Music / Cult VaultWatch Grace Jones bite Adam Ant’s ear and sell scootersThis bizarre 80s commercial put two of pop’s most outrageous innovators in a room to discuss the merits of Honda’s latest rideShareLink copied ✔️November 12, 2015MusicCult VaultText Thomas Gorton Back in the 80s, pop goddess Grace Jones appeared in a series of television commercials for the Japanese car manufacturer Honda, helping them to publicise their new (pretty sick looking) range of scooters. As with any project Jones puts her name to, there’s a clear element of the theatrical and the surreal. One 1986 ad opens with an infirmary full of babies before Jones appears, backed by an ominous synth drone, snaps a rattle in half and informs the viewer that the choices you make in life are all yours, while sat on a podium on a bright red scooter. Earlier on in the decade she appeared in an ad for the same company accompanied by 80s new wave pin up Adam Ant. Typically, Jones runs the show, dominating a wilfully reticent Ant, trying to convince him to take a ride on the scooter despite his protestations that he can’t even drive. "It’s quick!" says Jones. "It’s fun, it's sexy!" He eventually relents, at which point she bites his ear really fucking hard. Watch below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingNike celebrates the culture of U.S. soccerAs the world’s biggest soccer moment approaches, Nike’s new Express Collection celebrates U.S. Soccer while continuing its legacy of investing in the culture of the gameFashionArt & PhotographyThis new book celebrates the eroticism of photobooths PumaLife & CultureMeet freestyle footballer Janella HernandezArt & PhotographyThese photos capture moments of beauty and surprise in Mexico CityBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaFashionThe vintage gay erotica at the heart of JW Anderson’s PrideFashionConnor Storrie steals the spotlight in fetish-coded Saint LaurentBeautyI went viral for acne content – then my pimples disappearedFilm & TV9 great films you can watch on YouTube for freeEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy