The Police

A clip very similar in some sense to Duran Duran Wild Boys in that it that it seems to have this theme of an Apocalyptic wasteland going on, was the Polices Synchronicity II. In fact like Wild Boys, I always assumed this clip was directed by Russell Mulcahy as well. In writing this Blog however I discovered that it was in fact directed by Kevin Godley & Lol Creme of all people. Another couple of names synonymous with 80's pop.



I've always been a bit of a fan of the Police and its interesting to compare the 80's excess of this clip to their early clips where they had no budget and just didn't give a stuff. In some ways they are the best.... Limited budgets are sometimes good...Oh we need a clip for 'Walking on the Moon'....Ok heres the idea your in an apocalyptic wasteland it costs a million dollars and Stuart is perched precariously atop a massive drum stack...Narh how about we just swing by the Kennedy Space Centre and we get Stuart to bang his sticks on the thrusters of a giant rocket like its a drum. If it's sunny we can all wear funky sunglasses.