A longform video that showcases the British pop group ABC, using songs from their album "The Lexicon of Love" to tell a spy-caper story of how the unsuspecting lead singer, Martin Fry, is duped into fronting the band because of his striking resemblance to another man associated with espionage. Will he stumble onto the deception before it is too late for him?
Direction
Julien Temple's music video chops spill gloriously into narrative.
Costume
Martin Fry's gold lamé suit deserves its own IMDb credit.
Production
Every frame screams 'we spent the entire record budget here.'
Director
Julien Temple
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is essentially what happened when record labels still had 'visual album' money and zero quality control—peak 1983 excess.
Lisa Vanderpump appears pre-Real Housewives fame; Julien Temple later directed the Sex Pistols documentary 'The Filth and the Fury.'
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