Date
28 December 1989
Channel
BBC (UK)
‘Top of the pops’ devoted a program to a ‘Review of the 80’s’, and Kim was asked to perform her track ‘You keep me hangin’ on’ on this show. It was a no. 1 hit in the United States, which was quite an achievement for a female British artist.
During this performance, Kim wears a gold and black shirt and a black jacket over a black miniskirt. She is backed by a drummer, a guitarist, a bassist and a drummer.
Date
9 December 1989
Channel
UK
Kim Wilde is a studio guest during Noel Edmunds’ show. They show a candid camera joke that was filmed before the show, in which Kim is fooled into thinking that she has to take over a radio show while the host is away to the toilet. She fills up the time talking and getting ever more worried about whether he will ever come back… then is finally rescued by Noel Edmunds, who turns up in a disguise. ‘You look strangely familiar’, Kim says, before she finally realises it’s him.
Back in the studio, she gets a ‘Gotcha Oscar’ for all her troubles.
Date
7 August 1989
Channel
Footage of Kim Wilde and Calvin Hayes arriving at the premiere of the movie ‘Batman’, shown on Leicester Square.
Date
23 March 1989
Channel
BBC (UK)
Kim does a lipsynch performance of ‘Love in the natural way’. She is backed by a band consisting of two guitarists, a drummer and a keyboard player. They are performing in front of a live studio audience.
Date
18 March 1989
Channel
BBC (UK)
In the programme ‘Jim’ll Fix it’ children get a chance to get their wish fulfilled. The wish of a Sarah Nuttall to work in a beauty farm for a day is granted with the assistance of Kim, who is the ‘victim’ of the girl’s work. A foot massage, a sauna and a make-up session are a few of the actions that are televised. At the end of the item, Sarah receives a medal… from Kim of course.
Date
10 March 1989
Channel
BBC (UK)
Kim is asked a question while she is taking calls during the Comic Relief charity evening.
Kim, what are you doing later?
Oh, I’ll be appearing in a sketch with Neris later and also taking calls…
The sketch is called ‘The last waltz’ and is indeed shown later in the evening. Four older women (played by Felicity Kendal , Polly James, Caroline Blakiston and Linda McCartney) ponder on the harsh facts of getting older, then finally seem to accept the fact that life chisels one into a ‘work of art in the gallery of life’. Then Kim waltzes in and looks into a mirror, saying ‘is it this light, or am I putting on weight?’. The older women run off, quite distraught.
Date
10 March 1989
Channel
BBC (UK)
Kim lipsynchs ‘You Came’ and ‘Love in the natural way’ and is interviewed.
Date
1 March 1989
Channel
ITV (UK)
Dressed in a black dress similar to the one worn in the video for this song, Kim lipsynchs ‘Love in the natural way’, backed by a four piece band, consisting of Steve Byrd (guitar), a bassist, a keyboard player and a drummer.
Date
23 February 1989
Channel
NDR (Germany)
Kim lipsynchs ‘Four letter word’ solo on stage, before a live studio audience. A large version of the ‘Close’ album sleeve is visible in the background.
Date
20 February 1989
Channel
BBC (UK)
Kim does a lipsynch performance of ‘Love in the natural way’. She is backed by a four piece band, consisting of a drummer, a keyboard player and two guitarists.They are performing in front of a live studio audience.
Date
20 February 1989
Channel
Directed by Neil Thompson.
The fifth and last clip off the album Close consisted mainly of shots from earlier clips, sleeve photographs and other pictures from the ‘Close’ era.
However, there are some new shots as well, of Kim lipsynching to the words of the song in a most lovely, simple but elegant dress. Both the dress and the background are dark blue or even black.
Date
17 February 1989
Channel
RAI (Italy)
Kim does a lipsynch performance of ‘You came’. After her performance she is presented an award of the 39th San Remo Song Festival, 1989.
Two recordings exist: in a different recording, Kim performs ‘You came’ again, this time wearing a black leather jacket.
