Marilyn Martin: Night Moves

Marilyn Martin is not a staple of the 80s and is, unfortunately, probably best known for her duet with Phil Collins. However, she did try to make a career for herself, and this song and especially the music video may just be the crowning achievement of that attempt.

In this incredibly stylish and cool, uber 80s music video, the 'story,' just like in most music videos, follows the singer as protagonist, singing and frolicking like on some high end photo shoot. However, then the twist happens as the 'story' also starts following a secondary character - a homicide cop investigating a series of missing men. By the end, it becomes clear what happened to them, and makes this video worthy of a feature adaptation.

My guess is that this video was too intense for MTV, so it never got to be seen by enough people to leave a mark. Fortunately, with websites like YouTube, this wonderful little video can be rediscovered once again today, and hopefully finally find its audience. Had Miami Vice ever turned into an X-Files type show, this would have been a perfect pilot.