User Reviews

Well Palmer definitely gets point for having one of the most recognizable music videos ever. As for it actually being a good video?! Meh, that's debatable.

Remember growing up as a boy listening to the radio hearing this upbeat and classic moving hit from Robert Palmer as the words got one in the mood! "Addicted to Love" was a power rock winning ballad hit and the music video was an eye candy treat when seeing it on "MTV" or "VH1"! Palmer standing singing with mic in hand and making moves is supported in the background all by females played guitars and dancing! All oddly looking the same and they are dressed the same moving along to the beat! Classic simple upbeat hard rock love song that gets one in the mood and very memorable and well done music video one of 80's best!

I love the song but most of all I adore the girls in the video. They were all models working in London at the time and were hired by Terence Donovan for the shoot which took one day at a studio in Holborn London. Although they didn't know each other prior to the shoot they became great mates. They have all carved out successful careers in various fields and have remained in touch to this day. When asked by an interviewer what was the worst part of the day one of the girls said having to leave at the end! Although obviously not choreographed they all moved in time and on the beat. I suppose it would be considered a bit non PC these days by some people but I think it's fantastic. 10/10.

From the series "greatest icons of the 1980's", this clip is just pure awesomeness! "Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love" not only feels classic with his power-rock ballad song but the video and its remarkable visuals are one of the top things of that great decade.

Idea: Palmer all dressed in white, black-tie and singing that sexy song followed but his band - an all-girl band, dressed in red, same type of hair and makeup that for one moment you actually think is the very same woman playing all instruments. Despite the androgynous types there's something bold and sexy while they're playing doing the same cold expression in their faces...the emotion is all destined to Palmer. Cut to years later, Shania Twain makes her version but trading the girls for similar sexy and cold guys as members of her band.

A song that made part of flicks like "Cocktail" and "Ready to Wear" (meh to both), this one had a major importance on Palmer's career, possibly his most expressive and biggest hit of all-time. And obviously the clip had something to do with it, back in a time when artist/musician videos could make or break a star. Simple elements but they worked big time. It's all about what we can see and the effect it causes on us. 9/10