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Hayden Panettiere needs a "Wake Up Call"

Being the crazy Heroes fan that I am, I have to admit I was kind of excited curious when I heard “cheerleader” Hayden Panettiere had a new album in the works. It’s been a week since I heard the news, and since Hay-Pan went on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show to share some tracks and talk about her skills. I’m only posting on this now because it’s taken me all this time to absorb the songs I’ve heard and come to grips with the fact that the dolphin-saving surfer/actress’s foray into music is not that great. By “not that great,” I mean maybe she should leave the record-making to Paris and Lindsay.

A friend of mine said it reminded her of the “pop music they play in Hawaii, only worse.” Best Week Ever canned the video for “Wake Up Call,” where 18-year-old Hay-Pan sings lines like “You don’t by me drinks” and “I think I’m gonna have to cheat to keep your eyes on me.”

Clearly she’s teamed up with people who know how to make a fresh beat, if nothing else. And we know from her work as an actress that her artistic taste is discriminating and driven to quality. She’s gorgeous and young and brimming with artistic integrity, so I have to wonder if music is where she goes to slack off.

Will you be giving her album a chance?

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  • Amy's picture

    hmmmm

    No

    cortinacolorado's picture

    Um, no.

    Um, no.
    Tess's picture

    Oh no

    Being the crazy Heroes fan I am, I was completely frustrated to hear Hayden Panettiere was making an album.  There was a slight chance it would be good, but odds were the songs would suck and my opinion of adorable Hayden would drop.  Sadly now the latter is true.  Don't play the odds!  Not every Hollywood starlett needs to make an album.  Particularly when most of them only have a mediocre singing voice at best.  Am I going to see Dakota Fanning singing about clubs in a few years?  I sure as hell hope not.  Please stick to saving whales and palling around with Kristen Bell, Hayden, it makes me feel much less guilty about drooling over you while watching Heroes.  And while I'm tossing advice out there as if she were actually reading this, do a lesbian role preferably witht the aforementioned Kristen Bell, it's a good move I swear.
    Frank Grimes's picture

    I

    have to agree with this! :-)

    "And while I'm tossing advice out there as if she were actually reading this, do a lesbian role preferably witht the aforementioned Kristen Bell, it's a good move I swear. "

    ThisAsianChick's picture

    hmm

    This kinda goes with the whole.. actors/actresses shouldn't be singers and vice versa, and how basketball players shouldn't be rappers, and rappers shouldn't try to bball.
    alykat's picture

    Well, no

    That's not quite right is it? Without the actrician (musctress?) crossover, we would only have one way to enjoy Leisha. And I personally wouldn't like to choose.
    Penny Winterr's picture

    Ugh

    Just say no to insipid pop music written and performed by any one!
    mwhite10's picture

    ummm

    absolutely not
    Brittany's picture

    not terrible just terribly boring.

    I listened to a couple of the songs and i understand she's a businness or a product she has to sell. and people around her agents, mangers etc. are telling her to spread it around while she's hot. but this??? it's not so much that is terrible music it's just blah, uninspired and lazy. it's like with all these actress getting into music. you never know who it is? she doesn't have a sound. if i wasn't told it was her i would have easily mistaken her for any of the other teeny boopers. while i'm listening it i'm like who is this? miley cyrus? hilary duff? lindsay lohan? it just seems silly to me.

    Nathiest's picture

    I'd bed her

    lol this video is a joke it isn't even her singing I don't know what she was thinking other then the paycheck. Which is silly cuz theres no money in the selling of music anymore it's everything you do outside the cd that makes or breaks your so called singing career and Heyden you are allready doing those things so why would you think that now doing music would make you some extra scratch? Please...stick to acting.

    -Nathiest
    the devil is in the details

    prettyinblack33's picture

    Not just no

    but hell no.

    "If you're not trying to make something better, then as far as I can tell, you are just in the way. "

    jitka's picture

    you said hayden should

    you said hayden should leave the record-making to paris and linds-- but they're no good, either. So if what you're saying is that she's worse than even lindsay and paris are--youch! I feel sorry for her.

     well not much, actually, since the only reason she could be doing this is for extra attention. kinda sucks.

    Nathiest's picture

    Lindsay music is really,

    Lindsay music is really, really good you sould sample some.

    Paris only made 1 CD and yes it sold quite a few copys and at lest two of her songs played in clubs.

     

    -Nathiest
    the devil is in the details

    Kim Ruehl's picture

    you got it

    I actually like one or two of Lindsay's songs, but dang. Hayden should've known better.
    Sunriserebel's picture

    Crazy

    If Kim Ruehl suggest that we aught to listen to Lindsey or Paris, then Hayden must sound terrible. 
    Chezz03's picture

    What the?

    What is she thinking? The worst thing is that Hayden is surrounded by musical people... take for instance her Hereos co-star, Adrian Pasdar, he is married to Natalie Maines (lead singer for the Dixie Chicks). Seriously, Natalie is an amazing singer, I've seen press material with Hayden hanging out with the Dixie Chicks. So surely she could have taken some advice from people like that - if she did then bloody hell, what were you thinking!!!

    Stick to acting hun!

    Tscgrad06's picture

    WHY?

    Why do they always have to do the cross-overs? I'm not a fan of hers, never seen anything she's done but the dolphin crying and that pissed me off. According to these comments people like her on that show and she should probably stick to that and not lose those fans. TsC
    kris ellis's picture

    no, stick to what your good at.

    i wish these actresses and reality stars would just leave the record making to actual musicians. rarely does one actually have the talent. anyone can release a one hit wonder with synthesized beats and the technology to cover the fact that you can merely carry a tune. people like paris hilton, brook hogan, and heidi montag should just stick to being pretty. getting someone to write a song for you while you sing lazily to a heavily mixed track with a rapper does not make you a musician. she should just remain cute as a button and deliver her lines.
    G0dot's picture

    oh noes! D=

    *shakes head* poor hay-hay. i love you, but please stick to acting. the song is awful and the video looks cheap. even cheaper than danity kane's =( maroon 5's wake up call > hay-hay's wake up call
    nikkif99uk's picture

    she used to sing before

    she used to sing before heroes, she sang a song called Fly which was on 'The Ice Princess' album. I quite liked that song