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Victoria

The Exponents / Dance Exponents , Music Video – 1982

from the album Prayers Be Answered (1983)

This was the song that started it all for The Exponents. Instead of the usual TVNZ studio cheapie, the promo is a film clip, complete with fantasy 80s Christchurch night-life scenes. The song was inspired by Jordan Luck's onetime landlord, who was trapped in an abusive relationship. Locations include the Arts Centre and deco apartments opposite. Reaching number six, the song would prove to be the biggest hit on a debut studio album packed with classics. Luck later described it as "a strange song to pick as a first single"; but the right one.  

Just about everyone in the clip was playing themselves. The one piece of actual acting required was for Jordan to impersonate someone who smoked! Very unconvincingly I may add ...
– Director Simon Morris, September 2009

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