Nick Morris made the music video for which song by the 1985 Brit Awards "Best British Male" recipient?
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Nick Morris Nick Morris is a film maker who began writing and making amateur films at school, one of which was shown at the NFT. His professional career began in the 1980s with music videos for "The Final Countdown" by Europe, "Kyrie" by Mr. Mister and "Everytime You Go Away" by Paul Young. After making approximately 100 promos for artists such as Elton John, Celine Dion, Alison Moyet, Warrant, Terence Trent D'Arby, Stevie Wonder, Paul Carrack, Prefab Sprout, Kirsty MacColl, Go West, the Kane Gang, The Alarm, Status Quo, Toto, Natalie Cole, Nena, Scorpions and the number one charity single Ferry Aid, he moved into longer form projects including the Cirque du Soleil show "Alegría", which was nominated for a primetime Emmy, "Jesus Christ Superstar", which won an International Emmy, and AC/DC's "Stiff Upper Lip Live" in Munich. He has also directed DVDs for comedians such as The Mighty Boosh, Mitchell and Webb and Bill Bailey. Other work includes numerous trailers and music clips for West End shows such as "The Producers", "Spamalot", "Calendar Girls", "Guys and Dolls", "Edward Scissorhands" and "The Rocky Horror Show". in 2009 he captured Spandau Ballet's triumphant homecoming concert at the O2 Arena in London and Jude Law's portrayal of Hamlet.
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Paul Young Paul Antony Young (born 17 January 1956) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Formerly the frontman of the short-lived bands Kat Kool & the Kool Cats, Streetband and Q-Tips, his subsequent solo success turned him into a 1980s teen idol. He is famous for such hit singles as "Love of the Common People", "Wherever I Lay My Hat", "Come Back and Stay", "Everytime You Go Away" and "Everything Must Change", all reaching the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart. Released in 1983, his debut album "No Parlez", the first of three UK number one albums, turned him into a household name. His smooth yet soulful voice belonged to a genre known as "blue-eyed soul". At the 1985 Brit Awards, Young received the award for Best British Male.
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The Very Best of Russell Morris The Very Best of Russell Morris is the fifth greatest hits compilation by Australian singer songwriter and ARIA Hall of Fame recipient, Russell Morris. The album was released in October 2013 following the unexpected success of "Sharkmouth".
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Thrills in the Night "Thrills in the Night" is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss. Featured on the group's 1984 album "Animalize", it was released as a single in 1985.
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Ice on Fire Ice on Fire, released in November 1985, is the nineteenth official album release for Elton John. Recorded at Sol Studios, it was his first album since "Blue Moves" produced by his original long-time producer, Gus Dudgeon, who was responsible for John's success in that timespan, but it was met with little praise, and only reached #48 on the US charts, although it reached #3 in the UK. George Michael, then of Wham!, appears on two tracks on the album: "Nikita" and "Wrap Her Up".
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Windswept "Windswept" is a single performed by Bryan Ferry, the lead vocalist for Roxy Music. The track is the third and final single from the chart-topping album "Boys and Girls" which was released in 1985, but unlike the previous singles it didn't perform too well on the charts. The song appeared in the Miami Vice episode "The Prodigal Son".
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List of number-one singles of 1985 (Ireland) This is a list of singles which have reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart in 1985.
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Cruising (song) "Cruising" is a pop song by American-British singer Sinitta. The song was released in 1984 as the first single from Sinitta's debut album "Sinitta!" (1987). It was written by James George Hargreaves and produced by James George Hargreaves and Mick Parker. It was re-released in 1986 as a double A side along with "So Macho", although it was never promoted as the lead track. "Cruising" was re-recorded in 1999 and included on her compilation album "The Very Best of...Sinitta". No music video was made for this song.
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Smuggler's Blues "Smuggler's Blues" is a song written by Glenn Frey and Jack Tempchin, and performed by Frey. It was the third and final single from Frey's second studio album, "The Allnighter" (1984). It followed "Sexy Girl" and "The Allnighter"; of the three, it charted highest. Its music video won Frey an MTV Video Music Award in 1985.
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Buster (soundtrack) Buster: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack for the 1988 British film "Buster". The album is essentially a collection of oldies, tucked in between two Phil Collins songs that were recorded for the film, in which he starred. "Two Hearts" was specially written for the film, having earned a Grammy Award for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television in 1989, a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song (tying with "Let the River Run" from "Working Girl" by Carly Simon) as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song, and "A Groovy Kind of Love" with a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male was a remake of a song taken to #2 in the UK Singles Chart in 1965 by The Mindbenders. Both were released as singles, and topped the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, with "A Groovy Kind of Love" also reaching #1 in the UK. Other new songs include Collins' "Big Noise" and The Four Tops' "Loco in Acapulco", co-written by Collins. The soundtrack received at the Brit Awards in 1989 the award for British Soundtrack Album, while Collins received the award British Male Artist for his contribution to the soundtrack album.
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Origin of Love "Origin of Love" is a song by the British singer and songwriter Mika. It was released as the second single in the United Kingdom from his third studio album, "The Origin of Love" (2012). It was written by Mika, Nick Littlemore and Paul Steel and produced by Nick Littlemore, Greg Wells and Mika. The single was released on British radio on 3 December 2012 and its music video was posted on 15 September 2012 on YouTube and Vimeo.
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No One Is to Blame "No One Is to Blame" is a song by British musician Howard Jones. The song, in its original version, can be found on his second studio album, "Dream into Action", which was released in 1985. Following the success of the previous singles taken from the album, the original track for "No One Is to Blame" was re-recorded to give the song a more radio-friendly sound. Phil Collins and Hugh Padgham produced the re-recording, with Collins adding his own backing vocals and drum work. This new version of the song was included on the 1986 US EP "Action Replay" as well as the CD version of Jones's 1986 studio album, "One to One".
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Boys Do Fall in Love "Boys Do Fall in Love" is a 1984 single by British singer-songwriter Robin Gibb. The song is the first track on his 1984 third solo album "Secret Agent", and is the album's lead single.
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Dani Jacobs Dani Jacobs (born April 16, 1963) is a British music video director and editor.
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Ashes to Ashes (David Bowie song) "Ashes to Ashes" is a song written and recorded by David Bowie. It was the lead single from the 1980 album "Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)" and became Bowie's second UK No. 1 single. It is also known for its innovative video, directed by Bowie and David Mallet, which at the time was the most expensive music video ever made.
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Morris Brown (song) "Morris Brown" is the second single from OutKast's sixth studio album, "Idlewild". The song features guest vocals from Scar and Sleepy Brown. It is named after Morris Brown College and features the Morris Brown College Marching Wolverines. André 3000 produced the song, but does not appear on the track. The song was produced during the recording of the "Stankonia" tracks, but was not released. The single peaked at #43 in the UK, and peaked at #95 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart.
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It's Madness "It's Madness" was the second posthumous record released by American soul singer Marvin Gaye, released off his "Dream Of A Lifetime" album, in 1985.
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Summer (Calvin Harris song) "Summer" is a song by Scottish recording artist Calvin Harris, released on 14 March 2014 as the second single from his fourth studio album, "Motion" (2014). Like his previous single "Feel So Close", Harris returns as a vocalist on "Summer". The accompanying music video was directed by Emil Nava and premiered on 6 April 2014.
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Hot in the City "Hot in the City" is a 1982 song by Billy Idol, released on his self-titled album. It charted at No. 23 in the US and No. 58 in the UK. A re-release of the song in the UK in 1987 reached No. 13.
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2008 Brit Awards The 2008 Brit Awards was the 28th edition of the biggest annual music awards in the United Kingdom. They are run by the British Phonographic Industry and took place on 20 February 2008 at the Earls Court in London. The ceremony attracted 6.1 million viewers, 800,000 more than the previous live broadcast. Leona Lewis was nominated for four awards but came away empty-handed.
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Love Shines (song) "Love Shines" is a song by British-American band Fleetwood Mac. The song was released as a single in 1992 to support the compilation album "25 Years – The Chain". The song was released as a single in Europe, but in North America "Paper Doll" was released instead. This is the first single released after the departure of vocalist Stevie Nicks and guitarist Rick Vito. The official music video features the four remaining members playing the song on top of a building in Hollywood.
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Walk of Life "Walk of Life" is a song by the British rock band Dire Straits from their fifth studio album "Brothers in Arms" (1985). It subsequently appeared on their live album "On the Night" (1993). It was released as a single in 1985 but had first been available as the B-side of "So Far Away" released in advance of "Brothers in Arms".