In his video, Eddie Money returns to his roots.
Eddie was born in Brooklyn. His father was a cop. His grandfather was a cop. His brother was a cop. It was expected that Eddie would become a cop too. Even while he was pursuing a career in music, Eddie joined the NYPD. However, while he was still in training, Eddie was told that he would not be allowed to wear his hair long if he was a member of the NYPD. That was the last straw for Eddie, who later said that he could not imagine spending the next 20 years of his life with short hair. He left the force and returned to music. Unfortunately, the band he was in suspected that he was an undercover narc and kicked him out. Meanwhile, his father tore down and destroyed every Jimi Hendrix poster that Eddie had hanging in his room. Perhaps realizing that New York was no longer going to be a friendly place to live, Eddie headed for California and the rest, as they say, is history.
In this video, though, Eddie is back in New York and working out the of the 18th precinct. While he investigates crimes on the streets, a runaway is sucked into a dangerous lifestyle. Eddie has longish hair in the video so he finally got to be a cop without having to cut his hair.
This video was directed by Martin Kahan, who also did videos for KISS, Scandal, Michael Bolton, and a lot of other people who probably would never have made it as a member of the NYPD.
Enjoy!
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