Once upon a time, music was music. Then it became an industry, and then it became ever-more a visual media as much as an audio one. And so here we are today thronged by superficiality, where images sell more songs than the songs themselves.
And so it is that prior to producing a music video, many musicians are fixing their crowded or crooked teeth with Invisalign paid for by the record company if they’re lucky. If they were born with a silver spoon in their mouths already, then this whole matter will have been settled in their childhood or adolescent years – how efficient!
In the Tina Arena of surface matters, upbeat pop music needs the biggest smiles with the biggest confidence and few have a bigger smile than Janet Jackson.
When you search for music videos that feature smile makeovers you’ll get comments like this with videos: “We love seeing you smile! Here we go with a big smile makeover for Leah 🩺💕 she used to have composites done and now she has upgraded to porcelains for a more natural look.”
But nothing that shows a music video with then a back-story of the cosmetic dentistry involved in putting that dazzling smile onto the TV.
Let’s hope that very soon there will be a TV show about dentists where we can enjoy a mix of celebrities in there too – perhaps a reality TV show? Am sure it’s coming soon.
Don’t let the ADA in on it though as being a government association they’ll want to control every scene and probably want a cut of profits too. Some things are better done by private enterprise.
If you look deeper enough on Google you may find a dental marketing expert in Sydney or Melbourne who could pull it all together.
Rock & Pop Stars With Crooked Teeth
Perhaps it’s time to focus on the history of rock and the crooked teeth that have graced our TV screens in music videos and beyond.
Leif Garrett was a pin up boy with a golden smile. A blonde pop god whose poster was on the wall of every adolescent girl in Glenelg where I grew up. The brothers’ bedrooms were fully plastered with only one pop star – Debbie Harry of Blondie.
But Leif had crooked teef.
That did not deter the girls, but would it be the same in the 2020s? Not a chance. Our girls demand perfection and it’s why so many men now have insecurities around their looks.
Actually, not so. I was just taking you on a little journey into the fake news that’s so easy to fabricate nowadays.
Leif had immaculate teeth.
And Debbie Harry too.
Ah, good times.