INXS - Love Is (What I Say)

Quote from producer Mick Bell - " this video was made in 1985 by Mick Bell (Prod) & John Hillcoat (Dir). It was shot in Perth at the end of their world tour. The live stuff was shot at Perth Entertainment Centre. The Japanese calligraphy are quotations by the Marquis DeSade, who is the inspiration for the lyrics".

I'm guessing the video was made to help promote the 1985 cassette 'Dekadance' as it featured the Mark Opitz mix of Love Is...
(the superior mix in my opinion)
When the INXS 'Greatest Video Hits' was released in 1990, whoever was responsible for the audio redubbing / remastering used the original album mix from The Swing (something that's bugged me for 21 years), not anymore.

Here's the video, in its two very slightly different edits, the first features audio from the Dekadance cassette (hence the occasional slight tape dropout), the second at 3:45 features the audio from the vinyl promo of Dekadance (hence the occasional sibilance).

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[MickBellTV]

hi, this video was made in 1985 by Mick Bell (Prod) & John Hillcoat (Dir). It was shot in Perth at the end of their world tour. The live stuff was shot at Perth Entertainment Centre. The Japanese calligraphy are quotations by the Marquis DeSade, who is the inspiration for the lyrics. Thanks for posting. Mick

[negfbjm]

@MickBellTV

Many thanks Mick. 

[UKINXSFAN]

cool

[negfbjm]

@UKINXSFAN

Thanks, felt like an age before I was finally able to put this up. 

[WebTicketsdotcom]

I know this song slips through the cracks in their catalog but it is my favorite and I think their sexiest song, "I don't think we know each other enough to lie....", good stuff.

[luieu2]

My fave INXS song fell in love with it when it was released i was 14 ,

still love it today i am 43 :-)

[lowtech4]

This song was the reason I bought Dekadance I like the rest but I agree this was an amazing mix of the song!

[brara004]

........best clip eva...<3 it