Amanda Lear — Tomorrow 1977 HD

JUL 01 1977 · 12:00

Amanda Lear — Tomorrow 1977 HD (1977) Director: Michael Leckebusch Era: Euro Disco Peak (1977) - Height of continental European disco, marked by West German studio production, Ariola Records dominance, and the rise of glamorous androgynous pop personas on televised music platforms. High. This is the primary extant promotional clip for one of Amanda Lear's signature hits, directed by Michael Leckebusch—the central figure in West German music television for two decades—and preserved in the official Musikladen DVD archive. It documents a pivotal moment in the career of a genuinely singular cultural figure, and is a technically and aesthetically representative example of late-1970s European televised disco promotion. Context: Released in 1977 as the third single from Amanda Lear's debut album 'I Am a Photograph', 'Tomorrow' became a number 1 hit in Italy and one of her defining disco-era recordings. The video was produced for Musikladen, the pre-eminent West German music television programme of the era (Radio Bremen, 1972–1984), which served as a key launch and promotional platform for continental European pop and disco acts. Amanda Lear's persona—cultivated through associations with Roxy Music, Salvador Dalí, and David Bowie, and amplified by deliberate ambiguity around her origins and identity—made her a singular figure in the European disco landscape. The Musikladen platform, with its televised studio performance format and significant international reach, was instrumental in breaking artists across West Germany and continental Europe during the peak disco years of 1974–1979. Director notes: The 'Tomorrow' promotional video featuring blue screen technique and two backing dancers was directed by Michael Leckebusch and produced specifically for the Musikladen television programme (Radio Bremen, West Germany). This clip was later compiled on the 3-DVD box set 'Das beste aus dem Musikladen Vol. 1', released by Sony Music in 2012. Amanda Lear appeared on Musikladen across 7 episodes spanning 1976–1983, making her a recurring performer on the programme. A separate 1977 performance clip was produced for Italian Rai 2 programme 'Odeon. Tutto Quanto fa Spettacolo', showing Lear performing in a sports hall setting. The filename 'Tomorrow 1977 HD' most likely refers to the Musikladen blue screen clip, given Leckebusch's confirmed directorial credit and the video's wider archival and online circulation.