The timing is awful, the smoke machine dumb, and the disco thump is...a disco thump. Despite the confused singer surrounded by the worst of the '80's, watch around the 1 minute mark.
Desmond finds his stride - and comes around to say exactly who owns this song.
He kills it from there. By the time the crappy graphic is revealed - look out. Desmond straightens up, and makes the smoke machine his bitch. It's a transformation. While the video doesn't get any better, the music speaks for itself.
Now that you've seen what British pop shows can do to a great song - go buy the original - and support one of the best ska artists ever to record an album.
"...a patois-sung opening line that entranced and confused pop listeners on both sides of the Atlantic."
Can anyone say how many people Lennon and McCartney wrote into one of their songs?
My guess is not too many. They took a pass on Dylan after all...
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