So, I watched the Video Music Awards last night and I feel like MTV has made a fool of me. Luckily I TIVOed the show so I was able to fast forward through everything other than the performances and awards presentations.I tuned in for one reason and one reason only – Britney Spears. I gave her such a hard time for her last VMA appearance that I felt obligated to see what she had up her pink little sleeves this time. She basically got on stage and said “hey ya’ll… it’s time for the VMAs!” Then she sat down and called it a night. Anticlimactic at best.
Either I’ve gotten old or music has gotten crappy. I think it’s probably a healthy mixture of both. I love a good club banger when I’m out with friends, but is Britney Spears’ “Piece of Me” really the best video of the year? Has it really come to that?
Remember the days when REM’s “Losing My Religion,” Sinead O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” and Van Halen’s “Right Now” were Video of the Year? Now that’s what I call best of the best. Go back and look at past video of the year winners and tell me what you think.
I may be 30 now, but looking at that list, it seems VMA voters have forsaken their discerning taste for the flavor of the month.
Side note: Rihanna is amazingly entertaining. Jordin Sparks, as much as I love her, needs to lighten up.
