Skunk Anansie - I Can Dream

What this video is

Released in June 1995, 'I Can Dream' was Skunk Anansie's second commercial single, arriving amid the height of Britpop and a broader UK rock resurgence. The band occupied a unique and confrontational space within that moment — a Black female-fronted hard rock act releasing politically charged music on independent label One Little Indian, positioned explicitly against the predominantly white, lad-culture aesthetic…

Why it matters

Represents a pivotal document in mid-90s British alternative metal and post-grunge, demonstrating how UK independent rock acts used stark, low-budget monochrome video aesthetics to signal authenticity and political seriousness. Skunk Anansie's visibility as a racially and gender-nonconforming hard…

The director

GOB TV is a UK-based music video production team active in the mid-1990s British independent rock scene. They directed multiple videos for Skunk Anansie, including both 'Selling Jesus' (1995) and 'I Can Dream' (1995), establishing a working relationship with…