Christina Aguilera's trashy 'Your Body' video: Watch
Snooki meets 'I Love Lucy' vibe
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Christina Aguilera in "Your Body"
If Christina Aguilera's freaky sex were a criminal, it'd be a serial killer. That's the point of "Your Body," which is equal parts "I Love Lucy" slapstick, Snooki and Beyonce's trailer park pin-up "Party" vid.
The colorful clip is automatically filed under "farce" with its initial warning, that no men were harmed in the making of this video. It's funny, 'cause men are sort of like animals, right? Anyway, it's nasty from the top, with Aguilera writhing in her campiest Strawberry fashions in the promise of a "killer week," trolling the bars with her lip gloss-dripping mug and gel tips, preying on stubble-sexy bro-dudes for playtime in cars, mens' bathrooms and cheap motels. And then she murders them, with an explosion of pink smoke and glitter or gratuitous splashes of blue semen-paint, strategically dripping from her mouth.
If Aguilera hadn't done vids like vag-flashing "Dirrty" or bondage bedraggled "Not Myself Tonight" in her previous incarnations, this wouldn't be very funny. It'd hint at several layers of boardroom-inspired desperation, with glossies of Aguilera vandalized with penises drawn on her face. But this song is a hit, she's roared through the youth of promiscuous folly, and arrived on the other side now winking at herself and winking at us.
The downside to this video -- directed by Rihanna's "We Found Love" helmer Melina Matsoukas -- is the obviousness of reference at the end, as Aguilera bodaciously sucks off on her cereal spoon, watching cartoons and flipping to Lucille Ball's face. No, really, we get it: sex and violence are natural bedfellows, but comedy also frequently climbs in to complete the trois. It doesn't need to be spelled out.
This romp through a field of cliches is brought to you by the folks at RCA, who will drop Aguilera's next album "Lotus" in November.
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September 28, 2012 at 4:03PM EST Reply to CommentIt feels like they're ashamed of her body (re: the framing). That's weird, because she's unapologetic about it on The Voice
S
September 28, 2012 at 4:32PM EST Reply to CommentDoes she really need all that makeup? By comparison she makes Kreayshawn look demure.
kay
September 28, 2012 at 6:34PM EST Reply to CommentThis video is so fun and FUNNY. So campy, and tongue in cheek. I Love it. And I love that she's owning her body. She looks great with the curves. Awesome video!
Your Mom
September 30, 2012 at 8:59AM EST Reply to CommentStick to what you're good at, honey: copying and pasting sales figures from billboard.com. And adding snarky captions to AP photos. We're so proud of you!
Beth
October 3, 2012 at 10:32AM EST Reply to CommentFantastic use of glitter, blue paint and pink mega trucks. Love. Except all i could think when she was kissing hipster #1 was that her lip gloss must have covered the whole lower half of his face.