Robert Palmer died too young. Age-54 of heart attack.

But this is one of my favourite music videos all time.

Back in 1986, using models and not the actual musicians was groundbreaking ➙ “epitomise the glamour and excesses of the 1980s“.

Palmer was a heavy smoker, but did not party like many rock stars of that era.

The five models in the video are Julie Pankhurst (keyboard), Patty Kelly (guitar), Mak Gilchrist (bass guitar), Julia Bolino (guitar), and Kathy Davies (drums).

Palmer recycled the video’s models concept for the videos of three other songs of his: “I Didn’t Mean to Turn You On” (also from Riptide), “Simply Irresistible“, and the animated “Change His Ways” (both from Heavy Nova).

In the romantic comedy film Love Actually (2003), written and directed by Richard Curtis, the video for Billy Mack’s song, “Christmas Is All Around”, is a tribute to “Addicted to Love”.

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Appropriate.

The Buggles – Video Killed The Radio Star

“Video Killed the Radio Star” (1979) with Thomas Dolby on keyboards.

The music video written, directed and edited by Australian Russell Mulcahy, was produced on a budget of $50,000. It was filmed in only a day in South London.

The video is best known as marking the debut of MTV, when the US channel started broadcasting at 12:01 AM on 1 August 1981.  It originally aired on the BBC’s Top of the Pops.

Hans Zimmer can be briefly seen wearing black playing a keyboard.

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Dream Catcher Academy near Lagos is a school for orphaned and indigent girls. The goal is quality education, arts and leadership and life skills.

Seyi Oluyole started Dream Catchers Academy with only 5 girls in 2014. It provides free dance, drama and music classes for underprivileged children.

I’m following the school now. And will try to visit next time I get to Nigeria.

It was this dance with afrobeat superstar Davido that first caught my attention.

GREAT tune.  Simple but awesome music VIDEO.

Bruno and his band, the Hooligans, watching women walk by on the street.

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