Kelly Clarkson Lashes Out With Fiery New Tune

By Mike Hess Posted May 7th 2010 10:03AM

Kelly Clarkson is mad as hell, and she's not going to take it anymore ... but she will sing about it! The 'American Idol' queen has always maintained a cool-and-collected public persona, though with her new tune, she's making it clear that she's not exactly happy with her record label and a songwriter(s?). In her new tune, 'Wash, Rinse, Repeat,' Clarkson rails against the music industry, and even makes veiled metaphors to a situation last year where she was accused of ripping off a Beyonce song, which she later put the blame on her songwriter for. The song, lyrics and backstory after the jump!

In Clarkson's new tune (which is admittedly pretty roughly produced and probably wasn't meant to leak), she sings that she "Can't take the pressure of new / Give me old, flip it off let's see if it sticks to the wall again ... Give it to them, they will never notice, so what's stopping us? / Does it sound familiar, does it linger in your ear like something you remember from just last year...?"

Harsh, eh? While there's no official word from Clarkson as to what exactly the song is addressing, one could surmise that it's referring to last year's brouhaha when many found audible similarities between her tune 'Already Gone' and Beyonce's 'Halo.' Clarkson went on to address the situation, saying that she and Ryan Tedder had written 'Gone' long before 'Halo' even came out, and the next thing she knew, the similar-sounding 'Halo' -- which Tedder also co-wrote -- was out on the airwaves while her album was still being printed.

"It was all fine and dandy. I'd never heard of a song called 'Halo.' Her album came out when my album was already being printed. No one's gonna be sittin' at home, thinking, 'Man, Ryan Tedder gave Beyonce and Kelly the same track to write to.' No, they're just gonna be saying she ripped someone off. I called Ryan and said, 'I don't understand. Why would you do that?'" Kelly said in an interview with the CBC.

So, does it make sense that in 'Wash,' Kelly sings: "Music from the past, from the present, well just last week / We will change a note and get away with it (wait and see) / Just when you think we've changed like an addict we sweep back in with a dose of reality."

Tedder argued Clarkson has no right to accuse him of anything other than helping her out, and denied that he would ever pull a bait-and-switch on an artist. In an interview with Idolator last year, Tedder said of the situation: "I was absolutely livid when that whole thing came out because she had no idea what she was talking about when she said that ... If I was going around and selling the same track to the biggest artists in the world, how long would my career last? It's ludicrous. And she knows me well enough to know I'm not an idiot. I'm not the kinda guy who's gonna bust my ass for ten years to try and pull a fast one on Beyonce or Kelly." He even goes on to say that he actually liked 'Gone' more than 'Halo.'

As for the chorus, Kelly uses the old shampoo mantra, belting out: "Wash, rinse, repeat, why are you fighting it? / No, no no, don't get crazy keep between those lines / Here's what we have in mind, we've worked with everyone trust us and see / Wash, rinse and repeat."

Just this week, Billboard magazine declared Kelly the most successful 'Idol' contestant to come out of the show. According to the magazine, Clarkson has sold 10.6 million albums domestically, along with 15.9 million tracks and had 4.2 million radio plays. Carrie Underwood edges Kelly out in the albums sold category, but falls far short when it comes to tracks sold and radio plays.

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Friday 07 May

By rex

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the title of her new albumn should be

The Fat Lady Sings

Saturday 08 May

By JAN

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AHH.. JUDGING PEOPLE BY THEIR LOOKS... I KNOW YOU DO NOT LOOK IN YOUR MIRROR.

By MARI

I TOTALLY AGREE KELLY'S FAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!

By G.Blank

Whats the difference between a fat chick and a brick?
Eventually both are going to get laid by a Mexican .

By Al

More cushion for the pushin', I say. The bigger the waistband, the deeper the quicksand.

Wednesday 12 May

By Wendy

All the more reason to write your own songs!!

By NYC

rex/cozzod - what is your problem. It's late shouldn't you be in bed????

By veronica

That's hilarious - and true. oink, oink.
Hey, and don't steal other people's songs either. She is just another forgetable singer. Yawwwnn!

Thursday 13 May

By Illinois

Beyonce isn't any thinner than Kelly, she's just taller and wears higher heels, so she appears thinner.

By Lee

REX, please put down the girlie magazine, get out the bathroom and get to bed. It's past your bedtime.

By cyndi

You can call her fat, but she has way more talent in her little finger than you have in your entire body. It takes a brave 'man' to call someone fat on a message board, anyway. (eyeroll)Like she would even care what some loser has to say about her.

By JoeyO'H

I can't get over how much weight Kelly put on. She's a little butter ball.

By Gaara's Lover

What's wrong with fat chicks? They're better than those disgusting anorexic/bulimic size zero "super models".

By Patricia

Beyonce is a BIG girl- just taller so she carries her weight differently. This girl is NOT fat, and whomever is saying she cannot sing is crazy!

By heidi

when clive davis said "jump", kelly should have asked "how high?" instead, she has been in "fame purgatory" ever since she thought she knew better than he.

By CiCi

Looks like someone's been calming their nerves over a few too many KFC buckets. She, like Taylor Swift seem to actually believe they can sing.

By Donna

Ci Ci are you kidding me. Kelly has a fantastic voice. Get your hearing checked. People who make fun of others almost always have very deep insecurity problems. You, Rex & Joey O'H fall int this pathetic category. Wish we all could see what you all look like. Nothing special I bet.

By Dancingmoondog

CiCi you idiot I bet you can't do anything special other than breed. I'm so sick of you people talking crap. Shut your face I bet you can't even spell.

By nemoism

Its a shame that people are still focused on something as inconsequential as her weight. Shes not Obese, in fact she looks quite normal in my opinion.

do you notice how it is almost entirley women who run to the aid
of fat women. most likely because their fat themselves.
i didnt say she cant sing i said she was as big as a horse.
i will admit that occasionally a man might write in and defend fat women that is because some guys just like fatties but than again i am not sure that it is not just obese women writing in using mens names.

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