Squeeze - "Hourglass" (1987)

This is the promo music video for the 1987 top 20 U.S. pop hit single "Hourglass" by the British rock band Squeeze. The single peaked at No. 15 on The Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in late 1987, and was the group's highest-charting hit in the States.

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[bucky468]

No Paul Carrack?! WTF???

[Steve S]

@bucky468: Paul Carrack was first a member of the band for the group's 1981 studio album "East Side Story" (as a replacement for Jools Holland). But he left Squeeze in 1982, replaced by keyboardist Don Snow. Carrack did rejoin Squeeze in 1993 for the group's studio album "Some Fantastic Place" (and its accompanying tour), but left Squeeze again after about a year with the band. Carrack was not a member of Squeeze for their 1987 album "Babylon and On" (which included this track "Hourglass").

[hawkguy74]

Carrack's solo hit "Don't Shed A Tear" was climbing the US charts about the same time "Hourglass" was on its way down the chart (January - February of '88)

[Steve S]

@hawkguy74: Yep! That I do remember. :)

[Bruce H.]

Forgot all about this song. EXCELLENT song and video. Man the eighties rocked. Find me a better decade, I dare you.

[JeffHokie]

While this is a great tune they had so many great other songs. I'm amazed this was the highest ranking one in the US. Up the Junction, Quintessence, Tempted, If I didn't love you? So many great tunes.

[darkness9512]

The hourglass has no more grains of sand

My watch has stopped no more turning hands

The little hand shakes its fist

The face is hanging out on a spring

I think he's saying that he has run out of time.

[pervertedalchemist1]

Even today, this video still makes no sense, LOL!

[John Wolfston]

this is in regular rotation on a local radio station. gets stuck it my head for like a week after i hear it.

[handymandan100]

This was GREAT FUN!!!

[handymandan100]

i rocked my babylon and on and on and on and on... t shirt well into my Rave years, my 30's. I don't think any of my friends knew what that was even ! Haha

[richsisstah]

So agree with you!!!!!!!

[Alida Jones]

70's. Between Prog Rock and New Wave and Punk--- there's have been no 80's without the 70's... :)

[sam armytage]

i can hear those two and was not was 'walk the dinosaur' and wang chung 'everybody have fun tonight'.

[sam armytage]

ALSO USED FOR JASON DONOVAN'S ' WHEN YOU COME BACK TO ME ' TRUE . LOL.