Although being a great fan of this track, I only got more acquainted with the music video quite recently and I was fascinated by everything there.
"I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" is a fine moment for Elton, a huge comeback at the time even though the album in which came isn't of his most famous. As for director
Russell Mulcahy's video, coming right after the success of "Highlander" is an excellent exercise in style and creativity that I keep wondering how it was put together and from
movies it got its inspiration.
It plays as a series of short stories that seem to be filmed in one take since the camera moves from the left to right in a non-stop manners showing sketches revolving a
beautiful couple and it alternates with Elton's performance, sometimes the couple is very happy, other times they feel close to the song's idea of not wanting a toxic relationship.
In some moments, the man is alone making some amazing dance moves. But it never stops: characters or Elton in a room and it always keeps moving as if being a continuous moment
without cuts. It can make one dizzy for a while but it surely looks different than the usual music video plus since the song is really effective and fast moving. Elton's appearances
with different outfits and an inseparable hat made me think of Truman Capote, there is some resemblance.
A very good clip mostly because of how it's done and the editing tricks - though just one note - which makes the spectacle something very impressive. It might not be so
much memorable as "Nikita" or heartbreaking as "The Last Song" but it's certain of Elton's finest moments both musical and visual. 8/10.
