Barbados (Models song)
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| "Barbados" | ||||
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| Single by Models | ||||
| from the album Out of Mind, Out of Sight | ||||
| Released | March 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Genre | New wave[1] | |||
| Length | 4:15 | |||
| Label | Mushroom | |||
| Songwriter(s) | James Freud, Andrew Duffield | |||
| Producer(s) | Nick Launay, Reggie Lucas, Mark Opitz | |||
| Models singles chronology | ||||
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"Barbados" is a song by Australian band Models. It was the second single from their 1985 album Out of Mind, Out of Sight.[2] The song was released in March 1985, and reached #2 on the Australian music charts.[3][4]
The song is about Models bassist James Freud's alcoholism.[5][6] The title of the first of Freud's autobiographical books I Am the Voice Left From Drinking is from lyrics in the song.[6]
In the promotional video, James Freud is seen in a bar behaving all drunk with his bandmates and is, in some black and white scenes, shown driving an army jeep while pointing a gun at his head. He commits suicide at the end of the video.[7] In November 2010, James Freud actually committed suicide, but it has not been disclosed how he died. The song and general mood of the video matched James' own personal demons.