Del Amitri - Nothing Ever Happens

What this video is

Produced at the close of the 1980s, the video for 'Nothing Ever Happens' is a cultural document of late-Thatcherite Britain: a society the song's author Justin Currie described as having sleepwalked through 'revolutionary radical capitalism'. Written in 1987 and appearing on Del Amitri's second album 'Waking Hours' (1989), the track was released as a single on 1 January 1990 by A&M Records, reaching #11 in the UK…

Why it matters

One of the defining documents of late-80s Scottish alternative rock, 'Nothing Ever Happens' sits at the intersection of jangly guitar-pop and protest folk. Its lyrical density and political commentary, delivered through a deceptively melodic framework, influenced the broader trend of socially…

The director

British music video and commercial director who began his career at the dawn of MTV. Confirmed credits include Enya's 'Orinoco Flow' (1988), Enya's 'Caribbean Blue' (1991), Boyzone's 'No Matter What' (1998), and Toploader's 'Dancing in the Moonlight' (2000).…