Get The Party Started was written by 4 Non Blondes front woman, Linda Perry. Although the process of making the song was “so unlike me” as Linda stated she was going through a “weird phase”, eventually she gave the song to Pink.

After its UK release in January, it peaked at number 2 in the UK Singles Chart, where it was narrowly denied the top spot by the posthumous release of George Harrison’s My Sweet Lord. In the UK end of year charts in 2002 it reached number 21. It was certified Silver having sold 200,000 copies.

The music video was shoot by Dave Myers in Los Angeles in September 2001. In the video Pink is getting ready to go out, trying on different outfits. One of her friends picks her up, and they drive in a car bobbing their heads to the music. However, the car runs out of fuel, so they get out and steal two skateboards from two boys. Pink falls off her skateboard because men in a car are whistling at her. The women arrive at the club but are refused entry, so to get in they use a scaffold to reach the top of the building. Inside the club Pink changes her clothes and starts to party; in the end Pink dances with two other dancers (Kevin Federline and Georvohn Lambert).

The song is included in many tour set lists and has been used to close shows, usually accompanied by Pink doing stunts in the air. It was also performed as a remix on the I’m Not Dead Tour, using elements of the Eurythmics song Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This). Pink had previously teamed up with Redman and Rockwilder to record this remix in the studio which was a b-side to the single and was actually released as a single in France.

On This Day in Pink History… 7th January 2006, Pink and Carey got married

Popping the question usually conjures up images of a starry-eyed groom on bended knee against some romantic backdrop. But rebellious pop star Pink’s proposal was fittingly unconventional: the bride-to-be flagged down her motocross champion beau Carey Hart during a bike race by holding up a board that said: “Will you marry me?”. As Carey revved up for a second lap, she held up a second one which simply read: “I’m serious!”.

So when the singer tied the knot last weekend at an intimate beachside ceremony in Costa Rica, the most surprising aspect, perhaps, was just how traditionally romantic the unconventional pair could be.

Having said she planned on “being a girl and wearing a dress” on her special day, the Lady Marmalade vocalist, whose real name is Alecia Moore, was transformed from punk princess to emotional bride for the sunset service, held on the shores of the Four Seasons Resort. “We just love the beach, so we wanted it here,” she told People magazine.

Radiant in a champagne halter-neck gown, complete with fairytale tiered skirt tied with a sash at the waist, the bride made sure she included some individual twists, too, from her barefoot stroll down the aisle to Billy Joel’s She’s Always A Woman, to her platinum blonde hairstyle with bright pink highlights.

More than 100 guests, including singer Lisa Marie Presley, witnessed the nuptials, in which the bride and groom, who began dating in 2001, read heartfelt vows they’d written themselves. According to one report, a teary-eyed Pink told her husband: “I love you because I let you hold my heart and you haven’t broken it.”

“I wanted to see how creative Carey could be, and he’s always so cute when he’s nervous,” the bride explained in the wedding programme. “No, the real reason [we wrote our own vows] is: I didn’t think anyone else’s words could ever have possibly described how far we’ve come or how much we love each other. And I always like to say it my way.”

Carey, meanwhile, had a somewhat cheekier explanation: “Because I didn’t think any vows had been written that would describe how hot her ass is. Just kidding (not really).

“To listen to Alecia express her love for me and us will be heaven to my ears. And, it isn’t everyday that I get to express how I feel about her in a surrounding with all of our closest family and friends,” he concluded.

The couple swapped rings which had been made by close friend Stephen Webster; Pink and Carey had asked him to come up with a “cool and different” design that was “our kind of beautiful”. The result? Rings that say “til death” in platinum and diamonds.

Known for his daredevil motorcycle stunts, the 30-year-old groom, who, like Pink, has a tattoo which reads “Tru Luv”, is no less adventurous when it comes to showing his marital devotion: “Once we get married, I’m going to tattoo her name down my ring finger,” he promised.

For now, the couple are reportedly heading off with their four dogs on a snowboarding honeymoon. But for Carey, at least, that’s just the icing on the cake. “I’m so excited to be married to her,” he said in the run up to the wedding, “I don’t even care about the honeymoon!”

Words by Hello! magazine published 19th January 2006

 HAPPY ANNIVERSARY PINK AND CAREY!

Click HERE for a Facebook photo album of Pink & Carey

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As there is no information for today’s daily post, I am going to use today as a review of 2014 in Pink History. Although Pink has not been on tour, or had her own album to promote, it has been a huge year for her.

In January, Pink started the year by attending the 56th Grammy Awards and performing a breathtaking performance of Try and Just Give Me A Reason, which she was joined by Nate Ruess.

Also in January, The Truth About Love Tour officially came to an end in Las Vegas. The tour played throughout North America, Europe and Australia, with 142 shows in total. The tour was a huge success, with Pink breaking her own records in Australia and a tour DVD being released in 2013.

In March 2014, Pink attended the Oscars and performed Somewhere Over The Rainbow:

In the summer Pink went to Europe to the Paris Fashion Week events. She was also a guest on Top Chef Duels in August.

In September 2014, Pink announced via Twitter that she had got together with friend Dallas Green to create You+Me. Together they released an album in October called Roseave and performed a concert in Santa Monica.

Of course no album release is complete without a visit to the Ellen Show…

October also saw Pink performing at the Power of Pink event with special guests including Linda Perry, Butch Walker, Billy Mann, Dallas Green and Nate Ruess.

During 2014 Pink has supported No Kid Hungry, a charity to end child hunger in America.

2014 has been a fantastic year for Pink. I wonder what 2015 will bring…?

(Big thanks to Operation Pinkies for this video!!)

In 2002, Pink performed at West Hollywood Halloween Parade…

Setlist:

1. Get The Party Started
2. Missundaztood
3. 18 Wheeler

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This series examines the photographers who exhibited at the Leica Galerie at photokina 2014. The focus of this year’s exhibition concept was on impressive photography from the world of music. It embraces all facets of music photography, and today we’re featuring the work of Letanguerrant who gives us a look on stage and behind-the-scenes of singer P!nk’s tour. Read on for more information about his work, exhibit, and insight.

Letanguerrant is a cosmopolitan. Born in Halifax, Canada, in 1963, he only spent the first three months of his life there. As a photographer, musician, and dancer, he has been traveling his whole life. He lived in Paris for 15 years, but has also lived in New York, Montreal, Miami, Vancouver, and Melbourne. For the last eight years he has been based in Los Angeles .

Letanguerrant has been working in the music scene for over three decades, and the list of names he has toured with is long: Prince, Sting, Sade, Céline Dion, Cher, Mariah Carey, Sinéad O’Connor, Moby, and Seal, to name a few. However, his closest relationship is with P!nk.  He has been accompanying and getting to know her like few others for the past two years. “P!nk is one of the best performers and singers I’ve ever seen. She’s one of the hardest workers I’ve ever met, she gives 200% to her work – all the time,” the photographer, who admits to being one of her greatest fans, says enthusiastically. It is no surprise then that the photographer has taken such unique pictures of the artist. The apparent ease seen in the images belies the complexity of the photographer’s work. “Shooting ‘live’ conditions isn’t easy, because the lights change all the time – and their intensity as well. I have to change my settings constantly. The band moves all the time, especially P!nk; she’s always running around on stage. One second she’s here, a second later she’s somewhere else.” Letanguerrant is concerned about the authenticity of his pictures, so he does not use Photoshop. The photographer and his camera (whether a Leica M, M9 or M2) are one entity. “I look at something or someone and all I think about is how I can make it look in a picture.”

Q: What image is your favorite in this gallery and why?

A: This image of the drummer Mark Schulman is the one I like best. I like this picture because it is shot live and we can see the effect that the Noctilux 50 mm does at 0.95. I love that bokeh effect and that’s exactly why I got the lens. It gives a mystic effect and it’s not the traditional live picture that we usually see.

Q: What, if anything, do you hope the viewer sees or gains when looking at these images?

A: Usually, photographers who work on live shows always use DSLR cameras. I think it’s a good thing for Leica to show these pictures and show people that Leica M cameras can do a great job in live conditions with extra low lights and a lot of movements on stage.

Thank you for your time, Letanguerrant!

– Leica Internet Team

You can connect with Letanguerrant on Facebook. See more #DasWesentliche impressions from Leica Camera at photokina 2014 here

http://blog.leica-camera.com/special-series/photokina-2014/letanguerrant-pnk-at-photokina-2014-daswesentliche/.

http://www.youplusmeofficial.com/

Aleica Moore (P!nk) & Dallas Green (City and Colour) team up for new album “rose ave.”

P!nk has been added to our star-studded line up for the first time. Her figure has a show-stopping position in our Music Zone, suspended from the ceiling seated on a giant glitterball. BUT fans will need to visit fast to blow her One Last Kiss, because she leaves [LONDON] for Madame Tussauds Sydney on 1st November 2014.

http://www.madametussauds.com/london/galleries/pinklaunched.aspx

The nomination categories have been sent in and counted up, the top 5 (and in some cases 10) will be entered into a voting poll. Each section is divided up into album eras, with an overall section at the end.

VOTING CLOSES FRIDAY 8TH AUGUST 2014

Can’t Take Me Home Era

Missundaztood Era

Try This Era

I’m Not Dead Era

Funhouse Era

The Truth About Love Era

Greatest Hits… So Far! Era

OVERALL

P!nk’s career began in 1999, since then she has released six studio albums, one greatest hits, six headlining tours, 34 singles, 3 Grammy Awards, 6 MTV Video Music Awards.

The Pink History Awards is giving you the chance to vote for your favourite songs, albums, music videos and tours. There are many categories, but the first step will be a nominations round.

Below are a list of categories for you to send in your nominations. You MUST email your nominations to me at pinkhistory@hotmail.com. Any nominations sent by any other method (eg Facebook, Twitter etc) will NOT be counted. You may send in up to THREE nominations for each category. If you send any more than three, I will only include the top three that you send in (eg. for best single, if you send this list ‘Just like a pill, So what, Who knew, Try’ I will not include Try in the count for the final nominations). Once I have counted the nominations, I will include the top 5 (or in some categories 10), into the voting round.

Email your nominations to me by Thursday 31st July 2014. I will send you an email reply once your nominations have been added to the final count on Friday to confirm that I have your email.

Once all nominations are in and have been counted and a top 5 or 10 of each category have been created, I will open up a page with polls for you to come and vote for your favourites. After that, I will create a results page to share the results.

There will be more categories than this, but some do not need nominations. The categories which you will need to send in nominations for are:

• Best Can’t Take Me Home album track (no singles nominations please! Any singles nominated in this category will NOT be counted)
• Best Missundaztood album track (no singles nominations please! Any singles nominated in this category will NOT be counted)
• Best Try This album track (no singles nominations please! Any singles nominated in this category will NOT be counted)
• Best I’m Not Dead album track (no singles nominations please! Any singles nominated in this category will NOT be counted)
• Best Funhouse album track (no singles nominations please! Any singles nominated in this category will NOT be counted)
• Best The Truth About Love album track (no singles nominations please! Any singles nominated in this category will NOT be counted)
• Best Greatest Hits… So Far! album track (please do not nominate Raise Your Glass or Fucking Perfect, any nominations for these tracks in this category will not be counted)
• Single which you wish had made the tracklist for the Greatest Hits… So Far!
• Best overall Single
• Best music video
• Best cover song performed by Pink, either in the studio or live performance
• Best B-side
• Best overall song
• Worst song (this will be a hard one for most, but come on, we’ve all got a least favourite song!)

Copy & paste the above list and include your nominations, remember you can nominate up to three in each category. You don’t have to nominate each category, but it would make the awards better if you do. Send your nominations to: pinkhistory@hotmail.com