Steve Winwood - Valerie (Official Video)
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Watch the official music video for "Valerie" performed by Steve Winwood Best of SteveWinwood: https://goo.gl/8dc7ED Subscribe here: https://goo.gl/mJ3es8 Music video by Steve Winwood performing Valerie. (C) 1987 Island Records Ltd. #SteveWinwood #Valerie #Vevo #Rock #OfficialMusicVideo

In an interview with Songfacts, [co-songwriter] Will Jennings said: “Valerie is a real person, whose identity I will not reveal. She was almost at the top of the world in her profession and let it slip away from her. She was a dear friend and this was my tribute to her.”[1] It has been alleged, however, that he was thinking about singer Valerie Carter.[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_(Steve_Winwood_song)

The synth solo on this is solid. Check out this guy reproducing it: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=tzQHsYWANSE