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 VaultTextThomas 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.READ MOREOn the funk line: 7 young Brazilians speak on the future of baile funk Tems knows the true secret to happinessLVMH Prize 2026Vote to decide which designer makes the final round of the 2026 LVMH Prize2hollis is worried about secret cameras in hotel roomsCobrah’s dream night out involves tequila, candy and raving with aliensbeabadoobee used to have a secret Zayn Malik fan accountLil Uzi Vert has new plans for his $24m diamondAss, miso soup and furries: beabadoobee’s 5 most chaotic online momentsbeabadoobee: ‘You’ve got to embrace the fuck-ups and the failures’The most revealing lyrics on Harry Styles’ new albumThe rise of EsDeeKid in 5 tracksOklou finally confirmed how we should say her nameEscape 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