Don’t Watch That, Watch This: Cultural Legacy Inspires Rockbot Music Videos

The first music video I saw was Madness, “One Step Beyond.” I remember guys in black suits with shaved heads and sunglasses doing the “nutty train” strut in a line to frantic ska upbeats and an eerie, infectious sax melody. The song opens with Chas Smash hollering, “Hey you! Don’t watch that, watch this!” I was eight years old.