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Two-fer Thursdays for you K'naan stans. Somalia's troubadour drops visuals for his "Hey Jude"-meets-"F*ck You" single "Hurt Me Tomorrow". The official clip, alternately titled The Ballad of Smelly & Petunia, follows an awkward/endearing storyline of stuffed animal heartbreak. Below, watch the man himself perform the single on Jimmy Kimmel Live donning a clown nose — K'naan is for the children. "Hurt Me Tomorrow" is now available on iTunes.
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