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'Magic' Tricks

Robin Thicke's far-out theme for ''Magic'' -- The singer talks about the inspiration for his new music video

Falsetto soul man Robin Thicke reveals the inspiration behind his far-out new video for ''Magic.''

Frame 1
Ominous 2001-style space capsules open their hatches, revealing...Thicke, grooving to the beat.
''Stanley Kubrick is my favorite director of all time,'' says the singer.

Frame 2
A constellation of stars shaped exactly like Thicke's face appears in the heavens.
''It's about how we all got star quality in us!''

Frame 3
A cloned army of Thickes performs elaborate choreography while decked out in formalwear and twirling canes. ''My friends showed me Puttin' on the Ritz. I don't know much about Fred Astaire, but I liked the suave manliness he had.''

Originally posted Sep 05, 2008 Published in issue #1010-1011 Sep 12, 2008 Order article reprints
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