Daryl Braithwaite - As The Days Go By

What this video is

Released in August 1988, 'As The Days Go By' marked Daryl Braithwaite's commercial re-emergence after nearly a decade away from the Australian charts, following the dissolution of The Sherbs in 1984. The song — a cover of a 1985 Ian Thomas composition — was the lead single from the album Edge, which went on to become the best-selling album ever released by Sony Music Australia at the time. The video sits within the…

Why it matters

As a flagship artefact of the late-80s Australian adult contemporary revival, this video documents the aesthetic vocabulary — warm naturalism, performance-centred framing, analog warmth — that defined the era's dominant pop visual language. The single's success helped re-legitimise an entire…