It’s interesting how much MTV in its early days could skew how “popular” music actually was. It was sometime early in 1984 that I was first introduced to the channel, which played a much, MUCH wider selection of videos than you’d ever see on Friday Night Videos. It was right around that time that a song with a rather unique music video (weren’t they all in the 80’s?) was getting a lot of airplay. Someone tell me where you can get a suit like this…
Nik Kershaw was actually pretty popular on the eastern side of the Atlantic, at least he was forty years ago. Most Americans probably don’t know who he is, and those who do likely only remember him for that weird video with the really cool special effects three piece suit. “Wouldn’t It Be Good,” with its “my life sucks, unlike yours” theme was a hit in nearly every first world country, and a #4 in Kershaw’s native UK. In the US, it only made it to #46, and even that was largely due to the exposure the song got from MTV playing the memorable video a lot.
That look when you have ring around the collar.
I have heard this from time to time on Mecca Radio, so it’s not entirely forgotten here… though Mecca Radio likes to play its share of weird stuff.
Come back for another lost earworm next Monday!
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