‘Otra Cosa’ Countdown, Part II: Video Premiere

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The countdown to Julieta Venega’s Otra Cosa continues. This week, to hold us off, the lead single’s video was released.

The video begins with a question: “Strange girls. Can they get married, have children, be happy?” It switches to a meadow with a picnic table full of women feasting on flowers served on dishes. Those same girls then surround the made-up Julieta Venegas on a wicker chair as some kind of head of this girl-clan. To make it even more bizarre the girls blow butterflies out of their asses and nether-regions. At the end of the video there’s a supremely sweet vlog style shot of Venegas singing the last chorus in acapella. Very sweet, indeed.

Strangeness aside, the video is beautifully shot, funny, and original. We like. A lot.

Check it out:

Double Ri-Ri-Take

It’s okay to say it openly, a lot of what Rihanna does and has done since ‘Umbrella’ has been very contrived. No argument there.  We still love her, though. With that in mind, everything since the release of the Rated R album cover is starting to tippy-toe it’s way into the realm of  ‘swagger jacking.’ That album cover is a Grace Jones rip-off if we’ve ever seen one.

Now comes the “Rude Boy” video. We did a double take – something looked oddly familiar.

Somewhere, MIA wants her video back…and somewhere else, Janelle Monae wants her hair back.

Do we like it? Sure, but #justsaying.

Boyz….here:

Skying High With New Video

Photo by: Jim Larer

Aren’t they cute? Side note: No one can wear a leotard like Nicole.

Anyway, new video by Nina Sky and we’re really excited. On top of loving the song – they did great with the video.

It’s all them…with the help of Relentless Productions.

They took their blog, Nina Sky High, for a little background on the video and it’s concept:

That’s A Lot Of Ass: Lagy GaGa Premeires New Video

It seems only Lady GaGa can turn a song about falling in love with your best friend into a video of her in a bathhouse getting sold into sex slavery.

If that’s not charm, what is?

Bi-Lingual Jason Mraz

Jason is crossing over to Hispanic territory. His duet with Colbie Caillat has been revamped for spanish-speaking audiences by adding Latin Grammy-nominee Ximena Sariñana.

The funny thing is, yes, we would name her the mexican Colbie Caillat but Ximena has a darker groove than Colbie. Definitely more edgier. Let’s add Fiona Apple to the mix to sleep better at night.

Breakdown:

Fiona Apple + Colbie Caillat = Ximena Sariñana

Check the video below:

For the original video, check under the cut: