This is about Simon's childhood friend who died. It has meaning to people who survive things in this not ordinary world...

He wrote it about a good friend of his that had died. Definitely a grieving song.

I will turn 50 this year and Duran Duran's music was a big part of my childhood. This is also my favorite of there's and when it came out it blew up the charts and is timeless. I always wanted to see them in concert and am psyched because I'll be seeing them later this month in Fort Worth, Texas and I cannot wait!

It is such a great song from them. 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

Love this song so much. You should react to Come Undone Unplugged, the female singer Lamya was amazing and unfortunately passed at a young age. These are my 2 favorite songs of theirs ❤

That last verse meant in the grand scheme of things going on in the world, his sorrow is just a small thing. It's nothing when you really compare it to the bigger problems of the world.

"Ordinary World" is one of Duran Duran's best songs. It was one of their 90s come back hits, along with "Come Undone". I also love "Out of my Mind" and "Do you believe in shame?" Maybe you can react to those next?

My adolescent time's idol band! Wow! I love them. Save a Prayer is my favourite. Please react to INXS too. Thank you.

I have been a huge Duran Duran fan since 1982. Right now, I have been trying to find my Ordinary World for the last 2 years as on April 30th, 2022, I lost my beloved cat Jerry to cancer 3 days before his 14th birthday, what made it hard for me was for 4 weeks prior I was in a bad car accident and spent 3 weeks in the hospital in the ICU, so I only had only 1 week before I had to put him down, then 3 and half months later his brother Kramer passed away, I believe from a broken heart. I had raised them from kittens at 4 weeks old. I miss them dearly, especially around this time of year. They were my best friends. 😢

I love Duran Duran. Graduating Highschool in the early 80's I can't help it. Also Def Leppard just put out a new album this year and have been going 45 years!!!

Ordinary World is 93, also known as the second coming of DD. A different guitarist and a more “mature” sound. The 80s heyday sound and style were somewhat behind them at this point, however, it will ALWAYS be a part of Duran Duran. Don’t get too used to any particular style or sound with this band, they tend to switch things up a lot. I do highly recommend Do You Believe in Shame. Great song, and the first level of this trilogy. They got the order wrong in what you were reading, OW is the second in the trilogy, not the last.

Not the last in the trilogy, ‘Out of My Mind” came later in 1997. But all three songs are gorgeous and show how someone deals with loss even years later. ‘Ordinary World’ was a big turning point for the band. It was the early ‘90s, they had a new guitarist, and their last couple of albums hadn’t done well. So this was an opportunity to start fresh. They had a studio set up in the guitarist’s home and took their time with this album (self-titled but nicknamed ‘The Wedding Album’ because of the cover art.) Other great songs to check out from this album are ‘Come Undone’ and ‘Too Much Information’.

Inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame

As an old studio musician / sound engineer this song has always been on my top 10 list.

I'm a major Duran Duran fan to this day. Duran Duran's self-titled studio album debuted in 1981. Followed by Rio in 1982 which solidified them world wide. Duran Duran: Simon Le Bon- vocals, Nick Rhodes- synthesizer, John Taylor- bass, Andy Taylor- guitar, Roger Taylor- drums. Side projects: Arcadia: Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor The Power Station: John Taylor, Andy Taylor, Robert Palmer, Tony Thompson.

I love this song of Duran Duran, Great Band 🎶

Do you react to live versions? Would be brilliant if you reacted to Duran Live This may well surprise you!!! Go to 1 hour 21 mins in And they smash it out the park and still have the energy to rock your socks off to this “ Careless Memories “ The track before it Sunrise is an absolute belter too But god Careless Memories is just so good

David Miles was that best friend of Simon 💔💔 I can relate. One of those all-timer songs forever!

Rio and Crazy Like The Woolf. Amazing songs!! I do enjoy your reactions. Love the energy.

Duran Duran has a huge catalogue of songs and they never tried to just put out the same sound but rather pushed themselves to grow musically and evolve to stay current

This is such a beautiful song. Adam Lambert just released a cover version of this and it was incredible! Duran Duran even posted on social media how much they liked his version.

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Just a perfect, perfect song

Do You Believe In Shame?, Ordinary World and Out Of My Mind should be grouped together in a review. It’s a complete trinity.

I totally agree - a masterpiece ! Greets from germany.

No. He was reflecting on the sorrow he felt about the pride he had before his friend died. His friend was now gone forever, and he only sensed their ghost. Now, he had to learn to find his way back to the "ordinary world", even though he still suffers through the grief. He's only forcing himself to "not cry for yesterday".

He's one of the best Vocals cords fantastic brilliant awesome amazing band 👍 fantastic buddy it does sound like Duran Duran is Voice is so rectioned all on planet earth 🌍🌎

This song said by simon is about his childhood friends suicide

Great reaction, reminded me of Nick Beato

1997's album release by Duran Duran, called "Medazzaland" contains the brilliant song "Out of My Mind". Medazzaland also possesses some of the most brilliant Duran Duran musical efforts pertaining to the 90's era for the band. The following record by way of Duran Duran is named "Pop Trash", and it is a fantastic album in my opinion as well. 🙂

There is a great cover song from the band called "Red" - may you'll check it out! Love your reactions!

Come undone!

This is the only Duran Duran song that sounds like adult musicians wrote it

You should check out RED’s cover of ordinary world.

Check out also Do You Believe in Shame from their Big Thing album. There's a video for it on YT. That is also song about Simon's friend's death...

They have always experimented with each and every album. Something very risky for a band who has had so many pop hits that Simon could prob easily repeat but they were always growing as a band.

Play come on done from the same album and to much information

You don’t know this? Don’t interrupt ffs???