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Go West - Call Me

Music Video | 1985
ArtistGo West
SongCall Me
DirectorRussell Mulcahy
Director of PhotographyDaniel Pearl
IntroNo
OutroNo
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown

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Synopsis

Go West perform on a stylized city street as an increasingly surreal series of events unfolds around them. Clouds swirl overhead, a woman appears to twist in an impossible position, and dancers fill the streets while the duo deliver the song with swagger. The video's loose narrative turns the song's theme of missed connections and urgent communication into a flamboyant 1985 pop fantasy, mixing street performance, choreographed movement, theatrical imagery, and deliberately exaggerated visual effects.

Factoids & Trivia

  • "Call Me" was released in May 1985 as Go West's second single, following "We Close Our Eyes." It reached No. 12 in the UK and No. 54 in the United States.
  • The video was made as a large-scale production, with contemporary coverage reporting around 70 people on set.
  • Hot Gossip choreographer Arlene Phillips was involved in the production, which also featured a sizable group of dancers.
  • A contemporary preview highlighted the video's deliberately extravagant style: swirling clouds, a woman apparently twisting on a ceiling, and the band striding through a street set.
  • The song was written by Go West members Peter Cox and Richard Drummie and appeared on the duo's self-titled 1985 debut album.
  • Its giant-woman imagery has often been associated with the tradition of 1950s science-fiction films such as "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman," adding a knowingly campy movie-monster element to the pop-video spectacle.

Lyrics

Face to face
My reflection in your eyes
I was scared to say too much
Perfect strangers in perfect worlds apart
Almost close enough to touch
Staring at my shoes
Feeling so confused
Shot down without a gun
Victim of a hit and run
Won't you...

Call me - call me
No time to hesitate - we must communicate
Call me - call me
...
© Go West - Call Me. This is an excerpt, provided as citation under fair-use.
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