August 22, 1981 –
Duran Duran had their breakthrough hit in Britain when their single Girls On Film, hits #5 in the UK, on this date. It does not chart on its US release, but surges in popularity after its music video goes into heavy rotation on MTV.
This song is best known for its video, which was the first extended video ever made and was quite racy. Simon Le Bon has said in interviews that the controversy over the song’s notoriously raunchy music video eclipsed the song’s message of fashion model exploitation. The video was directed by Lol Creme and Kevin Godley, who were the leaders of the group 10cc and also recorded as Godley & Creme.
The Haus of Dcaligari 