Vanessa Carlton’s new video for her latest single, “Hands on Me,” has the pop songstress’s hands traveling over her own garter and stocking clad thighs, among other views, catching some viewers by surprise. “It’s a simple video,” she notes. “It really just reflects the simplicity and purity of what the song is saying.”

Carlton expects to be touring in support of her acclaimed “Heroes & Thieves” through most of the year, including “hotel cafe gigs, which I enjoy. I’m so proud of this record, I want to be performing it as long as possible.”

Meanwhile, Carlton says she didn’t have to think twice about offering her services to perform at Live Earth’s environmental advocates event earlier this week at the model green home known as “the smart house” in Venice, Calif. “I’m a pretty green person, and I’m actively trying to become greener by the day,” she says. “I use recyclables. I rarely use paper towels. I always bring nylon bags to the store with me. Little things you can do.” Asked if she’d drive one of the new “smart fortwo” cars, Carlton laughs. “I do the other alternate transportation. I walk. I’m a pretty bad — I would say horrific — driver. My experience of driving is taxi cabs in New York City.”

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