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Ladies and gentlemen - once again, Britney Spears! Cue the music... er... lip-syching... I mean, Britney had totally lip-syched her way through new single "Me Against the Music" for her first performance on SNL last night and frankly, I was getting tired of not hearing her voice. "I bet it's cuz she smokes," I tell my sister. "She can't sing anymore cuz of that." My sister pretends she doesn't like Britney Spears. "I don't like Britney Spears," she says.

So Britney takes the stage... fixes the "mic" (note: prepares to utter a few "woos" and "yeah's" to pretend she's singing live) and then... she actually sings! To the amazement of the audience both live and watching at home, Britney begins to sing live, to a ballad? That's totally treading Christina's turf you'd think, but somehow, Britney manages to produce one of the best performances I have ever seen from her. Standing alone, adorned in a simple dress, no background dancers to be seen. Just her, a string quartet and a soft piano tinkling away to a simple but beautiful melody. The song's called "Everytime I see you" and it's about Justin people say... The camera zooms in on her face as she sings "I'm sorry my weakness caused you pain, please forgive me" and for a second there, you forget about the showy, scandalous Britney and see someone who suddenly seems so real. You get drawn into her song, the lyrics and the way tears seem to form in her eyes when she sings them. When at the end, Britney takes a deep breath in and out, you do it too, because just as she exhales to finish her phrase, you realize you have taken in, a whole new appreciation for her. Think I'm being overly zealous in my praise? Check out her performance yourself here or here
posted by Tim at 9:19 PM