By now you all have seen Rihanna‘s 50-leventh video for “We Found Love” off her sixth album in her six year career, Talk That Talk. When this first came out I took a mere interest due to a production by Calvin Harris. Once the vocals kicked in I thought, “Is this the Only Girl In the World Who Found Love?” Y’all know how much I hate sequels. After putting the song on my pause list – a staple for songs that I will eventually listen to before I die – I decided to wait for the visual. How happy I am that I waited.

This video is everything I wanted from Rihanna since her domestic abuse case. Instead of going emo like she did with Rated R, she shows us her fun, angry, emotional and dare I say vulnerable side. Using her Chris Brown look-a-like, she shows how you can love someone so much that it can be dangerous for everyone involved. Although this particular homage to her past takes it to drug and alchol induced heights, it is clear to see that sometimes love and heartbreak can force you to grow as a person, as she had to do in her own life.

Although the song on its own still seems hollow and I am dreading to hear her perform it live, this is a clear case where the pairing of a song with a visual give you all the right pieces to see something honest and heartfelt. Kudos Rihanna. I’m sure this is the last time…

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