The production value in this video is amazing for 1994. Obviously everything is dated -- Crystal's sunglasses, the old school Apple computers (rollerball track pad!), and the dancers in baggy suits. But watching this video I can't help but wonder why more dance videos from this time lack this polished look? I guess the obvious answer is that '94 in general was a year of grunge music. No one was really paying much attention to main steam dance hits, which Crystal Waters absolutely was. So, while Nirvana and Pearl Jam were dominating charts and MTV, acts like Culture Beat were given little to no budget for their videos. And boy did it show. CHECK THIS OUT. It wasn't until Daft Punk in 1997 came out with Around the World that dance music videos started to catch up with production values with say Puff Daddy and the Bad Boy Crew. Those guys were basically making short feature length films with enormous budgets. CHECK THIS OUT. Okay that's it. Just thought I should mention it.
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