Picturesque landscapes serve as the backdrop forTinashe’s beautiful, though kind of emo, new music video for “Pretend.”
The JODEB-directed clip finds the “Bet” singer going through the motions with her boyfriend, all the while obviously longing for her collaborator, A$AP Rocky.
“Let’s pretend I ain’t your friend, so we can get it on again/ Let’s pretend we never met, a good excuse to play forget, Let’s pretend you never lied, so I can give it up all night,” she sings as library books rain down in cinematic fashion.
Pretty Flacko, of course, puts in some quality time at the strip club, where he finds his co-star’s bae acting less than gentlemanly.
“To never fool around with you was my best deed/ Stand up, got a heart up on my left sleeve/ When I could find another lover by the next week,” he raps after confronting her cheating lover.
For the closer, the “Fashion Killa” MC pulls out the classic Lincoln Continental with the suicide doors to “rescue” the 21-year old chanteuse from her pretend relationship.
The follow-up single to “2 On,” “Pretend” is set for Tinashe’s debut album, Aquarius, due out October 7.
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