![]() As she slowly slides down the side of the truck, she evokes the image of a similarly themed and equally iconic video staged on a bulldozer. Normani is perched precariously atop the inside of the vehicle. As the music starts, Camila takes off her hard hat (ill-advised on a construction site), and Ally motions for the camera to follow her around the side of the truck, where more members of Fifth Harmony wait. Camila poses sexily on a bulldozer - the central prop, inexplicably, of the performance - while Ally stands on the right, wielding a sledgehammer and looking directly at the camera. We open on the backlot of the Kimmel lot. The act is nonsensical at worst and an examination of late-stage capitalism also at worst, and it cemented their legacy in my mind. But in September 2016 I was given a gift by Jimmy Kimmel - a simply flawless and memorable performance of the seminal bop “Work From Home,” by the ORIGINAL Fifth Harmony, may it rest in peace. ![]() Long gone are the days of Britney’s 2001 VMA’s performance and Britney’s 2003 VMA’s performance and Britney’s 2007 VMA’s performance. In the era of YouTube, TikTok, the 25-second news cycle, and brand activations that seep into every leisure activity ( Colonel Sanders getting a prime-time set at Ultra, anyone?), it’s hard to make a lasting impact with a late-night-show performance. ![]()
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