Miley Cyrus: Can’t Be Tamed (Video Premiere)

by Bradley Stern
filed under: Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Video Premiere

Err, I–what?

While I’ve never considered her career on a serious level (though she’s delivered no less than three literally amazing songs), I decided to watch the newly released video for Miley Cyrus‘ first “breakout” single, “Can’t Be Tamed.”

As has come to be a generally accepted truth in American pop, this is the single/video in which Miley is to prove that she’s no longer attached to the Disney brand by getting her tits out, saying a curse word or two, and acting all ‘crazy-like’ to prove that no one ‘gets’ her because she is very different.

Generally the young siren succeeds here, throwing in some boob shots, the word “Hell” (BURN HER), and some saucy hip swinging/stripping. There’s even a millisecond where it seems she’s going in for the kill with another lady. (Oh, grlll.)

By the end, I remain both wholly unsurprised and slightly jarred. But I think I might like the song a little. It’s very Gaga.¹ ² ³

¹ Not actually Gaga. “It’s very Gaga” has become my new catchphrase to make fun of Gaga stans claiming everything is Gaga-like.
² Though it’s clearly a bit “Monster”-inspired, isn’t it? No? Okay. I’ll sit down now.
³ Just kidding. It’s Britney‘s “If U Seek Amy.”

And that is that.

pixel Miley Cyrus: Cant Be Tamed (Video Premiere)

  • Elian

    It reminds me of the Madonna song, “Revolver”

  • http://www.muumuse.com Bradley Stern

    YES. I totally hear that too.

  • RJ

    I always said I was going to wait for Miley to get older before I formed a serious opinion on her. She has quite a good voice and figured she’d either stay doing bubbly pop music or move on to being a bit more serious. Glad she took the latter root.

  • Laura

    I liked the video, it has a good plot.

  • popmuse

    Good video. She’s def. not the new official princess of pop.

  • Amiee

    yeah its ok, well made, good effects good plot,
    but we’ve seen this kinda thing before, and i’m talking about two things,
    the young teenage star, trying to make herself in the real (adult) world, hmm, and how has that worked out for some of the others, ahem*Britney*ahem ..
    and secondly the video, well is dark, monster like, reminds me of a few people, gaga, rihanna.
    and the sound musically, done before, when i first heard it, i was like wait don’t i know this song.
    so yeah . not sure where miley is planning to go with this.
    she should just know with this kinda video, she should expect a nice big whip lash from the media.

  • http://bob.com billy

    funny i was just talking about how funny it would be if miley cyrus cussed in a song now that it happened it isn’t very funny at all she could have just ruined her carer and made parents stop letting their kids listen to her.



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