Rihanna's 'California King Bed' Music Video (VIDEO)

So often, because Rihanna is shouting dance lyrics while shooting up the world with cannons and punishing men with whips and chains in well-appointed houses with finely landscaped yards, one forgets that the girl's got a voice -- and a beautiful one at that.

In the video for her new video, "California King Bed," the Barbadian pop star slows it down and shows her sensitive side, holding notes and bearing her soul over a troubled relationship. Set entirely in a gorgeously pink-palleted open air room overlooking the beach, the winds swirl and blow the curtains dramatically around the heart broken singer.

Not much happens in the video -- but then, that's the point.

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Comments

[theaustralian]

10:49 AM on 05/10/2011

she cant sing live, just like her buddy katy perry. so frankly i dont have a clue as to what the writer is oing on about .

[saysaycollins]

09:10 AM on 05/10/2011

da ng it rhianna stop being so hot!

[Dee Dee Russell]

03:26 AM on 05/10/2011

She sounds like Taylor Swift, that's not a bad thing.

[Sunflo]

03:24 AM on 05/10/2011

Nice song but it sounds too familiar.

[futurejd]

01:28 AM on 05/10/2011

Barbadian...sigh...huffpo...Bajan is what you meant to say. If you mean she has voice that is autotuned to death then you are absolutely correct. She's a model, style with NO substance. So, I guess she's just going to release every track as a single so we have to keep hearing her "voice" all year. Her and Gaga are the 2 biggest plaigerists in the industry, they need to both sit down and call it a day.

[ZimboChick]

12:18 AM on 05/10/2011

Rihanna is a bag of chips and ketchup too!

[Adrian Richards]

07:18 PM on 05/09/2011

She is so pretty... I like that she can switch it up.... love this

[TresJolie7]

06:06 PM on 05/09/2011

She soooo pretty, but I hate her finger nails.

[misslege]

09:12 AM on 05/10/2011

I agree the girl is gorgeous. "finger nails" as in color? I think she has beautiful hands.

[TresJolie7]

07:39 PM on 05/10/2011

Her fingernails look like claws. Looks like she's wearing some cheap Lee Press-On's or something. Other than that, she's absolutely gorgeous!

[sharooni]

05:44 PM on 05/09/2011

One major singin' slab o'mutton dressed as lamb. She wore it out long time ago.

[misslege]

09:13 AM on 05/10/2011

She looks fantastic doing it.

[gevan]

05:14 PM on 05/09/2011

Pretty video. The song is worthy of cross-over status, let's see if CMT puts it in their playlist.

[dovelove]

10:48 PM on 05/12/2011

I liked the duet with the singer from Sugarland.

[Andrew FingerlickingGree]

05:05 PM on 05/09/2011

My favorite song off her album.... YES, I bought the album! LOL

[Kimpeach]

04:55 PM on 05/09/2011

I am not a fan of hers but vocally, this is one of her best performances. I must admit she looks beautiful in the video and that man she is singing about is hawt!

[Bluejay00234]

04:47 PM on 05/09/2011

Meh.

[linton]

07:25 PM on 05/09/2011

Hem.

[MissIndependentLady]

04:02 PM on 05/09/2011

Not a fan of the song, but the video was ok and her main guy was hot. :D

[pray4words]

03:50 PM on 05/09/2011

sounds more country