History Main / ThreeMinutesOfWrithing

* For some literal writhing, as well as PlayingToTheFetishes, Trent Reznor of NineInchNails is

* For some literal writhing, as well as PlayingToTheFetishes, Trent Reznor of NineInchNails is not immune.
* Isn't this pretty much why the PussycatDolls exist?
** Played straight in TaylorSwift's "The Story of Us" music video, where The camera frequently cuts from the main storyline to Swift singing in the library, squirming against a wall.

* {{Beyonce}}'s ''Single Ladies'' song fits this song to the letter.

* MileyCyrus' music videos for ''Can't Be Tamed'' and ''Who Owns My Heart''. ''Party In The USA'' might count.
** '''"Might???"'''

** '''"Might?!?!?"'''

* BritneySpears

* Rare male example: {{Morrissey}}'s "November Spawned A Monster". a pretty odd choice because the actual song is about the plight of a disabled woman, and midway through the song an actress, apparently portraying said woman, starts letting out terrifying unintelligible cries. This makes sense if you're paying attention to the lyrics, but if you're too busy watching Morrissey suggestively writhe around rock formations in a desert while wearing tight pants and a mesh v-neck shirt, it just seems inexplicable. When the video appeared on BeavisAndButthead, Beavis commented "quit whining, go out and get a job and some good clothes... and another thing, stay away from old rocks!"

** This and pole dancing, arse-shaking and just generally being strippers.

* Rare male example: [[Morrissey]]'s "November Spawned A Monster". a pretty odd choice because the actual song is about the plight of a disabled woman, and midway through the song an actress, apparently portraying said woman, starts letting out terrifying unintelligible cries. This makes sense if you're paying attention to the lyrics, but if you're too busy watching Morrissey suggestively writhe around rock formations in a desert while wearing tight pants and a mesh v-neck shirt, it just seems inexplicable. When the video appeared on BeavisAndButthead, Beavis commented "quit whining, go out and get a job and some good clothes... and another thing, stay away from old rocks!"

* Rare male example: Morrissey's "November Spawned A Monster". a pretty odd choice because the actual song is about the plight of a disabled woman, and midway through the song an actress, apparently portraying said woman, starts letting out terrifying unintelligible cries. This makes sense if you're paying attention to the lyrics, but if you're too busy watching Morrissey suggestively writhe around rock formations in a desert while wearing tight pants and a mesh v-neck shirt, it just seems inexplicable. When the video appeared on BeavisAndButthead, Beavis commented "quit whining, go out and get a job and some good clothes... and another thing, stay away from old rocks!"

* Isn't this pretty much why the Pussycat Dolls exist?

** This and pole dancing.

** If I'm not misinformed (and [[TheyJustDidntCare I really don't want to do the research]]) only one of them can actually sing, the others are dancers.
** And, they used to be a burlesque troupe. Basically, they are former strippers.
*** Former?
**** Sadly, they do not display the goods, so yes.
***** If you call a burlesque artist a stripper, expect trouble - the two disciplines are related but have distinctive differences.

* {{Shakira}} is particularly famous for shaking her hips.
** This troper was introduced to "She Wolf" today. There cannot be any other purpose to that video.
** This troper is pretty sure there's a reason Shakira has a song named "Hips Don't Lie".
** Shakira was originally an alt-rock singer more akin to Alanis. Then she began shaking her hips and dyed her hair blonde and became latin-Britney.
** She's a trained bellydancer, which explains the ass-shaking in [[strike:some of]] her videos. Doesn't really excuse [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dsp_8Lm1eSk smearing herself with oil]] while writhing, though.

** [[KanyeWest But it was still the best video OF ALL TIME!]] [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome The BEST OF ALL TIME!!]]

** But it's still a [[strike: big]] ''huge'' part of why it's so popular

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* Fergie's primary role in the Black Eyed Peas (My Humps anyone?). She tends to do it when she goes solo too (Fergalicious is especially guilty).

* Name a Mariah Carey video. Any Mariah Carey video. "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time" in particular.

* Madonna was an early pioneer for overtly sexual music movements in videos.

**This troper was introduced to She Wolf today. There cannot be any other purpose to that video.

* The White Stripes' video for ''I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself'', which consisted entirely of a scantily-clad Kate Moss performing a pole dance.
* Queen Adreena's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqTxjfPmQw8 'I Adore You']] contains much writhing by scantily-clad vocalist Katie-Jane Garside, but it is of an unnerving quality.

* Mocked ''mercilessly'' in the Jewel video "Intuition" which includes fake ''TRL'' quotes like "Her voice sounds so much better in that outfit!"

* Beyonce's ''Single Ladies'' song fits this song to the letter.