Mental As Anything - I Didn't Mean To Be Mean (1982)

[MsTROYHARRIS]

at 1:05 he rolls his eyes at that he is being Mean within the fact, has given of him in the way, too such things witch is to being the mean, and so you wouldn't have to be a new blind Yetty to understand that it has become what is for the most this the Mean.

[nzoz1982]

@MsTROYHARRIS ugh... what?

[dannyuzi4u]

i'm loving this stuff....

[989glen]

best dance band ever

[TheLohnro]

What a top aussie band

[cdresdon]

i had never seen this clip before today... ironically i remember listening to it in the car when i was a kid driving thru australian countryside just like in the clip

[azaraangelwings11]

Lol @ 1:17 hehe....

Me and my 12 year old sister love the Mentals, and watched Monumental (my mum's VHS) over and over again.....

So awesome that they released their videoclips with the Essential As Anything cd...

Saw them perform live a few months ago, great to go and see :-)

[annemccue]

The clips were a big part of their success - pretty amazing!

[fuzter2007]

very creative, considerating this was in 1982 !!

[skaifeyfan]

yay. im off to see the mentals this weekend

[johncransom]

I love the mentals filmclips... they all remind me of home. THis one is west head, kuringai chase thats barrenjoey in the water behind. great song.

[Rimber6]

Check the groove neck-dancing at 0:56 :p

[stuartk319]

This sounds a lot like a Wiggles song; though they're shooting through Kuring-gai chase miles quicker than the Big Red Car.

[the69removalist]

@stuartk319

WIGGLES! u dare diss the mentals?

[stuartk319]

It's just light, fun and easy for kids to listen to. Still, my 4 year old sister enjoyed the whole song, but told me at the end "I don't think it sounds like a Wiggles song"!

[ERCHEHM]

Shot at various camera speeds by Steve Arnold. Directed by Adam Bowen, and edited by Phillip McGuire, it was mostly filmed in a Sydney National Park on the back of dangerously speedy truck. Greedy, the keyboard player was terrified (I don't blame him).. the original track was produced by Elvis Costello.

[wlh1us]

all 5 of my toes are tapping,

[wlh1us]

cool, takes me back to the 80's, ( where my brain still is )

[Badwolf182]

ahhhh LOVe IT!

[wlh1us]

thanks

[poix1970]

I've just ordered a best of album, couldn't buy it in the UK so had to source it from and Aussie seller on ebay...

[TheNatasha66]

Midnail Oil???? Ha! Ha!

[pidopoco]

Excellent music that is made in New Zealand and Australia, Midnail Oil, INXS, ufff, amazing

[kieran9093]

Unreal - thanks so much. Such a great band. One of the most underrated bands ever. And Martin Plaza has an awesome voice.

[bobtingle]

wasn't this the song produced by elvis costello?

[nzoz1982]

written and produced by Elvis. I just forgot to write that up in my description.

[nzoz1982]

hi cockney, i get these videos from various sources... some are commercially available; others on limited release VHS compilations and some are quietly handed to me by either the artists themselves, fans or collectors.

This was a rip from the Monumental video tape... I just reworked the sound and picture quality. I'll be getting my hands on more obscure Mental As Anything videos soon.

[the69removalist]

@nzoz1982 these are the hardest working (performing band) that I know.. have seen every time they are in west oz... (ok I know I am A stalker) but this is the best band ever

[QwidgyboMan]

Thanks so much for uploading this. Such an underrated song IMO.