Robin Thicke hits the dessert and adds a touch of old Hollywood charm to the video for his Lil Wayne-assisted single "Pretty Lil' Heart," the second single off soul crooner's fifth album "Love After War." The R&B's leading man channels the late actor James Dean in the Marc Klasfeld-directed clip, which was filmed at a motel in the desert, as he lies down beside a toy monkey playing the cymbals, the cinematic sounds of old time movies echos before his rapper pal, Wayne jumps on the beat.Thicke, 34, shows what could go wrong in the life of someone who has it all. "The inspiration behind this song was really just about when you're in a relationship and you're faced with all the challenges of temptation and attraction to other people, how can you trust when you're not with that other person they're doing you right?" Thicke tries to embody a little bit of that old cinematic charm, the golden age of Hollywood, and try to capture a little bit of that and put it into some soul music.
The cinematic visuals were inspired by a modernized '50s vibe. "I'm a big movie fan, especially of old movies. So I really wanted to embody a little bit of that old cinematic charm, the golden age of Hollywood, and try to capture a little bit of that and put it into some soul music," he shared about the video concept, "I think that we all have those fears and this video is about some of those fears being realized in a fantasy realm, almost in a dream-like state, and yet we still are telling the one we love, don't worry I got you, I only wanna be with you."
The video's playful opening offers a softer side of Thicke as he hangs out with a mechanical monkey toy. After a featured rap from Wayne, the cinematic-like story reveals montages of the singer playing a modern Marlon-Brando-meets-James-Dean character. If that image doesn't make you sweat profusely, you also get Thicke in a white tank top, he strumming his guitar from bed, and wowing a crowd while playing the piano in a lounge on center stage. Throughout the video, the L.A. native gets close to a handful of women, all while reminding them not to worry their "pretty lil' heart" because he's a one-gal kinda guy.
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