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WATCH IT: Pains Of Being Pure At Heart "The Body" (Phil Van, dir.)

As someone staring at a computer at a desk on a sunny afternoon, I will concur that being young and in love and without responsibilities on a day at the beach sounds quite nice. --> watch "The Body"

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart"The Body" (Slumberland)Phil Van, director | Adam Lytle, producer | Little Minx @ Black Dog / Greencard Pictures, production co | Chell Stephen, editor

WATCH IT: Wolfgang f/ Will.i.Am "Forver" (NABIL, dir.)

Lest you think NABIL would direct a typical dance video, "Forever" takes a quick turn to the absurd when a dancing couple hooks up in a stairwell and we learn that Will.I.Am is always and forever, his full-grown visage fully formed from sperm to in-utero to toddlerhood and on up through the stages of life. And yes, those sperm and in utero sequences could double as a quite effective abstinence ad. --> watch "Forever"

WATCH IT: Bruno Mars "Grenade" (Nabil, dir.)

The music is a burden for Bruno Mars, slowing him down and preventing him from being with the one he loves. That premise is displayed in a literal fashion here, as director Nabil has Bruno schlepping a massive piano across the city and eventually to a crashing conclusion that makes the earlier visual references to "Rabbit In Your Headlights" make even more sense. --> watch "Grenade"

WATCH IT: Sugarland "Stuck Like Glue" (Declan Whitebloom, dir.)

Sugarland singer Jennifer Nettles manages to make stalking look downright adorable in this unexpected clip directed by Declan Whitebloom. What starts as a seemingly normal crush gets more and more creepy as Nettles and her partner-in-crime Kristian Bush enact a slapstick plan to make sure he knows just how much she loves him. --> watch "Stuck Like Glue"

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WATCH IT: Chemical Brothers "Further" (Adam Smith & Marcus Lyall, dir.)

It's not quite interactive YouTube, but this teaser to the new Chemical Brothers album Further — which will be available in both CD/DVD and an enhanced iTunes Pass edition that contains videos for every song directed by the band's long-time visual collaborators Adam Smith and Marcus Lyall — does let you choose your own adventure through a matrix of little clips. Consider it a sign of things to come... --> watch "Further" (teaser)