Billy Maddison's video for 'Irreplaceable' was revealed today, and it has surprised many.
The video is two minutes longer than the released song, thanks to a short 'movie' at the start, telling the complex story between Gemma, Billy and Brisky.
As the music video begins, genuine pictures of Billy and Gemma Ferns, when they were in a relationship, are played through a slideshow accompanied by a lone guitar intro added by Billy specifically for the video. A voiceover echoes: "I remember when I used to have it all... Then she came and took it all away..."
At that moment, a vase falls smashing into a thousand pieces on a white marble floor. A woman, who looks just like Brisky, stands in a bathroom, her hands covered in blood. As she drags her hands down the mirror, blood smears the glass as a faint sound of a baby crying is heard. Her face is tear stained and dirty, a blank, vacant look in her eye... an evil look. This turns into a split screen, and the other half fills with a picture of Gemma Ferns, smiling sweetly, holding Billy's baby Kai. Brisky's look a like then walks to the living room, where Billy is sitting, and takes a seat. The clock begins to fast forward, while the pair stay in the same position, Billy looking bored and unstimulated. This, again, turns into a split screen in which an old home video of Gemma and Billy plays. The pair are playfighting, wrestling in their living room, while Caleb runs about. Billy and Gemma seem the picture of happiness as they laugh and hug each other.
Finally, the song begins.
Billy is in the bedroom sitting on the bed, singing "to the left, to the left, everything you own in the box to the left", while the Brisky look a like packs up items into boxes, in tears, before turning around and obviously arguing with Billy. As the song continues, she rushes at him, trying to hold onto him and kiss him, and he pushes her away, arguing back at her. [i]'In the closet that's my stuff...'[i] - She attempts to grab a picture of Gemma which still stood on the bedside cabinet, presumably to smash it. Billy pulls it away from her, angry, and pushes her away - again. She slips and drops to the floor, while Billy returns the picture to pride of place.
In the next verse, she continues to pack up her things while Billy sits down, waving his hand for her to leave the room. As Billy sings the line "I can have a better you in a minute, matter of fact she'll be here in a minute", it shows that he is laying down looking at Gemma's photograph 'Brisky' had earlier, and he runs his fingers gently down the glass.
Billy then watches the girl struggle to get her bags down the stairs and out the door, smashing valuable items as she goes, screaming at him. As the line 'I'll call up that chick, see if she's home' plays, she turns around, mouth gaping open, obviously shocked before Billy continues: 'Oops, I bet you thought that it was over'.
The fighting and arguing continues, until Billy checks his watch (apparently bored) and begins to throw her stuff into the cab while tears stream down her cheeks. She grabs his arm, seeming to beg him not to end the relationship. To this, he wraps an arm around her, and begins to stroke her cheek with his spare hand. She begins to smile, as Billy seems to be accepting her back. Then, he looks into her eyes, and quietly says the words: "So since you're not my everything, how about you be nothing, nothing at all to me, Baby I won't shed a tear for you, I won't lose a wink of sleep, 'Cause the truth of the matter is, upgrading you is so easy". The girl appears heartbroken, and drops to her knees. She then begins to scream and shout at him, stands and begins to hit him. Billy reaches out and grabs both of her arms in one hand and forces her into the cab, slamming the door and handing the driver some money. As the taxi begins to move, a close up is shown of Brisky in the back. She has tears rolling down her face as she screams with heartache. Back on the front lawn, Billy continues the song as he watches the cab drive away. As the song ends, Billy turns around and opens his arms as a girl with long, straight brown hair and deep green eyes runs into his arms and the pair share a heartfelt hug. He then leads her inside the house and as the last seconds of the song play, one last picture of Billy and Gemma comes up on the screen. It is of the pair of them lounging by the pool in the summer, Gemma in a bikini and Billy topless. The camera zooms in on Gemma face, surrounded by long brown hair. The camera zones in even closer - into a pair of deep, green eyes.
Finally, the screen goes black and white script reads "To the One I love, I did this for you... Forever Yours, Billy XxX
"To the left, to the left
to the left, to the left
to the left, to the left
Everything you own in the box to the left
In the closet, that's my stuff
Yes, if I bought it, baby, please don't touch
And keep talking that mess, thats fine
Could you walk and talk, at the same time?
And it's my name thats on that jag
So go move your bags, let me call you a cab
Standing in the front yard, telling me
How I'm such a fool, talking 'bout
How I'll never ever find a woman like you
You got me twisted
You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I can have a better you in a minute
Matter fact, she'll be here in a minute (baby)
You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I can have a better you by tomorrow
So don't you ever for a second get to thinkin'
You're irreplaceable
So go ahead and get gone
I'll call up that chick, and see if shes home
Oops I bet you thought, that it was over
What did you think
I was putting you out for?
Because it was untrue
Messing you around til she comes back to me
Baby, drop them keys
Hurry up, before your taxi leaves
Standing in the front yard, telling me
How I'm such a fool, talking 'bout
How I'll never ever find a woman like you
You got me twisted
You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I can have a better you in a minute
Matter fact, she'll be here in a minute (baby)
You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I will have a better you by tomorrow
So don't you ever for a second get to thinkin'
You're irreplaceable (irreplaceable)
So since you're not my everything
How about you be nothing, nothing at all to me
Baby I won't shed a tear for you
I won't lose a wink of sleep
'Cause the truth of the matter is
Upgrading you is so easy
To the left, to the left.
To the left, to the left.
Mmmmm
To the left, to the left.
Everything you own in the box to the left
To the left, to the left.
Don't you ever for a second get to thinking
You're irreplaceable?
You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I can have a better you in a minute
Matter fact, she'll be here in a minute (baby)
You must not know 'bout me
You must not know 'bout me
I can have another you by tomorrow
So don't you ever for a second get to thinkin'?
You must not know 'bout me (baby)
You must not know 'bout me
I can have a better you in a minute
Matter fact, she'll be here in a minute
You can pack all your bags we're finished
'Cause you made my bed now get out it
I will have a better you by tomorrow
Don't you ever for a second get to thinkin'
You're irreplaceable?"