Christina has always been an artist that's liked to shock audience's. She has gotten lots of grief over it. Here in the phony puritanical America they made such a case with her single 'Dirrty" it stunted it's success. Sometime scandal can invigorate your work & sometime it does just the opposite... just ask Janet Jackson. By the by "Dirrty" went on to be a major song for her abroad while settling for top 40 here. While top 40 beats not charting, it could have & should have done much better. Her new song 'Not Myself Tonight' while getting good reviews in certain music publications has gotten mixed reactions from fans. Some say it doesn't sound 'current' it sounds like '90's disco'. Well surprise,surprise people that's what it's supposed to sound like. Listen to the top ten. It's riddled with a nod to this or that.. think about it... what does 'now' sound like? We don't know because there is no now, everyone is immersed with paying homage to well... you fill in the blank. The word original is basically obsolete. I've gotten used to it. The trick is to see who is talented enough to put their own unique spin on it.
Since the release of Christina's video for 'Not Myself Tonight' there is talk all over the internet that she's copying Lady Gaga. I find this hilarious. And frankly rather impossible. How can you accuse someone of copying a copycat? Hmmm....
All these people that think Gaga is innovative or original or (God help me) breaking some new ground.... wow! If that's your thought process not only are you simply wrong, your 'drinking the Kool Aid' as a good friend of mine says. She is the personification of copycat. It's like watching Grace Jones, Madonna, Kylie, etc,etc,etc....
Gaga wears weird clothing for shock value. In her new video Christina's wardrobe is very fetish, very sexual in keeping with the song topic. She's done shocking before... before Gaga people. If you remember the early 90's & Madonna THERE is where you see a lot of the inspiration for this video. I like it for what it is. I can assure you her next video will be completely different. Her videos are always very conceptual & very different. She is one talented Bitch!
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Alli frm SanFran
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I agree Britt. She is mad talented she doesn't need to copy anyone. Thats what they do in the business, the artists have to do whats popular thats all shes doing. In my opinion with her own flavor to it
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I agree Britt. She is mad talented she doesn't need to copy anyone. Thats what they do in the business, the artists have to do whats popular thats all shes doing. In my opinion with her own flavor to it
Hi girl! Thank You!!! To say someone is copying Gaga is HILARIOUS to me LOL! I Miss You, when r you coming to the apple?! xo
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