"While the song itself was composed as an homage to Prince, D'Angelo's handlers had the bright idea to reposition the music video as a mouthwatering teaser for Voodoo that would also exhibit a dramatic fitness transformation that had the singer striking an even stronger resemblance to the NFL running back Marshawn Lynch. Made to look as if captured in one shot, the Untitled video revolves around a brawny D'Angelo as he lip-synched the sex plea while appearing as if completely nude."
"The pajama bottoms he wore were hung low as possible to remain out of view. Taking the perspective of a lover in close quarters, director Paul Daniels sized up D'Angelo like a meal, setting him against a black backdrop for the camera to tarry on his pectorals, adonis belt and lips. The steamy finished product, which elapsed nearly four and a half minutes and was repurposed for a Voodoo album cover that wound up bearing a parental advisory sticker,"
Fans first reacted to D'Angelo's death with references to the 1995 Brown Sugar track 'Shit, Damn, Motherfucker', but those references were quickly overshadowed by shirtless tribute images sourced from the 2000 video for 'Untitled (How Does It Feel)'. The song honored Prince, while handlers reframed the video as a provocative teaser for Voodoo that showcased a dramatic fitness transformation. The one-shot-styled clip presented an apparently nude D'Angelo lip-synching a sex plea against a black backdrop, with director Paul Daniels focusing the camera on his pectorals, adonis belt and lips, and the clip was reused for a parental-advised album cover.
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