Barbra Streisand - Emotion HQ!!

What this video is

Released in early 1985 as the third and final single from Streisand's 23rd studio album, 'Emotion' (Columbia Records, October 1984), the video represents a concerted attempt by one of pop's most established artists to enter the MTV era. The song peaked at #14 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart but failed to break the Billboard Hot 100 top 40. Shot in the UK, the production incorporated London club and punk…

Why it matters

A landmark example of the 'legacy artist MTV crossover' video subgenre of 1984–1986, in which pre-rock-era icons absorbed New Wave aesthetics to compete for cable airplay. The video's neo-noir visual palette, identity-shifting mirror sequences, and UK nightclub staging made it a notable artifact…

The director

Aaron Richard Baskin (born December 1, 1948, Pasadena, CA) is an American film composer, producer, and director best known as musical director of Robert Altman's Academy Award-winning Nashville (1975). He directed music videos for Barbra Streisand, Rod…