抜群の歌唱力とじっくり時間をかけ新しさに挑戦を続けるアルバム作りの姿勢が評価できるクリスティーナだが、そのあまりに過激なセクシーさゆえに眉をひそめる層が多いのも事実。Beautifulは音楽・映像ともに素晴らしい作品だが、保守層からはパロディーの標的にされてしまったのか。
まずオリジナルの映像美あふれるPVはコチラ。この Beautiful という単語だが日本語で言うところの『美しい』だけでなく深い意味がある。
(Don't look at me)
Everyday is so wonderful, then suddenly, it's hard to breathe
Now and then I get insecure, from all the pain I'm so ashamed
I am beautiful no matter what they say words can't bring me down
I am beautiful in every single way yes words can't bring me down
Oh no, so don't you bring me down today
To all your friends you're delirious So consumed, your all alone
Trying hard to fill the emptiness, the pieces gone,
Left the puzzle undone, is that the way it is?
You are beautiful no matter what they say words can't bring you
down, no, no cause you are beautiful in every single way
Yes words can't bring you down. Oh, no so don't you bring me
down today
それに対して悪質なパロディー版の映像はコチラ。映像もちょっと何ですが、そのキツイ歌詞の内容を文字にすると。。。
(Don't look at that)
I used to be such a dirty girl showed my cooch, made world news
But sales have dropped, cause I grossed you out
You didn't care to see my XXXX hair
So now I'm virginal, I've changed my slutty ways
Covered up my thong, umhmm I am virginal, let's see if it will pay
At least for this one song, oh yeah this ain't a sexy song today
There's a drag queen in a wig There's a fat girl no one likes
There's an anorexic twig my pierced nipples ain't in sight
There's a sad boy lifting weights gay guys kissing deep and slow
But you won't see my whatever(?) shaved, while you watch this video
Cause I'm virginal, won't flash my ass for you Even if you beg, uhhh
Cause I'm virginal, I'm trying something new Closing up my legs, uhhh
No more sexy songs for you
(...unless this don't sell, then I'm going right back to being a XXXX....)
cooch = vagina
gross out = 超下品
slutty = dirty
thong = ヒモパン
XXXX = 聞き取り不能 (回答をお寄せ下さい)
なるほどこのパロディーに対しては原曲が真面目な作品だけにファン層からの批判の方が多そうだ。本人は怒っているのだろうか。