Pussycat Dolls, Fergie and oh so many other pop tartlets may toy with sexuality, but they don't come close to matching the sheer brazenness of the wonderfully named newcomer Valeria — which I like to think is a mash-up of "venereal" and "malaria." The sexy Latina — who you may recognize from her cohosting duties on Ed McMahon's Next Big Star and a role in Ashton Kutcher's Just Married — spends the bulk of this swank europoppy song cooing suggestive dirty thoughts about what lesbionic fun she plans to have once her gal pal sneaks into the palace. That's right, I wrote "palace." The video is set at a posh Budapest estate where Valeria plays a randy royal who sneaks in singer/friend Aria. The two have a glorious time as they luxuriate in milk baths, play video games, giggle and take each other for rides. Actually, the action in the video is surprisingly PG, although the lyrics could have been taken from a Barely Legal porn script. For example, the song opens with a mock telephone call in which Valeria purrs, "Daddy? She just came to say goodnight," and progresses to lay out a set of instructions on how Aria can infiltrate Valeria's vagina, I mean, palace. And you know what? It's so outlandish that it works. In fact, I dare say it's brilliant. Chalk it up as a guilty pleasure if you must, but it's practically guaranteed that just one listen will have this concoction of whirring Casiotone beats and exotic vocals permanently ingrained in your noggin. --> watch "Girl I Told Ya" below...
Valeria feat. Aria "Girl I Told Ya" (Interscope)
Marc Webb, director | Hagai Shaham, producer | DNA , production co | Welles Hackett, DP | Ken Mowe, editor
