Britney Spears 2007 VMA Performance: My Critique

Britney, Britney, Britney...

After a resilient moment of not publishing any thoughts about the actions of my very own, Miss Britney Spears, I owe it to you on my inner-most feelings about this "pop princess."

I devoted a lot of time into learning more about Britney; what she wears, why she wears it, who she's with, why she's with them, where she is, why she is there, and WHAT THE HECK WAS SHE THINKING COMING BACK TO THE VMAS LIKE THAT!! I remember the night of the VMAS like it was the morning of 9/11. It was a school night, and instead of reading my second chapter of my Clinical Psychology textbook, I turned into MTV, only excited to see my celeb come back with a bang! Me and Jaybe even invited our friend to come over our apartment to celebrate this occassion! Around about an hour before the show, I already receieved a text message from an old friend of mine who always teased me about my not-so-obsession-anymore with Britney by saying, "WHAT DID BRITNEY JUST DO. ITS OVER FOR HER, MAN." I had no idea what he was justifying, but I had this overshadowing pause into thinking, "Oh shit! This is no IM A SLAVE FOR YOU performance!"



The 2007 MTV Video Music Awards starts now...Just pondering about this and waiting years for this moment brought my excitement and full attention to the flat screened tv. My first thought, "WHAT THE HECK IS SHE WEARING!?" I mean yea, it was fine...if the year was 1999! Britney came out wearing the most skankiest outfit for the sake of this occasion. (I LOVE YOU BRIT, I REALLY DO!) Then the performance. The image that keeps replaying in my mind was when she had that little laugh in the intro of her "Gimme Gimme More" song. She did it alright, giggled then used her finger to slick her hair behind her ear. Already a disappointing nod. Then there were the jiggles. BRITNEY IS NOT FAT. She's just got a little chub here and there. Adding all those sexual choreographic incidences just made this performance a little more tacky then what it turned out to be. I hated when the camaras turned to the other celebs when all they offered was pure shame. It seriously made me feel like I lost a game. BRITNEY HAS DONE SOMETHING SO UNIVERSAL.

Anyway, seconds after the performance, my cell phone was ringing up the butt. Friends and family who knew about my hardcore fascination for Britney texted me how shes over, career suicide, blah blah blah. I coudn't NOT agree.

Then there was beat. FUCKIN SARAH SILVERMAN had to make things worse then what it already was to comment on her babies and how they were a mistake. DUDE! CHOOSING HER TO HOST THE SHOW WAS THE MISTAKE! (eew! I sound so violent).



The next few days was a rampage, not only on Britney's "comeback performance" but on the VMAS itself. Critics and reviews were grinding every bit of detail from that night. I agree about how this year's VMAS sucked ass! I still look back and remember the BRITNEY, CHRISTINA, MADONNA moment in time! THE BEST VMA OPENING PERFORMANCE EVER!

Whatver fate has to offer, I just hope I remember to have my cell phone away from me hours before and after the next Britney Spears Performance.

Anyway, for the sake of your viewing pleasure, and for those of you who dares to go back into a time of shame, here's the not-so-comeback-performance: