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See also: Wayne Coyne and Erykah Badu, sittin’ in a tree?
See also: New Badu/Lips song samples Siri, sounds fucking trippy
Update 6/5: The video is up again. We received this official statement from Badu’s people, via Wayne Coyne, who I envision snapping his suspenders and saying, “Did I do that?”:
“The video link that was erroneously posted on Pitchfork by the Flaming Lips of the Music Video ‘The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face’, which features Erykah Badu, is unedited and unapproved.. Sorry!! We, the Flaming Lips, accept full responsibility for prematurely having Pitchfork post it. It has outraged and upset a segment of fans and we apologize if we offended any viewers!!! This is a Flaming Lips video which features Erykah Badu and her sister Nayrok and is not meant to be considered an Erykah Badu or Nayrok statement, creation, or approved version.”
You can read Badu’s response to Coyne, via Twitter, here:
“…As a human I am disgusted with your what appears to be desperation and poor execution. And disregard for others. As a director I am unimpressed. As a sociologist I understand your type. As your fellow artist I am uninspired. As a woman I feel violated and underestimated.”
