I wouldn't exactly call this a "back to basics" video — since I think Lady Gaga's natural baseline is maximum theatricality, ideally in a meat dress — but "Perfect Illusion" is Gaga without artifice. Simple, handheld, mic-in-hands, hands on the steering wheel, jumping around with the fans out at an impromptu desert festival.
The "explicit" warning is a bit of an overstatement — it's about as explicit as your average lingerie catalog — but this simple video is another revealing (ahem) look at Rihanna.
