Pharrell Williams’ music video for ‘Come Get It Bae’ features Miley Cyrus doing what she has become known for. Yes, twerking. She arrives on the scene after many, many other women have parading through, all of them twerking. Controversial? As if by design.
‘Come Get It Bae’ is a single from Pharrell’s new album ‘G I R L.’ It has sparked discussion and controversy. It could be said that a video featuring more women twerking than a casual viewer could count would of itself spark controversy. But when one of those women is Miley Cyrus, it’s a guarantee.
The music video and the controversy of it may overshadow what is otherwise a catchy song. But now we may forever associate it with its quasi-voyeristic video which sees one woman after another take her place before cameras in what appears to be a large studio — with spectacular panoramic windows overlooking a cityscape — in what perhaps is an audition. Pharrell Williams appears in the video alongside cameras and crew who are videoing what’s taking place. it would seem to be the director, giving a nod of approval.
As if to crash the video along comes Miley Cyrus, who, understandably gets extra screen time as the one who brought twerking to the mainstream and she sings a few lines of the song as well.
It’s quite a contrast to the ‘Happy’ video which already is a classic. For those who insist on pigeonholing artists will find instant disappointment on those grounds.
That said, the video arrives in a climate in which the role of women in such videos is under heavy scrutiny. Videos are out now which take aim at the pornographic approach, notably John Legend’s ‘You and Me (Nobody in the World). It was just a year ago that Pharrell Williams, as producer and featured artist in Robin Thicke’s ‘Blurred Lines’ was also featured in its highly controversial and arguably misogynistic music video.
Perhaps the main different here is that the women are wearing clothing in ‘Come Get It Bae.’ And there is some nod towards social responsibility and self acceptance with the tag line “Beauty has no expiration date” seen at the beginning of the clip. But such tag line may be overshadowed by visuals which feature women who mostly fall within the “norms” of standards of beauty.
You can see Pharrell Williams’ Come Get It Bae video with Miley Cyrus and too many women to count below.
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