Beyoncé commemorated Election Day Tuesday by dropping a “Baywatch”-inspired music video for “Bodyguard,” which doubled as a reminder to get out and vote.
The sultry video, entitled “Beywatch,” sees the 43-year-old Grammy-winner channeling some of Pamela Anderson’s 1990s looks, including her signature platinum blonde locks and a red “Baywatch”-style swimsuit, a rescue can and a red whistle.
While sporting a black corset, black evening gloves and leather boots — à la Anderson promoting “Barb Wire” at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival — Beyoncé held a prop gun that shot out a flag with the word, “Vote!”
“Bodyguard” is the eighth track off Beyoncé’s eighth studio album and first country album, “Cowboy Carter,” which she released in March. Topping the Billboard charts, the album made history as the genre’s first No. 1 by a Black woman.
In July, Beyoncé gave her unofficial endorsement of Kamala Harris’ presidential bid, giving the VP her approval to use her song “Freedom” as the anthem for the campaign. She officially showed her support by speaking at the Democratic candidate’s Houston rally late last month.
“I’m not here as a celebrity. I’m not here as a politician. I’m here as a mother,” said the Houston native, decrying former President Donald Trump’s position on abortion rights and other issues affecting women. “A mother who cares deeply about the world my children and all of our children live in, a world where we have the freedom to control our bodies, a world where we’re not divided. … We must vote, and we need you.”
Harris has been endorsed by a slew of other famous faces, with some of the most notable musical supporters including Taylor Swift, Stevie Nicks, Ariana Grande, Cardi B and Charli XCX.
