February 10, 2022

My 80sography: Daniel Kleinman (Music Video Director) (Madonna, Prince, Fleetwood Mac, Rod Stewart, Howard Jones, Stevie Wonder, Simple Minds)

1 hour 43 minutes

Another day, another dollar, another cracking episode of 80sography (and another lame intro to an episode description..)

Luckily the guest is the brilliantly talented director, Daniel Kleinman, a hugely successful ad maker of the past 30 years, the creator of all James Bond sequences since Goldeneye (bar one) and who made his start in the 80s directing some of the most innovative music videos of the decade.

So many great icons - Madonna! Rod Stewart! Stevie Wonder! Fleetwood Mac! And works with and is later fired by Prince! (without ever actually meeting the purple pop imp)

And audio commentaries to boot. Get on, get in, and enjoy...

PRE-AMBLE
James Bond Credit Sequences (No Time To Die/Casino Royale)
Bazooka Joe

1980/81/82
Adam & The Ants – Antmusic (art direction)

1983
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (storyboards)
Heaven 17 - Crushed By The Wheels of Industry
Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive (1984)
Howard Jones - What is Love (audio commentary)

1984
Howard Jones - Like to Get To Know You Well
Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You
Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days
Lindsey Buckingham - Go Insane

1985
Ronnie Dio - Rock and Roll Children
Pat Benatar - Sex As A Weapon
Madonna - Dress You Up/The Virgin Tour Video
Simple Minds - Don't You (forget about me) (audio commentary)

KLEINMAN'S KEEPS
Daniel's personal faves of the decade

1986
Prince - Anotheroverholenyohead/Parade Tour Video

1987
Fleetwood Mac - Big Love (audio commentary)

1988
Feargal Sharkey - If This Is Love
Paula Abdul - Knocked Out (first version)
Rod Stewart - Lost In You (first version)
Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me (first version)

1989
Howard Jones - The Prisoner
Stewart Copeland/Adam Ant - Out of Bounds
Gladys Knight - Licence To Kill (audio Commentary)

80SOGRAPHY QUICKFIRE ROUND

I'll be alone, dancing, you know it, baby....x