‘Criminal’ is Britney
Spears‘ latest ‘Femme Fatale’ single. It’s the comeback album’s
fourth single overall and it’s a bit of a departure for Brit, where
she employs odd instruments that are rarely found in the pop music
landscape.
Just like Gwen
Stefani yodeled and sampled ‘The Sound of Music’ in ‘Wind it Up’
from ‘The Sweet Escape’ a few years back, there’s a flute that asserts
itself in ‘Criminal’ and creates the central melody of the song. Only
Brit can make a flute sound sexy. Seriously, few pop stars can pull off a
flute and Brit does it with ease.
‘Criminal’ could very well be an autobiographical song for Brit Brit,
which makes us anxious to see the video, which she is shooting
in the UK.
Brit’s voice is heavily auto-tuned and studio-treated, as she
delivers her lines in a monotone, robotic fashion. It’s almost as though
she is devoid of emotion, trying to convince herself that getting
tangled up with a “criminal” isn’t a bad idea. We don’t think
she means a literal criminal, either. Read between the lines; the
message is there. She likes bad boys.
However, Brit also makes no apologies for being in love with a dude
who is no good for her. She sings, “But mama I’m in love with a
criminal / And this type of love / Isn’t rational / It’s physical /
Mama please don’t cry / I will be alright.” Is she singing about
her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, who many felt was with Brit for her
fame and her wealth? Could be! It wouldn’t be the strangest thing in the
world.
She makes loving a criminal sound so in vogue. (PopCrush).
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