Bop Girl – 1983
In 1983, Ross Wilson wrote “Bop Girl” for Pat Wilson to perform, it became a #2 hit in Australia; Ross also provided backing vocals and appeared in its music video. The single released on Warner Music Group became one of the highest selling singles of 1983, and achieved airplay in various parts of the world, including the United States, where the single peaked at #104 on the Billboard pop chart. Subsequent singles failed to repeat this success.
Eric McCusker when interviewed in Juke Magazine, 22 October 1983, was asked whether he could have written something like Bop Girl, he replied:
The “Bop Girl” music video was the screen debut of 15-year-old Nicole Kidman playing the role of a young “bop girl”. Chosen by director Gillian Armstrong, songwriter Ross recalled that Kidman was to represent “an up and coming starlet with a bright future”. Kidman herself insisted that the video be used for both a BBC documentary about her career, and also in an American Cinematheque tribute, with the result that the video returned to Australian music video playlists in 2004. The music video was shot in South Coogee.