Colbie Caillat is a pop artist who loves to love love, and she’s not afraid of letting the whole world know all about it repeatedly in her 2007 hit album, Coco. Her work was far from enjoyable, but in order to fully dislike her for her work on this album, and to prevent you from picking it up, or listening to another album like it, it’s important to understand some of her past history, such as the reasons that explain her desire to get into the music business in the first place. For instance, the main driving force for then-tween Caillat to get into the music business was, interestingly enough, the film Sister Act 2, in which Lauryn Hill sings in a powerful rendition of “Joyful, Joyful” (Lymangrover, 2016; Orr, 2009). I use the adverb, ‘interestingly’
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Caillat’s father was well-known within pop and rock circles for his work on creating the sound for bands such as Fleetwood Mac, which influenced Caillat to pursue a musical career in pop music, too (Erlewine, 2016; Lymangrover, 2016). In addition, her childhood was spent in boisterous California, which can account for the quirky and overly-perky melodies on Coco that literally feel like sunshine and exaggerated happiness, which are also characteristics of pop music (Caillat, 2007b; Lymangrover, 2016). For instance, Coco and Caillat’s style were referred to as, “…the album is filled with songs about love and life… she sings about simple, everyday things” (Erlewine, 2016). This quote further serves to indicate that her childhood home has led her to pursue a certain musical style (Erlewine, 2016). Also, due to the influence of a huge name in pop music productions, Mickal Blue, Caillat further chose to align herself more firmly with pop music (Lymangrover, 2016; “Mikal Blue: biography,” 2016). Blue is very significant in this genre, which is apparent in his affiliation with groups such as OneRepublic (“Mikal Blue: biography,” 2016). Although Caillat didn’t do a very stellar job in being fully inspired by her idol, it’s clear that she was extensively influenced by her father, his occupation, Mikal Blue, and California when she decided on a …show more content…
For instance, the quote, “Her nickname, Coco, was given to her by her parents as an infant” is very telling of her severe lack of ingenuity (“Colbie Caillat: biography,” 2016). Instead of indicating that she would be an important presence in music from then on by making a unique statement, she instead named her first album after her pet name (“Colbie Caillat: biography,” 2016). By calling her album after her alias that she’s had since the beginning of her life, this symbolizes that she had always been the same person, which also shows that she will always be the same person, which isn’t necessarily a positive trait when taking into consideration the fact that listeners get apathetic towards an artist who just sings about love all of the time (“Biography,” 2016; “Colbie Caillat: biography,” 2016). She, in effect, predicted her inability to change as an artist, and was therefore practically stating that she would never rise to popularity again once Coco fell out of
Caillat’s father was well-known within pop and rock circles for his work on creating the sound for bands such as Fleetwood Mac, which influenced Caillat to pursue a musical career in pop music, too (Erlewine, 2016; Lymangrover, 2016). In addition, her childhood was spent in boisterous California, which can account for the quirky and overly-perky melodies on Coco that literally feel like sunshine and exaggerated happiness, which are also characteristics of pop music (Caillat, 2007b; Lymangrover, 2016). For instance, Coco and Caillat’s style were referred to as, “…the album is filled with songs about love and life… she sings about simple, everyday things” (Erlewine, 2016). This quote further serves to indicate that her childhood home has led her to pursue a certain musical style (Erlewine, 2016). Also, due to the influence of a huge name in pop music productions, Mickal Blue, Caillat further chose to align herself more firmly with pop music (Lymangrover, 2016; “Mikal Blue: biography,” 2016). Blue is very significant in this genre, which is apparent in his affiliation with groups such as OneRepublic (“Mikal Blue: biography,” 2016). Although Caillat didn’t do a very stellar job in being fully inspired by her idol, it’s clear that she was extensively influenced by her father, his occupation, Mikal Blue, and California when she decided on a …show more content…
For instance, the quote, “Her nickname, Coco, was given to her by her parents as an infant” is very telling of her severe lack of ingenuity (“Colbie Caillat: biography,” 2016). Instead of indicating that she would be an important presence in music from then on by making a unique statement, she instead named her first album after her pet name (“Colbie Caillat: biography,” 2016). By calling her album after her alias that she’s had since the beginning of her life, this symbolizes that she had always been the same person, which also shows that she will always be the same person, which isn’t necessarily a positive trait when taking into consideration the fact that listeners get apathetic towards an artist who just sings about love all of the time (“Biography,” 2016; “Colbie Caillat: biography,” 2016). She, in effect, predicted her inability to change as an artist, and was therefore practically stating that she would never rise to popularity again once Coco fell out of