Robert Cray - Acting This Way

Enjoy this music video of "Acting This Way" by Robert Cray from his 1988 album "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark"

[@manfredbeuth2921]

The almost best song of Robert Cray......!!!!!!!!!!! Amazing song...!!!!!

[@armandor.594]

I heard this song for the first time many years ago. I fell in love with him. Still today I shiver listening to him. Grea, great, great musician.

[@richardcoppedgejr6871]

Great saxophonist on this song, David Sanborn Another blues player called home. RIP.

[@grahambrown5013]

I first heard Robert play when the BBC broadcasted a series of Eric Clapton's Albert Hall shows in 1990/1991. Robert came on a guest for a few tunes along with Buddy Guy and Albert Collins and his playing and voice just knocked me out. Been a huge fan of his ever since.

[@aquablue6301]

So incredibly, tragically underrated. Great vibe and very relatable.

[@geraldfields6169]

Isaw him when this song had been out for awhile, he got a standing ovation in Lowell, Massachusetts when he played this song...i think it touched a nerve that people could relate to

[@manfredbeuth2921]

What a very great song from Robert....... Absolute amazing!!!!!

[@manfredbeuth2921]

What an amazing, crazy song from Robert C. .....!!!!! Hear it so very often, and loud as I can,,,,!!! Beautiful!!!!!!

[@manfredbeuth2921]

The almost best song from Robert.....!!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍Hear it as loud as you can..... ☝ Absolut AMAZING!!!!!!!!!

[@louise_rose]

Great band and album - this song has such a clean, bell-like sound and production without any unncessary fluff. :) I've been looking for this MTV video on Yotube a couple of times before - I don't see why it never showed up in searches. I remember seeing it on MTV at the time, not least the stylized comic-book imagery that feels like Roy Lichtenstein pictures - and most of all the brief exchange at 2:36 :) 1:37, Lichtenstein style: "Man, I can see the whole porch and there's NOBODY ON IT!" :)

[@shanep.9442]

Yes, this video version disappeared for a while... glad it's back!

[@tydeas67]

I WAS SEARCHING for this clip more than 20 years. Pure Diamond in music & video

[@Leatherbro]

Beautiful song.

[@self4autism333]

six strings Motown

[@louise_rose]

Yes, the sound definitely has a ring of that - the keyboards are placed roughly where the girl chorus would have been in a classic Motown track. And the same drum sound too!

[@KRhetor]

Who did the art for this?

[@louise_rose]

Not sure, but the comic-book imagery does have a Roy Lichtenstein feel to it. Ralph (at 2:35) reminds me of some old TV series character, but I can't recall who it is... something by Robin Willams?