If you've been YouTube-ing this video for the last month & been hit with nothing but videos removed by the Universal Music Group for unauthorized releases, the official release has come. Rihanna returns with a dance tune that has major International flavor written all over it. And once again, she proves that the video doesn't kill the radio star.
When i first tuned in to see the video, (now don't call me sissy) i was in love with the whole thing. I'm not gonna lie, the theme & the colors put me in a trance. I said to my self, Rihanna came back, & she came hard, until i scrolled down & read the first comment on her video: "This video is a total knock-off of Tim Walker's photography!" So i Googled Tim Walker & was sure to find out that it is true, they did copy a lot of his ideas, in some occasions, picture for picture.
Now let's compare the pictures to the video.
At 1:56 we get Rihanna mesmerized by an over-sized pink rose...
(Tim Walker photography)
At 2:58, we get the over-sized balloons floating around Rihanna who's sitting on a wooden ladder...
(Tim Walker photography)
At 3:21, you see lit up dresses hanging from a tree...
(Tim Walker photography)
Now, if you're Rihanna & the video producer, these can all be a coincidence. But if you're the artist who has been a victim of theft, you want a really preci$e explanation for all this. In this case, Tim Walker was the victim & there is probably nothing he can do about it.
"Originality belongs to yesterday" - Frankie Valli
