Everywhere I Go by QED

Music video for the song 'Everywhere I Go' by QED from the album Animal Magic (EMI, 1984).

‘Everywhere I Go’ might not have dominated the charts, but it carried the unmistakable voltage of a star. Kiwi-born Jenny Morris is the voice and the song’s anchor. Her delivery turns what could have been an ‘almost’ hit into a moment that glows decades later.

The verses brood, but when the chorus lifts, it’s like the clouds part. Producer Mark Moffatt (the Saints’ ‘I’m Stranded’, Yothu Yindi’s ‘Treaty’) mirrors this emotional ebb, weaving the arrangement with spangling synths, sax flourishes and guitars that smart just enough to sting. And the rhythm surges forward – always moving, as if it knows the spark could be snuffed at any moment.

The music video leans into the era’s playful oddity. Smoke drifts through fragmented frames, and dreamlike zooms keep everything slightly off-kilter. Morris dazzles in a purple sequin blazer, her make-up perfectly matching the shimmer – a reminder of when pop stars made it work with their own two hands. Then comes the twist: Morris as a nun, wearing sunglasses – at night. It’s a playful wink to the artifice and ambition of '80s pop – strange, self-aware and sincere all at once.

Read more in 1984: Australia finds its voice, part 2.