Pop Heaven: Mary J. Blige vocalizes female passive-aggressiveness with "Just Fine"
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OK, hands up. Who spiked Mary J’s chai tea with Prozac? Because she’s hella happy in this video, and, to be honest, it freaks me out a wee bit. I’m so used to associating her with drama and divaness that seeing her all breezy and, well, “just fine”, makes me feel a bit like when the local drunk approaches you in the street in a good mood. You know the way it feels like they could just switch at any moment?
ANYWAY. Bligey’s been nominated for a Grammy for this catchy little number, which gets a single release here on 28th January. Catch the vid over page.
By the way, stay tuned until 3:08, when Mary J starts working it in a tuxedo and pink bow-tie. And dancing not unlike MJ in “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough”. Like many things in this clip, I can’t work out if it’s really scary or really hot. I think I need a lie down.
[video: Polydor]
