Models - God Bless American (1984)

Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1983:

Models' promo-video for 'God Bless America' taken from the 1983 album 'The Pleasure Of Your Company'.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Models_%...

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NZOZ NZOZ1983 1983 Australia Early Eighties 1980's 1980s 80's 80s

Extended Tags: James Freud, Sean Kelly

Musical Terms: New Wave, Post, Punk, Post-Punk, Industrial, Alternative, Indie, College, Rock, Aussie, Old Australian Band

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Previous comments:

rualsl:
love the young kate ceberano doing backup

KJezza:
Great work NZOZ.
nzoz1983:
Thank you ;)

mumpty:
Love the Models! When I first heard this - I hated it... took me some time to get into Sean Kelly's growling vocal. But after a few listens and then you think - HEY, THIS IS REALLY COOL SH1T!

funtommy:
I LOVE THE MODELS!!!

gazgolf1:
ahead of their time...I saw James and Sean perform in October,they seemed to bury the hatchet and have a bit of a cuddle.

primarybenelux:
Wish I had my 3D glasses on!

nzoz1983:
I don't think it would work... I remember trying 3D glasses and watching the video and I saw nothing 3 dimensional. I doubt youtube would make any improvement.

grahamobile007:
are the girls Kate Ceberano and Zan Abeyratne from "I'm Talking" fame ?

nzoz1983:
Yes, I think they are...

trumpetnuts:
Yep, that's K & Z, how cool! This is my alltime Models fave!!

TEK75:
Awesome song.

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• 1984
• Australia
• Mid
• Eighties

[ulujain]

RIP James Freud :(

[TheNouveauxdecadence]

Bless You James. It's always the most charasmatic and expressive people that suicide. R.I.P James. I had the "Pleasure Of Your Company" when I interviewed you and we talked lots after. And the pleasure of the emails we shared and music we posted to each other. I will NEVER forget you beautiful one +

[Geekman333]

@RedThebigOne Are you serious? 'The line says; 'The kids in the army all know their place'. Then they raise the flag on a pile of rubbish. 'Homage to raising the flag on Iwo Jima'? I don't agree sir. Peace.

[101Volts]

I think I know what the chorus means. "I have this recurring dream where I am in control" = "I dream of controlling my own life".

"Its a no-win situation, Tearing out my soul" = "But I'm not doing a good job at it and its tearing me up".

[RedThebigOne]

The Models were way ahead of their time in terms of music and their videos! Weird shit is that kind of clothes is coming back in style, military cargo pants, the Shemagh etc.Love the ending , definitely homage to raising the Flag on Iwo Jima in WW2! RIP James

[straightlookingenie]

I. LOVE. THIS.

[101Volts]

@nigraw Thanks.

[nigraw]

@101Volts Im Gene Autry in Lincolns shoes.......

[101Volts]

@grenius1 I don't know all of them but some are as follows:

I'm an American

I run into the sun

I'm a cowboy

I'm working... Done.

I'm a Gene Autry

(???)

Doot doot duh duh duh

I've had this recurring dream where I am in control

Its a no-win situation tearing out my soul

[grenius1]

please lyrics :)



[thebestcrackbaby]

If he's an American why is his steering wheel on the right hand side (perhaps Aussies wouldn't notice)...

Otherwise I like the visual metaphor of a junk heap when discussing America

[brismike65]

Their best video too