Adam Lambert’s music video for his single “For Your Entertainment” has been released.
The video is exactly what I mean when I say Adam is boring.
The video centers around an underground world of dark sexuality.
Of course what imagery do they use to symbolize dangerous sexuality – Eve.
How do I say this? Using Eve is common, banal, cliche, humdrum, and insipid
Eve imagery is the most overused fallback in pop music.
Probably the most iconic Eve embodiment is Britney Spears at the MTV’s Video Music Awards.
Aalyiah also works the snake in “We Need a Resolution.”
Destiny’s Child wanders around the forest in skimpy outfits for “Survivor.”
Jennifer Lopez also evokes natural, animalistic sex appeal in “Waiting for Tonight” – which reminds me an awful lot like “For Your Entertainment.”
And if you want to talk about music videos about underground “Dirrty” sex, look no further than Christina Aguilera,
or Lady Gaga’s “Love Game.”
Britney Spears’s “If U Seek Amy” is a personal favorite since it plays on the idea that a good woman should be a hyper-sexual in the home but wholesome out in the public sphere. Because really the only thing better than Eve imagery is the use of the virgin/whore dichotomy – i.e. what made Britney a millionaire.
To a lesser degree there is also Janet Jackson’s “All Nite,”
Rihanna’s “Disturbia,”
Justin Timberlake’s Sexyback,”
Enrique Iglesias’s “Tired of Being Sorry,”
Lindsay Lohan in a club, locked in a cage in her “Rumors” video,
and the end of Madonna’s “Hung Up”
LASTLY – Adam’s song sounds an awful lot like Sam Sparro’s “Black and Gold.” And Sparro works a cane much better than Adam in his video. Watch Sam’s video here.
Come on Adam – give me something new, give me something interesting.
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