I love this song so! The video is great, too--even though it doesn't make much sense. The Wikipedia article about the song says the video was filmed in the United Kingdom. Exactly where in the UK? The snow looks real, and snow is rare in the UK. T he biggest message written on the wall says, "KAHROLSUN FASIZM" which is actually Turkish for "Down with Fascism." Also, when the slides that Elton is looking at near the end of the video includes a close-up of the wall, there is actual German writing on it with political messages on it that would have been topical in mid-80s West Germany. Did they make a mock-up version of the Berlin Wall somewhere in Scotland or Northern England and even go to the trouble of writing topical West German political messages on it in German? It was the West Berlin side of the wall that was known for being covered in graffiti because the West German government tolerated, or even encouraged it, whereas the East Berlin side, which Nikita was on, was bare in real life (unlike in the video) because vandalizing the wall was strictly prohibited and the East Berliners were generally too terrified to defy the East German government.
I also read that the Bentley that Elton is riding in was his Bentley in real life, which he bought earlier that year. I have to know more about the making of the video! Where was it shot?
I also read that the Bentley that Elton is riding in was his Bentley in real life, which he bought earlier that year. I have to know more about the making of the video! Where was it shot?
