We're the dandy highwaymen

I don't think I'd heard this song in 20 years, but I gotta say this is still a pretty cool song, it rocks well. 'Goody Two Shoes' was the more popular song, but this was the one I first heard. The video is marred by the fact that in the early days of MTV (and this video was early Mesozoic, if I'm not mistaken) directors hadn't yet caught on to the quick-cutting style that would come to dominate the scene, so the singers are required to make the vid watchable completely on their own. Check out how much Mr. Ant is just walking around here, randomly dancing and making faces. This is not easy to do and I can't say he makes it look easy--perhaps this contributed simultaneously to his rise and fall. Thumbs up for doing his own stunts but take it easy on the lip gloss--it makes you look cheap. (Incidentally, if you're interested in charting the development of the MTV 'quick-cutting' style check out Tony Scott's 'The Hunger'. By now the visual style looks like slow motion but at the time it was the cutting edge--and very influential on the British pop scene)

Adam and the Ants -- 'Stand and Deliver'

Bonus -- 'Goody Two Shoes' live (if solitary lip synching can be considered 'live')
Man, how did he do it? There aren't even any cutaways to screaming teenagers! If you've ever been on stage you can just tell that this was the loneliest 3 minutes of Adam Ant's life!