Kiddie Pop At It’s Best
Remember the good ol’ days of the ’90s when pop music was at it’s most unashamedly cheesy? Those were the days of S Club 7, Steps, Cleopatra, Billie (before she was Billie Piper). God, just thinking about my music tastes in those days make me moist.
There was one certain little gem which no one really caught onto on this side of the big pond. He released his debut album in the UK in 1997 and drew much attention due to his Backstreet Boys big brother Nick. I am, of course, talking about Aaron Carter.
Now, I should disclose at this point that I, once upon a pre-teen time, might have had a very little crush on Aaron Carter. I had the following picture on my wall:
which I kissed a few times. I shouldn’t be ashamed of the fact that I once hoped his was opening his arms like that for a boy like me should I??
Anyway! His music after his debut was pretty bad; but his first 4 singles were awesome. His videos were triumphant – in ‘Crazy Little Party Girl’ he and the other children looked like Muppets whilst he was reminiscent of an orange Teletubbie in that ridiculous orange puffer jacket, and ‘Surfin’ USA’ saw a, what, 10 year old Aaron hangin’ out at the beach with kids about 23 years old with massive boobs. Touch!
All 4 of these singles hit the Top 30 in the UK, in fact, 3 of them made top 20 and 2 of them made top 10, meanwhile his debut album peaked at number 12 in the UK album chat… that’s a pretty good achievement since ex-X Factor contestants can barely get a place in the Top 40 these days, and whilst great pop acts like Steps and S Club 7 disbanded and moved on, you’ll be more than pleased to know this little muppet is still going strong, with a new record due out this year… having said that, none of the last 9 songs he has released since 2001 have managed to chart! He has been on Dancing With The Stars and also got done for possession of the happy-smokey stuff. Who says child stardom doesn’t have a price!!
Now, I think that’s enough waffle from me on the subject – let’s all kick back and enjoy the fantastic music of the pre-teen pop sensation that he was, Master Aaron Carter!
Crush On You:
Crazy Little Party Girl:
I’m Gonna Miss You Forever:
Surfin’ USA:
