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director
John Scarlett-Davis
genre
Live performance
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It becomes immediately apparent that some money was spent on this one. Not only did the director shoot masses of moody black and white
'waterfront' images on the Clyde, he also shot masses of footage of a moody Simple Minds freezing
on the Renfrew Ferry, and then went on to shoot a multiple camera spectacular at Barrowlands Ballroom where the band
flung open the doors and played a free gig for the lucky crowd.
Completely at odds when viewed against their early videos, the Waterfront video stands the test of time (albeit the sea of
mullets in the crowd) and gives a great indication of how the band looked and played live. Even the multiple-screen effects were sensibly kept to a minimum,
which was a welcome relief.
And here's some trivia: that's Mark Kerr walking across the empty floor at the start of the video. And the band ran through
the title track three times.
availability
Seen The Lights DVD compilaion.
the kids said:
"A thousand kids with mullets can't be wrong!"
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