Brightening things up: Kelly Clarkson adds a splash of colour to the world in People Like Us video

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Brightening things up: Kelly Clarkson adds a splash of colour to the world in People Like Us video

By Cassie Carpenter

Someone's a fan of the film Pleasantville starring Tobey Maguire and Reese Witherspoon.

Since Kelly Clarkson's new music video for People Like Us is very reminiscent of the 1998 movie about color metaphorically transforming a black-and-white world.

The song - off her Chapter One: Greatest Hits album - has the 31-year-old original American Idol crooning about a community breaking free from the norm.
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People Like Us: Kelly Clarkson's new music video is very reminiscent of the 1998 movie Pleasantville about color metaphorically transforming a black-and-white world

The three-time Grammy winner is seen rocking a high ponytail and wearing a black fishnet top under a cobalt blue dress fastened with a hot pink belt.

Kelly sings: 'People like us we've got to stick together/keep your head up/nothing lasts forever.'

People Like Us was shot by director Chris Marrs Piliero, who's helmed videos for Britney Spears, The Black Keys, and The Wanted.

Crooning Kelly: The three-time Grammy winner is seen rocking a high ponytail and wearing a black fishnet top under a cobalt blue dress fastened with a hot pink belt

'Nothing lasts forever': The song - off her Chapter One: Greatest Hits album - has the 31-year-old original American Idol crooning about a community breaking free from the norm

The video is full of blatant product placement, including Nokia and BMW.

The Miss Independent singer is then seen pretending to be a bespectacled scientist wearing a lab-coat in a black-and-white world.

She and several other scientists are examining and performing tests on a little girl about seven who stands out thanks to her colourful appearance.

Scientific: The Miss Independent singer is then seen pretending to be a bespectacled scientist wearing a lab-coat in a black-and-white world

Different: She and several other scientists are examining and performing tests on a little girl about seven who stands out thanks to her colourful appearance

Nice Nokia: The scared little brunette wears a denim vest over a rainbow-striped chiffon dress and blue trainers

Scared: People Like Us was shot by director Chris Marrs Piliero, who's helmed videos for Britney Spears, The Black Keys, and The Wanted

Sympathetic: It's clear that Clarkson feels bad for the scared girl

The scared little brunette wears a denim vest over a rainbow-striped chiffon dress and blue trainers.
Clarkson then sneaks into the girl's quarters where she uses her tiny hand to wipe the grey foundation off Kelly's face revealing she's also in colour.

The Texas native then says 'Let's go' and takes the child's hand and they make a break for the lab facility.

Double cross: Clarkson then sneaks into the girl's quarters

Trust me: She gently places the girl's hand on her face

What's this? She uses her tiny hand to wipe the grey foundation off Kelly's face revealing she's also in colour

Just like you! Clarkson then mouths 'Let's go' before taking the girl by the hand

Threatening men in black suits similar to the ones in The Host follow in quick pursuit.

But the colourful duo have a brand new cherry red BMW sportscar to make their getaway through the black-and-white desert.

Once the ladies drive to the colouful city limits they exit the car and are supportively surrounded by other colourful people who protect them.

Let's go: The Texas native then makes a break for the lab facility

Get 'em: Threatening men in black suits similar to the ones in The Host follow in quick pursuit

Product placement: But the colourful duo have a brand new cherry red BMW sportscar to make their getaway

Getaway: The BMW is seen speeding through the black-and-white desert

Hold up: Once the ladies drive to the colouful city limits they exit the car as do their pursuers

Kelly took to her Twitter on Sunday to announce she was working on her upcoming Christmas album.

A rep for the songstress just confirmed to the Hollywood Reporter that she will not, in fact, be taking the available judge's seat for American Idol's 13th season.

Jennifer Hudson has confirmed she will join Idol in the fall, and Fox is reportedly still considering Clay Aiken, Adam Lambert, Jennifer Lopez, and will.i.am.

We're safe: But the two ladies are supportively surrounded by other colourful people who protect them

Not a judge: A rep for the songstress just confirmed that she will not, in fact, be taking the available judge's seat for American Idol's 13th season

Meanwhile, Clarkson will appear on the new CBS pilot, The Crazy Ones, starring Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar.

The show from producer David E. Kelley airs on Thursdays this fall.

Kelly will perform a free concert at the Microsoft Store at the Fashion Mall the evening of June 29 in Indianapolis.

She joins Maroon 5 for the 2013 Honda Civic Tour starting July 4 at the LaVell Edwads Stadium in Provo, UT.

Just like Pleasantville: She's clearly a fan of the 1998 film starring Tobey Maguire and Reese Witherspoon

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