Christina Aguilera Tones It Down For America

noah | July 11, 2008 9:00 am
In what will certainly be the first of many, many more to come, Christina Aguilera’s ad for the voter-registration lobbying organization Rock The Vote premiered online last night; she eschews her famous melismas and lung-busting antics for a simple near-croon of “America The Beautiful,” which she sings, lullaby-style, to her American-flag-swaddled baby. Apparently, this ad is supposed to pay tribute to Madonna’s 1992 commercial for the organization, although I’m not sure how it does so beyond wrapping a person in a flag and giving Christina a blonde mop that vaguely resembles the one Madge sported 16 years ago. Original clip after the jump.

Why do I have a feeling that there’s going to be a straight remake of this ad by N.E.R.D. in the coming months? Call it a hunch.

Christina Aguilera Rock The Vote [YouTube] Madonna Rock The Vote Commercial [YouTube]