I believe it was Socrates, Kevin Federline, or Chris Rock who famously said that a father's main responsibility in life is to keep his daughter off the pole. But with the above-average rash of recent songs about strippers, it sounds like someone's little girl is most definitely keeping the Lucite heel industry cash positive.
From Ferras' "America's Not Hollywood" tenderhearted entreaty (it's technically about a porn star, but just go with it), to All Time Low's pro-pole anthem, to T-Pain's straightforward approach in "In Love With a Stripper" we've racked up a well-endowed bounty of recent videos, and a few classics, about strippers. (Sorry, Dad.)
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After wading through a sea of the good, the bad and, yes, the ugly during American Idol's often over-the-top auditions, tonight (finally) kicks off Hollywood Week. But aside from getting to the heart of the show -- whittling things down to the top 24 -- we'll be introduced to this season's "farewell song" by a newcomer named Ferras. When "Hollywood's Not America" plays as contestants get the boot, he's hoping to grab viewers' attention and score a smash hit a la Idol's season 5 song you just couldn't seem to get away from -- Daniel Powter's "Bad Day." We were able to squeeze in a few quick questions with the up-and-coming star while he was here at 1515. Here's what he had to say about his high-profile national debut...
Buzzworthy: Did you write "Hollywood's Not America" thinking it would be a perfect fit for American Idol?
Ferras: I wrote it as kind of a reflection on what's going on in Hollywood. I'm not going to name specific people, but there's just that whole sort of thing of moving to Hollywood and getting caught up in the craziness. I'm not preaching; I certainly cannot preach. It was just one of those things. I wrote the song and the president of my label was like, "This should be on American Idol as their farewell song." So he contacted the producers and they thought it was a good idea.
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