The Pussycat Dolls are the latest in flash-in-the-pan pop music, gyrating and grooving their way onto the top pop charts with songs like "Stickwitu" and the teaser track "Don't Cha" with its sassy lyrics about wishing your "girlfriend was hot like me". But what if you don't wish your girlfriend was hot like me? What if you don't wish your girlfriend was a freak like me? Is there any room for the Pussycat Dolls in pop music?

The answer is, of course, a resounding "yes". There will always be room for scantily-clad role models for teenage girls and there will always be room for scantily-clad sex objects for males (and females) of all ages. The reality is that sexing up pop music is far from a fad and far from a new ideology. Groups like The Pussycat Dolls have been strutting through music for decades and, if their fishnet stockings and catchy lyrics are any indication, they show no signs of slowing down.

The Pussycat Dolls, in particular, began as an all-female burlesque act created by choreographer Robin Antin in 1993. The evolution from burlesque act to pop act is as natural a process as childbirth and by late 2003 Antin had decided to formerly put together a music act that would bring the sexiness of The Pussycat Dolls burlesque act together with the sexiness of the pop music industry. She began with Nicole Kea of the band Eden's Crush (another all-female pop group) and brought in popular producer Jimmy Lovine as the executive producer. From there, several marginally talented backup singers were formed around Kea and The Pussycat Dolls had effectively become a pop group.

"Don't Cha" hit the airwaves and the music video circuit in 2005 and quickly became a sensation with the sassy lyrics and mediocre delivery. Of course, having Busta Rhymes appearing on the track doesn't hurt and by the end of April the Dolls were on their way to superstardom on the strength of one song. Proving that The Pussycat Dolls were far from one hit wonders, "Stickwitu" became the second single and shot to the top of the charts, becoming number one in the UK and reaching the coveted second spot on American pop charts.

Regardless of whether the poppy strains of "Don't Cha" catch your ear or not, The Pussycat Dolls are likely here to stay in pop music...at least for a few years. The fact is that longevity is a rare condition for most pop groups, especially those that are so obviously constructed on the notion of looks alone. Sadly The Pussycat Dolls appear to be one of those groups, so while they may suffice as a type of singing eye candy for the moment, the reality is that the Dolls won't really "Stickwitu" for very long at all.