All i can say is Beyonce has no right to question why people dont focus on anything but her looks. In this 3 minute video Beyonce has more costume changes than Diana Ross has had in her whole career, i think i counted 20 outfits. And of course how can i forget the Beyonce and Jayz moments where she is humping on him, OK we get it you guys are together. I think its Beyonce retire also like Jayz did, even though he seems to be doing more now. Beyonce needs to take a break, one of the reasons she isnt considered an artist is she doesnt give u a chance to take in what she is doing, before throwing something else at you. And i know what your thinking PRINCE used to throw cds out there 1 a year at least, but the difference was he wasnt doing the same thing over and over, neither was Stevie or Aretha or Elton or anybody that used to have that kind of output. Beyonce needs to CATCH HER BREATH and maybe take a few years off, and then maybe come back and give the world something different, stop with the formula.

Hey you're talking Beyounce and her rhetoric -- waaaay too seriously! This is all part of the game. She bitches about this or that to keep her name in the public eye. She's just trying to sell cd's and stay relevant i.e. marketable.

But she is always in the public eye, she has not had a break since the first Destiny Child record, once Survivor came out that was it, Beyonce has been the public eye for the last 6 years and still going. Of course she is marketable, because she is playing with the formula, and the public buys that up because it wants the same ole thing.

i liked the video it was different(well kinda).watch all those other chicks start doin videos in swamps and shit now.

The interesting thing about an overexposed artist is that eventually they all face some form of extreme public backlash. I don't know if it's because people get so sick of seeing them all the damned time or what, but the Knowles clan needs to watch out. No matter how sweet and unaasuming Beyonce (normally) is when dealing with the media, they will eventually tire of her, and be looking for a new angle to sell their wares. And the public, out of sheer fatigue from having her thrust everywhere we look, will probably egg them on.

I'm lucky because I live overseas, so I don't get saturated as much as you guys do with the flavor of the moment...but when she DOES hit over here with her new joint, it's going to be sheer torture because they will play it to DEATH for a year after you guys have already moved on. I like that song for now, but when they're still playing on heavy rotation in urope for 2008, somebody please send me some cyanide to off myself

Not sure how I feel about the video. She has so many locations, looks and outfits and cutaways. It's almost distracting from the song. I don't know what Sophie was going for. I sorta like it and sorta don't but at the end she is dancing her azz off!

Good song. Bad video. That damn choreography again. Looks like she watched the video for Do I Do in that part. What's with the gloves? She needs to return Chrissy Snow's hair. I didn't need to see her all over Jay's crotch tryin' to unbuckle his belt to release his cracken.

Christopher said:

RipHer2Shreds said:

CalhounSq said:

It's on youtube a few times. Watch for yourself.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Hated the gloves.

She might as well start unbuckling...

I hate all the shots where she has that crazed look on her face too. which is about 75% of the vid.

RipHer2Shreds said:

I can't watch it, it's SO out of sync

I'll see it @ some point

I could have done w/o the gloves as well... in fact the scene w/ the gloves & white shoes was just unnecessary (but so are most scenes in videos, lol)...

Some of her "urgent" looks were a little much

I like the song, but the choreography is so in your face at times - how long before the camera actually goes inside her crotch?

Ehh, it's better than "Check On It"

First of all the meaning of deja vu not thinking about someone all the time. Jay said he used to read the dictionary, if so why did't he explain to Beyonce in the studio what deja vu means. I just had to get that off my chest.

Now the video what I love about the video was the location. I also like 2 scenes the twirling of the long red dress(this techniques was on ANTM) and the african dance. What I hated was her all over Jay (chewing gum)he acts like she's not there. The video needs to be re-edited it seemed rushed. I like Bee hope the next song/video is better.

misstoi said:

Yeah... i like b too.. this video is crap

what the FUCK was that? Is she trying to give us epilepsy? Why does she feel the need to cram 15 videos into 4 damn minutes ALL the time? That just seemed like one long ass commercial for her clothing line. And what the HELL is up with that face she always makes? Turning and looking over her shoulder all the damn time. Is she scared that Michelle and Kelly are trying to sneak up on her or some shit? I mean, goodness. She's in a haunted house, and a cornfield, at a swamp, the hair store, on the block. Is she gonna shoot her next video on the moon or some shit? Goodness. Where is Dansa at? I want her to see this.

DiscoballStallion said:

I agree. The video is all over the place.

I just read that she did all the choreography. She should have left that to the professionals.

Oh yeah, I also read that BET will play the video every hour on Friday.

PurpleCharm said:

You know she thinks she IS a professional.

misstoi said:

props to you for clarifying the meaning of deja vu. i honestly didn't pick up on that, as i was mostly focusing in on the video and not so much the lyrics but i'm happy you mentioned it cuz things like that bug me as well.

now, onto the video! it was good and different but it's true that the parts with her all over Jay are a bit much. it's actually a little unsettling to watch. the gum chewing was weird too. the dancing is a bit spastic but i give her credit for trying something new. the song is cool!

I just wanna know if shes gonna pay Mike royalties for ripping Heartbreak Hotel

dancerella said:

I'm gonna attempt to watch the whole thing. I turned that shit off when she was at the swamp

b4 i read the comments just wanted to say that vid sucked ass, i couldnt even watch the whole thing but from wat i saw its her worst so far. very uncreative whoever directed this needs a boot to the ass!

Moonwalkbjrain said:

I couldn't watch the whole thing either. And I even watched that whole horrid Chechclear video.

OK. My gloves are off.

I'm tired of B, don;t really get into her, though the radio singles sometimes keep me moving in a club.

But I have to speak my mind, B....your video so reminds me of Mariah Carey's Butterfly and Shake It Off videos. That's all I'm sayin'

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Moonwalkbjrain said:

The sad part about it is that it was directed by Sophie Muller. She's an awesome director. She directed quite a few videos for Sade. I'm not quite sure what went wrong with this video.

DiscoballStallion said:

DiscoballStallion said:

OMFG

Its just too everything.

It is very Mariah when shes in the field. Is the look ie the swamp, plantation house, African dance suppose to have something to do with her allegedly being part Creole or something? It could have been a great vid but instead its just... too.

PurpleCharm said:

o wow, she fell off then cuz sade has some amazing vids

JackieBlue said:

what excatly is Creole??