Is Avril Lavigne THAT popular? [Archive]

Jingle

04-05-2003, 11:53 PM

[source: Ottawa Citizen - April 5/03]

<Singer Avril Lavigne meets Chretien, then samples Speaker's chair in Commons>

It's a long way from Napanee, Ont., to the top of the charts so a brief stopover in the prime minister's office isn't about to make Avril Lavigne break out in a cold sweat.

Lavigne shrugged Saturday when asked if she felt nervous to be standing next to Prime Minister Jean Chretien in the most powerful office in the country. "I am," Chretien deadpanned. A day before the Juno Awards - where she's a nominee in six categories - the 18-year-old pop star was already a winner, accepting a diamond award from her record company, BMG, for selling over one-million copies of her debut CD, Let Go.

Chretien presented the award to Lavigne, who had her family in tow for the occasion.

Chretien said Lavigne is a great example of a Canadian who has mastered her field.

Chretien, accompanied by wife Aline, one of their grandchildren and a teenage friend, spoke briefly with Lavigne, who appeared to take the event in stride.

Chretien said money invested in Canadian music is cash well-spent and he pointed to Lavigne, Alanis Morissette, Celine Dion, Shania Twain and others as examples of how Canadians can make it to the top of their professions.

Twain plays host to Sunday night's Juno Awards at the Corel Centre (8 p.m. EST, CTV)

Chretien said he likes Lavigne's songs Sk8er Boi and Complicated and joked that he and Lavigne share something in common.

"I read about her that she was very complicated at school," the prime minister joked. "And I was very complicated at school, too. You know, I was telling her I was kicked out of three colleges."

Dressed casually in a blue Boy Scouts of America shirt and sporting her trademark bracelets and red, white and blue wristbands, Lavigne also visited the House of Commons, where she posed for pictures while sitting in the Speaker's chair.

Lavigne is the 13th recipient of a BMG diamond award, joining, among others, the Backstreet Boys, Twain and Bryan Adams who have sold a million units of one CD in Canada.

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Is she that popular that the Prime Minister must acknowledge her? Maybe cuz she's Canadian....anyways, I guess she's just one lucky gal, getting a pic with the Prime Minister. This news article will just increase her popularity and give her career another boost. -Jingle

* would you just look at her in that second pic!!!!!!!!!!!! :( :(

shouling

04-06-2003, 12:07 AM

i cant belive that Prime Minister Jean Chretien would even listen to the crap that avril sings.

i admit i like her spunky attitude(a bit) but its becomming redundant and boring.

JINGLE- i feel your pain.

m o n k e e

04-06-2003, 05:07 AM

IMO, her spunky attitude is fake and manufactured, she is quite simply a popstar and therefore, her star will fade very quickly.

cici bebe

04-06-2003, 06:29 AM

I think she's fading already. Her voice is probably perfected by technology and sound machines for her CD because... have you heard her live?! :crazy:

fieryred

04-06-2003, 06:50 AM

yeah, shes pretty horrible live. i dont like her music in general and she is somewhat pop, no matter how much she says she is punkish.

04-06-2003, 08:01 PM

she may be fake and manufactured...

to me she's pure and happy...shes like the totally opposite of me...i think thats so cool...

she's talented too...i heard Losing Grip on MTV and went out and bought her CD

plus...she's hot :p

-Jo

JayZJL_18

04-06-2003, 09:06 PM

I think much of her singing is manufactured. Her style too seems so fake. She is portrayed as a skater-punk-singer. I remember before she rebonded her hair and when her record company packaged her, she gained little regconition. Maybe she had no talent. Anyway, her songs Sk8ter BoI, I'm with You n Complicated are not bad, all thanks to high technology to polish her voice. She is one of those one night fame stars that slowly fades away.

fantasiekisz

04-06-2003, 09:10 PM

i think her songs are way too overplayed like "complicated and sk8terboi" i mean we've all heard it like half a billion times..i don't think she deserves that honor cos she seriously DOES sing like crap live! like at the mtv vmas last year! ARGH! her cd is good like the first couple of times you listen to it, and then it's like you realize that she's not this punk girl that she was made to be. she's a fake and her cd is getting her no where.

-dream-

04-06-2003, 09:55 PM

I think she's fading already. Her voice is probably perfected by technology and sound machines for her CD because... have you heard her live?! :crazy:

lol, yah, her live singing is horrendous! I couldn't believe how she sounded live, i'm not an Avril hater, i bought her cd too, which was the last english cd i bought in such a long time, i liked her songs, and she writes her own lyrics, i liked her fun attitude too at the begining, but now, i also think its getting a bit old...but anyhow, i don't really have too much to comment on her, i think she's alright, not the best, but i'll leave it at that.

pennylane

04-06-2003, 10:45 PM

her songs aren't bad or anything for a pop-star, and its not like i'll shut off tha radio when i hear her, but to me, she's a sell-out, which may not be her fault but the fault of her company... she seems like a pop-star whos trying to be punk-ish to get the attention of the "rebels" of our generation... but it turns out she's just another regular pop star. kindda like good charlotte and blink 182. nothing against they're music...but TOTAL punk-band sell-outs...

~sugarcookie~

04-07-2003, 02:54 AM

i was shocked when i saw it in the news too. i think she has talent, but she doesn't deserve all the attention she's getting!

Jingle

04-07-2003, 02:59 AM

i was shocked when i saw it in the news too. i think she has talent, but she doesn't deserve all the attention she's getting!

i totally feel the same way.....she is getting so much attention...and just look at that crazy face she's making beside the Prime Minister, I mean, who does she think she is?!

Do you think that Jay will be proud of her when he sees this report, since it is in the Chinese newspapers as of today. Since Jay likes her style of music and it's gotten her this far now....... :-x

~sugarcookie~

04-07-2003, 03:11 AM

i think it's mainly because canada doesn't produce that many artists that go international, and especially as fast as avril, so that's why they tend to make a big deal over it whenever that opportunity does come up

girl_next_door

04-07-2003, 07:42 PM

hey peeps-i know ppl are entitled to their own opinions esp when it comes to music-but cut avril some slack, she's not THAT bad! i think she's better then quite a lot of the other manufactured stuff out there! plus she hasn't been in the industry for very long so of course her live performances won't be that up to scratch. singers do (well some...) improve with experience! :singer:

I brought her album too and really liked it! 'complicated' is a cool song! :headphones:

satanrina

04-07-2003, 07:52 PM

I have no respect for anyone that can't sing live. Plus, I also thought it was quite hypocritical of her to diss Britney when I do not seem to see her displaying that much talent herself. Granted, she seems to have a more refreshing image, but how far can it take her without any real talent?
Anyway, the Canadian PM probably wants to use her as a PR tool. To attract the votes of the younger generation by showing that they are with "it". Well, guess both sides will profit from the publicity. It's much better then giving the award to Celine Dion definately :sick:

04-08-2003, 03:27 AM

don't dismiss all her talent and all she earned with a simple "i think she's fake" or "canada doesn't produce many artists that go international" without any backup for your argument...

i mean...how would you feel if someone dissed Jay like that? just cuz her music doesn't fit into your category doesn't mean she deserves to be demoralized and her efforts neglected...

sorry if i sound mean but i mean...she just came out...give her a chance and some time to grow...

plus she hasn't been in the industry for very long so of course her live performances won't be that up to scratch. singers do (well some...) improve with experience!

agreed. the first time i went to Jay's concert i actually thought he sang horribly live...but then i took into consideration that he has already done concert runs before that one and he's suffering from fatigue...overall i was really happy with the concert

a lot of artists are like that really...no one has a perfect voice...or a voice that suits everyone

-Jo

Mike

04-08-2003, 03:29 AM

04-08-2003, 04:58 AM

her music is to trendy. It's nothing unique like Jay's... if she had talent like him i would like her too. But her songs sound like regular rock songs and has no taste to them.

I like a few or her songs but i wouldn't recommend them to anyone because they sound plain...

it warms my heart to see...

that one post later...someone already missed the point...

its okay though...my points are not easy to get...

-Jo

satanrina

04-08-2003, 02:12 PM

Jo:
Don't be too upset, I get your point.
I do admit that I'm have been rather judgemental, considering that I've only seen her at the Grammy's and MTV Asia award ceremony. Her live performances for both events, sadly, were not up to standard. She does seem have alot of negative publicity lately, which is partly responsible for my dislike of her.
But there's no fire w/o smoke. It's plain to see that she frequently contradicts herself in her interviews. She's not being the perfect role model either with her constant cussing and atrocious behaviour. How is that different from the artistes she so often disses? And how would the fans of the artistes she so often criticizes feel? Much like you when we are criticizing her?
We might be wrong to dismiss how far she came today, but that's simply because she hasn't shown us what she's capable of yet. When she shows real talent, that's when I shall give her due respect. Till then, I shall simply do nothing but wait.

04-08-2003, 04:34 PM

i understand that she does contradict herself..but that would be an attitude problem

so instead of saying that she lacks talent, which she doesn't, as she writes her own songs...you can instead say you don't like her because she has a bad attitude...

anyways...sorry if i sounded angry...because i was...a bit

-Jo

satanrina

04-08-2003, 07:26 PM

Jo:
Well, I'd be damned. Jo, you do have a right to be mad.
I didn't know she wrote her own songs. That takes talent.
The above post shall stay on to serve as a momento of my judgemental nature as punishment. And teach me to get my facts straight first before posting anything.

*shamedfaced*

I do take back my irresponsible comments. But that doesn't mean I will like her music or image. That's my point of view, and I am not forcing my views onto anyone. Hope you understand.

cici bebe

04-09-2003, 06:15 AM

Personally, I don't think her own songs (lyric-wise) are hard to write. Such as "Why should I care? I was scared and you weren't there. I was so alone!" If she composed her own music (not sure about this one, does she?) then I would be more impressed.

Jo you have good points but I guess you just can't force them on those who still think she has no talent. Maybe they define talent differently.

04-09-2003, 06:28 AM

yes, she does compose her own music

and Satanrina...i appreciate that you voiced your opinion and are big enough to admit fault

cici i'm not forcing anyone to realize her talent, i'm just stating facts that she composes/writes her own music just like Jay, and appeal to certain people just like Jay...she may not be as talented, but her talent as a musician shouldn't be denied without proper backup of such a criticism

and i understand you don't like her music Satanrina...that's perfectly fine...people all have different taste..that's a totally different thing

-Jo

sickdoode

04-09-2003, 08:13 AM

avril is cool but im surprise jay likes her... shes not even in his genre of music :unsure:

finenergy

04-09-2003, 08:57 AM

I liked her when she first came out.....
but heard alot of bad stuff about her....
I am a person who is easily swayed by what ppl say so.....now, I don't know what to think of her..like t.a.t.u :unsure: :unsure: :?

T i C k L 3 d

04-10-2003, 11:47 PM

avril lavigne was pretty popular when her first single came out. i never really liked her. she's too rude. she's pretty. her songs... i don't really like. her sound reminds me of alanis morisette (anyone remember her from like, 5 years ago?). the hype for her kinda died down since she first came out.

linny

04-21-2003, 04:20 AM

Ack. Avril Lavigne is over rated. She's one of the many supposedly "original" new artists who write their own songs and compose their own music. I think she's a product made by producers who have noticed a trend of female rock artists who compose their own music like Michelle Branch and Vanessa Carlton.

I watched her perform a live performance on TV when I was watching the Grammy's and her voice was AWFUL. It's a real sign that she can't sing, and therefore, does not deserve to be in the music business. I mean, who cares if you can sing in the studios? People could make anyone sound good in a studio. It's the live performances that really showcase a person's talent.

In conclusion, Avril sucks and it's pointless that she is even acknowledged at all.

en_en

04-21-2003, 05:36 AM

I think Avril has talent as a song writer and singer, but I think she tries to hard to be 'punk'. Like when Justin Timberlake said that he hoped to go on tour with her, she totally blew him off...I mean i understand he's like a pop icon, but would her 'punkness' be any less if she was seeing on tour with Justin? I dont think she should blow people off without knowing them first.

04-23-2003, 01:19 AM

well Justin Timberlake isn't really that much of a sweety himself either...in fact...i've grown to despise him

there is some truth to what you said...En-en...that she should be a songwriter/producer, or a composer...

she shouldn't be a singer...but at least she has talent...a lot of people don't have the voice, the talent OR looks and just makes money because they were in the wrong place at the right time

-Jo

pandaman99

04-24-2003, 08:41 PM

i totaly agree with en-en. avril trys way to much. most people here in the us or at least where i live thinks shes a poser. She should of never blew justin off like that. i like justin hes kinda got a kool style too. Im sorry but avril gets on my nerves

jessica

04-24-2003, 10:30 PM

i agree that she does seem to have a bad attitude... i don't like stuck up snobs at all!

she was very popular when she first came out with that single (don't remember the name)... i was into that song at the beginning... but after a while of constant broadcasting of that song, it started to annoy me.

i've watched her perform live a couple of times and she sounded okay... didn't watch her at the grammy's so i don't know how she did there.

um, justin timberlake? don't get me started on him...

sauerkraut

04-25-2003, 07:53 PM

omg, avril lavigne? i think she's horrible. she can't even sing. i've met her once, and not only did she look, but also behave like a zombie. :wacko:

zhy378

04-25-2003, 08:21 PM

:rock: well, she started out kinda like a bang, but later every1 finds out that she's a POSER, as ANTI-britney. She even said she's not punk. If u ask her what she listen when she was younger, it'll take her awhile to think of one. omg, have u heard her sing live,it sounds like she was sick or something, even her backup singer sing better. :twisted:

en_en

04-26-2003, 01:35 AM

you've met her? How? I was into her 'complicated' for a while, but then i thought she was pretty overrated...

sauerkraut

04-28-2003, 02:45 AM

i met her during my internship at a tv station. she seemed to be incredibly bored, and sorry if i'm offending anyone here, but she was probably on drugs, too, cos she looked pretty odd (druggish odd, if you ask me). anyways, i didn't like her at all.

ker_ai_teresa

05-17-2003, 06:22 AM

....hmm...doesn't sound like a lot of ppl here like her...

well, i like her songs! i like the style and i think she sounds pretty good too...well in her album anywayz, never heard her live b4...J listens to her album too!

lladee

07-05-2003, 10:53 AM

i've heard all the she-totally-rocks-i-dig-her-attitude and that-girl-sucks-she-thinks-shes-so-cool-and-spunky stuff about her and i must say, i think neither sides. i don't ADORE her and neither do i DETEST her to the core or whatsoever. her music direction is...okay (so-so) and she has her own attitude. good for her as long as she doesn't go overboard and the whole thing will become too fake for comfort.

panda_shine

07-05-2003, 05:48 PM

I use to like her but now I am so sick of her coz she's like everywhere and the radio + tv overplays her songs! :glug:

JiE_LuN'z_BabE

07-05-2003, 06:59 PM

hmm.. at first i liked her.. but now..i dunno i lost interest... she seems to...whats the word... yeah she seems kinda stuck up.. and doesnt smile that much...gives a cold impression... but i dont hate her... she's just not the type of singer that i admire.. too grunge lookin.. :glug: i'm so jealous of her since she got to take piccies wit jay... :dry:

LiTobLuEsTaR724

07-21-2003, 10:42 PM

Yes! i haven't heard much from Avril, but she's kicken butt with the anti-girly, kill boys atitude! :] wow isn't that great? girl pwer?! haha, eyah she's cool, but i'm glad she's unique and could careless what people have to say!

rou

07-24-2003, 09:26 AM

hmmm... i think she's not that bad. she can sing compose by herself. n her songs are nice. i like her music as well as her style she appears perfectly natural to me... =)

CounterStrike

08-05-2003, 02:15 PM

I think singing is good.But then Sk8er Boi was like maybe 8 weeks of top 1 in countdown.But now I hate her always play her bad songs :-x.But then Avril Lavigne like jays rapping and that woo hoo :yeah:.Avril Lavigne even met Jay Chou I think I have that on the newspaper

JianDan[Ai]

08-06-2003, 06:59 PM

sry 2 all her fans out there....but i find her very annoying...she is like 18 or something? but 2 me she acts like a 14 little punk rebelling against her parents...she sounds like she is whinning .....i personally find her music and her image very annoying....ppl say she better than britney spears or christina aguliera because she at leasts covers her body up and doesn have her ass sagging out of her pants...but i still dun like ANY of them =P ...heh dun take it personally if u like her...shez jus not my style...

squal87

08-08-2003, 04:21 PM

Yea I think she is that popular...she's sold tons of albums all around the world. She has also received awards for her music. In my opinion, people like her cos she's still young, tomboy and she sings kind of pop/alternative songs which are nice and easy to listen to. I quite like her too, I think she has got her own style, although she rarely smiles in public...but that's fine by me, she sings alright and she's got some talents (since she writes her songs herself :wink2: )

Viv

08-20-2003, 03:11 AM

she was great at first but now her punk shit is kinda getting annoying...shes EVERYWHERE!! and her songs are so overplayed on the radio..but i saw a pic of avril and jay together and i got disgusted...i mean..ew! my friend was so sure that it was edited by paint or something but i doubt it since he was holding her cd....

milkified

08-25-2003, 12:00 PM

her songs r cool n nice...but her style is really disgusting...she acts like a punk kid...but in fact she cant skate n play guitar...she jus fake it...n she's way too proud of herself...cant even smile or hardly talk to ppl....wat a bad attitude she has...but hav to admit her songs r cool -->complicated,skaterboy,i'm with u,losing grip,anythin but ordinary,mobile,dun turn around,i need u.....dunno whether u all heard of it...from the limited edition of her album....kinda cool....mayb her songs r cool,not her voice...

Mashi Maro

08-25-2003, 04:46 PM

I don't know about fading but she seems to be reaching out to lil kids very well. My lil cousin listened to it and man, it's crazy. People wearing those damn ties at school too.

But she will fade eventually, I just don't know about anytime soon.

SW33T_S3NSAT10N_D3S1R3

09-07-2003, 03:44 AM

I don't really care if ppl don't like her style, her songs, or even her voice, I think she totally rocks!!!!! :) Her music just fab. I bought her cd while I was on vacation, I would've bought it early if I new how much I like the other songs that didn't have mvs 4!!!! I also think her punkish style is kool n her voice sounds okay. :wink2: She sold like lots of cds n her songs were on the top ten countdown list 4 2002!!!! I think complicated was 5, that's pretty good. She's my favourite gurl singer. :thumbsup: O.K. I'll get to the point she's totally hip n I don't think she fade until a long time, I hope she'll keep making awesome songs!!!!!!!!!!! :happy: Rock on avril

zhy378

11-21-2004, 07:17 PM

just when i thought she was fading away, she's back..*muahaha* lol. anyway. there's a new song of her " nobody's home " ( i think that what it is called) but anyway, kinda interesting story in the music video of it, though wasnt expectin avril in that oldies kind of dress.

amdawn

11-23-2004, 05:02 AM

she's definitely all over the radio because it seems they play her song once an hour. i was in guitar class the other day and this older guy that is in my class actually took his girl to see avril lavigne and he actually said she was pretty awesome. i was surprised. he praised her for playing the piano and drums in addition to guitar.

zaizai rox

11-23-2004, 05:44 AM

i think when she first came out with complicated many ppl liked her cuz they thought she was differnet like doing her own thing and for awhile songs like complicated and sk8ter boi were always on MTV, the radio, etc however i thought she was slowly fading away until she came out with Don't tell me then i think she got popular again and now i hear her songs on the radio quite often again. personally i think she's alrite but i don;t like her that much...i did like some of her songs but they get a little annoying when u;ve heard them for about 50 times...

*KawaiiDreamer*

11-23-2004, 06:00 AM

Avril isn't as famous as she was before since a lot people thinks she is poser now, but I do like some of songs

ClicketyClam

11-23-2004, 09:53 AM

yea Avril isn't that popular but i do think that some of her songs are pretty good. everybody dislikes her because they think she is being a poser and she is trying to be punk but she is singing pop music. yea whatever. i really don't care as long as the music is good, then its all good. the only time she was really popular was back in 2002 when she came out with Complicated. that was a good song while it lasted but i think that alot of her songs get overplayed on the radios and then everybody gets annoyed with her. but overall i think that her songs are quite good, i you guys have heard Breakaway from the Princess Diaries 2, its sung by Kelly Clarkson but it was written by avril. she has alot of talent.

JiaYi

11-24-2004, 12:48 AM

She's actually not that bad, but it really sucks how most people dislike artists because of their songs getting overplayed on the radio :\ It's not like they have any control over that :| Not really fair really...

eiko

11-24-2004, 03:57 AM

i bought her first cd, thought she was different and stuff, but i didnt like her anymore when she sang live at one of the awards.... :oops: i think they hired the ppl up front to jump up and down.....some ppl sing really nice on the cds but not in real person....i dont really think shes THAT popluar after ppl thought she's a poser now.......

panda_shine

11-24-2004, 06:01 AM

Hmm I can't say whether she's popular or not.. but actually I am really starting to like her more and more.. coz in the beginning she was saying how she's a skater and that her music is punk and all that... and I guess everybody goes through that maturing phrase and I definitely have to say that in her latest cd, Under My Skin.. she has changed a lot and is definitely becoming her own self... and I actually really like her songs too.. especially My Happy Ending, Nobody's Home and Don't Tell Me. I heard that she refuses to not sing live.. and that she sounds great in her concerts.

Hanzo

11-24-2004, 08:37 AM

her music is good and she's canadian, that's enough to top my list!

dianilla

11-24-2004, 09:57 AM

I think that if everyone is tired of listening to Avril's songs because they are played all the time on the radio, this should answer to the question: Is Avril Lavigne THAT popular?. She IS popular; otherwise her songs wouldn't be played so constantly by the radios right?

Liking or disliking her is another issue to be discussed. I really liked her first album especially her song Complicated, but i didn't really like her attitude. I thought she was kind of fake. But, it was fine, as long as she could made good music. I thought that she sucked singing live. She really sucked. But now, with her second album Under My Skin i realized she has changed. She has become more mature and her songs still sound good! :) And now, she sounds 100 times better singing live than before. How did I realize that? well, I went to one of the Avril & by surprise concerts she held at the beginning of this year. She was promoting her 2nd album that it was coming soon in that time . She sang pretty well and i liked it very much ^_^.

devonn

11-24-2004, 10:21 AM

She is THAT popular. Maybe because of her style and her music. Its like something new to the music industry. She is so much different from pop queens like Britney, Christina, Jessica or MAndy. That's what so unique about her. PLus, i gueesed her songs did express out youth's feeling.

HaNaBi

11-25-2004, 06:33 AM

Well, She is popular. The lyrics are very meaningful, the music is different and people can identify it easily that it's Her music. And i do agree that she'll be the driving force for quite some time...

dreamy_amy

01-06-2007, 09:35 AM

sorry if i sound mean but i mean...she just came out...give her a chance and some time to grow...
agreed. the first time i went to Jay's concert i actually thought he sang horribly live...but then i took into consideration that he has already done concert runs before that one and he's suffering from fatigue...overall i was really happy with the concert
a lot of artists are like that really...no one has a perfect voice...or a voice that suits everyone
-Jo
woo i cuden agree more~
i hab 1 say,listening to Avril live is...erm...not impressive:worry:
but imagine,how long it takes to record da album...u record song by song....feelin tired singin?take a break
but live...u keep singin non stop....u kinda run outta voice.....if u get wad i mean.but i can confidently say dat Avril has a vry gud voice.trust me.if u're lookin for a vocalist dat can sing like Avril or Amy Lee,dude u got urself a reali talented vocalist!if u still doubt her singin ability,tryin sigin her song...hehe..no offence ya?
funny thing is i nvr heard of tis prime minister thingie b4..hehe
her attidude...i tink she has a vry rebellious n fun attidude....yeah i'm like dat too :bleh:
i kinda feel bad for her on da Let Go album.if u listen to Under My Skin,da songs r less popish......Avril wanted all her songs in Let Go to be sumthin like Losing Grip,Unwanted,stuff like dat...but unfornatey,her recordin company wuden allow her to do dat....so sad :cry:
but ofcuz u hope u guys will giv Avril a second chance n listen 2 her songs....if i din gave Jay a second chance,i wuden be here in da 1st place :oops:

zhy378

02-01-2007, 02:45 AM

http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/wp-content/2007/01/200701301204.jpg
thats right! avril lavigne got her own manga series!:excited:

News: "andPOP) - AVRIL LAVIGNE will appear as a comic book character in a new Japanese graphic novel, "MAKE 5 WISHES," a comic from US publisher Del Rey Manga. Wishes will be the company's first original English-language manga.In the first volume, HANA, an introverted teen, is granted a series of wishes by a demon. When things start to go badly she meets Lavigne, who helps her conquer her personal demons. The first installment will be released on April 10, while the next volume will be in stores in July." -source-andpop.com (http://www.andpop.com/article/8254)

more good news: Avril Lavigne’s new album The Best Damn Thing will release shortly after on April 17, 2007 from RCA Records.

jaychou_21

02-01-2007, 01:32 PM

What? Avril Lavigne in a comic book?!? :shock:

That's a great idea but unfortunately, I think the character drawing doesn't look like her. :glug:
And her new album is called The Best Damn Thing? That's...weird. But then again, Avril IS weird. :tongue: I'm excited to hear her new songs! :excited: I'll share them with you as soon as I have them. :wink2:

rockfaerie

03-11-2007, 06:21 PM

people are getting dumber and dumber to put Lavigne in their precious comic. tsk.

t0xic8

03-13-2007, 12:43 AM

Has anyone heard her newest song? The chorus is in Mandarin. It's quite funny, it's totally edited

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N13DLrRdr4

zhy378

03-16-2007, 02:03 AM

^ weird, the mandarin verison of "girlfriend." interesting, wasnt expecting it. but i did find the italian verison of it click here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBXx_7TP-BM) and the japanese verison here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGw4fgPV-fs)

so really, how many languages of this song are there..:?

sushii

03-16-2007, 02:13 AM

the mandarin version of this song is really really weird..i didn't like it at all..and she has other versions?!?! dang..what is she trying to do anyway..

too bad i already deleted the mandarin version or else i would have posted it up

zhy378

03-16-2007, 02:27 AM

i've done my research on why the different verison of "girlfriend":

"Avril Lavigne’s new single, “Girlfriend” from her new album The Best Damn Thing is already a hit, currently sitting at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the U.S. What makes Avril’s newest song unique is that she recorded an alternate version of the song partially sung in Chinese. In order to capitalize on her popularity in (East) Asia, she recorded the chorus of the song in Mandarin, as well as Japanese and five other European languages: Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese. Hindi was attempted, but alas it proved too difficult for the Canadian singer. The chorus of the Chinese version is a direct translation from the English version of her song, which goes “I don’t like your girlfriend / You need a new one / I want to be your girlfriend / I know that you like me / It’s not a secret / I want to be your girlfriend”.

According to her manager, Terry McBride:
In order to get the intonation and meter just right, she spent hours studying recordings by foreign language singers. Once Lavigne felt comfortable, she headed into the studio with a tutor and spent "a couple of hours nailing it," McBride said in an interview Thursday following a keynote address at Canadian Music Week.

Appealing to China and its massive market is of particular concern for those who manage the 22-year-old's career. McBride said analysis of online traffic suggests the largest chunk of her fans is in Beijing and two other Chinese cities.
"Her consumption is greater in Asia than what it is in all of the Western Hemisphere combined," McBride told an audience earlier Thursday at the annual music industry conference. "And some of those cities outweigh some of the biggest countries as far as the demand of consumption."

The manager did not specify which other two Chinese cities contain a large chunk of her fans. Should her popularity in Asia continue to soar, Avril’s management is showing signs that she could possibly tour China sometime in 2008."-source http://www.shanghaiist.com/archives/2007/03/15/avril_lavigne_p.php

:happy: man, thats cool, trying to do all these languages. the only verisons i havent found on youtube is german and portuguese.

ghettosushi713

04-11-2007, 06:27 PM

the first day her album came out i was lookin round for new artists and the cover attracted me

i started listenin to skaterboy and naked and it was amazing
then she became a major hit and i was really happy for her

i think that her popularity level has died down
and since she began to dress all gorgeous and stuff
a lot of her fans have begun to call her a poser

i personally dont care but i must say that her first album had a nicer
"feel" then her newer one