajuku girls could be the part thats making me thik that. And yes, the Harajuku fashion is pretty damn wicked
Basically I’m posting this as a reply for all…
I dont know if anyone will answer me back but…
Well, this song sounds original to me, cause I wasnt listening any similar music in the 80′s.(btw ignore my english, I think u can make a point out of them)
I love gwen and one of the reasons of that is ‘Dont speak’. Its my personal favourite song and although I dont know how each person out there feels when he/she hears that song,when I hear that song I submerge from feelings.
This song is great at my opinion and gwen is a fun a sexy woman to my eyes.
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I like the video. gwen is hot, she reminds me of madonna back in the eighties, but then gwen has always been compared to madonna. check out some pictures of madonna at http://www.madonnashots.com and go to 1994 look through and you’ll find some pictures that could very well have influenced gwen’s style. plus those pics were taken way before anyone ever heard of gwen stefani, way before gwen had the money to buy clothes and hire good photographers. But i agree gwen is doing her own thing right now, let her do it. i can’t wait to hear the andre 3000 produced song.
screw all who hate her video!!
{meep} its awsome i mean i (my self) is obseced with her !!!!if yall (mainly the dissers) hate upon her y are you in the damn website?!
-oh to the chick with the dress comment, yes it twas yummy delishisnous! i liked the b l u e 1!
some parts she dose look like courtney love/moddona… hell my freind said she looks like paris hilton??? gtf**out ANYWAY 4 YRS. i luved her _shmaha_ SCREW PETTY!
shwah~~~
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xoxo, edi “the awsomenest”
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*MUAH*
I thought the video was fresh! Awesome! Go girl. She looked hot as well. It took me a while to understand the concept, but after a few views I got it and I love it. The video isn’t supposed to be something innovative like all the haters whine about. She’s even said this is an art album and that her influences are from the 80′s. Hello! Just have fun and if you don’t like it fuck off and watch something else! Later
I live 10 minutes from Harajuku. This video is so right on that I can’t wait to see how the Japanese react to it. Me and all my friends loved previewing it on Launch!
By the way I think there is just way too much negativity on this board. Let’s see on this people have managed to diss Cher, Madonna, Gwen, Christina, Britney, L Lohan, P Hilton, D Harry, and stereotype the entirety of the gay populace.
These entertainers are simply out living their dreams, and if you got off your ass rather than complaining about celebs all day on your computer you might have a life. Do you think Gwen Stefani gives two shits about your sorry opinion while she sits up in her ivory tower taking craps on her gold plated toilet?
Love and Foxxiness,
C
PS Alice in Wonderland has been done over in 500 ways since Lewis Carroll’s classic story, so I don’t see why Tom’s rendition is any more relevant than Gwen’s. Gwen’s is definitely the first version to juxtapose Alice with Japanese fashion to weave a story about writer’s block and pushing one’s boundaries.
Gwen is in no way like Madonna. I don’t even want to waste my time stating why, because all of you are obviously idiots who say such a thing. If anything, Brit’s new video has more parallels to Madonna.
As a huge Lewis Carroll follower, I find the Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass theme to be very well executed. It’s refreshingly original, while still sticking to the specs in the books. I simply love the fact that it doesn’t fall into the often stereotyped Alice scenes that were formed by Disney.
It sounds just like Lita Ford’s “kiss me deadly” or hash pipe by Weezer. Completely unoriginal track plus wasn’t this supposed to be a solo record whats with all the musicians, producers, etc…. Hey, I know 1 person does not create a whole album but that’s just overkill.
l.a.m.b = Lost All Musical Bility
Gwen Stefani doesn’t refer to this project as a solo one, rather as a collaborative project with other musicians/artists. She’s not out there to prove that she can be much more bigger than she was with No Doubt, or neither is she trying to make herself more of a celebrity figure.
Her music is 80s inspired, and if I recall correctly, wasn’t Madonna 80s?
Stop comparing, and take music as it is– like it or not.
Gwen is my freaking idol and everything she does never fails to amaze me. Everything from her pre-tragic kingdom days until now kick ass and she deserves so much respect for being so original, inspiring, and just down right awesome! And not to mention, she has a totally kick ass voice..and I would know because i’ve been to a no doubt show and i’ve heard her live. No Doubt has been around for so long and i think gwen deserves to have fun with her music now.
Gwen reminds the Bad Girl (1993) era of Madonna, but we have to agree that Madonna is over although I’m a fan of her.She’s gonna be a sort of Pavorotti or Diana Ross, who are not producing anything exciting or new but remains as a name. Gwen has an ultimate rocking style and especially HER EYEBROWS ARE GREAT !!! I love that android look on her. The song sounded trash at first time but with the second listen it definitely chased me. Now it’s GWEN’S ERA I guess.
gwen is perhaps one of the most original and aspiring musicians the world has to offer at the moment.she is quirky, intelligent and this is clearly reflected in her song what u waiting for and filmclip. what this new album of hers is about is simply having fun and letting go of all boundries and that is exactly what she has done!! gwen is No Doubt tops!!!
The song is dreadful… I really hope Gwen’s solo career isn’t going to get in the way of her No Doubt work… I mean, I never knew she was this shallow! I’m into Elegant Gothic Lolita and underground japanese fashion, but, sheesh… Gwen has turned into some kind of plastic picture with little to say. So she likes Japan and is excited to exploit their fan-base. But that doesn’t mean people are gonna wanna listen to her crappy music over some sweet sweet No Doubt. Besides, I’m sure we’d all choose Ayumi Hamasaki as the queen of cool any day! ^-^
Great song, even since hearing it I’ve haven’t smoked a cig, though any second now I’m gonna snap. I’m not that strong!
Love the tune, great idea pre silly music video. She’s fucking hot, a boob job, not needed, though I wish her boobies were bigger, she’s mighty perfectomudo to most of us, except my teddy bear (registered doll abuser).
fuck yes
Eeek. Not a fan.
Well, I guess this explain the outfit she was wearing in that pic a couple of weeks ago. Interesting video, plus she’s wearing that fabulous red Dior dress by Galliano. Yummy.
Shades of Madonna circa 1994?
omi god loved it
Gotta watch the extended version. Don’t usually like Miss Stephanie, but with the backstory, this video pretty much kicks ass.
thanks for the link…that is an amazing vid…madonna is o.v.e.r. and gwen is the new queen
where would gwen stefani be without madonna? i love her, and great vid, but she cant touch the Queen M.
i love it so much. i love alice in wonderland though so she couldn’t have gone too wrong in my eyes with a treatment like this.
it’s ok to like gwen AND madonna! what would most female artists today be without madonna pushing the envelope for decades?
Sounds like workout music. Not super catchy, but the beat is decent. Cool concept. That’s something No Doubt always had going for them. Intense concept vids. Good to see she’s pulling that through to her solo career.
It’s so gay 80′s/90′s. It’s awful.
Now that Madonna’s ONLY audience is the younger version of Cher’s audience, Gwen is going for the same audience.
Suckers!
i don’t see how gwen’s going for madonna’s audience honestly. until she does a white-chick rap i just won’t see it.
The song is only ok but the video is awesome. I especially enjoy the portions in the extended version before she gets transported to the Alice in Wonderland-esque place.
Really great video.
So, musically speaking, what’s the difference between this and that garbage Lyndsay Lohan single, or Paris Hilton’s “Screwed”?
gwen has an incredible voice and she has a whole lot of style. oh, and it’s believable when gwen does it.
Exactly Erin. Also, she has been doing this for years and years and is heavily involved with music production and writing.
I think it is insulting to compare her to Paris or Lohan, who are attention mongering whores.
I don’t truly like many celebrities, but I have always thought Gwen seemed genuine, cool and very unassuming. Talented as well.
Can we all just drop the Madonna thing? It’s old.
is she goofing on Courtney Love in some parts or what?
i’m not a fan of the song but that video is awesome.
stop comparing her to madonna….if you think about it any female artist can be compared to madonna. dont hate, gwen stefani is the shit.
How can you tell she has an “incredible” voice with all that processing?
And who cares if she helped write and produce the song? Again, musically speaking, how is it different than Paris and Lohan?
Does anyone know who directed it?
looks lachapelle?
that song is extremely annoying. the video is pretty neat but still. that song. yuck.
contrary to popular belief you can’t take a shitty voice and make it sound incredible and powerful and original by compressing and pitch-correcting the hell out of it. those things can only make a voice sound better (although robotic and fake) but they can’t take something mediocre and make it great. look at dannii minogue. the girl can’t sing. she has a 3-note range. computers couldn’t mask the fact that she has no range.
gwen’s an actual musician and artist whereas lindsay lohan and paris hilton are posers trying to capitalize by expanding into yet another market.
Suck more please. Gwen is ridiculous.
I don’t know, Erin, I’ve heard some clips of Gwen singing live, and it’s pretty weak.
i’ve heard some good clips of her live too though. that happens a lot when people run around and jump up and down and dance and sing at the same time. you get out of breath. i still think she has a great set of pipes.
you know who sounds suprisingly good live? kylie minogue. but you’ll notice she doesn’t actually dance. she just does this weird upper body movement that doesn’t requre jumping up and down or working up a sweat.
a couple points: 1) thank god aol isn’t a mac nazi like mtv & vh1. 2) gwen’s song sucks. 3) but the video kicks ass…super super visually stimulating! 4) i’m sick of the pale, emaciated gwen. she needs more color [and eyebrows?] and not be so sickly looking.
Yeah, that’s a good point. I do give Gwen a ton of credit putting on an engaging live show. At the very least, she’s fun to watch.
it was directed by Francis Lawrence
HEy that link aint letting me watch the vid. Any where else i can catch it. Grrr…aol…grrr
That sucked ass. What video did you people watch?? God, awful noise. And she is SO SKINNY, jesus christmas christ on crutches, when did that happen?…god what a waste of my neuronal membrane potential. She looks like a stick insect dipped in flour throughout that entire shitty escapade.
reminds me of some bjork-type shiz. the more i listen to this song the more i like it.
there. i said it.
Hmmph. I’m surprised that no one mentioned the little Asian girls in the video.
are you sure it isn’t david la chappelle because it looks like they wasted alot of money on it.
personally, i would’ve prefer if they stuck with gwen stefani in a charlie kaufman movie theme, but i’m not the target audience.
in a year or two, the song will be on the latest volume of jock jams. i can already see it as the red sox’s theme song.
HOT
Quite possibly the worst song I’ve ever heard in my entire life.
Dear Gwen,
WTF?
kthnksbye,
Mulva
i loved it – she’s incorporated alice in wonderland with the fetishization of giggling japanese school girls with their crazy style in her video. she looks amazing, and dare i note that her sartorial taste reigns supreme since she’s wearing the same headband i bought @ barneys a few months ago. that’s right, bitches. i dress damn goooooood.
En Fuego, my friend.
i still can’t view the video
i am not a big fan of maddona or gwen, but i still think maddona can kick ass with her music.
i am not a big fan of maddona or gwen, but i still think maddona can kick ass with her music.
Damn, by the way some of you were splooging over this video, I thought it was going to be “The.Greatest.Video.EVAH!” Wow, how wrong. This video is just horrible. Not even any good snark or camp value. I’m so tired of Gwen and her oh-so-precious look and style. And her acting in the beginning was just painful to watch…even with just a couple lines. As for the song? It’s like a Missing Persons b-side. Yeah, it’s just that bad.
Sorry, I liked the Alice in Wonderland theme much more when Tom Petty did it.
I know I’m old (29) but I am getting bored with Gwen and here’s why: She needs to switch up the hair, cut it out with the plastered makeup and grow as an artist. I’m still waiting. Oh well. and is her old man what’s his face from bush doing anything useful? sheesh. someone let me know.
pretty good. i just keep thinking of her on the cover of in touch saying shes starving though.
if she’s the new madonna, then wake me when she does her “sex” book.
i agree- Madonnaa, yeah I’ll ler her make music still and it might be good- but Gwen is the new shit. She is the hottest smelliest shit cause he rocks. The extended video was awesome and that song is diabolically catchy.
it’s o.k. but madonna and kylie did it before her. but with all the crap playing on the radio now or days this shit look “kick ass”. i’m still waiting for something fresh. i heard le tigre got signed to a major record label. now that’s cool cause i can’t wait to see everyone confused by the likes of JD. in the meantime have fun Gwen but eat o.k. b/c i read in a interview that your starving….
ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzz….huh? Oh, yeah, the video, the song, right. Pretty boring 80′s rehash. The song is a Lene Lovitch/Missing Persons rip, and props to the guy Re: Tom Petty, that was my first thought Re: the video. Plus, isn’t Gwen a little old to be playing the cutie-pie Betty Boop card still? She ain’t in her 20′s anymore. The extended video kind of said everything I’ve always thought about her: uninspired and blank. Plus I really hate any song that self-references like that, it’s such a cop out. “I don’t know what to write about, so I’ll write about not being inspired.” Awww! Poor sheltered little rock star, boo-fucking-hoo. It’ll sell a lot of CD’s, it’s perfectly braindead for a market that buys Britney and Paris Hilton records.
i thought the song was about her biological clock ticking but fearing having a child might ruin her career. a video about writers block is more sexy than a video about the “do i have a baby and risk my career or do i continue with my career and risk not having a baby” conundrum.
Plus, she pretty much covered that territory to death with “A Simple Kind of Life” and the entire theme of that (semi)flop “Return of Saturn” album. Surprisingly enough, the kids didn’t like a lot of existential angst about turning 30 and being a mom.
Wow, I never realized she was so fuckin’ hot.
Paris Hilton has a record? WTF have I been?
I don’t hear any Madonna influence in this. But it sounds just like Dale Bozzio from Missing Persons. Anyone remember her?
after I heard it again and then watching “making the video” on MTV i kind of like it more. see I like the fact that Gwen made it very clear that this is “not a solo or personal record”. she just wants to have fun and get all these personalities out of her system and make a record that she and other’s could dance to! so contrary to everyones misconception that this song might be about her clock ticking, they are wrong. while the beat is nothing out of the oridnary (madonna,kylie) the style of the video IS. Nice to see John Galiano and Vivenne Westwood clothes out there, as oppose to all that fucking tacky shit on TRL (except xtina great makeover) .. in conclusion any pop artist that calls themselves a HO is o.k. with me. It will be a hit in the dance clubs and with the queers !!!!
aw, gwennie…
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is she goofing on Courtney Love in some parts or what?
That’s what I thought, too.
Gwen is hot. I think the vid is cool…
“But it sounds just like Dale Bozzio from Missing Persons. Anyone remember her?”
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for bringing that up. The reason I love this video and the song is that it’s like the “old days” when MTV was new. Yes, I’m that old.
Anyone else see Dresden Dolls Girl Anachronism echoes here?
Okay, I really want to like Gwen… and I know she’s nice, blah, blah, blah, and she never talks badly about anyone, blah, blah, blah, but come on. Is anything in this song or video actually original? I’m sick of people putting her on the originality pedestal when it seems she’s clearly biting Weezer’s Hash Pipe melody, Dale Bozzio’s voice, and Tom Petty’s video. No one in their right mind would touch the Mad Hatter tea party after Petty did it so cleverly as it draws immediate comparison. If she did create the song and video without realizing she’s cloning, then she has no knowledge of recent music whatsoever and really can’t be considered the “true artist” everyone’s claiming she is. I won’t even go down the Madonna-comparison route because I have yet to hear Gwen actually say something interesting during an interview, and I have yet to hear a Madonna song that can easily be compared to something someone else has done in the past 15 years. As a solo “artist,” Gwen’s being a style-biter. Therefore, she bites. On a positive note, though, love the Vivienne Westwood – my favorite designer. No one can say Gwen ever looks bad these days! Oh, except for those gawd-awful Mickey Mouse sailor pants she wore for some previous award show. Ugh.
I didn’t know Paris Hilton had a record either!
And I *like* the Sarah McLachlan video!!!
This video does kick major ass though. I agree with the Tom Petty comparisons. Why would you do an Alice In Wonderland inspired video when Tom has already been there, done that? It’s a nice video to look at though.
amazing! gwen never fails to astound me. im so glad i got the opportunity to see no doubt live this past tour. gwen stefani is an AMAZING singer and has the greatest fashion sense ever. ever! honestly, i didnt like this song at first but man does it grow on you, especially with such a strong video backing it. immaculate!
TO NOELLE:hey girl i know your not feeling the whole video concept and shit but it’s pretty rad. and if it reminds you of Tom Petty than fine but this is the better version of the video. I just watched “don’t come around here no more” on VH1 classics and the video was boring compared to the new version. At the time it was genius b/c of everything else out there . Look it’s a system a cycle if you say so. everyone bites from everyone. from punk The Ramones New york dolls started it the Clash capitalized on it and the Sex pistols terrorized it. Pop Debbie started it, Madonna made it cool and gained the wanabees , and now Gwen will gain from it. Imitation is always going to happen.!!!!
I just saw this video on Trl, and I have only two words to describe it: “fvcking trippy!” This video reminds me of one of the more disturbing dreams I’ve had in recent memory. Seems like Gwen had the same dream and decided to put it in a video. Maybe she’d been watching a Terry Gilliam movie that day as well, who knows? The song itself is a “get on the floor and shake yo booty” dance tune that will have people exercising in the morning to it. Overall, Gwen has ventured into some weird teritory with this video — interesting, but weird. And yes, I did note the “alice in wonderland” references in the video, but “alice” references have been around for a long time, or did anyone forget about Jefferson Airplane’s “White Rabbit” ?
Gwen is put on too high of a pedestal, please stop hailing her as original.
I liked the Vivienne Westwood as well, I am loving it.
The song is annoying, and I don’t excercise so no points for me.
What was with the gasping weird “oh oh” noises? I think I would of liked the video if it wasn’t for them…oh who am I kidding.
Gwenie I liked the old you. The one who sang I’m Just a Girl, and that you were walking on Spiderwebs and telling me Excuse Me Mister’s.
check out the full director’s cut at MUCHMUSIC.COM. it adds a great deal to the incomprehensible storyline.
francis lawrence looks like a sweet director. unfortunately, his first movie is “constantine,” starring keanu reeves.
Gwen DOES have an incredible voice. Listening to clips online does no justice, especially when you see how much energy she puts into a live concert. You’d be out of breathe and not perfect pitched either if you were jumping and dancing on stage for a good two hours.
Yes, the Madonna thing is OLD (if anything, Britney and Christina should be put down for that…especially Ms.Aguilera these days…what’s with the Marilyn Monroe look?!)
Gwen rocks my socks
Frances Lawrence Directed the video.
From an “old school” No Doubt fan ~ I honestly wasn’t crazy about the song when I first heard it. I has, however, been growing on me. When I saw the video on Wednesday, I was blown away by how artistic it was. Amazing. Wonderful tune, great girl, awesome video. As for Madonna, she is definitely a pioneer and an original. Yes, paved the way for Gwen and many others. Love them both. I can hardly wait to hear the rest of Gwen’s album – that’s what I’m waitin’ for.
what a great vid…. it’s a great rendition of “alice in wonderland” way to go gwen you rock….
You know, I guess maybe people were seeing the edited version, but I’m surprised that no one mentioned the excessively repeated “take a chance, you stupid ho” line. When I first heard that, I was so baffled that I instantly loved it. When I realized she was addressing herself, I loved it more.
Plus, I love her little Cyndi Lauperish/Betty Boopish Oh-oh-ohs mixed in here and there.
I don’t think this is any big artistic leap, but it’s got a good beat and you can dance to it, as they say. In my opinion, not every album has to be a piece of art. Sometimes a good pop record is a feat in and of itself, if only for being a great product as opposed to some grand creation.
Plus, I mean, Japanese Alice in Wonderland for a video theme? That’s good stuff.
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You people are fucked up if you think Gwen new song is a piece of shit. Its original and she is to. The hell with the mad hatter theme. That’s not the point. Gwen is bad ass because she writes from emotion, she writes about the way things are in her life at the time, that’s why she’s real.
Anyone that talks shit is bitter and stupid.
She’s an artist and if you don’t like her, your proplably closed minded and lack any amount of talent. Its like telling Dali that his surreal painting are shit. he’s the fucking artist, he did what he wanted to do. just like Gwen does what she wants to do; and oh fucking well if you don’t like it. but don’t call it shit because its her perspective not yours. That’s what art is and music is art. So if you don’t like the whole fast paced pop thing, oh well you still cant deny that she’s got talent. I might not like rap but I cant deny that Eminem and Missy Elliot have talent. WHY… WHY…, because they are original, so what if Tom Petty did it way back when, its original because it different from WHAT is MAIN STREAM NOW. Its a breath of fresh air from what is currently circulating. not because its a new idea that no one has ever done.. WTF the human race is how OLD… yeah im sure its gonna repeat duh… no shit. Its the fact that she’s different from what is HOT now. and she’s not afraid to try new things, she doesn’t do it in hopes that people will like it, she just makes music and guess what people like it.
Just look at the words of her new single
Gwen loves no doubt and she’s fought to express herself. and she feels bad going solo but she needs to stop being a STUPID HOE. because she could be great. and its sad that even though the whole band is bad ass, most people tend to focus on her. but oh well she’s hot and has talent so fuck it, what’s she fucking waiting for. that’s what its about
and im not posting this cuz im her biggest fan but because I hate ignorant people, and if you have nothing better to do than talk shit about someone then your just closed minded and pathetic. And had you been around back in the day, you would be one of the ones beating up on black people or some of the ones that go around bashing gay people now. Just cuz your to ignorant to understand things doesn’t mean you can go around talking shit, if you don’t like her oh well you don’t have to listen to her and you don’t have to post shit about her just because you have free speech. anyone with an open mind can tell she has talent.
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gwen is a goddess. I haven’t seen her video yet and I’ve only caught little bits and pieces of her song on the radio but it sounds pretty cool and definitely something fun to dance to. gwen can do no wrong and anyone who thinks she can needs to shut the hell up. besides if you call yourself a true no doubt/gwen stefani fan, you’ll stick by her in all the places she takes us. if you know anything about gwen its that she likes to change and surprise us and no one can argue that she fails at that.
I LOVED This Video and I Love this song! You cant go wrong with Alice in Wonderland with a J-street fashion sense. I also believe that this song is very J-pop-ish. I cant help but thinking of her anbd Ayumi Hamasaki hooking up sometime soon *laugh* But hten againb I’m a huge J-pop/rock fan plus her mentions of Japan and harajuku girls could be the part thats making me thik that. And yes, the Harajuku fashion is pretty damn wicked
She generally gave herself good advice (though she very seldom followed it)….
-Lewis Carroll
i really like the song and the video is one of the coolest video i have seen in a long time.
Basically I’m posting this as a reply for all…
I dont know if anyone will answer me back but…
Well, this song sounds original to me, cause I wasnt listening any similar music in the 80′s.(btw ignore my english, I think u can make a point out of them)
I love gwen and one of the reasons of that is ‘Dont speak’. Its my personal favourite song and although I dont know how each person out there feels when he/she hears that song,when I hear that song I submerge from feelings.
This song is great at my opinion and gwen is a fun a sexy woman to my eyes.
plz any replies you have for me send it to my email.thnx
Seems like all of you “hatas” are forgetting about Debbie Harry.
Hey anybody heard that new singer out right now
called Britney Spears ? She has some cool hits don’t she.
O MY GOD this record is amazing! well done Gwen
dude i love this video. shes so fuckin hott. daaamn. lol. i love alice in wonderland and this is an awesome video!
I like the video. gwen is hot, she reminds me of madonna back in the eighties, but then gwen has always been compared to madonna. check out some pictures of madonna at http://www.madonnashots.com and go to 1994 look through and you’ll find some pictures that could very well have influenced gwen’s style. plus those pics were taken way before anyone ever heard of gwen stefani, way before gwen had the money to buy clothes and hire good photographers. But i agree gwen is doing her own thing right now, let her do it. i can’t wait to hear the andre 3000 produced song.
screw all who hate her video!!
{meep} its awsome i mean i (my self) is obseced with her !!!!if yall (mainly the dissers) hate upon her y are you in the damn website?!
-oh to the chick with the dress comment, yes it twas yummy delishisnous! i liked the b l u e 1!
some parts she dose look like courtney love/moddona… hell my freind said she looks like paris hilton??? gtf**out ANYWAY 4 YRS. i luved her _shmaha_ SCREW PETTY!
shwah~~~
{[my beloved *~gweniepoo*~<3-heart-]}
xoxo, edi “the awsomenest”
L.A.M.B-ROCKS|_|
*MUAH*
I thought the video was fresh! Awesome! Go girl. She looked hot as well. It took me a while to understand the concept, but after a few views I got it and I love it. The video isn’t supposed to be something innovative like all the haters whine about. She’s even said this is an art album and that her influences are from the 80′s. Hello! Just have fun and if you don’t like it fuck off and watch something else! Later
I live 10 minutes from Harajuku. This video is so right on that I can’t wait to see how the Japanese react to it. Me and all my friends loved previewing it on Launch!
By the way I think there is just way too much negativity on this board. Let’s see on this people have managed to diss Cher, Madonna, Gwen, Christina, Britney, L Lohan, P Hilton, D Harry, and stereotype the entirety of the gay populace.
These entertainers are simply out living their dreams, and if you got off your ass rather than complaining about celebs all day on your computer you might have a life. Do you think Gwen Stefani gives two shits about your sorry opinion while she sits up in her ivory tower taking craps on her gold plated toilet?
Love and Foxxiness,
C
PS Alice in Wonderland has been done over in 500 ways since Lewis Carroll’s classic story, so I don’t see why Tom’s rendition is any more relevant than Gwen’s. Gwen’s is definitely the first version to juxtapose Alice with Japanese fashion to weave a story about writer’s block and pushing one’s boundaries.
Gwen is in no way like Madonna. I don’t even want to waste my time stating why, because all of you are obviously idiots who say such a thing. If anything, Brit’s new video has more parallels to Madonna.
As a huge Lewis Carroll follower, I find the Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass theme to be very well executed. It’s refreshingly original, while still sticking to the specs in the books. I simply love the fact that it doesn’t fall into the often stereotyped Alice scenes that were formed by Disney.
It sounds just like Lita Ford’s “kiss me deadly” or hash pipe by Weezer. Completely unoriginal track plus wasn’t this supposed to be a solo record whats with all the musicians, producers, etc…. Hey, I know 1 person does not create a whole album but that’s just overkill.
l.a.m.b = Lost All Musical Bility
Gwen Stefani doesn’t refer to this project as a solo one, rather as a collaborative project with other musicians/artists. She’s not out there to prove that she can be much more bigger than she was with No Doubt, or neither is she trying to make herself more of a celebrity figure.
Her music is 80s inspired, and if I recall correctly, wasn’t Madonna 80s?
Stop comparing, and take music as it is– like it or not.
Gwen is my freaking idol and everything she does never fails to amaze me. Everything from her pre-tragic kingdom days until now kick ass and she deserves so much respect for being so original, inspiring, and just down right awesome! And not to mention, she has a totally kick ass voice..and I would know because i’ve been to a no doubt show and i’ve heard her live. No Doubt has been around for so long and i think gwen deserves to have fun with her music now.
Gwen reminds the Bad Girl (1993) era of Madonna, but we have to agree that Madonna is over although I’m a fan of her.She’s gonna be a sort of Pavorotti or Diana Ross, who are not producing anything exciting or new but remains as a name. Gwen has an ultimate rocking style and especially HER EYEBROWS ARE GREAT !!! I love that android look on her. The song sounded trash at first time but with the second listen it definitely chased me. Now it’s GWEN’S ERA I guess.
By the way,Francis Lawramce is the director
She is sitting in house that is too little for her, not flattering!
Whats is the name of gwens album .i love the single what you waiting for and i want to hear more of her stuff
gwen is perhaps one of the most original and aspiring musicians the world has to offer at the moment.she is quirky, intelligent and this is clearly reflected in her song what u waiting for and filmclip. what this new album of hers is about is simply having fun and letting go of all boundries and that is exactly what she has done!! gwen is No Doubt tops!!!
How can u not like Gwen…she is soo much more orignal then any rap or pop(brittney) artist out there….This new albumn of hers will ROCK!!
How can u not like Gwen…she is soo much more orignal then any rap or pop(brittney) artist out there….This new albumn of hers will ROCK!!
The song is dreadful… I really hope Gwen’s solo career isn’t going to get in the way of her No Doubt work… I mean, I never knew she was this shallow! I’m into Elegant Gothic Lolita and underground japanese fashion, but, sheesh… Gwen has turned into some kind of plastic picture with little to say. So she likes Japan and is excited to exploit their fan-base. But that doesn’t mean people are gonna wanna listen to her crappy music over some sweet sweet No Doubt. Besides, I’m sure we’d all choose Ayumi Hamasaki as the queen of cool any day! ^-^
I adore this song! And the video for it is awesome!
Great song, even since hearing it I’ve haven’t smoked a cig, though any second now I’m gonna snap. I’m not that strong!
Love the tune, great idea pre silly music video. She’s fucking hot, a boob job, not needed, though I wish her boobies were bigger, she’s mighty perfectomudo to most of us, except my teddy bear (registered doll abuser).