pop life
March 18th, 2009
The world was different 10 years ago. Billionaires were being created almost daily, housing prices were going bonkers, airports were still relatively non invasive, and the worst our president had done was receive a blowjob from a slightly homely intern. Oh and people still bought CDs, many of which were by a virginal southern belle by the name of Britney Spears.
We all remember this cover… a sort of trademark shoot by David LaChapelle that I have idolized since the day it came out. I was 14 and in my prime masturbation years and I’m not gonna lie and say this didn’t occasionally make it into the imagery used. I mean we knew… we knew this girl was no virgin when we first laid eyes on her. “I think I want to stay a virgin till I’m married” she told magazines around the time of this cover and by g-d… some people just totally believed it.
Not entirely like this economy I’d like you to imagine. During the late 90s we were reaching new heights of prosperity in the real estate market and economy in general, things were being done in lets say…hmm liberal ways but since everyone was doing great and making money nobody wanted to question the systems basic virginity.
Now it’s 2009 and things have changed. Billionaires are being deflated by the day and we’re all starting to see the true nature of things. The light on the problem has been a bit harsh and not entirely flattering all the time, this is to be expected. You can’t go through a breakdown like Britney’s and expect everything to be ok. Think about it… we had Kevin Federline, September 11th, Losing the kids, Madoff… But things are looking pretty bright I think.
I mean who knows whether she’ll flare out and get lost in the shuffle of time, and I don’t know whether the US will learn from its mistakes and set a new course. [Dropping Sam Lufti=Dependence on foreign oil?] But if we can all pull ourselves up by our collective boot straps and make a music video as good as this then I think America and miss Britney Spears are gonna be just fine.
Britney Spears - if you seek amy HQ from manuela nengerman on Vimeo.