‘Run to Paradise’ exploded in 1987, hitting No. 3 on the charts and ending the decade as one of Australia’s highest-selling singles. Written by frontman Mark Gable, it’s both an anthem and a sly critique of Northern Beaches hedonism – surfboards, booze and bliss masking deeper aimlessness. The track itself still roars, but the video is very much of its time. The band lark about on a soundstage while a team of glamorous female ‘roadies’ haul equipment around them, a nod to Robert Palmer’s ‘Addicted to Love’. The result is big riffs, bigger hair and an un-woke fantasy that hasn’t aged gracefully. Critically, though, it shows how ’80s rock revelled in excess – part celebration, part cautionary tale.