A single song can propel an entire career. Robin Thicke has long been a talented, world-renowned R&B singer, but he's never broken to the forefront. Now he's finally getting his turn. The title single off his forthcoming album, Blurred Lines, managed to top the UK charts and the song's music video has generated an uproarious buzz like Thicke has never experienced before. In a recent interview with BBC, Thicke responded to a bombardment of criticisms that claim the music to be misogynistic.
"I can't even dignify that with a response, that's ridiculous," Thicke said. "I don't want to be sleazy, I'm a gentleman, I've been in love with the same woman since I've been a teenager. I don't want to do anything inappropriate."
Thicke's wife, actress Paula Patton, was the one who pushed him to shoot the explicit version of the video. "My initial response was I love the clothed version, I don't think we should put out the naked version," Thicke said. "And then I showed it to my wife and all of her girlfriends and they said, 'You have to put this out, this is so sexy and so cool.'"
The original music video for "Blurred Lines" features Thicke with TI and Pharrell Williams alongside three supermodels, dancing around scantily dressed against white walls. The video is provocative, sexy, classy and invigorating. A perfect match for the song. But then the unedited version came out, and it changed everything.
The explicit version is essentially the one and the same, besides one major difference: the models are topless, making it just a tad more memorable for most viewers. Once the unrated video made its way into public hands, there was no stopping it, and the more people watched the video, the more they listened to the song. The video made the song popular, and once it achieved worldwide recognition, people tapped into its simplistic, funky chopped beat, catchy falsettos, and overall feel good groove. The video may have given the track a boost up the charts, however, it deserves its recognition. Check out the 'tame' version of the music video below.
All validation aside, fans still can't wait for Thicke's Blurred Lines, which is set to hit stores July 30.