Today’s music video of the day features 5 Cliff Richards for the price of one.
Cliff Richard may not be well-known in the United States but he was as big as Elvis in the UK and was often described as being England’s answer to Elvis Presley, or at least he was until the Beatles came along. But even after the Beatles became a worldwide phenomenon, Cliff remained a huge star in Europe and he is the only singer in the history of music to have a #1 hit in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. In fact, he holds the record for having more top ten hits than any other musician.
Cliff was also an artist who made music videos at a time when only a few did so. As opposed to other band’s early videos, Cliff’s videos were usually more than just performance clips and, in many ways, they predicted the type of videos that would dominate MTV in the 80s.
Enjoy!
Through the Shattered Lens 