I know this may not be the most timely of issues, considering I think "Red Red Wine" is from 1983 or so, but I have to admit I've felt a certain sense of tragedy about this video for many years now. Midway through the video our down-on-his-luck hero wanders into his neighborhood bar to escape the misery of too many slobs living in the same house. It seems he has gotten a pretty brunette's phone number until a pair of cons pull one over on him. One of the rats asks UB40's lead singer for a light while the other partner reaches into his pocket and takes his hard won phone number. I'm not sure but I'm pretty certain that fate gave UB40's lead singer that number as his only means of escaping his blah, lonely life. Somebody should find these guys and give them a beat down!
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