Fine Young Cannibals: Suspicious Minds

Unpopular opinion but I prefer this rhythmic ska version of "Suspicious Minds" by Fine Young Cannibals than the classic version by Elvis Presley (it's good too). Besides being a cool song for dancing, as evidenced by the uusual yet humored dance moves from the bass player and the guitarist, this one is favored as it has a memorable music video, one of the best ever conceived for the Brit trio. It consists of a dance/singing performance from the band, filmed in a somber black-and-white with a dark background behind everything, only popping with a glimpse of gold in Roland Gift's shiny tuxedo when the costumes suddenly change at a certain point of the video. It's one of those curious editing/cinematography tricks that were quite popular in the day ("Rumble Fish", anyone?), difficult to be made but today it's done very easily.

But it's the ultimate jealousy song that becomes the main spectacle of such clip, the rhythm of it all, Gift's voice echoing in a magnificent way and the rest is part of the great music history of the 1980's, a real treat. And always the lovely dance moves from the guys. 8/10.