Ahh, finally!
So glad she seems to be left alone in the photoshopping department for the most part. (Her face looks a little cleaned up but not as drastic as her previous videos, but she still seems to have her curves which looks nice in these clothes)
I /was/ hoping for a more "epic" video, since this ballad has some power to it, but it's nice nonetheless. The instruments playing themselves were a nice touch and I loved seeing Kelly put emotion into the singing at certain parts.
I was dissapointed with the fade out at the end. It sounded tacky, and unprofessional. Although I will wait to see the high quality version that's uploaded to her channel, hoping that part is fixed.
But I am happy now. Hopefully this will help get the sales she deserves! I'm not sure how this will go in the U.S, but if Australia is any indication, it should help increase and stabalise her album sales, and give her another top 20, if not higher, hit.
Edit: Just found this hilarious interpretation.
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OBVIOUSLY, the video is all about symbolization in Kelly's relationship with RCA.
She grabs her neck in the beginning. Symbolizing RCA has been a pain in her neck.
The wine symbolizes the drunken celebration that will follow once she is free.
The emply high heels symbolize that Beyonce has just vacated the premises leaving Kelly to use Ryan's track for her song now.
The flower symbolizes the end of her contract and rebirth with a new label.
The mirror scene is simply thrown in because Kelly insisted on having some symbolization of vampires/Twilight. However, the elevator is relevant in that it symbolizes that Kelly has been getting the shaft.
The pearls are a reference to the old saying "do not throw your pearls before swine". The meaning here is that soleless business execs destroy artistry.
The floating instruments symbolize how RCA wants to take the artist out of the music.
The strawberry symbolizes her shafting on the IDNHU video. Remember she wrote three scenes. One was cut for budget concerns, leaving the video with an unfinished feel.
The spinning in circles symblolizes that Kelly wants off this merry-go-round. That's why she is on the couch. She got sick to her stomach and had to go lie down. This also represents her needed down time in Texas with the fam.
The blurring and the sparkles symbolize that Kelly has to fight through the haze to give us the gems of her talent.
The fountain symbolizes that it hasn't all been bad. It's a fond reference to her VMA SUBG performance and cute little walk under the fountain.
The abrupt ending symbolizes how RCA likes to do things half-assed. It cuts out quickly to symbolize how Kelly, the fans and even video directors like Joseph are "cut off at the knees."
Aside from all the symbolization, the overall blatent statement the video is making is that Kelly is a beautiful girl, inside and out - even while she's making meatloaf.
So simple to understand. What's all the discussion about?
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