DISCOVER Music video locations
Step into some of the most memorable, strange and scenic videos ever made…
Shout by Tears for Fears
In the mid-80s, synthesisers were as popular as mullets, and pop/rock band Tears for Fears used them to haunting effect in Shout – a moody and powerful number about protest.
Perhaps an obvious location for a song like this would be somewhere urban with cutaways to protesters waving placards at picket lines. But instead, Tears for Fears went for a different kind of dramatic when they chose Durdle Door in Dorset. The famous limestone arch is visible behind band members Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith as they stand on the beach, singing passionately at the sea.
Not surprisingly, Durdle Door is a popular spot, and very accessible – so you too can stroll mournfully along the shingle and stand on the chalk cliffs overlooking the landmark, as Orzabal and Smith did 40 years ago. Combined with the blue waters and fossil rich cliffs of Lulworth Cove, this is arguably the classic walk on the World Heritage listed Jurassic Coast.
Shout reached number 4 in the UK charts (number 1 in the US), but another video shot here hit the top spot at Christmas 1990. For Saviour’s Day, Cliff Richard stands on the neck of the arch with his arms held out, while wearing
what looks like an oversized lab coat. He’s later joined by scores of people, all singing the chorus while swaying in time. Whatever you think of the songs, the scenery gets top marks.
WALK HERE: Download your free Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove route at walk1000miles. co.uk/bonusroutes
Sign of the Times by Harry Styles
When boy band One Direction took a hiatus in 2016, many were hoping Harry Styles would launch his solo career. He did so in spectacular fashion.
The video for his chart-topping debut single Sign of the Times was filmed at Staffin Bay, on the north-east corner of Scotland’s Isle of Skye, and some shots show Styles taking to the sky and floating past extraordinary rock formations, including the pinnacle of the Old Man of Storr.
It’s easy to recreate Styles’ contemplative walk on the beach (where dinosaur footprints have been found), but the levitation and flight scenes are a little trickier, no matter how uplifting the landscapes may be.
WALK HERE: Find a walk to The Storr at walk1000miles. co.uk/bonusroutes
Castle on the Hill by Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran is proudly Suffolk born and bred, and no song provides a fonder recollection of his life there than this 2017 hit.
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