How can Usher revive America’s flagging response to Here I Stand, which has only just broken the million-sold mark (it’s currently at No. 83 on the Billboard 200) and had an unrepentant flop of a second single with the dirgey, yet screamy “Moving Mountains”? Apparently the answer is “a video with naked Usher rolling around with a naked model… and a piano that seems to be made out of the same material as Wonder Woman’s jet. Oh, and don’t forget the diamond-earring product placement!” Whether or not the sex-soaked “Trading Places” will make America remember that the libidinous singer exists is still up in the air, but I’m most disappointed that the lyrical homage to “What What (In The Butt)” at the song’s end got cut, perhaps because the clip needs to be “family-friendly.” What with the rest of it being so buttoned-up and all. [YouTube]
Usher Strips Off His Shirt In A Time Of Crisis
October 3rd, 2008 // 3 Comments
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R. Kelly’s transparent piano was way cooler:
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Not to be obscene or anything, but did you ever think that this song was about Usher “getting it” with a strap-on? It just really makes sense when you listen to the song.
Now that’s a video America needs to see.
@ITMS: No, you’re totally right, that’s exactly what this song conjured for me when I first heard it on the album, which is why I was surprised when it was picked as a single.