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North by North

The Bats , Music Video – 1987

from the album Daddy's Highway (1987)

Flaming torches and streaming ribbons hanging off the front of the car are not your usual Kiwi road-trip accessories, but they're perfect visuals for this classic Bats song. Not to mention the iconic whirling burning guitar on the roadside. Alongside the imagery of motion, fluid camerawork tracks the band performing in front of a DIY Jackson Pollock-esque backdrop. Alister Parker (Gordons, Bailterspace), John Chrisstoffels, and Paul Kean (The Bats) are the directorial team. The song featured in Harry Sinclair movie Topless Women Talk About Their Lives.

Key Cast & Crew

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John Chrisstoffels

Director, Editor, Assistant Camera

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Alister Parker

Co-Director, Camera

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Paul Kean

Co-Director

Source

Private Collection