what you people think about DURAN DURAN? my favorite songs are come undone,ordinary world,rio,hungry like a wolf and most of all love voodoo

I'm no big authority, but - Great band!

They have a new album out this year, and are back as a 5 piece!

i LOVE Duran Duran. They were my fav band in elementary school...i think that was the first tape i bought. i hd posters of them alll over my walls...
they were and still are the shit!!!

I dig alot of there Songs from back in the day.I respected John Taylor as a Bass Player.I think they truly grew over time musically especially when they got with Nile Rodgers in 86.

love voodoo...huh...f*** great words and music

... night after night i try 2 prove
that i can resist you
tide up inside your love voodoo
designed 2 manipulate...

Good band

They're one of the first bands I got into. I mainly just like their first three albums (Duran, Rio, Seven). I also really like the Arcadia album. I sort of lost interest starting with Notorious, though...

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kiki83 said:

The quintessential 80's New Wave/New Romantic band. They were one of the best, IMO, to spawn from that genre.

I used to die for "The Reflex"!!! I was REALLY surprised when my sister bought "Notorious". Gorgeous band

Tina (~!~)

"Don't say a prayer for me now...save it til the morning after"

"Save A Prayer" is my favorite Duran Duran song.Who else is really feeling this song?

DavidEye said:

I dig the Emotion that Simon Le Bon shows on that track.Great Pick David.

And how could you forget the unforgetable "Is There Something I Should Know"?

"...please, please, tell me now!"

kiki83 said:

i dont

NWF said:

Another favorite of mine.I especially love the sarcastic lyric that goes "you're about as easy as a nuclear war"

DavidEye said:

Yeah, that's a classic... and how about this clever lyric from "Cracks In The Pavement":

"Don't want to be in public/My head is full of chopstick/I don't like it!"

I'm sure it made sense to Simon...

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DavidEye said:

Did you ever see "Sing Blue Silver"? It covered their '83-84 tour. There is a touching live version of "Save a Prayer" that was dedicated to Marvin Gaye after his death.

funkyslsistah said:

omg!! i used to have that !!! i wonder what happened to it !! that video was great !@!!

They were my first obsession.

I can still listen to their music and enjoy it just as much as I did in the 80's. They had some good songs in the 90's as well.

Here are my faves:

The Chauffer
The Reflex (ext.version)
The 7th Stranger
Secret Oktober
New Religion
Lonely In Your Nightmare
Out of My Mind
everything on Notorious



Loved Arcadia and Power Station!!!

funkyslsistah said:

No,I never saw that video but I would love to have it on DVD.They dedicated "Save A Prayer" to Marvin Gaye? I gotta see that show!!

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funkyslsistah said:

If I'm not mistaken, the dedication was at the Bay Area show at the Oakland Coliseum (what it used to be called) either the day after his death or not too long after that.

Duran Duran are one of my all time favorite groups and im very much looking forward to the upcoming Reunion album and tour coming this summer with all 5 original members!
my favorite songs are
7th Stranger
Friends of Mine
The Reflex
Wild Boys
A View To A Kill
New Moon on Monday
Planet Earth
Girls On Film
New Religion
Save A Prayer
Union Of The Snake
Ordinary World
Shadows On Your Side
Come Undone
also dig their solo projects Arcadia and Power Station

Whoa! Great thread! Where do I begin!?
Duran Duran were my absolute favorite BAND growing up and I collected ANYTHING I could get my hands onto about them-everything from import 12" records (yes records lol) to Japanese picture books. They certainly made an impression on this 13 year old's mind back in the 80's! Ironically, I only ever saw The Power Station live (and they kicked ass!) so I am really looking forward to their reunion tour.
I think they were the perfect combination of a "pop" band all mixed together with rock and dance. They have never been afraid of growing musically and have seemed to always strive to do this!
I always cringe at the notion that Michael Jackson was the pioneer in video because Duran Duran took it much more seriously than he did and way before he did.
Notice that once they weren't getting played on the radio very much MTV stopped playing their videos as well. Or vice versa, I dunno.
But yeah...can't say enough about Duran Duran!!!

I always cringe at the notion that Michael Jackson was the pioneer in video because Duran Duran took it much more seriously than he did and way before he did.


This is very much the truth look at MJ videos before Duran hit the music scene and look at MJ videos after Duran made it big
im convinced MJ would never had made thriller so over the top if he hadnt seen the videos for hungry like the wolf and save a prayer and wild boys. actually MJ sent the members of duran and note about how he liked their music and videos and how they were inspiring to him and that he would have liked to work with them. john taylor mentioned this in a interview not long. dont get me wrong MJ videos were brilliant but i think Duran's were better and a bit more clever.

A boy-band with talent.

(Aside from the Live Aid Performance... Yowsah!)