 In order to promote the track, Ray Davies performed in a video for "Predictable" in London.Davies is the sole performer, dressing up in several different styles from the 1930s to the 1980s.Produced by Michael Hamlyn, as well as directed by Julien Temple of midnight Films, the video first appeared on the American television channel MTV in December 1981 (as well as "Jacques Martin", a French show, on the 13th of said month.)