ABC Music Humpday Videos - "D" is for Def Leppard

Here's one of my favorite songs and cheesiest 80s rock videos of all time, Def Leppard's "Photograph" from their 3rd album, "Pyromania" (1983):


OMFG - Even after all of these years, I still think this song is one of the most perfectly crafted melodic rock songs EVER! Hailing from the steeltown of Sheffield, England, the boys from Def Lep put out two albums (1980's tepid "On Through the Night" and 1981's awesome sophomore followup, "High 'n Dry") before exploding onto the big time (via heavy rotation on every rock radio station and on then burgeoning music video channel, MTV) with this song about Marilyn Monroe.

The video features the band at its best - gone is original guitarist Pete Willis, replaced by Phil Collen (from Girl) trading twin guitar leads with the late Steve "Steamin'" Clark. You can also see drummer Rick Allen with BOTH of his arms...alas this was years before his tragic accident...You can also see poodle haired bass player Rick Savage, as well as their lead singer, Joe Elliot.

I once went as Joe Elliot for Halloween in 2006. Yes, I dressed up almost EXACTLY like him in the "Photograph" video. I have a vintage Union Jack Shirt ($15 at the Miramar Navy Exchange - I begged my mom to buy it for me in 9th grade in 1983), tight black jeans, red leg warmers, white sneakers, white bandana, studded belt, and red wristband.

It was a damn bitch getting all of the different "costume" components, but I pulled it off quite well. I need to dig up the photo so I can post it. But hell yeah, I looked pretty damn cool. Ha ha. The only thing was, at the party we went to, no one knew who I was.

Reasons
#1 - They were fucking idiots. What is y'all? Ig'nant?
and
#2 - They had no knowledge or appreciation of 80's rock bands or videos (too older or too young or too stupid)

BTW, I still have that Union Jack shirt...and it still fits me!