Jessie And The Toy Boys Debuts "Runaway"

Served as a sweet Valentine's Day message to her fans, Jessie And The Toy Boys has released apositive, powerful new music video for "Runaway". It shows another side of the 22-year-old pop songstress, illuminating her gorgeous delivery and touching songwriting chops. However, there's a twist to the entire video. I don't want to ruin the surprise for you, but let's just say Jessie puts her money where her mouth is when it comes to her support of gay rights.
Jessie And The Toy Boys is the solo project of Jessie Malakouti, who is a big talent with enough proper actual popstarry xfactular 'star quality' to be a brilliant ambassador for her own tunes. “When I wrote 'Runaway' with DJ Skeet Skeet, we wrote it from the perspective of our 13-year-old selves, who felt pressure from our parents and society to be something that we were not," Jessie said. "The song is ultimately about breaking free and following your heart."
Jessie And The Toy Boys took a unique, politically minded twist to their new "Runaway" clip, which contrasts the parallels between wanting a relationship you know you're not supposed to, with the overturning of Proposition 8 (an attempt ban on gay marriage) in California. Jessie and her boyfriend are on a double date with pals in clip. It becomes clear that Jessie and her bestie's lover have the hots for one another, and their current significant others can see it. It begins with lingering stares over dinner and wine, and it continues with dreams and a run for it on the street. The scenes are cut with images of Proposition 8 protests and LGBT imagery.
The video also stars Mollie Thomas, the first openly gay Miss California USA contestant. “I was overjoyed to learn that Proposition 8 was recently over turned in my home state of California,” Jessie said of the video. "It's a step in the right direction, however for a country that teaches it's children to place their right hand over their hearts and pledge 'liberty and justice for all,' we still have a long way to go towards actually making that a reality." “All that matters is love,” she sings sings in front of an American flag, and ending with a simple but powerful message: "Everyone deserves love."