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Katy Perry debuts politically charged video for ‘Chained to the Rhythm’

Is Katy Perry's dystopia better than our current dystopia?

 

Audra Schroeder

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Posted on Feb 21, 2017   Updated on May 24, 2021, 11:11 pm CDT

Following up her politically underscored Grammys performance, Katy Perry has released a music video for new single “Chained to the Rhythm.”

And this video has everything: a theme park called Oblivia, a human hamster wheel, lyrics about living in a “bubble,” and a vague feeling of unease about the American dream. Is Perry trying to say something about society? She might need to shout a little louder.  

The single was initially released via a series of disco balls

H/T Vulture 

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*First Published: Feb 21, 2017, 12:20 pm CST