BODB: Gossip Girl Launched Music Careers?
It’s already fairly well-known that Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick in the real world) has a music “career“. But, he’s Chuck Bass and is allowed to do whatever he wants. And he’s secretly British.
But how about “Lil J” aka Taylor Momsen. She is in a band called Pretty Reckless (ugh). She sings. She’s also 16. I’m not going to be a complete hater, but she is, like, the worst character on the show. She is a hipstery, amateur fashionista from Brooklyn who would rather play board games with her family than hang out with the cool kids from school because she is just so over them. So passe.
And from the looks of the video below, she is pretty much keeping in character of being fashionably trendy (she wasn’t even born in the 90s!), hanging out in dark clubs and acting older than she really is.
So is it a buy or don’t buy?
Don’t Buy:
- Seems to keep the character stereotype
- Would be irrelevant without Gossip Girl
- She’s 16
Buy:
- It’s not bad, musically
- She’s 16
What do you guys think? If Serena were to create a music career, what would it sound like? I think Dan would be some kind of spoken word stuff, or Moby be-a-like.
Also, Leighton Meester aka Blaire is also getting on the scene… but I’m waiting to pass judgement. She is featured in this Cobra Starship song. Yes, the same band that became popular due to Snakes on the Plane… so…
H/T: Idolator








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Ed Westwick: Buy. You’re right, he can do whatever the fuck he wants and I would still love him. The Filthy Youth sounds kind of like they’re going for a Libertines thing. I’m not impressed by him performing with a cigarette though, because 1) it’s a lame affect and 2) you know Pete Doherty was all about the crackpipe.
Taylor Momsen: Don’t Buy. I’ve already heard this song, the Cranberries did it practically before she was born. Girl needs to shave her head and just start over with the hair.
Leighton Meester: Don’t Buy. The Cobra Starship song is kinda fun, but she doesn’t really actually sing much on it. This song is her, and it’s an overproduced mess: http://glambamm.com/544/leighton-meester-song-birthday/
She also did a cover of Bette Davis Eyes. Did the world really need a cover of Bette Davis Eyes? http://www.fanpop.com/spots/gossip-girl/videos/2808307
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