So the new christina aguilera video came out today, and it's called "Not Myself Tonight," which turns out to be PAINFULLY appropriate upon first viewing/listen. i wouldn't normally bother to comment on CA, not that there's anything wrong with her, but to me she hasn't been even vaguely interesting except during the HILARIOUSLY named 'Drrrrrrty' or whatever it was called, and the songs on that album were ALL OVER THE MAP, so that was confusing (not that a singer has to be one thing, but this bordered on schizophrenic). She's never really had a coherent identity, basically. This is just INSANELY obvious here- she's doing a direct lift of Madonna, Lady Gaga, Gwen Stefani, etc. It's sort of a stylist's version of I'M EVERY WOMAN. i don't think i have ANY thoughts on the song... while i was listening to it, i THINK i found it to be unoffensive as that style goes, but now that it's been ten or fifteen minutes, i don't remember?
What does that SAY about an artist, though? when your first single is just openly taking shit from other people with no pretense whatsoever of originality? i don't get it, she's got a voice. anyways, i have a horrible headache and i'm not sure where i'm going with this. watch it and let's see if we can't figure it all out together :)
**(UPDATE)**
oh, i guess she's doing a movie with Cher called "Burlesque." I can't help it, i love CHER-BOT 5000. Anyway, i'll be curious to see how that all works out.
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