Corey Hart Sunglasses At Night (1984)

The song combines an unflagging synthesizer hook, characteristic arpeggio, rock guitar and obscure lyrics. AllMusic has since described it as an instant classic with its distinctive melody and catchy chorus. Cory was working on a new song without words and started improvising lyrics that included the line I wear my sunglasses at night The music video, shot at the Don Jail in Toronto, reflects the vision of a fashion police state, with scenes of Hart in a prison cell, without sunglasses, being strongarmed by police officers and paraded past various citizens wearing their regulation shades.