Kane Gang - Respect Yourself (Promo Clip)

What this video is

The Kane Gang were a Durham-formed English pop trio signed to Kitchenware Records who crossed over to London Records in 1984. Their cover of the Staple Singers' 1971 soul classic 'Respect Yourself' positioned them within a mid-1980s UK trend of blue-eyed soul acts drawing on American gospel and R&B sources. The single charted at No. 21 in the UK and No. 19 in Australia, appearing on their debut album 'The Bad and…

Why it matters

Represents the mid-1980s UK blue-eyed soul crossover moment, when British acts from outside London's mainstream — particularly the northeast England scene anchored by Kitchenware Records — brought American soul and gospel vocabulary into the UK charts. The Kane Gang's version bridges the Staple…

The director

British filmmaker who began his career as an editor on classic music videos for Queen, Duran Duran, Iron Maiden, and Bonnie Tyler before transitioning to directing. He went on to direct approximately 100 promos for artists including Elton John, Stevie…