'Til Tuesday - Love In A Vacuum

What this video is

Released in 1985 as the third and final single from 'Til Tuesday's debut album 'Voices Carry' (Epic Records), 'Love in a Vacuum' represents the tail end of the band's debut promotional cycle. The song had already existed in the band's repertoire since 1983, when an independently released demo gained heavy rotation on Boston's WBCN-FM following the band's victory in the station's Rock 'n' Roll Rumble — exposure that…

Why it matters

A foundational artifact of Boston new wave and early-MTV college rock crossover culture. The video's Godard-influenced, narrative-driven approach — emphasizing realism and character over spectacle — stood apart from the more theatrical or effects-heavy contemporaries on MTV. The song's…

The director

Ken Ross is a director and cinematographer active in the mid-1980s music video industry, credited on videos including Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam's 'I Wonder If I Take You Home' (1985) and Saga's 'What Do I Know' (1985). Richard Levine co-directed and co-produced…