Miley Cyrus & Robin Thicke's VMA "Blurred Lines" Performance Not A Shock

Miley Cyrus & Robin Thicke's  VMA "Blurred Lines" Performance Not A Shock

Miley Cyrus' performance on the VMA's was gross but not surprising. After listening to every news show rant about Miley Cyrus' performance on the VMA's, let me add a little logic.

1) The performance was screened at rehearsal by MTV. It was no surprise to them. They generated days of free publicity. It generated more post-show talk than Lady Gaga's performance and the N'Sync reunion performance.

2) Miley is a multimillionaire 20 year old with an adult publicist who is "advising" her on how to lose her child-star image and appeal to a high school and college age audience. This was a planned performance built around the lyrics of a hit song about a man who has "blurred lines" when looking at a "good girl" he wants to have sex with.

3) Her performance, while risqué (and unappealing to me), fit the risqué lyrics of Robin Thicke's song. Why be surprised at a girl acting like trash when the lyrics are about just that?

Take a look at the lyrics of this cute tune  -

One thing I ask of you
Let me be the one you back that ass to
Go, from Malibu, to Paris, boo
Yeah, I had a bitch, but she ain't bad as you

So hit me up when you passing through
I'll give you something big enough to tear your ass in two
Swag on, even when you dress casual
I mean it's almost unbearable

Then, honey you're not there when I'm
With my foresight bitch you pay me by
Nothing like your last guy, he too square for you
He don't smack that ass and pull your hair like that

So I just watch and wait for you to salute
But you didn't pick
Not many women can refuse this pimpin'
I'm a nice guy, but don't get it if you get with me

Shake the vibe, get down, get up
Do it like it hurt, like it hurt
What you don't like work?

I know you want it
I know you want it
I know you want it

But you're a good girl
The way you grab me
Must wanna get nasty
Go ahead, get at me


So - - Miley Cyrus' performance was not something I enjoyed at all (and it grossed me out a little) but I think it served the purpose it was intended to. It fit the risqué lyrics of Robin Thicke's risqué song, it generated free publicity for Thicke and Cyrus as relevant "adult" performers, and it generated free publicity for MTV.

by Steven Skelley 

Steven Skelley is a published coauthor of several nonfiction works and the novella The Gargoyle Scrolls. He has been a newspaper columnist, recording artist, travel writer, news writer, music director, creative arts director, theater reviewer and tennis instructor.