Kris Allen's 'Live Like We're Dying' Video: His Time, His Show

Stylish new clip showcases the 'American Idol' winner's likability. By James Montgomery Kris Allen in the "Live Like We're Dying" music video Photo: Jive/ 19E Time is running out for Kris Allen . Not, you know, metaphorically or anything like that. It's basically the plot of his brand-new video for "Live Like We're Dying," the first single from his self-titled debut disc (due November 17). Time — here represented by a constantly diminishing digital clock located somewhere near an abandoned housing complex in the middle of the desert (no word if the Bluth Company put it there) — is eternally fleeting, and as such, we should live without fear or regret. Or, if you will, like we're dying. And that just so happens to also be the plot of the song, a fantastic rock/pop hybrid originally written by Irish act the Script , then co-opted by Allen for his debut, somewhat understandably, since the song seems tailor-made for him. It plays to the strengths that ... (link)