Ke$ha Rips Off Residents

Some fans of SF’s The Residents are up in arms about a video that surfaced after a performance on Friday June 14, 2013.

The video shows 22-year-old pop singer Kesha Sebert (Ke$ha) performing her song “Blah Blah Blah ” with six backup dancers dressed in The Residents’ iconic imagery of tuxedo wearing eyeball heads, complete with top hats.

The Residents first debuted that look with the release of their Eskimo album in 1979. 

After about two decades, the group retired the outfits for live performances, but still uses the image as a logo of sorts, with merchandising on their recent Wonder of Weird tour leaning heavily on that unmistakable icon.

The video was sent to The Residents’ facebook page and has since inspired a spirited debate over Ke$ha’s use of such imagery. MORE HERE

Video HERE