#Duran duran

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Duran Duran - Ordinary World 1992

"Ordinary World" is a song by English pop band Duran Duran, released in December 1992 as the first single from their seventh studio album and second self-titled album, commonly known as the Wedding Album. The ballad, written by the band and co-produced with John Jones, reached number 1 on the US Billboard Top 40/Mainstream chart, the Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart, and the Italian Singles Chart. It also peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 2 in Iceland and Sweden, and number 6 on the UK Singles Chart.

The song was nominated for Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically in May 1994. The music video was nominated for MTV Video Music Award's Best Cinematography in a Video in 1993. Lead vocalist Simon Le Bon sang the song with Luciano Pavarotti at a benefit concert for War Child. "Ordinary World" remains one of Duran Duran's most popular songs and, in October 2021, was their second-most streamed song in the UK. Le Bon noted the song lyrics are about "trying to get over the death of a best friend. And putting it into words freed me, absolutely. It really worked for me emotionally and mentally. Everyone who heard it could apply it to something in their life, but for a different reason."

"Ordinary World" received a total of 75,2% yes votes! 💖 Previous Duran Duran polls: #21 "The Wild Boys", #133 "The Chauffeur".

[arealtrashact]

Second Verse

Part 1

[melodychocolat]

inspiring new wave quotes to live by:

"ahyayayayaya ahyayayayayayaya" - love plus one by haircut 100

"ha ha ha ha ha hi" - true by spandau ballet

"fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa" - psycho killer by talking heads

"way oh way oh ooh way oh way oh" - walk like an egyptian by the bangles

"la la la la la la la la" - don't you (forget about me) by simple minds

"de do do do de da da da" - de do do do de da da da by the police

"uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh" - the breakup song by the greg kihn band

"whoa whoa whoa oh oh whoa whoa whoa oh oh" - things can only get better by howard jones

"whyayayaya" - the reflex by duran duran

"hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey" - and she was by talking heads

[neon-wonderlands]

Rio

Duran Duran

The identity of the model whose likeness graced the cover of Duran Duran’s album “Rio” has finally been revealed.

Marcie Hunt-Dinkel, the co-owner of a small winery in Napa, is the woman with the ��cherry ice cream smile” who inspired Patrick Nagel’s artwork for the classic 1982 album, experts confirmed.

The band’s fans spent decades searching for the original image used by the Playboy illustrator. Over the weekend, Mark Walker, a Nagel expert, and art broker Monica Moynihan, a fan of the artist, announced their discovery on Instagram.

[eightiesfan]

80's bedroom

[eroticlamb]

John Taylor of Duran Duran ⋆ ౨ৎ ˚ ˖ ࣪ Unknown source

[viirgobbyy]

It’s actually rude that I wasn’t alive in the 80s

[tragic-vaudeville]

I HAVE FINISHED SCANNING 8 BEAT GAG VOLUMES 4-6!!!

They are available to read for free on my google drive!

Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-3mzepVlPwG4rfeR30khWksmvZf3PjT1

I hope you all enjoy and have fun!! i dont mind reposts/downloads, do whatever!! i do ask if you could spread my google drive around if able to so more people can discover the scans!!

[rivertigo]

in touch with the ground, I’m on the hunt I’m after you, a scent and a sound, I’m lost in a crowd, and I’m hungry like the wolf. straddle the line of discord and rhyme, I’m on the hunt I’m after you. mouth is alive, with juices like wine, and I’m hungry like the wolf

[drpepper-lovers-blog]

John Taylor

[dms-a-jem]

Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode naming the members of Duran Duran

Pop Quiz - June 18, 1983

(AKA that time Dave struggled with getting those Taylors boys sorted out)

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Duran Duran - The Chauffeur 1982

Rio is the second studio album by English band Duran Duran, released in 1982. A new wave album with musical elements such as dance and synth-pop, Rio is mostly composed of fast, upbeat numbers, with a couple slower synthesiser-based ballads. The cover artwork, painted by Patrick Nagel and designed by Malcolm Garrett to resemble 1950s cigar packaging, is considered one of the greatest of all time.

Duran Duran shot music videos for many of the album's tracks, all of which helped spearhead the 1980s MTV revolution. Accompanied by three worldwide hit singles, Rio peaked at number 2 in the UK and remained in the chart for 110 weeks. Initially unsuccessful in the US, the album was remixed by Capitol Records to better match American radio at the time; the remixed album spent 129 weeks on the Billboard chart, reaching number 6.

Rio initially received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, who commended the melodies but disparaged the lyrics. Retrospective reviewers consider Rio timeless and the band's best work, praising its instrumentation and band performances. With the album, Duran Duran were forerunners in the Second British Invasion of the 1980s, helping ensure the success of other English artists throughout the decade, and along with Culture Club and Spandau Ballet created a teen frenzy similar to Beatlemania during the first British Invasion of the 60s. Rio has since made appearances on best-of lists and has been reissued several times.

"The Chauffeur" was created on the spot in the studio. During downtime, Nick Rhodes retreated to an auxiliary studio room with Blauel, their tape operator, and crafted a track using keyboards, synthesisers, the sound of an ice cube cracking and a conversation about nature for extra effects. Simon Le Bon accompanied him with lyrics he'd originally written as poetry in 1978, and adding a melody on an ocarina. The final track features no contributions from the three other band members. An acoustic version (Blue Silver) was recorded without Rhodes, which appeared as a B-side to "Rio". The keyboardist later quipped, "I guess that was my punishment for have created an entirely electronic track."

"The Chauffeur" received a total of 64,6% yes votes! Previous Duran Duran polls: #21 "The Wild Boys".

[flowerprintundies]

screenshots from // Goodbye is Forever // by Arcadia (1985)

[kidhellion]

lets hope i follow through with making the full video that this goes too

[rickallensbarefeet]

Reblog if you like waffles or if you want your 80s rock star crush to fuck you into next week