At the very beginning, this question was asked: "Did Def Leppard almost write a song about Woody Allen?" When their video comes, we find that VH1 does a pop up version of "Photograph". Here's what they have to say about it:

"Def Leppard was formed in 1977 by 3 teenagers from Sheffield, England."

"Sheffield's biggest industry for 700 years: metal"

Arrow pointing to Joe: "Joe Elliott"

"This song was inspired by a photograph of Marilyn Monroe on Joe's bedroom wall."

"He had another celebrity on his wall who didn't inspire him as much." (Shows picture of Woody Allen)

"This video was inspired by a film about a murderer who photographs his victims."

Arrow pointing to Sav: "Rick Savage"

"Rick suggested the director include black and white photos of the band."

"The director wanted to include shots of the band jumping through big photographs of Marilyn Monroe."

"Both suggestions fell on deaf ears."

"What did Marilyn Monroe wear to cause a sexy sensation in the '50s?" (Shows pic of Monroe in leopard print dress) "Leopard print"

"Joe's plastic pants were too short--he solved the problem with legwarmers." Arrow pointing to Joe's red legwarmers

"Another problem arose that legwarmers couldn't solve." (Scene with Joe jumping off of the drum risers) "They split."

"The band split from their original guitar player just before they made this record."

Arrow pointing to Rick: "Rick Allen"

"Rick lost his arm in a car accident the year after this video was made."

"His hearing was not affected."

(Shows video of Rick playing drums now) "Rick continued to play drums using his remaining arm and his feet."

"Rick became a deft Leppard."

Arrow pointing to Steve: "Steve Clark"

(Shows vid of Steve talking) "Steve had the flu the morning of the shoot--he spent the day 'pissed off.'"

Arrow pointing to Steve: "Pissed off."

Arrow pointing to Phil: "Phil Collen"

"This video was shot on Phil's birthday--but he didn't get a cake."

"Leopards don't eat tarts, crumpets, buns, --or birthday cake."

(Scene of the girls in cages) "But they eat chicks."

"The director hired the Hot Gossip dancers from a British TV show to 'sauce things up.'"

"2 Hot Gossip members became video stars themselves in the '80s:" (pic)singer Lita Ford, (pic)Billy Idol's girlfriend Perri Lister

"Exposure to noises of 120 decibels for as little as 20 minutes can cause deafness."

"Average duration of a Def Leppard show: 1 hour and 24 minutes."

"In the 80s, 'def' came to mean 'cool' among some American artists."

"Def Leppard was British"

Then the show a screen that says: "The band's hometown Sheffield's most important metallic export during the 80s was not Def Leppard, but bombs. The town also had some explosive exports that were distinctly non-metallic: Human League, Heaven 17, and ABC."




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