Savage (video)


Savage is a video album by the British pop duo Eurythmics released in November 1988 on VHS and LaserDisc. It is a companion video to their 1987 music album of the same name.

Background

The decision to create a video album to accompany the record was based upon the fact that the band did not want to embark on another full length tour that year. Another factor influencing the project may have been the band Blondie, who made a similar video album for their 1979 LP Eat to the Beat, which also featured a combination of straight performance as well as more conceptual clips.
Dave Stewart's only prominent appearances on the video album are limited to three tracks though these particular clips do not appear to be directly related to the recurring theme. The running order of the tracks on the video album differ from that of the original album, making for a more cohesive concept piece.

Concept

The majority of the video album was directed by Sophie Muller, and the individual video clips largely focus upon Annie Lennox interpreting the madonna-whore complex in the form of a neurotic mousey housewife and an extroverted blonde vamp, and are steeped in metaphorical imagery and subtext. The only tracks not directed by Muller were "Shame" which was directed by Steve Graham, and "I've Got a Lover " which was directed by Chester Dent and John Stewart. Lennox would go on to make another thematic video album for her 1992 solo album Diva, again directed by Muller.

Track listing

1. "Beethoven "
2. "I Need a Man"
3. "Heaven"
4. "Shame"
5. "Wide-Eyed Girl"
6. "Do You Want to Break Up?"
7. "I've Got a Lover "
8. "Put the Blame on Me"
9. "Savage"
10. "You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart"
11. "I Need You"
12. "Brand New Day"
At the beginning of the video for "Wide-Eyed Girl", an untitled 1960s-style song is performed by Eurythmics and heard over a radio. The same song is heard over the end credits for the video album.

Music credits