Miami | 09.02.09
It must be hard for a pop singer to sell music these days.
Competition is fierce with fickle fans jumping from one sensation to the next. And with so many now used to buying individual tunes &mdash or downloading music for free &mdash even well known performers likely want to push the boundaries sometimes.
So it comes as no surprise that some would resort to a tried and true formula: sex. After all, it works. Just look at Madonna and Britney Spears, whose skimpy outfits and sexualized dance moves helped push them to the top.
Not to be outdone, Colombian sensation Shakira is out with a new video for her new album La Loba (She Wolf), in a one-legged suit with a side cut-out, dancing and wreathing seductively and showing some of her assets. She also appears in a bodysuit that makes her appear nude. Trapped in a cage, she sings of a frustrated domesticated woman, a she wolf in the closet who wants out. “My body is craving, so feed the hungry.”
The video closes with Shakira modestly dressed in a white nightgown, closing her eyes with a satisfied look on her face as she slips into bed next to her sleeping man. Its clear the fantasy is over.
Some might think it artful, but for me the video borders on soft porn.
The Shakira of today is far cry from the sweet and shy singer who burst onto the scene more than a dozen years ago. Since then the sexy performer has become famous for her mix of varying rhythms, her originality &mdash and sensual songs. There’s nothing wrong with that.
But does she know how much to push the boundaries of good taste? From the look of her latest video, Shakira might want to decide if she wants to be a sexpot or songstress.
If a pop singer has the choice. |♫|
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