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JUST LIKE HONEY
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JUST LIKE HONEY
The rendezvous1 with Derek was just the push I needed to cross over into the PromisedLand. I had proof that I could have something beautiful on the other side of the hell thatwas my marriage. Tommy’s dark reign2 over me was now crumbling3. Derek was outside ofTommy’s world; Tommy couldn’t destroy him, and I felt the possibility of my owndestruction coming to an end.
“The Roof,” as a song and a video, painted a deeply passionate4 and very accuratepicture of my experiences. It was major for me, not for any salacious reason but becauseany intimacy5 with another human being was not something I had experienced before, ever.
It was an amazing feeling, and I was obsessed6 with replaying the encounter andfantasizing what it could lead to.
I romanticized so much about that night that I believed it was part of my destiny. Ithought I had met my soul mate. I was driven. My whole being ached to see Derek—or,more accurately7, to experience how I felt when I was near him.
In creating the video concept for “The Roof (Back in Time),” I wanted to capture thefeeling of the night—the crazy anticipation8 and the strong sensual undertones. I wanted itto be a little raw and sexy. We played on the “back in time” theme with a stylish9 old-school eighties hip- hop10 vibe, which was not a common era to reprise in 1998. Thewardrobe stylist had to scour11
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rendezvous
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reign
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crumbling
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passionate
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intimacy
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obsessed
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accurately
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anticipation
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stylish
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hop
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scour
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thrift
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dismantling
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upheaval
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thoroughly
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recording
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acting
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legitimate
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villa
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villas
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decided
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briefly
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sneaking
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maze
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sleepless
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solitude
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paradigm
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coup
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technically
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ecstasy
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vividly
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vocals
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| (乐曲中的)歌唱部份,声乐部份( vocal的名词复数 ) | |
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vocal
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previously
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platinum
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maturity
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complexity
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narratives
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apprehensive
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lyrics
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treacherous
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elusive
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blatant
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abruptly
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blatantly
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fictional
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poetically
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embellished
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resistant
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license
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thriller
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gangster
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ridicule
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stereotypes
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wink
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restrictions
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glamorous
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fiery
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| adj.燃烧着的,火红的;暴躁的;激烈的 | |
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sequestered
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radius
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insanity
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toxicity
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incessantly
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texture
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grit
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tragically
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stifling
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hopped
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miserable
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intensity
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dispelled
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lasting
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emancipation
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bracelet
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cuff
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underneath
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mules
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champagne
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accomplishment
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gulf
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melancholy
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morsel
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catalyst
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almighty
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