Expert: Bong Santos - 11/27/2006

Question
I'm trying to find a video by the stones that i have no words to or anything. It was mid 80's, and it have a shredding guitar lick and the video had lots of action, like a movie. People were outside having a festival with masks, like carnival, and these guys with machine guns show up. I think they were thieves or robbers. thats all i have, can u help?  

Answer
Dear Von,

The video you have in mind is for a song called UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT by THE ROLLING STONES. It was the lead single of their 1983 release UNDERCOVER. The video starts with people partying outside a mansion then armed men barged in and caused a commotion. It was not without controversy though as the video was said to include footage of a real-life assassination from Latin America. Written by band members MICK JAGGER & KEITH RICHARDS and produced by THE GLIMMER TWINS (MICK & KEITH's production pseudonym) & CHRIS KIMSEY, it peaked at #9 on the Hot 100 Chart on December 24, 1983.

Maraming salamat po!

BONG M. SANTOS
Manila, Philippines