“Walk on by. Walk on by…”
The catchy tune has me hooked, but the message behind Doja Cat’s new song, “Paint the Town Red,” makes me hesitate to sing-along.
“Mm she the devil…”
After lashing out at devoted fans online, like telling them to “get a job,” this song seems to be an intense response. In the song, Doja Cat embraces her new “embodiment” of the devil. It seems as if she has made a “deal” with the devil that now gives her a higher and better status than everyone, specifically the devoted fans she lashed out on.
“My happiness is all of your misery…”
Experimenting with the idea of the devil is definitely not a new concept for pop culture: Billie Eilish’s song, “All The Good Girls Go To Hell,” Sam Smith’s satanic Grammy performance of, “Unholy,” and the Amazon series, “Lucifer.” These types of media, and many more existing ones, play with satanic themes.
“I’m doin’ things they ain’t seen before…”
I am not someone who is extremely religious, but mocking a character that correlates with death is somewhat unsettling to me. Playing around with satanic themes in a worshiping fashion is not something I would promote, especially in the position of a public figure.
However, something about the tune reels me in. I find myself singing in defeat as the catchy tune overtakes the satanic message.
