@ninelivecat Definitely. That's what makes the song so cool. They're just sitting there looking bored and non-chalant. Better than those Top of the Pops videos with the fake band members trying to look like they're duplicating Gamson and company's studio craft. This is at least cool with Green lounging back while Gamson and Maher are working it out in the background.
Scritti Politti is really something else, that is the least I can say. On first appearance it seems so inconspicuous and spectral and "grey" like so much of the early eighties electronical music, but that seems to make it all the more haunting, once you realize you are actually being completely drawn in by just how funky and soulful it sounds. That's when you start actually paying attention to the lyrics... Its like a cultural anomaly that doesnt cease to fascinate me.
@chillinjazZ There's only one female voice, the wonderful B.J. Nelson (and that isn't her on the sofa in the video). She really compliments Green's vocals throughout Cupid & Psyche 85, their duet on the song "A Little Knowledge" is spectacular.
still working as scritti politti. he's just released a greatest hits album with 2 brand new songs. search youtube for 'a day late and a dollar short' thats one of the new songs
this is the song that introduced me to Scritti Politti... and I still love it! I love Perfect Way too, but I almost think I liked this one better, although it didn't do much here on the US charts
@maclennan73 this is the first track that I'd ever heard from this band back in '84 , after that I was hooked , and still in my opinion Cupid & Psyche 85 is one of the best produced albums of it's day.
I wish I could be a fly on the wall for when this video was pitched. - Hey, I've got a great idea for a video. Green will sit on a sofa, devoid of emotion and sing.
Well that's a much better idea than all the others, lets do it!
@evilisntallbad Well, in the mid 80s it was still all about the artists over flashy videos most of the time. Michael Jackson's crew managed to integrate both, but there aren't many other cases of huge video productions from back then.
As minimalist as this video is, it's very effective. The music is good enough to stand on its own anyway.
Pretty sure its not. If you google pics of Tawatha, she doesn't look like the woman in the clip. Perhaps it was just some model Green decided to use ...
Soberbia y magistral banda!!! Thanks for uploading this jewel!!!
alnetworks2010 2 weeks ago
Too bad it´s so blurry...
gabbis 1 month ago
"I forget to believe in heaven when I look at you girl" - way to circumvent a cliche!
Jamie165 2 months ago
The video is a bit hypnotic (-:
ninelivecat 5 months ago
@ninelivecat Definitely. That's what makes the song so cool. They're just sitting there looking bored and non-chalant. Better than those Top of the Pops videos with the fake band members trying to look like they're duplicating Gamson and company's studio craft. This is at least cool with Green lounging back while Gamson and Maher are working it out in the background.
cathridge 5 months ago
omg, the bored girl is so cute!
eiffe 6 months ago
this is soooo 80s but ironically enough Green was so aware of what he was doing that it transcends mere temporal categorization
emile235 7 months ago 2
Stupid video. Great song.
peterikarlstad 7 months ago
Socialist chic? Bizzarre
emile235 7 months ago
I love this song and The Sweetest Girl
jrmetmoi 7 months ago
So clever to have the video set on a hypnotist's couch. Complements the song perfectly.
Jamie165 8 months ago 4
No internet no cell phones JUST PURE FUN! in 1985!!
newellgirl 8 months ago
Scritti Politti is really something else, that is the least I can say. On first appearance it seems so inconspicuous and spectral and "grey" like so much of the early eighties electronical music, but that seems to make it all the more haunting, once you realize you are actually being completely drawn in by just how funky and soulful it sounds. That's when you start actually paying attention to the lyrics... Its like a cultural anomaly that doesnt cease to fascinate me.
wishcraft4u2 9 months ago in playlist Scritti Politti 3
Oohh these female voices are exciters for adrenaline. I am crazy about this song!!!
chillinjazZ 10 months ago
@chillinjazZ There's only one female voice, the wonderful B.J. Nelson (and that isn't her on the sofa in the video). She really compliments Green's vocals throughout Cupid & Psyche 85, their duet on the song "A Little Knowledge" is spectacular.
skierpage 8 months ago
@wayne2020z
still working as scritti politti. he's just released a greatest hits album with 2 brand new songs. search youtube for 'a day late and a dollar short' thats one of the new songs
dogstar75 11 months ago
great stuff
gre68 11 months ago
Complete GENIUS * i ADORE Scritti. They are PERFECTION
TheNouveauxdecadence 11 months ago
but true about the vocals, ahead of it's time..
TechNoir87 11 months ago
100% 80s - most of the 90s didn't have funky synth/basslines like this
TechNoir87 11 months ago
fuck this is slow......
Gatdecor 11 months ago
Video directed with minimalist lack of pretension by Tim Pope. His similarly minimal videos for The Cure are pure genius.
ultrabunny 11 months ago
LMAO! So nailed it elvisntallbad! And what's with the judgmental lady next to him? Looks like she'd rather be doing her taxes.
Still, it's a great song and thanks for the post(s).
brianab31 1 year ago
By request to my 7 year old who loves this song (She does have great taste), and who thinks Green "Looks like a Prince"... ;-)
Mochamom5 1 year ago
Awesome song, Scritti Politti are my favourite band, unsure about this music video though :\
namco21gamefreak 1 year ago
oh those great days of the 80's ....beautiful time in my life and I am not the only one who can say the same around the globe.
yamax1 1 year ago
green gartside...bj nelson...way ahead of their time...peace
MrRandeebee 1 year ago
this is the song that introduced me to Scritti Politti... and I still love it! I love Perfect Way too, but I almost think I liked this one better, although it didn't do much here on the US charts
musiclvr7289 1 year ago 2
@wayne2020z still making amazing music!
binker1 1 year ago
@binker1 Agreed - White Bread Black Beer was excellent.
7uh 11 months ago
@binker1 Is he? I'm not trying to argue with you but didn't he threaten to go into politics?
I would ABSOLUTEly vote for Green!
Would still love to hear more music from him, however.
brianab31 3 months ago
@brianab31 White Bread Black Beer came out in 2006... and they always take a long time in between albums.
Z1aheart 3 months ago
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Britney Spears is better, period!
gabbis 1 year ago
Green had serious vision, excellent!
maclennan73 1 year ago 2
@maclennan73 this is the first track that I'd ever heard from this band back in '84 , after that I was hooked , and still in my opinion Cupid & Psyche 85 is one of the best produced albums of it's day.
hanky2112 1 year ago 2
@hanky2112 Though some may argue it sounds 80s, the vocals and production hint more towards the coming dance music scene of the early 90s.
MordaciousFilms 1 year ago
@MordaciousFilms wow finally a smart comment on youtube, this does sound 90s people just assume shit all the time
totaLybeetLeJuice 1 year ago
@MordaciousFilms really? you think? It screams 80s to me.
jrmetmoi 1 year ago
@jrmetmoi What I'm saying is that I think it has qualities that sound ahead of it's time.
MordaciousFilms 1 year ago
FUNKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AYECHISME 1 year ago
I wish I could be a fly on the wall for when this video was pitched. - Hey, I've got a great idea for a video. Green will sit on a sofa, devoid of emotion and sing.
Well that's a much better idea than all the others, lets do it!
evilisntallbad 1 year ago 9
@evilisntallbad Well, in the mid 80s it was still all about the artists over flashy videos most of the time. Michael Jackson's crew managed to integrate both, but there aren't many other cases of huge video productions from back then.
As minimalist as this video is, it's very effective. The music is good enough to stand on its own anyway.
progrocker69 8 months ago
@evilisntallbad But he's beautiful enough to pull it off. ;)
RainPoetry 5 months ago
Hypnotize!!! Love the lyrics and that sweet beat.
warrengonline 1 year ago 7
Green : Mr Cool par excellence.
essertpitay 1 year ago
Ahhhhh high school . . .
NeRienII 1 year ago 2
Who's the gorgeous woman on Green's left? Is that BJ Nelson?
Brynstar 2 years ago
@Brynstar Is it Tiwatha Agee?
NeRienII 1 year ago
@NeRienII
Pretty sure its not. If you google pics of Tawatha, she doesn't look like the woman in the clip. Perhaps it was just some model Green decided to use ...
Brynstar 1 year ago