. ▁ ▁Wa ite ' s ▁vocals ▁span ▁from ▁G 3 ▁to ▁C 5 ▁in ▁the ▁song . ▁ ▁Ly ric ▁summary ▁In ▁the ▁vers es / bridge , ▁the ▁singer ▁describes ▁how ▁much ▁he ▁miss es ▁his ▁ex - lo ver , ▁while ▁in ▁the ▁ch orus , ▁he ▁lies ▁to ▁himself ▁and ▁veh ement ly ▁den ies ▁missing ▁them . ▁ ▁The ▁opening ▁line ▁" Every ▁time ▁I ▁think ▁of ▁you " ▁is ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁a ▁song ▁by ▁Wa ite ' s ▁group ▁the ▁Bab ys . ▁ ▁Music ▁video ▁The ▁music ▁video ▁was ▁written / direct ed / produ ced ▁by ▁K ort ▁Fal ken berg ▁III ▁and ▁was ▁actually ▁fil med ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁Although ▁some ▁people ▁understand ably ▁have ▁mistaken ▁the ▁street ▁scene ▁for ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁or ▁London , ▁the ▁director ▁intention ally ▁looked ▁for ▁a ▁location ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁where ▁there ▁was ▁" no ▁Stu cco " ▁on ▁the ▁walls ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁dead ▁give away ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁shot ▁in ▁the ▁south west ▁U . S . ▁He ▁wanted ▁it ▁to ▁look ▁neutral ▁and ▁not ▁be ▁ident ifiable ▁as ▁any ▁particular ▁city . ▁ ▁To ▁start ▁the ▁clip , ▁John ▁Wa ite ▁is ▁sitting ▁in ▁a ▁chair , ▁and ▁after ▁seeing ▁a ▁picture ▁of ▁a ▁woman ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁love , ▁he , ▁fr ustr ated , ▁sla ps ▁the ▁lamp ▁above ▁him ▁causing ▁it ▁to