Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore

What this video is

Released in July 1979, 'We Don't Talk Anymore' arrived at a seismic junction in British pop: punk had disrupted the mainstream, disco was peaking globally, and synthesizer-driven pop was crystallising into what would become New Wave. Written by Alan Tarney and produced by Bruce Welch of the Shadows, the track was an early synth-pop artefact delivered to an artist whose career stretched back to 1958. The song…

Why it matters

This video is a primary document of the pre-MTV British promotional clip format — a genre-defining artefact from the moment when the music video was transitioning from an afterthought to a commercial necessity. Its single-take, performance-only construction reflects the production norms of 1979 UK…

The director

British director and producer who began as a cameraman in the 1970s before transitioning to directing music videos in 1979. Co-founded MGMM Productions with Scott Millaney, Russell Mulcahy, and David Mallet — the most successful UK music video production…