New Music Video: Kelis '4th Of July (Fireworks)'

I really liked this song the first time I heard it and I immediately thought of a 'strobe lights at night' vibe, the song title sorta means that the video will be a no-brainer. I have only just seen the video so I haven't done the usual research but it looks like it's probably directed by the guys who did 'Acapella'. I made this assumption because it looks like they have used the same wardobe/set/concept......the head-dress and the desert ring any bells, Kelis??? Aside from that I .....erm....I haven't really thought this out but.....errrrr - oh yeah - I would have loved the video if it had had more jittery, chopped up editing [I don't know any technical terms,so work with me people!!], for example, the opening scene in the desert and the end scene where Kelis plays with some sort of light decoration works well with the music. When I heard the song, I expected to be blown away by the amount of energy and imagery thrown at me to contrast with her calm vocals.....daaahhhhwell.

I think the parts where she is singing with a microphone should have been left out - the video follows this whole 'at one with the earth and the elements' vibe but the appearance of a microphone and the Beats by Dre headphones ruins this theme as you can tell that these parts where filmed indoors [YEAH, I know the strobe lights could also be part of this technological line-up but they are not AS obvious...]. To me, it looks like Kelis keep switching between being an enigmatic mirage in the sweltering desert to ANY girl singing at your local karaoke bar. Kelis is not any girl though so I don't like having to type this but I just expect more. MORE, KELIS, MORE!!!!! I love what you're wearing and your makeup etc but I just feel like you could have given us something other than the scenes that were cut from the 'Acapella' video.

Your image is still hot but your videos are starting to look a lil run-of-the-mill. Your better than this....and unless your looking for more money to up your music video game, stop tryna rinse Nas....he ain't Diddy!?!?!?

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