i like this version better. the woman is absolutely gorgeous.

I say just ask for permission Bey. there was a time back in the day when artist could use and develop other artist ideas and become famous and original for it, but today if you hit a whistle note your pic is on YouTube beside Mariah, or if you wear a out fit/redo a famous movie scene your all over the place on every blog. I say even though Countdown was Very, Very Obvious just put up a slate that says inspired by or involve the actual artist/directors in on the project. Like she did with run the world video and billboard performance. and get Frank Gaston out the picture for a while, every time I see him on TV he showing Beyonce and Kelly something old, talking about lets put a new twist on it, instead of showing them something he developed in the studio, and working from the theme of the song.

Yeah this version is a lot better… Less plagurism to digest. And to that person who called Trent a fag…. You made and will deal…

Be smart Trent, if this video was the fight that controversy then it would of came out as soon as that happened…this alternate version is a bonus video on the Elements of 4 DVD…Beyonce also has alternate videos for Run the World, 1+1, and Best Thing I Never Had so alternate versions of the other 4 era videos were very likely

I like this version, maybe she released the tainted version because she needed the controversy to promote the single. Besides, “Countdown” is the fan favorite besides “Start Over.”