- It was directed by Melina and Beyoncé and is a r'n'b/funk video
- The lyrics and visuals are illustrative eg:
- on the line 'Like a perm that's been left too long' she acts as if shes combing her hair
- on '2 millions' she has to fingers up
- green boxes are on the screen during the chorus
- ends with a green screen
3. Illustrative:
- cuts to the beat
- band shown esp at the end of the video focusing on the brass instruments and the drums
- the bridge of the song is a lot slower and here theres no dancing just beyonce lying on a life size sign
4. There are constantly visual hooks throughout the video
5. Scopophilia
6. The music video was inspired by Robert Palmer's music video Addicted to Love and Madonna's Human Nature. her dancing infront of the band remindes me of Amerie's Onte Thing video
7. Mostly concept and performance based...there is no narrative within the video
Link to Amerie One Thing: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Xa1qaAcJG70
Link to Robert Palmers Addicted To Love: http://youtube.com/watch?v=C4EJkI3hN0w
Link to Madonnas Human Nature: http://youtube.com/watch?v=7emPXuqN1xc
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