Naughty bits count: Two nipples and one bum. Though if you’re shocked by that in 2016 you must be at least 8000 years old. Most shocking moment: A couple in getting steamy in bondage gear. Sounds mad, but is it much different to ‘Ye making ‘Famous’ available only to those paying for a Tidal subscription? It was banned by MTV, so Madonna sold it on VHS. Madge’s video features a little light bondage and some same-sex kissing. Here, then, is a brief history of nakedness in music videos. We’ve become accustomed to naked flesh in music videos it’s a long time since Duran Duran’s ‘Girls On Film’ seemed racy. Yet the seemingly voyeuristic nature of the video is the only shocking thing about it. How would you feel if someone were to film you sleeping naked and upload the video to the internet? It doesn’t make any difference if these are waxworks: the effect and intention are the same. Kanye has described the ‘Famous’ video as an artistic comment on the nature of fame, but this is pure voyeurism, and the definition of exploitative. It’s been reported that Swift was horrified and it’s not hard to see why. The figures appear to be waxworks of the people themselves.Įven as a Kanye fan, it’s very hard indeed to defend the Tidal-exclusive video.
His 10-minute video for ‘Famous’ – already a controversial song thanks to the factually incorrect lyric, “I think me and Taylor might still have sex / I made famous that bitch faaaaaamous – now has a very queasy video indeed.īased on the 2008 painting ‘Sleep’ by the American artist Vincent Desiderio, it depicts ‘Ye in bed with fellow famouses including wife Kim Kardashian, her musician ex-boyfriend Ray J (their sex tape leaked in 2007), Donald Trump, Kanye’s ex-girlfriend Amber Rose and, yes, Taylor Swift. Kanye West, your problematic fave, has done it again.
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