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I’m sorry, was there a song playing during this video? I was too transfixed by D’Angelo’s glistening body to really pay attention. This 4-min. exploration of the R&B singer’s delectable torso, directed by Paul Hunter, has D’Angelo trying to persuade the listener-viewer to have sex with him. “Won’t you come closer to me, baby?” he pleads, as the camera pans down to his — hello! The man is not wearing any pants. O.K., you can’t see D’Angelo’s manhood in the video, but you can see his oblique muscles, which are so toned that they make his legs look disconnected from his body, like a life-size Ken doll. This provocative video caused quite a stir when it came out in 2000. We can’t imagine why.