The camera shows shots of young women , and passes through arcades and cinemas in Leicester Square . The camera now passes South Africa House showing protestors in the Non-Stop Picket , an anti-apartheid vigil . The video cuts to a closeup of Tennant singing the chorus , with a purple neon sign eerily passing across his face . At the end the camera passes again through Leicester Square , where people queue to see '' Fletch '' and '' Desperately Seeking Susan '' . The video was nominated for Best New Artist in a Video at the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards , but lost to a-ha 's '' Take On Me ''
1986 MTV Video Music Awards
1986 MTV Video Music Awards
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