Another in the "Dexys On..." mini-series! Richard Skinner had interviewed Rowland & Adams on Radio One a week before "Don't Stand Me Down" was released and gave a very positive appraisal of the album's prospects. The following month Richard Skinner interviewed Kevin Rowland again, this time on BBC TV's long-running music show "Whistle Test".
Although just three weeks had elapsed, the tone of this interview was quite different from the previous encounter. With the album now released, early sales already suggested that it was not going to be an instant commercial success worthy of the time and efforts expended on it and the critical back-lash was now in full swing. Richard Skinner's questioning was far more confrontational than before and, consequently, Kevin Rowland had reverted to his naturally evasive and defensive approach to interviewers.
As a means of giving viewers a distinct advantage over those watching Whistle Test back in 1985, there's a link to the FULL video for "Knowledge Of Beauty" at the end of the clip!
* To provide a little context, the interview was prefaced by a very short montage of earlier Dexys tracks which is why the conversation started as it did.
