It showcased a pop star wielding the music video as a revolutionary medium on a level her peers couldn’t touch while reviving the form during a low point of relevance in the process.
It served as the jumping-off point for some of her most formative creative partnerships. “If I Were A Boy” is a standout in her videography and puts her acting chops to work, but the seismic impact of “Single Ladies” went on to dwarf it as a cultural phenomenon. Premiered alongside “Boy” on MTV’s Total Request Live in October 2008, “Ladies” cemented Beyoncé’s status as a triple-threat who can marry the grace of a ballerina and the formidable bombast of a J-setting dance corps with a body roll. It was about the boys being super gay.The 100 Greatest Music Videos of the 21st Century: Critics' Picks
So in that respect, I have to take my hat off to them for doing it."Ī.) what was even so special about that choreography? FYi: "Your Baby" is unoriginalī.) They weren't even making fun of it. "Everybody said, 'Frank, relax! It was funny.' And of course, I've relaxed about it…If they're making parodies just like they make parodies of politicians and presidents, that means it must be big time.
So, in some really stupid way, we were like, Why are they making fun of our baby?!" Still, he's learned to let bygones be bygones. "For Jaquel Knight and I, the 'Single Ladies' dance is our baby.
But what's not to love about the hilarious sketch featuring Justin Timberlake shaking his rump in pumps and a skimpy leotard? "I was upset because I know that Justin's a great dancer and if he learned the choreography, he could do it really well," Gatson explains. "I was the only one who was upset with it," he recently told me. As it turns out, not everyone was amused by last month's SNL parody of Beyonce's music video for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)"-namely, her choreographer, Frank Gatson Jr.
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