1985) The music video for “Broken Wings” was directed by Oley Sassone and filmed in black & white. It features lead vocalist Richard Page driving through the desert in a classic old convertible. There is a scene of striking imagery where Page is sitting in a church when an eagle flies in through the window and lands next to him on the pew and they exchange a gaze. The full band is also featured in performance scenes during the video. Also appearing in the video are an unknown man and woman dancing Tango. They are only shown from the waist down and their faces are never seen. ___________________________________ When the first Mr. Mister album, I Wear the Face, was released in 1984, Page was offered the chance to replace Bobby Kimball as lead singer of Toto, and later was offered Peter Cetera’s place in Chicago; he refused both offers. The second album, 1985’s Welcome to the Real World, with lyrics from Page’s cousin John Lang, was the breakthrough for Mr. Mister, with three top 10 singles, two of which hit #1 on the US pop charts (most notably “Broken Wings”, which was inspired by the book of the same title by Khalil Gibran[4]). They had several #1 MTV videos and performed at the first MTV Spring Break show in 1986. Mr Mister had several Grammy Award nominations, including the 1986 Grammy for “Best Pop Band” (which was awarded to the “We Are the World” ensemble, USA for Africa). During this time, Mr. Mister toured with other popular acts including Don Henley, The Bangles …
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September 2nd, 2010 at 2:41 pm
this takes me back to when i was a little kid going to the water park in the summer i love the good ole innocent days
September 2nd, 2010 at 2:54 pm
why are all the comments by woman>?
September 2nd, 2010 at 2:57 pm
I agree with Brokenwings, he is pne of the sexiest men that ever existed and far better looking than the guys are today!
September 2nd, 2010 at 3:44 pm
Richard Page is like, the hottest guy there ever was and ever will be!!! MM rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!! love ‘em!!!!!!
September 2nd, 2010 at 3:59 pm
This is a serene video! I love Mr. Mister!