In the world of haters and such, nothing gets under our skin worse than seeing no-talent assclowns (and I'm just paraphasing here) getting millions for the same thing. Beginning a career with nothing to show in originality other than gimmickry and whatnot is not only a cardinal sin, it's also see as treasonous to the entire craft of pop culture appearances. It's an art form that many have seen bits of, but only a few have reaped everything from (see: McCartney, Paul; Pop, Iggy; Bowie, David; Simmons, Gene, et al.) Which brings me to the disturbing observance that I stumbled upon this afternoon.
(video) Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend, from the Best Damn Thing LP
(video) Hillary Duff - So Yesterday, from the Metamorphosis LP
Okay. Have you watched them yet? I don't believe you. Okay. Good. Now that you're with me on the level, let's discuss something rather scary. I want you to close your eyes and think about the assault on your senses you just had to endure. Don't harp on the crap lyrics and uninspired choreography (as if you can think of more than a handful of ACTUALLY INSPIRED choreography). I want you to tell me, without looking again, which song is sung by which banshee. Did you answer correctly? Me neither!
Fact 1: Duff's song and video appeared in 2003, a year after Lavigne's breakthrough debut. BUT....Fact 2: Avril's video appeared in 2007. For real. If you could make yourself a line chart to figure out the equation of how little punker Avril ended up being more pop than Duff in 4 short years, you've got a leg up on that dude jeff. I just do not know. Can't explain. What has the pop world come to when a "punk" girl from Canada sounds more hookerish than the Pussycat Dolls (not by much, mind you) and Duff somehow figures to be the one deemed with talent. I mean, it's not like either of them really have anything to show for the millions of records and public dollars they've acquired. Think about that for a little while and try not to gag on a little vomit.
Godspeed!
