Britney Spears Forever!...or Till The World Ends (Video Premiere)

Because of current elation which is in direct relation to the fact that Britney has redeemed herself from the "Hold It Against Me" video, I'm skipping all summaries, opinions, etc. and simply posting the "Till The World Ends" video here.  Premiered this past Wednesday and co-written by the one & only Jack Daniels toothbrusher (Ke$ha):

If I Said I Want Your Body Now, Would You Hold It Agai----No! I Wouldn't!

After its premiere on MTV and Vevo.com last night, I am left screaming, "What is up with this video??????"  The entire Milky Way (and beyond) knows my love for Ms. Toxic, but seriously...HUH?  I'm not going to go into detail but for a few points.  While not originally a huge fan of the single, I definitely favor it over its visual counterpart. 

Pros:

-It's a new Britney video

-The end scene, where Cher has apparently lent Britney & her dancers the Burlesque stage

Cons/Confusions:
-Britney fighting herself-why is this happening in the first place and what does it have to do with holding it against me because you/I feel like paradise?
-Britney fighting herself-clearly neither Brits received training for this sequence from Tony Horton's KenpoX
-The child's pottery paint? I guess Britney & Willow Smith traded paint sets at a recent playdate
-The dancers' faceless masks, the TV set scenery, the nonsecretive and never ending barrage of product placement (Lady Gaga's was just funny in Video Phone), the quit cut-to of the ...One More Time video (where did THAT come from???)

Overall, I was very confused from beginning to end...well, at least until the aforementioned Burlesque stage scene.

View for yourself here:





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You Feel Like Paradise and I Need A Vacation

My forever fave, Britney Spears, is back as of Monday with her new single, "Hold It Against Me". Very club (à la Necto on Friday nights), very energized, very produced. Energy and pop-music-forever props go to producer Max Martin, while thumping-beats and perhaps over-production goes to Dr. Luke. The chorus breakdown reminds me of the Luke-produced "Right Round" (Flo Rida), with the abrupt fallout of instrumentals and bass and the introduction of a twirling, sparkling background underneath the vocals.

Not my favorite Britney single, but I like that she's back with Martin. This single reminds me a lot of many cuts from her 2003 album In the Zone, as well as Blackout...neither of which were the most appealing to me either. I prefer the less rave-like, more standard pop Britney ("Lucky", "Crazy", "Toxic","Radar", "Stronger", "...Baby") that Jive is so well known for (Justin Timberlake, *NSYNC, BSB, Ciara, Usher).

Either way, I'm always a happy lass when Britney saves the day.

Hear the single: