Dallas police charge singer for nekkid music video

Singer Erykah Badu, a native of Dallas, has now been charged by police in the Texas city with disorderly conduct for undressing in front of tourists, including children, during a music video shoot last month in Dealey Plaza, where President Kennedy was assassinated.

Those unfamiliar with the lovely singer's work should know that she's a multiple Grammy winner sometimes called the Queen of Neo-Soul. In other words, she's no upstart, but an artist with serious ambitions, as well as critical and commercial success.

The video in question has been removed from YouTube, but you can still watch it (for now) on Badu's website. While there, you can also listen to the rest of her new album. Stream it by clicking on the album cover image on the home page.

Meanwhile, people still confused about exactly what Badu was trying to say with the video may get some answers Saturday night when she appears on the late night FOX talk show hosted by Wanda Sykes. In a Tweet to fans, the singer acknowledged that many have failed to understand what she was getting at:

I would never disrespect JFK. his revolutionary thinking is my inspiration. my performance art has been grossly misinterpreted by many.

New music video features nudity, history and confused tourists

Have you seen the new video by Erykah Badu for her song Window Seat? She gets nekkid right on the spot where JFK was shot to death.

Says here in the Dallas Morning News that Badu filmed the video guerrilla-style earlier this month.

The controversial video, shot in one long take, shows Badu walking through Dealy Plaza in Dallas slowly stripping off all of her clothes in front of bewildered tourists before the inevitable ending.

Here's the video itself. See what you think. Watch the vid, then read her interview in the Dallas paper. Did you understand what she was trying to say?