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Dirty Picture is a Dance-pop act. Their sound grew out of Lady Gaga and Benny Benassi. Those roots explain a lot about how Dirty Picture arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Dostana, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Kesha, Paulina Rubio and Sugababes, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 6 connections around Dirty Picture, reaching back through Lady Gaga and forward to Kesha. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"Dirty Picture" is a song by British R&B singer Taio Cruz, which features vocals from American singer Kesha and was released from his second studio album, Rokstarr (2009). The song was written and produced by Cruz alongside Fraser T. Smith, and later released as the album's third single on 5 April 2010. Originally, Cruz wanted the female vocals to be done by Lady Gaga but opted to switch to Kesha due to heavy influence by Dr. Luke and for finding her voice unique. The song was later re-recorded as an album bonus track for Kesha's debut album, Animal (2010), and dubbed the "Kesha edit" or "Dirty Picture Pt. 2". Lyrically, the song is about sending a dirty picture to a significant other whom you miss.
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Dirty Picture grew out of Lady Gaga and Benny Benassi, shares an orbit with Dostana, went on to shape Kesha, Paulina Rubio and Sugababes. 6 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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