So, I feel like I need to start this blog off with some clarification. Britney Spears isn't good. She used to be really hot, she used to be a pretty darn good dancer, she used to sing well enough to get by, but these days lets all admit that she's fallen off the wagon. It cracks me up when people are so excited because "She's Back." I look at it like when your mom cooks your favorite meal after a really long hiatus. It's not quite as good as it used to be, but it's been so long that you forgot how good it was to begin with. Yes, she's back and selling lots of CD's but lets not get ahead of ourselves. She'll never be at the level she was before, but since she made so many HORRIBLE choices for so long, people think she's some Harvard Grad now that she's not doing stupid stuff. But, I digress...
Back to what I originally wanted to say. As I sit in the horribly plastic life of sunless tanning that I spend a majority of my life in, I listen to a lot of radio hits. As I was basking in the smell of burnt skin the other day the Britney Spears song "123" came on. I did my usual hand gesture like I was shooting myself in the head and I continued this for roughly 2 minutes and 33 seconds until the song took a turn. I suddenly lost my barrings. I took a step back and grabbed my chest cause I thought I was having a heart attack. I quickly realized that my heart was beating at a semi normal pace and that the reason for my twilight zone moment was because I was actually enjoying a little bit of a Britney Spears song. The 30 seconds of this song from 2:33 to 3:01 are the best 30 seconds that I've ever heard come from the general vicinity of Ms. Spears in the last...well, ever. There is something with the gentle quality and tone of this section that blends her vocals amazingly with the background notes. They bring in a very soft bass beat that slowly builds and really adds to this surreal like feeling. Granted, her lyrics aren't gonna change your life, but the blend of the tones works wonderfully. It's an incredible juxtaposition to the rest of this train wreck of a song.
So, I'm lost in this crazy moment that I never thought I would have in my life and then 3:03 hits in the song and she dives right back in to the same crap that has made her so much money for the past several years. I guess, props to her, cause she's proving that there's not a lot of talent needed to be amazingly successful in this industry. So watch the video...If you're feeling risky try the whole thing...I would only recommend from 2:33 to 3:01. If you watch more, you're risking your own well being!
I would give Britney Spears a big thank you right here, but I don't really think she had a lot to do with the writing of this section. So, thank you to whoever produced this 30 seconds of this song...you've made my...30 seconds.
- Kev
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