Did Katy Perry release the worst comeback song ever?

There were Many unique historical events have happened in the last two weeks or so, but perhaps—arguably!—the most significant is the release of Katy Perry’s “Woman’s World,” her hilariously disastrous attempt at a comeback single. Thanks to its brainless lyrics (“sexy, confident/ so intelligent”), AI-like chorus, and Perry’s shockingly insensitive decision to record a “feminist” song with the likes of Dr. Luke, the song sparked near-universal derision and was an instant flop.

In the new episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now In this podcast, we examine exactly what makes the song so bad and what it could mean for Katy Perry’s career. Brittany Spanos is host with Brian Hiatt. To hear the full episode, head to your podcast provider of choice here, listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or just press play above.

Elsewhere in the episode, Andy Greene helps us list some other ill-fated attempts at a musical comeback, from the time the Beach Boys made a disco song to Guns N’ Roses’ Nine Inch Nails knockoff “Oh My God.” Not to mention Robin Thicke’s embarrassing anti-classic “Get Her Back,” from the pathetic concept album Paula, what Greene calls “one of the most misguided things that has ever happened on planet Earth.”

The episode ends with a bonus discussion with author Steven Hyden about his new book, There was nothing you could do: “Born in the USA” by Bruce Springsteen and the end of “Heartland”.

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