The up-tempo Polow Da Don-produced track finds Xtina seductively cooing about losing her inhibitions at a nightclub where she’s taking shots, kissing boys and girls, and just not giving a f***.
But along with losing her inhibitions in the song, Christina seems to have lost herself musically. “Not Myself Tonight” will undoubtedly work in the clubs where the names and voices of the artists “singing” make no difference as long as the beat is danceable, but for an artist with a voice like Christina’s — quite possibly one of the best voices of our generation — it does nothing to showcase her as a vocalist and it’s a step in the wrong direction. A direction where she feels she has to compete with artists like Britney Spears and Lady Gaga who do dance music well.
Here’s hoping Bionic isn’t bogged down with “Not Myself Tonight” sound-alikes, and judging from the interviews Christina has given about the album, it won’t be. Thank goodness.
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