Naomi Jane Confronts Hurtful Gossip in New Music Video "Little Miss"

With the release of her last single, “Little Miss,” pop singer/songwriter Naomi Jane completed the trio of songs shared to preview her upcoming end-of-summer EP. But now she returns with a music video for the powerful ballad that dramatizes her challenge of sexist labels and social pressures that pit women against other women.

Like her two previous singles — “Pretty Boy” and “Grown Ups” — an emotional candor gilds Jane’s lyrics for “Little Miss.” With agonizing frustration and more than a little venom, she rejects and vindictively embraces the derogatory terms spat behind her back. After all, when facing the judgments of people who refuse to take context, circumstance, or yourself into account, there’s not much left in your control to set the record straight.

Created through the lens of cinematographer Calli Cohen, the music video for “Little Miss” opens with Jane at the piano. As she starts to carry the song’s heartache and confused hurt, the scenes start to shuffle, revealing the variances in how she’s perceived by herself and others.

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Each opulent mirror she’s seen peering into also reflects these different versions at her. Coupled with the lavish decor and gowns, the scenery evokes the darker side of a fairytale ball, one in which Cinderella is besieged from all sides by the jealously snide barbs of the crowd as she dances with the prince.

The video’s ending also makes the song’s final verses all the more poignant. Just after cutting to black, Jane reappears at the piano, scattered roses lying upon its red lid, lulling over each word. As she finishes, the camera holds on to her face to uncover the unguarded sadness that still sits at the center of this empowering bit of pop balladry.

“This song is a rebellion against the hate and judgments girls put on each other driven by their desperation to get the attention of a boy,” Jane explained. “We should be building each other up, not tearing each other apart. It feels like crap to be hated over a situation that was completely out of your control, especially when your only intention was to make sure that nobody got hurt.”