Is Beyonce trying a "Dirrty" like Christina did?
Aug 16, 2006 20:59:08 GMT -5
Post by Carlitoz on Aug 16, 2006 20:59:08 GMT -5
NO. This is not another I-HATE-BEYONCE post. I really want to discuss an idea. I didn't see this fitting as news or in the backlash post so I decided to do it separately.
I remember when Christina release Dirrty. She was determined to get rid for once and for all of her pop bubblegum teen star image. She really went far and recorded the video for Dirrty. The reaction was BIG. People were hating her and saying all these horrible things about her, that her career was over, what was she thinking, how low she's gone, etc, etc, etc. I remember when I first saw the video and heard the song, I didn't have a great reaction either. Later on I ended up loving both and admiring her for being brave enough to do that and speak her mind. The next singles on her album showed she was capable of doing good music and deserving of losing her teen pop idol category.
Beyonce was already a star back in the late 90s too, but unlike Christina, she still has this image of being the super sweet and good girl. You know, the type of artist mothers would be ok to have her teen daughter listening to. Yes, she's sexy and talented, but still feeling like a sweet pretty girl with not much to say and incapable of causing any controversy. I'm not saying she has nothing to say or that she's dumb. I'm just saying that her image would make people think that. You don't usually see Beyonce speaking her mind on ugly or controversial matters. Do you?
I'm starting to think that maybe she's tired of that and she decided to try to switch or appeal to an older audience. Her video for Deja Vu shows a bit more raw and sexual Beyonce. I'm sure they discussed and decided for example to keep the scene in which she pulls Jay-Z's belt or pants (I can't remember) and sings at Jay-Z's crotch level. Why would they keep it if they're trying to appeal to 13-year old girls? No, I'm sure they said "let's move on and be nasty, it's a chance to change my image". Then comes her next video for her second single. It does nothing more than proving my point. This new video shows a very different Beyonce, not the charismatic nice Beyonce. Do you really think they heard that song and saw the video and said "My God, this will be massive hit that all school kids will be singing all year long!! Even their parents!!" I don't think so. Totally gone are the sing-a-long lines and the colorful and full-of-make-up video of the Pink Panther's Check On It.
It seems to me that they're risking the mass appeal of her singles in order to gain in other aspects. Kind of like this is a part of a bigger plan. I don't know. I hope it works for her and that it doesn't backfire. Christina got it done with Dirrty and by the second single she was already moving forward and up. I'm not sure if Beyonce will do this with her new second single. She's for sure a very talented person, but I'm very curious to see how this whole chapter develops....
I remember when Christina release Dirrty. She was determined to get rid for once and for all of her pop bubblegum teen star image. She really went far and recorded the video for Dirrty. The reaction was BIG. People were hating her and saying all these horrible things about her, that her career was over, what was she thinking, how low she's gone, etc, etc, etc. I remember when I first saw the video and heard the song, I didn't have a great reaction either. Later on I ended up loving both and admiring her for being brave enough to do that and speak her mind. The next singles on her album showed she was capable of doing good music and deserving of losing her teen pop idol category.
Beyonce was already a star back in the late 90s too, but unlike Christina, she still has this image of being the super sweet and good girl. You know, the type of artist mothers would be ok to have her teen daughter listening to. Yes, she's sexy and talented, but still feeling like a sweet pretty girl with not much to say and incapable of causing any controversy. I'm not saying she has nothing to say or that she's dumb. I'm just saying that her image would make people think that. You don't usually see Beyonce speaking her mind on ugly or controversial matters. Do you?
I'm starting to think that maybe she's tired of that and she decided to try to switch or appeal to an older audience. Her video for Deja Vu shows a bit more raw and sexual Beyonce. I'm sure they discussed and decided for example to keep the scene in which she pulls Jay-Z's belt or pants (I can't remember) and sings at Jay-Z's crotch level. Why would they keep it if they're trying to appeal to 13-year old girls? No, I'm sure they said "let's move on and be nasty, it's a chance to change my image". Then comes her next video for her second single. It does nothing more than proving my point. This new video shows a very different Beyonce, not the charismatic nice Beyonce. Do you really think they heard that song and saw the video and said "My God, this will be massive hit that all school kids will be singing all year long!! Even their parents!!" I don't think so. Totally gone are the sing-a-long lines and the colorful and full-of-make-up video of the Pink Panther's Check On It.
It seems to me that they're risking the mass appeal of her singles in order to gain in other aspects. Kind of like this is a part of a bigger plan. I don't know. I hope it works for her and that it doesn't backfire. Christina got it done with Dirrty and by the second single she was already moving forward and up. I'm not sure if Beyonce will do this with her new second single. She's for sure a very talented person, but I'm very curious to see how this whole chapter develops....
