Have you head Pink’s new single, “Sober?” It’s great. My love affair with “So What” ended pretty quickly–despite my initial crush, it sounds like noise to me now–but “Sober” has gone in the opposite direction. It didn’t make an impression at first, but now I can’t get it out of my head.

The video, however, made an impression right away:

You know how actors talk about “tasteful nudity?” I’d say this video has the world’s first case of “tasteful fucking yourself.”   The Pink-on-Pink sex could be played for pure titillation, but instead, it’s beautiful. 

Why? Well, for one thing, the video is gorgeously directed by Jonas Akerlund, who creates several psychological worlds for Pink to exist in. One realm belongs to Thoughtful Pink, who wishes she could like herself when she wasn’t drunk, and another belongs to Dirty Pink, who masks her self-loathing with booze and parties. A third world belongs to… um… “Photo Negative Pink,” who wears white, sits in a white room, and has white hair. To me, Photo Negative Pink suggests the part of her that’s caught between the other two—the unformed version of herself that can’t exist until Thoughtful and Dirty make amends.  

And I’d argue that the Pink-on-Pink sex scenes show us that reconciliation. That’s why their sex is so intimate, full of tender lip-nibbles and eye contact. Two pieces of the same person are finally learning to connect.

So… since it’s beautifully shot and makes a thoughtful statement, the Pink-on-Pink sex is tasteful. To me, at least. What do you think? Are there other things about the video that rock (or don’t rock) your world?