Video: Kelly Clarkson -- "Already Gone"

Looks like I'm about a month late on posting the video for the latest Kelly Clarkson single, "Already Gone," but you'll have to pardon my missing its initial release. There was a pretty big controversy over the song--and not the video--right 'round the time that the above formal-attire clip saw...

By Pete Freedman

August 31, 2009

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Looks like I'm about a month late on posting the video for the latest Kelly Clarkson single, "Already Gone," but you'll have to pardon my missing its initial release. There was a pretty big controversy over the song--and not the video--right 'round the time that the above formal-attire clip saw its debut, remember? Anyway, not a huge surprise here, but the clip's made it into VH1's video rotation, which explains why I just caught it for the first time over the weekend.

If nothing else, the video should go a long way toward helping the player piano on its return to popularity. Seriously, how did these things ever go out of vogue?

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