Each year my family and I watch the lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree on television. I will admit that I don't always make it into Manhattan to see the tree in person, so watching the lighting and knowing that I at least have been there at some point makes me feel all New York cool.
I look forward to seeing Tony Bennett and his toupee, which my mom calls the "best toupee in the world". He is a regular at this event and, at 85, sings the pants off of those young whippersnappers.
So, after watching Tony, the delightful Michael Buble and the Rockettes (I always say the same thing every year; "they must be cold!"), Justin Beiber appeared and introduced the world premier of his video for "All I Want for Christmas is You", with Mariah Carey. Now, first of all, Mariah has gotten way too much mileage out of that song already and should be banned from ever making another version, but it's actually a catchy song so whatever. The video starts with her posing in a Santa suit, but a version of a Santa suit that you would not find in any Burl Ives narrated claymation Christmas story. Nope, this one is cut low in the front, high on the bottom, and is missing a very large patch in the middle. OK, Mariah, we get it, you had twins and are in great shape. Message received. Now put on some clothes.
Then in comes Justin and his posse, staring longingly at Mariah. She comes alive and the fun begins. Mariah apparantly likes to touch her hair, and her cleavage, and her legs. She seductively looks into the camera while singing . At the end they are both in a sleigh, she has her bare legs stretched out and squeezes her breasts together to show even more cleavage. OK, this is the part when I point out that she is 41, he is 17. Um..... Am I crazy or is this a tad inappropriate?? And just plain icky? Cause it's a music video it's OK? OK, all you moms out there of 17 year old boys. Say the hot 41 year old woman down the street wants to make that kind of video with your son. What is your reaction? I am guessing it's somewhere in between "no way in hell" and "over my dead body". (Notice I am not asking the dads, who might have any number of reactions that are vastly different than mom's.) This is the stuff that Lifetime movies are made of and in those someone ends up in jail.
The sad part is that the song is pretty good, and the video would have been cute if the Cougar would have been tamed. But instead they went the cheap route. Which means that I don't want my daughters watching this video. It deserves repeating; icky. Mariah, you are a mom now, class it up a bit. Justin, well, you have bigger issues to deal with, just don't ask Mariah to accompany you to the bathroom. I've seen you on the news enough lately.
