Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - 1983
| The video for Eurythmics' #1 world-wide hit "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" was a visual breakthrough and joined a long line of provocative and ground breaking clips that the duo would release over the next decade. With pointed visual commentary on such ideas as fame, power, and a woman's role in a "man's world", it would have been easy to dismiss this single and video as the precocious efforts of a one-hit wonder band. But the lyrics of the song and the images of the video struck a chord with critics and the record-buying public alike, and the themes and ideas expressed in both would serve as a mantra for Eurythmics' musical philosophy throughout their career. Directed by Dave Stewart & Chris Ashbrook |
| Love Is A Stranger - 1983 |
| The executives at MTV were scratching their heads when they received this unusual video from Dave and Annie in 1983. Exploring various forms of sexual obsession, Annie Lennox plays a call girl, a dominatrix, and finally a transsexual, as Dave Stewart's character watches silently and indulges in a little fetishism of his own. Legend has it that MTV demanded Annie's birth certificate in order to determine whether she was male or female. This single and video was actually released first in the U.K., but did not become a hit until after the success of "Sweet Dreams". Directed by Mike Brady |
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| Rare and never-before-seen video for "The Walk", filmed in the early 1980s by then college student Marek Budzynski. Check out Video Visionaries' exclusive interview with Marek here. |