MORE BOWIE ***The music video, featuring New Zealand model Geeling Ng, was directed by David Mallet and shot mainly in the Chinatown district of Sydney, Australia. Along with his previous singles video for Lets Dance, Bowie described the video as a very simple, very direct statement against racism. Although the video consciously parodies Asian female stereotypes, it was nevertheless criticised by Ellie Hisama for failing to give the female character a personality and voice. The original video release includes the two lying naked in the surf (a visual reference to the film From Here to Eternity), though versions of the video included on subsequent video and DVD compilations are slightly censored to remove the nudity. The original video went on to win an MTV video award for Best Male Video.*** youtube/watch?v=BzcCVGiP-OE&spfreload=10
Posted on: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 15:20:16 +0000