It has been said "Imitation is the greatest form of flattery," well once you watch the music video for Christina Aguilera's latest single "Not Myself Tonight" you will ask yourself, "Where have I seen this before?"
Well, could it have been Madonna's 1995 video for "Express Yourself?" The one chock full of S&M references, salacious lyrics and scantily-clad dancers? Or how about, last year's Lady Gaga smash "Bad Romance?" In it Gaga writhes around in patent leather, lingerie and an all-red ensemble, and a room gets set on fire.
If you take each of the elements in Madonna's and Lady Gaga's videos, add them together, insert Christina Aguilera, and you've got her new video, aptly titled, "Not Myself Tonight."
The parallel elements in all three music videos are so obvious – down to the whip a la Madonna and Gaga's lobster claw heels – that you've got to wonder whether Aguilera did it on purpose.
Personally I must tell you that "I LOVE IT", but you be the judge and let me know what you think?
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