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When Pink arrived in the pop-music universe at the turn of the century, complete with her outsize personality and matching fluorescent spiked hair, it was a welcome change from the formulated pop personas seen in of her contemporaries, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. And furthermore, throughout her career, the woman born Alecia Moore has continually refused to remain stagnant, always evolving with each album she drops; transforming herself from the girl we wanted to party with to the one we could readily turn to for a word of inspiration. With a new album, The Truth About Love, set to be released this fall, we’re looking back at the undeniably impressive career of Pink for this edition of Flashback Friday.

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“Most Girls”
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What instantly separated Pink from other pop stars of the late 90’s was her brash persona and unabashed sense of self-reliance. Her message couldn’t have been more clear on her first smash single, “Most Girl,” from her 2000 debut Can’t Take Me Home. “I’m not every girl,” she proclaimed before adding, “Most girls want a man with the bling bling/ Got my own thing.”
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“Get The Party Started”
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Of course, every pop star is going to explore his or her party game at one point or another. And after establishing herself as a full-fledged star (see her inclusion in the diva-smash hit “Lady Marmelade”), Pink strapped on her party shoes for “Get The Party Started,” the lead single off her sophomore album, M!ssundaztood. The song, written by 4 Non Blondes singer, Linda Perry, was Pink’s first true dance hit and something of an overwhelming experience for the singer. “You hear that song that you started in your house, and it’s on the radio,” she said in an interview at the time. “And people are now acknowledging it. It’s just trippy.”
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“So What”
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A common troupe of our finest pop stars has always been their willingness to delve into autobiographical topics via song. With “So What,” Pink’s first Number One single off her fifth studio album, 2008’s Funhouse, the singer did just that. Just as ball-breaking as she always had been, Pink went gangbusters on her ex-husband, Carey Hart, by declaring her non-reliance. “I’m alright/I’m just fine/And you’re a tool!” she declared in the song’s hook. Yes, we know, the two eventually reunited. But hey, the girl didn’t hold back at the time and we respect that!
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“F**kin’ Perfect”
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A decade into her commercially-wowing career, Pink took one of her boldest steps … and it resulted in one of her biggest smashes to date as well as a Grammy nomination. With “F**kin Perfect,” a chart-topping 2010 single off her greatest hits album, the pop star encouraged audiences to embrace their inner-self, no matter the situation or personal trouble. The video, quite explicit in nature, was shocking upon first view. But Pink has never been one to back away from exposing the truth. It’s an admirable attitude and one that more big names in music should strive to emulate.
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