Britney Spears’ ‘Blackout’ Turns Five: Stan & Deliver

Idolator Staff | October 26, 2012 6:00 am

Name: Tynan S. | Location: Madison, WI | Twitter: @TynanBuck

7. Freakshow: When Britney Spears shaved her head, I shaved my head, and I was listening to “Freakshow” when I did it.  “Freakshow” completely sums up Blackout for me: gritty, sexy and all attitude. From the ahead of its time, dubstep-esque bass in the beginning, to our Pop Queen/Messiah bringing the sass, almost rapping — “10pm to 4, and I came to hit the floor” — the track lands mid-album to help keep the sledgehammering momentum of the record moving.  Throughout Blackout, we hear Britney Christ go from flirty on “Hot As Ice” to coy and sexy on “Perfect Lover,” but in “Freakshow,” we see her as she has always been meant to be seen: calling the shots. During such a when Britney’s life literally was a freakshow, “Freakshow” would serve as a welcome reminder that our B Girl was always in charge.