This seems to be the sentiment many of Beyonce fans are echoing after viewing the video for her new single Deja Vu. Damn girl. Your fans are hard to please. It's bad enough they can't love the song for what it is [a damn fine wink and nod to a previous hit that never feels stale] and keep comparing it to Crazy in Love. Naw they can't stand the shot in New Orleans, Color Purple-Voodoo-Shakira channeling video. In fact, I don't know if you know this B, but they got a petition going demanding that Columbia Records gets you to go back and start from scratch and hopefully think up something better than what they see now as a "hot mess."
[Read more about it here: http://www.petitiononline.com/dejavu06/petition.html]
Girl they even list even reasons why the current video is wrong and just not needed:
A) There is no clear story or theme to the video
B) The dancing is erratic, confusing and alarming at times
C) The sexual themes and shots between Ms. Knowles and Mr. Sean Carter PKA Jay-Z, are alarming and show unacceptable interactions between the two
D) The fashion in this video, while haute-couture, is unbelievable and ridiculous
E) The editing, while professionally done, causes one to get dizzy and disoriented
F) The overall feel of the video leaves a sense of much to be desired
G) The video is very disappointing and is not a clear representation of any of the songs themes
Damn B. I must admit, when I first watched it I was like 'well that was different' and didn't really vibe with it until I read others interpertations and explanations of the whole voodoo vibe and just being possessed by it all, thus explaining the erratic free form dancing and the like. But I would never go this far to suggest that you do the whole damn thing over again. Shit, if fans did this all the time can you imagine how many record companies would have petitions coming their way?
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