And Who Are You Again?: I Can't Get No Satisfaction Baby

Less than four days until the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. In honor of my favorite award show of the year due to it's insanity, hot mess fashion, raunchy performances, and just the great celebrations of music and those who make me smile everyday; We are going to do a 5 day VMA write up on the VMA past, future, and more! Let's begin with a girl who is a VMA legend. Miss Britney Jean Spears. Since the year of 1999, Brit has been making us stare in awe of her amazing talent, beauty, and legendary performances.

It's quite hard to pick out an absolute favorite VMA performance of Britney because each one is on it's own different level of thrill and brilliance. Because of that I have decided that we will do a run through of her five, to die for, live performances!

In 1998 Britney Spears was just a little 17 year old with a few #1 hits. But she strut the stage like a 45 year old veteran with the power and confidence of no other. She wore a Versace two piece and long blonde hair extensions and did a remix of her infamous hit, Baby One More Time. The choreography, the set, the energy, were all perfect. You couldn't take your eyes off of her. A superstar was born that night,

The following year, in September of 2000, Spears took her performance and perfectionism to a whole new level. This performance actually I can truly say, is one of the best performances I have ever seen from any performer. Absolutely insane. She donned a nude push up bra and low rise bottoms with jewels sporadically placed all over. Her body was just sick. Fucking sick! But her performance was the sickest, letting everyone know she was here to stay and was there to be crowned the new Pop Queen, Ands she was, she really was. This act started with a striptease to "I can't Get No Satisfaction", into a miraculous rendition of "Oops....I Did it Again".

The girl just didn't quit and in 2001, Britney Spears was now a well known household name and the pop princess of the world. With her 3rd album "Britney" being released soon, she gave us the 1st listen to her new single with what is probably the most well known VMA performance of all time. "I'm a Slave 4 U", was performed with such electricity, not a soul that was watching that night could even blink. That's how much control she had over the audience with her appearances by now. The costume is the well known green push up halter with teeny shorts/ripped jeweled skirt, and nude knee high flat boots. Tigers, and snakes were thrown about the stage along with about 20 phenomenal back up dancers. With choreography done by Wade Robinson, this piece was a 4 minute masterpiece of dancing at it's finest. And once again, Britney showing us just how ridiculously fabulous she was.
In 2003, Britney Spears, along with Madonna and Christina Aguilera, made the most shocking VMA performance in history. Starting off with Britney and Christina singing "Like a Virgin", dressed in staple raunchy 80's style bridal get ups, they moaned and groaned and made sure everyone knew something very incredible was going to go on. Shortly after their arrival on stage, the Pop Queen herself, Madonna rose onto the top of the stairs and began singing "Hollywood" dressed in a tight blacktop and pants. The three pop stars sang and danced and then made history by Madonna sharing a kiss with Britney and Xtina, also known as passing down the thrown and make Britney the official Queen of Pop.

The next few years Britney just did a little presenting, making the VMA's a lost less enjoyable to watch but in 2007 she had released her best album, in my eyes, Blackout, but was also going through a very hard time in her life displaying heartbreaking signs of depression, anxiety, and manic behavior. Nonetheless Britney did sign on to open the Video Music Awards. No one really knew what the outcome would be and what it was was not her best. As she performed "Gimme More" on the stage in Las Vegas going in and out of marking the choreography, we all knew that something was horribly wrong. This was not our Britney and America cried as well as Britney when it was all over. After her personal troubles very slowly recovered and are still coming together, she showed us her new and improved self as she opened with a skit then a speech on stage at the 2008 VMA's. She was bubbly and absolutely stunning. Britney was back and took home 3 moon men that year.
So what was your favorite performance? Or can you not pick one like me? No we will not see Britney this year at the show performing or presenting but hopefully next year something will be in the works. After Blackout she released Circus and did a wonderful world tour that I believe did bring her a lot of happiness. And that's all I want for Britney right now is just that. For her to be able to be free and happy. Unfortunately I do not believe she is either. She is still the Queen of Pop and will always be. Below you can watch 4 mini documentaries by MTV dedicated to Britney and all of her remarkable performances and appearances throughout the Video Music Awards. You can also watch all of her performances on http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/