Date
26 July 1981
Channel
Australia
Kim lipsynchs to ‘Kids in America’ on the Countdown stage. Lots of images associated with America are projected behind her, while she is standing before a live studio audience.
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Countdown
Music Box
Date
20 July 1981
Channel
ZDF (Germany)
Kim Wilde lipsynchs to ‘Chequered love’. She is backed by her own band: James Stevenson (guitar), Ricky Wilde (guitar) and Calvin Hayes (drums). Kim wears a dark blue t-shirt and jeans and golden earrings. At the end of her performance there is a short interview with the show’s presenter, Desiree Nosbusch.
Do you feel good?
Yeah, I feel great thanks.
Kim, how do you get your hair to stand like that?
Well, I cut it myself and I colour it myself.
Formule 1+1
Date
13 July 1981
Channel
France
Kim Wilde sings ‘Kids in America’ live to a pre-recorded backing track. She is backed by her own band on stage, but there are also images of Kim, lying down and singing her song superimposed on screen.
Razzmatazz
Date
16 June 1981
Channel
ITV (UK)
Kim lipsynchs to ‘Chequered love’. She is backed by her own band, consisting of James Stevenson (guitar), Ricky Wilde (keyboards) and Calvin Hayes (drums). They’re standing on a colourful stage before a young audience.
Die aktuelle Schaubude
Date
6 June 1981
Channel
NDR (Germany)
Kim and her band do a lipsych performance of ‘Chequered love’.
Musikladen
Date
4 June 1981
Channel
BR (Germany)
Kim lipsynchs to ‘Chequered love’ on the Musikladen stage. She is backed by her band, consisting of James Stevenson (guitar), Ricky Wilde (guitar) and Calvin Hayes (drums). They are surrounded by a German audience, which is mostly standing still.
Disco 81
Date
18 May 1981
Channel
ZDF (Germany)
Kim appears alone in the Disco 81 studio to lipsynch to ‘Kids in America’. During the performance a glitterball is shown, sometimes in an effect on Kim’s face.
Top of the Pops
Date
7 May 1981
Channel
BBC (UK)
Kim lipsynchs to ‘Chequered love’, backed by her own band, consisting of James Stevenson (guitar), Ricky Wilde (guitar) and Calvin Hayes (drums). They perform on stage in the Top of the Pops studio before a live studio audience. Kim is dressed in a black t-shirt and jeans.
Chequered love (music video)
Date
26 April 1981
Channel
Directed by Brian Grant.
This video is set in what looks like a bathroom, where Kim wanders around while her band is appearing in the background. A very striking scene is during the chorus, when Kim has to stand under a shower. As Kim explained on TV in 1986, the water was freezing cold and she had to stand there ‘looking all sultry’ while she was getting very wet and cold.
Toppop
Date
24 April 1981
Channel
AVRO (Netherlands)
Kim lipsynchs to ‘Kids in America’ in the Toppop studio, backed by her own band, consisting of James Stevenson (guitar), Ricky Wilde (keyboards) and Calvin Hayes (drums). Kim is wearing her black and white stripey top and black jacket.
Collaro show
Date
15 April 1981
Channel
Antenne2 (France)
Kim Wilde sits next to a pilot, miming ‘Kids in America’. The clip also includes scenes of panic inside the airplane as there is a lot of turbulence underway. Four air traffic controllers sing the male chorus. Kim is wearing the black and white stripey top throughout the clip.
Musikladen
Date
19 March 1981
Channel
BR (Germany)
Kim Wilde lipsychs ‘Kids in America’ on the Musikladen stage. She is backed by her own band, consisting of James Stevenson (guitar), Ricky Wilde (keyboards) and Calvin Hayes (drums). Kim is wearing her black and white stripey top and black jacket. They are performing in front of a live studio audience.
