Neil Diamond - Nothing But A Heartache

What this video is

Released September 2014 as part of Neil Diamond's 'Melody Road' campaign — his 32nd studio album and first for Capitol Records after four decades with Columbia. The video arrived during a mid-2010s moment when legacy artists were re-engaging major-label infrastructure and high-production video campaigns to court streaming-era audiences. Diamond's return to original material after a six-year gap, combined with a…

Why it matters

Represents the premium end of adult contemporary balladry in the digital era — a genre that had largely migrated away from MTV by 2014 but retained strong commercial viability via streaming and legacy fanbases. The video demonstrates how high-profile directors from the MTV golden age (Isham)…

The director

Wayne Isham (born December 2, 1958, Vinita, Oklahoma) is an American music video and film director with over 200 credits. Inspired by David Bowie's 'Ashes to Ashes,' he rose to prominence directing arena-rock visuals for Bon Jovi, Metallica, and Mötley Crüe…