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Artistic freedom you say? I say, sure, but use it wisely. Be sexy and raw, don't make people cringe in their seats. Look at the audience. They were either bored or unable to watch. Did you see Rihanna's face? You may have jumped the shark when the barometer of bad taste is disgusted.
So let's just try to figure it out. First the tongue. I am baffled trying to grasp what image she was trying to project. Sexy? Not even close. The furries aspect was more than a little disturbing and then there was the foam finger. When she ended up with it in her mouth, after seeing where it had been, I was thinking some penicillin might be a good idea.
The one good thing about the broadcast was I learned a new word. Twerking. As the tweets were coming across fast and furious last night, I kept seeing the word twerk. It seems they call it a dance move, to me it more closely resembles simulated sex. Anyway, Miley got in an assload of twerking, that's for sure.
It was horrifying to think of the parents sitting on the living room sofa with their kids watching this abomination. Watching porn on a first date in a roomful of strangers would be less uncomfortable than Miley and her fickle finger of self-fornication.
Sexually overt notwithstanding, the entire number was just bad. She looked terrible, her movements defied explanation and she turned off nearly everyone who watched her.
They say there's no such thing as bad publicity. In this case, I'm not so sure.
Time to rethink your career choices Miley.
I am very close to shutting off my cable all together. I feel like there really isn't anything positive on anyway. It only eats up your time and (I think) brain washes you into thinking the way they (whoever is running the show) want you to think. I like Miley's voice but her taste in clothes (if that is what they are called) and performance leaves much to be desired.
ReplyDeleteEvery aspect of her performance last night was terrible. Has she no advisers, friends, anyone to tell her the truth? Like watching a train wreck. Thanks for stopping by Morgan.
DeleteI didn't see the Miley display, but tuned in for a bit when I saw the comments on Facebook about Kanye. I had it on in the background while I typed. I feel like I should keep abreast of this stuff, being a musician and all that. But the show just seems to be a breast, a foam finger, some dry humping and a 20 minute deity-like worship of an ex member of a boy band. Snooze fest. I don't get it and I guess I'm not supposed to. I've officially crossed over to Geezer territory I guess. Leave me to my Tom Petty records and my illusions that Stevie Nicks' shawl twirling is the idea of cool female rock artistry. That's where I prefer to live.
ReplyDeleteEven though I crossed into Geezer territory a LONG time ago, I also feel I should watch at least some of it. I may need to rethink that. I like your neighborhood with TP and Stevie much better. I'm gonna hang with you.
DeleteRight now I bet Affleck must be thanking his lucky stars for Miley's performance taking the attention off of him.
ReplyDeletegood point.
Deletethought Madonna doing her piggy thing some years ago was the worst performance.boy was i wrong,Miley Cyrus-dont really have the words to describe what i saw.Billy Ray&mama Cyrus must be proud of their spawn.Throw in some Tull,Allman Bros,Floyd and some others,this geezer will join u guys with TP&Stevie.Will bring the beer
ReplyDeleteexcellent.
DeleteShe made my eyes bleed.
ReplyDeleteShe made my eyes bleed.
ReplyDeleteconsider yourself lucky, the rest of us were throwing up.
DeleteMy favorite line of this piece was "fickle finger of self-fornication". Isn't that an amazing line? I didn't watch it, and I'm really glad to hear someone else talk about it who feels old watching it. Thank you for that!!
ReplyDeleteGreat post!
Thanks Jessica, It's not even that I feel old watching this. I feel sad. First of all because most of the music is terrible, and that's not just a generational thing. It all falls within a certain range and there is no depth to it. Second, I felt sad that Miley and those around her didn't have the thought processes to realize that 15 minutes of fame can blow by very quickly, and if you are resulting to gimmicks at the age of 20, you're not gonna be around very long.
DeleteThis post says everything I feel.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.hipstercrite.com/2013/08/29/forget-miley-how-to-talk-to-your-children-about-their-shitty-music-taste/
YES YES YES
ReplyDeletePoetic license I think not. Pushing the envelope and not succeeding is more like it.
ReplyDeleteThe entertainers (and I say that lightly) of this age have pushed their way right out of the room in so many areas. I'm so tired of hearing 'beeps' in almost every song you hear on the radio, watching videos to songs that express a totally different meaning to the song than what I had in my head when first heard (and their meaning is like, "WHAT?!") and hearing about their troubled lives in the media when they are never truly held accountable for their behavior.
Maybe I'm showing my age but I am a listener of the local NY/NJ rock and pop stations. I enjoy keeping up with VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown. I enjoy many of those who were nominated for a VMA it's just that I don't get it some times.
If you have the talent you don't have to use all the bells and whistles to be noticed.
Sorry... rambling...
I can hear Robert Plant right now... Ramble On.
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