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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

"Music Minute" - It did get me like a WRECKING BALL

So lets continue with the Miley mania here on Icon Art Marilyn. After "We Cant Stop" conquered my speakers and the video has kept my eyes prisoners Miley brought us her newest single "Wrecking Ball" two weeks ago, and now hits reload with a Terry Richardson directed video.



Let's just start with the song. First off: I am not a big fan of ballads, and they have to be very good that I like them. And Wrecking Ball is just that good. It has feeing, it is pop like and still its has the rock thing to it. Even though the lyrics are not that complex they still are great to sing along and has something to it with the imagery of the wrecking ball. As well: It sounds sophisticated. Say what you will. the topic is a grown up one and she definitely sings to Liam Hemsworth and her vocals are just amazingly good. I mean what is not to love and adore about it?

So lets get to the video. It is plain simple and basically just has one set. And this one is very much how I like it: raw.  The only "outfit" Miley wears is white panty and a crop top with lilac-ish red boots. And she is rocking the hairstyle! Gurrl has probably found a stylist other than the one that dug out her VMA red carpet outfit! And at the very beginning we see her gorgeous androgynous face and her steel blue yes, as she sings into the camera. Very minimalist and grown up but still very sexy. As the video goes on Miley licks a huge hammer and swings from here to there on the wrecking ball, that has smashed the brick walls around her. Grinding around and laying on the leftovers of the wall, ,like its a sexy playboy shoot, we get Miley even more nude then in the "We Cant Stop" video: She sits on the Wrecking Ball, completely naked. my thoughts on that: (1) Gurrl got a bangin bod, (2) gurrl got itsy bitsy teeny tine titties (which is A-OK), (3) looks kinda young, (4) very tomboy-ish and (5) really is showing that she ain't like 16 anymore. And you know what? I don't find this to be shocking. I man we are used to nudity everywhere but, suddenly, when a former Disney teen doe it its bad? What's with the bigotry. She is an adult. Let her decide! Goddammit!

All put together I like that she takes a more serious and slowed down road after the "We Cant Stop" time. I mean, don't get me wrong, I obviously love it. But this other style gives us a hint that she can do different styles. And such a straight up ballad is a good way to so so. Oh by by the way, gurrl has given us the track list for the normal version of BANGERZ!

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