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Original “I Kissed A Girl” Singer Jill Sobule Rips Katy Perry

August 4th, 2009 by Castina

Tagged as: Katy Perry,Today's New Music

Uh-oh. Add one more person to the mounting list of celebrities ticked off over Katy Perry’s 2008 bi-curious anthem “I Kissed A Girl.” Singer/songwriter Jill Sobule is more than a little upset that KP swipped the title of her 1995 single and penned an international sensation.

Although the song was released more than year ago, Jill has decided to fire back at Katy, revealing that it can’t be a coincidence that both artists were discovered by the same music executive.

“As a musician I have always refrained from criticizing another artist. I was, ‘Well, good for her.’ It did bug me a little bit, however, when she said she came up with the idea for the title in a dream,” Jill said in a statement to The Sun on Tuesday.

“In truth, she wrote it with a team of professional writers and was signed by the very same guy that signed me in 1995. I have not mentioned that in interviews as I don’t want to sound bitter or petty, because that’s not me. Okay, maybe, if I really think about it, there were a few jealous and pissed off moments.”

“When her version came out I started getting tons of inquiries about what I thought. Some folks were angry and wondered why she took my title and made it into this kind of ‘girls gone wild’ thing. Others, including my mother, were excited because they thought I would somehow make some money out of it. Unfortunately you can’t copyright a title… bummer,” Jill continued, before furiously adding, “So here goes, for the first time in an interview… Fuck you Katy Perry, you fucking stupid, maybe ‘not good for the gays’, title thieving, haven’t heard much else, so not quite sure if you’re talented, fucking little slut.”

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