Stills from the absolutely minimal video of “Jet Set Junta” by The Monochrome Set, an early ‘80s British new wave/pop band with distinctive sound, witty lyrics and melodies so catchy, you can never easily forget.
A great hit from the distant 1982 is the neglected, yet classic, “Jet Set Junta”, making satyrical references to military juntas (and somehow predictive of the conditions leading to the Falklands war).
“...Broom, broom, goes the armoured Cadillac through Montevideo, Rat-a-tat goes the sub-machine gun to restore the status quo, Snip, snip, go the tailor's scissors on the suit in Saville Row,
Here we come, the jet set junta...”
If you got 10 minutes to spare, do yourselves a favour and enjoy this, here (the actual single is under 2 minutes long but it’s such a brilliant song that 5 times on repeat should be enough).
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