Rik’s 80s Pop Video Triptych

In the mid-80s, Rik Mayall appeared in three different music videos. The first was for Lionheart’s Die For Love in 1984, from their album Hot Tonight.

The more famous one, of course, was Living Doll, with Cliff Richard and The Young Ones.

And then there’s this, by the Art Of Noise, a cover version of the Peter Gunn theme.

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