The music video had a high-profile director: Sam Peckinpah. In 1984, most filmmakers shunned music videos, but Peckinpah, whose movies include The Getaway and The Wild Bunch, directed Lennon's first two videos. Lennon wrote this in 1983 at...See moreThe music video had a high-profile director: Sam Peckinpah. In 1984, most filmmakers shunned music videos, but Peckinpah, whose movies include The Getaway and The Wild Bunch, directed Lennon's first two videos. Lennon wrote this in 1983 at a French chateau called the Manor de Valotte, which is how the song got its title. Written by
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