I don't think anyone's grasped what the song is about, and how hard that would be to show in any video. Granted, Ken Russell's filmed effort seen here didn't make the grade, neither did Celine's, and Meat's was just derivative of Celine's. To quote Jim:
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I was trying to write a song about dead things coming to life. I was trying to write a song about being enslaved and obsessed by love, not just enchanted and happy with it. It was about the dark side of love; about the ability to be resurrected by it... It's about obsession, and that can be scary because you're not in control and you don't know where it's going to stop.
It says that, at any point in somebody's life, when they loved somebody strongly enough and that person returns, a certain touch, a certain physical gesture can turn them from being defiant and disgusted with this person to being subservient again. And it's not just a pleasurable feeling that comes back, it's the complete terror and loss of control that comes back. And I think that's ultimately a great weapon. I think you can't get much more operatic or passionate than that.
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Now, whose performance conveys that best vocally (never mind visually) is another story. But just some food for thought.