I Want My MTV…To Play ‘Pour Some Sugar On Me’! The band knew they captured lightning in a bottle with this video version, as did their record company after sending out promotional copies of the music video to networks like MTV for airplay consideration, it was only a matter of time. …to Joe Elliott - in his iconic Hysteria tour outfit comprised of shredded blue jeans and a cut-up “Women of Doom” shirt - playing to the crowd. …to Rick Allen living up to his “Thunder God” persona… The band took care of the rest, as director Wayne Isham expertly showcased their rousing performance throughout - from the theatrics of Phil Collen and Steve Clark playing the song’s monster riffs as only they can… Subtle enhancements were also made to the music video’s audio track, which made a huge difference: inserting the sound effect of an ever-present concert audience buzzing throughout the song’s performance sweetening the song’s shout-out-loud chorus with a minor echo to further get across the atmospherics of a jam-packed arena.Ĭollectively, these improvements worked splendidly in encapsulating a Def Leppard concert experience. The concert music video version also added a whole new element of pulse-quickening energy to the song, effectively capturing the anticipation and excitement of Def Leppard’s Hysteria in-the-round show: starting with frenetic shots of the tour’s massive lighting rigs and a draped-off stage (not to mention Rick Savage fooling around for the camera, to the amusement of viewers)… Hey! Hey!” from the song’s album version. version”) undoubtedly improved on the “building demolition” video premise, just as the band had hoped.įor starters, it featured a much more powerful opening: the impactful “Love is like a bomb, bomb, bomb…” extended intro instead of the tame-by-comparison “Step inside, walk this way, you and me, babe. It was light-hearted and even brought to mind the band’s memorable “Me & My Wine” music video, perhaps as its pseudo-sequel: that same rowdy bunch of guys still refuse to move out, even now as their building is being demolished!īut was this music video and its claustrophobic setting effective in capturing the magnitude of a song like “Pour Some Sugar On Me”? No.Įnter the “live in concert” music video version. version”) featured the band performing the song while confined to a house falling apart around them… The “Pour Some Sugar On Me” music video played a vital role in the song’s epic success, but it required two attempts to get it right. Def Leppard: Pour Some Sugar On Me Music Video (Take Two) In other words, all of Def Leppard’s greatest hits albums. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” is also included on the band’s Vault, Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection, and The Story So Far releases. release occurred several months earlier, in September 1987.) Def Leppard’s “Pour Some Sugar On Me” single was released in the U.S.

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