Sometimes you can immediately tell when a song is going to be a hit. That was the case back in March when Ear Candy threw itself a birthday soiree featuring the Emerald City’s underground pop princess Lisa Dank. During her set she debuted “Cookies!” a song I knew was destine for radioplay the minute I heard it.
I haven’t heard all of Lisa Dank’s upcoming debut album, but I’m pretty sure “Cookies!” will be her trademark song. The track brings back memories of the days of jelly bracelts, Care Bears and Rainbow Brite by giving a modern twist to a vintage Madonna sound. Trying to pull of something like this could have been a disastrous experiment but Lisa Dank does Madge proud while singing about her childhood dream of hustling enough cookies to make it to Space Camp. It’s tough not to get the song’s chorus (“Girl Scout cookies. Hustle. Hustle. Make that money. You’ve got dough. We’ve got the cookies. Stay on that grind”) stuck in your head, which is the sign of a winning single. The “Space Camp!” shout out at the song’s end is pretty sweet too.
Given its subject matter and the addictive nature of its sound rooted deeply in the Material Girl’s back catalog, it’s appropriate “Cookies!”has received airplay on C89.5FM, a station run by high school students who are growing up on a pop diva diet of Lady Gaga and Beyonce. Lisa Dank has a golden opportunity here to not only become Seattle’s sole pop diva but also introduce a generation of kids to the pop music their parents grew up with. Give “Cookies!” a listen and grab a your free download above.
