Shakespears Sister 'You're History' - Shakespears Sister 'You're History'

What this video is

Released July 1989 on FFRR Records as the second single from Sacred Heart, 'You're History' marked the public debut of Shakespears Sister as a duo — Siobhan Fahey (ex-Bananarama) and Marcella Detroit — and became their first UK chart hit, peaking at number seven. The single arrived during a transitional moment in British pop when the Stock-Aitken-Waterman production conveyor belt was beginning to fragment and space…

Why it matters

A foundational document of late-1980s British alternative pop's embrace of theatrical self-presentation. The video's vaudeville staging, directed by Sophie Muller at the outset of her career, established a visual grammar for the duo that would evolve into the gothic spectacle of 'Stay' (1992). As…

The director

Sophie Luise Elisabeth Muller (born 31 January 1962, London) is an English music video director who has directed over 300 music videos. She trained at Central St Martins (Foundation Diploma in Art) and the Royal College of Art (Film and Television). Her…