This past week, Britney
Spears’ new video
“Womanizer” appeared on
music television stations and
websites everywhere. Over
the past few years, it has been
near impossible to miss the
reports or photographs of
Spears’s emotional and mental
breakdown. Bald Britney,
drunk Britney and bad-mom
Britney sound like the latest
Barbie dolls, but it’s fair to
say that this new video will
re-establish Britney as the
rightful princess of pop.
The video is classic Britney.
The pop star plays a variety
of characters while dancing to
her new song with a team of
well-groomed back-up
dancers. First, Britney is herself
(naked and in lingerie.
Then, she plays dress-up as a
sexy businesswoman, a feisty
waitress and a limo driver
who seems to have misplaced
her pants.
“My cat seems to like it. If
I block her view she looks
around my hand,” said 24-
year-old Joe McFarland, a
Bucks film major. When
asked if the video marks the
comeback of Spears,
McFarland said,
“Considering it’s already at
no. 1, I would say so. But
even if I didn’t know that, I’d
still say the song might catch
on.” McFarland added, “I
mean she’s naked in the
video. Sadly enough, that
helps ratings.”
Even if you don’t believe
that Britney has made her
official comeback, curiosity
should draw you to a webpage
displaying her new
video. Since her engagement
to Kevin Federline in 2004,
Spears seems to have been
doing her best to personify a
train-wreck. And who can
turn away from such violent
carnage?
Drugs, divorce, random
head-shavings and child-custody
battles have distracted
the media from Spears’ ability
to lip sync while dancing
like a sex-crazed fiend. In
fact, all the public goodwill
that Spears accumulated
through hard work has all but
vanished-performing live
while carrying a large yellow
snake and gyrating in a
skintight nude sparkly bodysuit
is not an easy task to
master.
But, Spears has gotten her
act back together.
The Billboard music charts
show that “Womanizer”
jumped from no. 96 last week
to no. 1 on the music charts
this week. Almost simultaneously,
Spears announced her
plans for a tour, beginning in
spring of 2009. Spears made
over $34 million during her
previous tour in 2004. This
new tour will support the
release of her new album,
“Circus,” hitting stores on
Dec. 2 in time for the holidays.
Watching Spear’s new
video has given fans hope for
the future. As Americans we
worry about our country
being in a financial crisis, our
healthcare system needing to
be reformed and fuel prices
that are on the rise. At least
Britney is back. That must
signify that America is going
to be just fine.