One of the more persistent noises from the 1980s, still echoing today, is the song Come On Eileen by the band Dexys Midnight Runners. The music has an hypnotic quality which transends the banality that usually stems from over-familiarity. The video was directed by Julian Temple and has a wistful, melancholy quality.
Recently I was in south London and made a slight detour to walk along Brook Drive where the video was filmed. The corner shop is still there, although under new management (what had happened to "Vi" I wondered). It was if the pavement still vibrated with the music.
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