The video was very somber but it had to be given the theme of the song. It was visually stunning and had some great shots, but became a tiny bit boring near the end. The tear just made me die at the end.
What did yall expect? Dancing in your underwear like in Born This Way?
The simplicity of the video made sure the attention stayed at the song itself.
It was emotional and beautiful.
Firstly, I adore Stay. It is one of my favourite Rihanna songs.
But the video and the Grammy performance just didn't do it for me.
The SNL performance was far superior and as much as I love the concept of the video, Ri simply doesn't have the acting skills to pull it off, not many do. The second last close up of her when she is pretending she is about to cry is cringe-worthy.
Its frustrating because Diamonds is one of her best videos ever.