Manila Luzon always drives me crazy with her videos. Sure he music is fun and catchy, but this bitch knows how to make a hot music video. Whether it's her and Latrice kiki-ing, Lil' Manila trying on drag for the first time, or a sweet tribute to her greatest love, she always has something new and fun to keep the viewers happy. This time she's jet-setting around the globe (well green screening around the globe). Check out the official video for "Stuck On You".
There is a lot happening in this video! We've got a super hot hunky man that plays her boyfriend for this video, stuck at home while Manila is touring around the world. We get to see another one of Manila's crazy yet amazing fashion ideas, making a full dress out of post-it notes (as if a dress made of wigs wasn't insane enough!). My favorite part, though, was the destination sections. These pieces were obviously the least "polished" parts of the video, being shot in front of a green screen with some rather cheesy on screen effects, but it was charming and funny. Plus she was giving me Koda Kumi realness in the screen cap I took above.
Unlike many music videos out today, most of Manlia's have plot lines, and this is no different. As I said before her sexy boyfriend (who apparently has a massive drawer full of hot underwear that make his thing look HUGE), is left at home while she is touring. For the first half of the video it's all good, but eventually he gets lonely and frustrated. After a big blowup, and a cameo from fellow RuPaul's Drag Race alum Bianca Del Rio, it didn't look like things would end well. Luckily for the sake of not being horribly depressed (for Manila's sake! Again I digress, that man is smoking!) she shows up at the end and surprises him with supper and a kiss and all is well.
Is this the best Manila music video to date? No, probably not. But is it miles beyond those doing the same thing as her from the same background? Certainly. While other Drag Race ladies do music for fun or for extra cash, Manila has made a career out of it, and it's very obvious that she takes the time to really try and be professional and look polished in everything she releases. She's now going on four years of being off of the show, so she has to try even harder and push even more to be in the spotlight with the crowd of sisters becoming bigger and bigger each year. I think she's doing a damn fine job at it, too.
Also she did a Harajuku look. Eat it, Avirl Lavigne. (Not you, Gwen Stefani. You can stay.)
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