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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Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
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.