This music video from 1999 is iconic due to its lesbian kissing sequences, something very unusual for a 90's pop video. The video highlights the divide between society and homosexuality, and this is made evident when there is a literal barrier between the people and the girls, in the form of a fence which resembles one from a concentration camp. Also, the people are looking grim faced and somewhat surprised by what they see, which again reiterates the fact that homosexuality was and still is sometimes frowned on, particularly when in public display. Costume plays an important part in this video because it emphasises how exposed the girls are as they are getting soaking wet in the rain, whilst the people looking in are wrapped up in raincoats and holding umbrellas. The rain could be symbolic of the release of kept in emotions, which TATU are embracing whilst the people are sheilding themselves from it. At the end of the video, the girls walk off hand in hand into the sunset, a typical ending to a conventional love story. Whilst they do so, the people are still left watching and holding their umbrellas with dark colour filters of grey and black, this all suggests that it is better to be individual than part of a crowd.
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