Ever since the racy video for Erykah Badu‘s cover of “The First Time I Saw Your Face” with The Flaming Lips, people have been in shock over just how much nudity was involved in the video. Some saw it as artistic, others thought it was a bit too gratuitous. Badu was just as shocked as the rest of the world when she saw the video hit the internet. Apparently, it was released without her knowledge and Ms. Badu went off on Twitter with her anger directed at Wayne Coyne.

@waynecoyne then… perhaps, next time u get an occasion to work with an artist who respects your mind/art, you should send at least a ROUGh version of the video u PLAN to release b4 u manipulate or compromise the artist’s brand by desperately releasing a poor excuse for shock and nudity that sends a convoluted message that passes as art( to some).

Even with Window Seat there was a method and thought process involved. I have not one need for publicity . I just love artistic dialogue . And just because an image is shocking does not make it art.

You obviously have a misconception of who I am artistically. I don’t mind that but…

By the way you are an ass.

Yu did everything wrong from the on set …

Ms. Badu sounds pretty upset. The truth is that Wayne Coyne knew that there was a major screw up and apologized profusely to Erykah with this statement.

The video link that was erroneously posted on Pitchfork by the Flaming Lips of the Music Video ‘The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face,’ which features Erykay Badu, is unedited and unapproved … Sorry!! We, the Flaming Lips, accept full responsibility for prematurely having Pitchfork post it. It has outraged and upset a segment of fans and we apologize if we offended any viewers!! This is a Flaming Lips video which features Erykah Badu and her sister Nayrok and is not meant to be considered an Erykay Badu or Nayrok statement creation or approved version.

What will come of this?

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