One degree of separation: Cheryl, Ciara &... Lana??

So, Cheryl (of Girls Aloud, former Ashley Cole wife and former X-Factor judge fame) has a new song, that I'm obsessed with: "Ghetto Baby".



She looks classy and beautiful in this video, and certainly ghetto at the same time, and for some reason she reminded me to another artist, who she has nothing to do apparently (although I find out they have the same taste in men, as evidenced by the fact Ciara dated 50 Cent and Cheryl's boo is the male dancer she's gropping in the 'Ghetto...' video):



So I'm not saying these songs are identical in any sense, but the theme and dances in them looked so similar. Ciara is more like an urban motif, stylish and boyish at the same time (in reference to the song, of couse), whereas Cheryl's has more of a soft, contemporary look on it.

But I guess you don't know at first who wrote Cheryl's song, do you? Any guess?



Nope, at first I didn't see that relation neither. And here we are: Lana Del Rey composed this song. I'm not sure if it was meant to be for Cheryl all the way, although I'm sure is far away of the sound both artists are known for, and I guess Ciara will be more fitted to the style and theme of the song. And I have to say, Cheryl sounds more Lana-ish on that song that Lana herself, which is quite something.

Then again, Lana's album is full of surprises. I just recently heard her "Born to Die" album and Ghetto Baby made sense after all. Lana's style has been accused to be too pop for indie, but I guess there's something undeniably charming about her. Some people say her 15 minutes are up, but I think we will be definitely hearing more from her. If not for her music, which is totally amazing, she's like a fashion icon, bringing back the glamour of the 40's and 50's, in a very David Lynch kind of thing.

Although many people will remember her for her stranded and awkward presentation at Saturday Night Live, which, in all honesty, started bad but were getting interesting as Lana was feeling more in control on the stage. At least she was not lip synching, like other people used to do, which is something we have to be grateful for.

But again, who in their right mind have thought these three artists, so different in their backgrounds and sounds, will have something in common (at least in my mind, of course)? Anyone?

I guess that was just me, then.