Smiley Culture 'Police Officer' Complete Original Version
Smiley's second single, but first video. (Cockney Translation was re-released after this was a hit). Directed by Giblets who were: Rob MacGillivray, Mike Sumpter, Carol MacGillivray and Michael Olley. This was our first pop video made as Giblets and was filmed in the basement of Saint Martins School of Art where we were at college. We shot on 16mm reversal film, so there was no negative - we edited the only copy with tape and telecined that! The promo got shown on Ch.4's 'The Tube' and was introduced by Jools Holland with some very nice remarks. Smiley (David Emmanuel) was a talented man with genuine charm. Sadly missed.
About Smiley Culture
David Victor Emmanuel, better known as Smiley Culture, was a British reggae singer and DJ known for his "fast chat" style. During a relatively brief period of fame and success, he produced two of the most critically acclaimed reggae singles of the 1980s. He died on 15 March 2011, aged 48, during a police raid on his home. An inquest found that his death was a suicide. Campaigners and his family have expressed scepticism about the official verdict and the police version of events.
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