Classic Clips

‘LET’S DANCE’ By DAVID BOWIE – No 1 Hit In The UK 40 Years Ago Today

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21 May 2023

One of the greatest hits of the late great musical genius DAVID BOWIE was
LET’S DANCE (more than 248 million streams on Spotify), the classic title track
of his 1983 album. The single hit the top spot of the UK charts on 21 May 1983,
40 years ago today.

Video: It was shot in Australia, together with the other LP’s hit ‘China Girl‘.
Co-directed by Bowie and frequent video collaborator David Mallet, the clip
starred, besides Bowie, two students from Sydney’s Aboriginal Islander Dance
Theatre.

Watch that lovely girl dancing the blues with her red shoes.

DAVID BOWIE: Facebook – Website

‘EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE’ By THE POLICE – Released 40 Years Ago Today

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20 May 2023

Superstar trio THE POLICE had one of their biggest hits – #1 in the US, UK and Canada – with EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE. The song was released 40 years ago, on 20 May 1983.
It featured on their fifth and final LP Synchronicity.

Video: It was directed by Godley & Creme (from 10CC) with reference to Albian artist
Gjon Mili‘s 1944 short film Jammin’ The Blues. The clip shows the band, accompanied
by a pianist and string section, performing the song in a darkened ballroom as a man washes the floor-to-ceiling window behind them. Sting plays an upright bass.

Watch.

THE POLICE: Bio – Discography

Remembering IAN CURTIS Who Passed Away This Day In 1980 – Here’s The Iconic Clip For JOY DIVISION Classic ‘ATMOSPHERE’

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18 May 2023

Band: JOY DIVISION (1976-1980)
Song: ATMOSPHERE
Released: 1980

The gripping pîece was originally released on 18 March 1980 by French
label Sordide Sentimental as a 7″ single, only available in France and named
“Licht und Blindheit” (German for Light and Blindness). Only 1578 copies were
pressed.

Frontman/lyricist IAN CURTIS – mentally and psychically suffering from epilepsy
and depression – committed suicide on 18 May 1980. Shortly after Atmosphere
came out as a 12″ single (artwork below) It was #1 on the UK Indie Chart.

Still goosebumps after all these years.
Here’s the iconic, Anton Corbijn directed video.

JOY DIVISION: Bio – Discography


Artwork 12″ single

This Day In 1966 In Manchester – ‘Like A JUDAS Stone’ By BOB DYLAN

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During his UK tour in 1966 on 17 May, imperishable troubadour-legend BOB DYLAN played in Manchester at The Free Trade Hall. At one point during Like A Rolling Stone
a member of the audience shouted out Judas at Dylan because he didn’t like (and many
with him) that Dylan played half of the concert electric guitar, backed by Americana
rockers The Band.

He was branded a traitor for moving from acoustic folk to rock ‘n’ roll.
Dylan replied with “I don‘t believe you” and “You’re a liar“, then turned
around and instructed The Band to ‘Play loud’.

Here’s that historic performance.

The iconic poster for the gig.

BOB DYLAN: Bio – Discography – Website

‘MAPS’ By YEAH YEAH YEAHS – Tearjerker Released 20 Years Ago

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16 May 2023

Band: YEAH YEAH YEAHS
Song/clip: MAPS
More than 80 million views on YouTube,
more than 152 million streams on Spotify

From YYY’s grand debut album FeverTo Tell released 20 years ago (29 April 2003).


Album artwork

Video: “The clip shows the band playing in an audition in a high school gymnasium, with different light filters changing the color of the room. Karen O’s crying in the video was not staged. She explains: “They were real tears. My boyfriend at the time (Angus Andrew) was supposed to come to the shoot – he was three hours late and I was just about to leave for tour. I didn’t think he was even going to come and this was the song that was written for him. He eventually showed up and I got myself in a real emotional state.”

Watch/listen.

YYYs: Website – Facebook – Instagram

Classic Clips – ‘WHITE PUNKS ON DOPE’ By San Francisco Madcaps THE TUBES (1975)

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11 May 2023

Band: THE TUBES
Who: Hard-kicking madcap punks from San Fran
fronted by glam eccentric Fee Waybill.
Active: 1972 – present / 8 LPs

Single/clip: WHITE PUNKS ON DOPE

The punk anthem that put them on the mat.
It featured on their self-titled 1975 debut LP.

This was the promo clip.

THE TUBES: Bio – Discography – Instagram

Classic Clips – ‘PERSONAL JESUS’ By DEPECHE MODE To Celebrate The 61th Birthday Of DAVE GAHAN

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DAVE GAHAN was born, named David
Callcott in Epping, England on 9 May 1962.

Happy 61 to the man who’s been the charismatic face and vox of
British lionized darkwave heroes DEPECHE MODE for 43 years now.

With DM he made 15 studio LPs (so far). With production and remix duo
Soulsavers he canned three longplayers with covers album Imposter as
the most recent one, released last year. He also released two solo albums.

To celebrate the man’s birthday I picked the video of my favorite DM
song, the supreme Personal Jesus from their 1990 album Violator.

– PERSONAL JESUS –

DEPECHE MODE: Facebook – All Albums

YELLO With ‘I LOVE YOU’ – Released 30 Years Ago

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7 May 2023

Band: YELLO
Who: Swiss electro-pop trio with Dieter Meier and
Boris Blank. Founding member Carlos Perón left in 1983.
Active: 1979-present / 14 studio LPs, with
the excellent Point as the most recent one,
released in 2020.

Single/clip: I LOVE YOU
Released: 30 years ago, in 1983

Listen/watch.

YELLO: Bio – Discography

ELVIS COSTELLO Didn’t Want To Go To CHELSEA 45 Years Ago

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5 May 2023

45 years ago (17 March 1978) ELVIS COSTELLO and his Attractions
released their second LP, the fantastic This Year’s Model. One of the
singles was the equally fantastic I DON’T WANT TO GO TO CHELSEA.

A song Costello wrote when he was working as a computer programmer.
Lyrically, it was inspired by the films he had been watching as well as his
childhood trips to Chelsea, London.

Oh, no, it does not move me
Even though I’ve seen the movie
I don’t want to check your pulse
I don’t want nobody else
I don’t want to go to Chelsea

EC: Instagram – All Albums