TATU is back!

Nicole7053 · September 20th '05

It's All About t.A.T.u

Ahhh, t.A.T.u..

They're a gimmick band built on one crappy gimmick: teen-age Russian lesbians (or ARE they?). OK maybe that's not such a bad gimmick... Regardless, any publicity about t.A.T.u seems to center more on the homosexuality than the music.

Which is a shame, because t.A.T.u aren't really all that bad. I remember hearing t.A.T.u. - All the Things She Said before I had seen the video or heard any of the hype, and I recall thinking "Wow, this is ridiculously good for a pop song". And it still is. Sure it sticks in your head like a fourteen year old pop-princess who hasn't had her hourly dose of attention or Ridalin, but in a good way. There were a few other singles from that album which I can't recall the name of, but were pretty damn good. Sure they sounded almost the same as "All The Things She Said", but you could listen to them all and it was sort of like chewing a massive wad of gum: you just kept getting more and more out of it.

And now, they drop a bomb so big that its liable to single-handedly end the Cold War in favour of the Russians. t.A.T.u. - All About Us. I've listened to the song and watched the video about twenty times in a row and its still good. "It's all about us, there's a theme that they can't touch, cause you know OOOH OH". That line gets me every time, with the climactic build-up to the end and the huge drums and all. And the video is just pure awesome. It's totally unlike the "All the Things She Said". Instead of the ambiguously lesbian, wet t-shirt feel, they went for a darker feel and ended up with a masterpiece. Sure there's still a whole lot of cleavage and straining, writhing Russian goodness, but they're kind of fighting this time. And one's kind of Goth looking. By Goth, of course, I mean a Hot Topic-wearing teen who dyes her hair black and smokes a cigarette to rebel whilst making pop music. Oh yeah and she totally shoots this guy in the head at point-blank range! Of course they get back together in the end when the one helps the other in the murder get-away. So it has a happy ending.

And if you try to tell me that t.A.T.u sucks, I won't believe you. Everybody likes, or should like, t.A.T.u. I know they get a whole lot of negative attention from most people, but there's a lot of people harbouring a secret love of them. Just try browsing somebody's files on Soulseek. Next to the Autechre and the Neutral Milk Hotel, there's almost always a t.A.T.u album. In fact, the founder of Soulseek is rumoured to have a rather large collection of their mp3s on his harddrive. And even for those people who still claim to hate t.A.T.u, they should really try listening to them for once. I guarantee that the most hardened indie rock fan has liked a pop song at some time and t.A.T.u is like every single pop song rolled into one lovely, pink, easily digestible ball of fluff. Instead of trying to deny the small pop-loving part of yourself, why not open up and try some t.A.T.u?

(Http://www.tatugirls.com)

All About Us (REALPLAYER FORMAT)
http://boss.streamos.com/real/inters...tus-edited.ram

All About Us (WINDOWS MEDIA FORMAT)
http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/inte...tus-edited.asx

DJDanny2020 · September 21st '05

Cool, they're still looking hot! Oh i mean...erm..yes their music is back!

~sexy_biatch~ · September 21st '05

They look hotter than before...the blond one gone dark

suits her!
Shes the only one that can speak english!

Nicole7053 · September 21st '05

They both speak English... Der--Thas why they BOTH SING in English and do interviews.

~sexy_biatch~ · September 21st '05

erm yeah im not stupid!
They learn the songs in english yeah.
During interviews the "blond" one always speaks.
Its easy to sing in english compared to speaking it

BleedBlack · September 21st '05

the chick with the curly hair is ugly. the other one is hot tho.

~sexy_biatch~ · September 21st '05

it used to be the other way round, i think the one with curly hair is pretty tho (in a non lesbian way)

*fender.chiq* · September 21st '05

Tbh, I never liked Tatu and never will. The girl with dark hair is hot, but I mean, looks don't necessarily come into music.

Their music is just a tad.. repetative and annoying, lol. And for the girls pretending they were lesbians for publicity.. Well, it's kind of.. low. I even read somewhere that they fell out over the same guy =|

What is this world coming to? Pssht. Lol.

~sexy_biatch~ · September 21st '05

Nicole7053 wrote:

The 'blonde' one (Yulia), doesn't ALWAYS speak during the interviews. Do your research before you speak--you will sound stupid if you don't. I can even give you a link in which the 'red head' (Lena), DOES speak English, and very well I may add, in more than one interview.

I have, seriously, known about and paid attention to the girls more than you have. So, if you have anything else you would like to contradict me about, I'll be waiting.

no need to get personal.

yeah i agree with you nat, they suck! they were like a 1 hit wonder

random-lemons · September 22nd '05

Ahhhhh NO, save us from the lesbian love fest....we dont need to see it thank you very much! And their music, well...thats another matter that isnt worth mentioning.

*fender.chiq* · September 22nd '05

I remember when they were one hit wonders the first time round, they performed on a tv programme way before the watershed, and they started kissing onstage, and the cameras had to be directed and scan the audience till they'd finished their 'display'.

It was totally uncalled for, I mean, why else would they proclaim 'lesbian love' infront of a load of kids unless it was some sick game or for publicity?!

Lesbianity is a sexuality, not something to win you fame and fortune.

Reason number one why they were one hit wonders.

~sexy_biatch~ · September 22nd '05

yeah! true.
Their not even lesbains, it was just a publicity stunt.

gonna_be_a_star · September 24th '05

i'm luvin the new song , the whole of my school r 2 !!!

Mamfy · September 25th '05

I'm not really a fan of them, I never agreed with their little scam in the first place. The dark haired one is good looking yes, but then again so are many other people in this world. Looks doesn't make them clever or talented.

**potternikola** · November 26th '05

I kinda liked them when they arrived, and I even bought the CD in Russian (?!), but now I see how fooooooooooooooooolish I was... Hey, I was 14! And the new song is discusting- a zero compared to "All the things she said!"

**kattylover** · November 29th '05

TATU is okay but Im not a fan of them. I just like one song.

**Richiecroft** · November 29th '05

I think thier new vid is cool, the way she fights off that guy (what a prick!) well it just goes to show what not to do if a guy pulls up beside you and says "hop in" you'll be like "er......No!" but she fights him off, thats the best of the vid i thought.