Simon Le Bon stood at the front of that boat is such an iconic 80's image.
@yeahboiii66403 жыл бұрын
Yes especially with the Miami Vice suit 👍👍
@SpaceCattttt3 жыл бұрын
Hope he returned it once the camera crew went home.
@fabulousnobody35573 жыл бұрын
He was my crush... sigh...
@turdferguson4003 жыл бұрын
Deffo. With that suit on I always got a Bryan Ferry vibe. 💖💖💖
@neatdesign3 жыл бұрын
Simon Le Bon - the only guy who actually looks good wearing a speedo.
@philherman86333 жыл бұрын
Back when MTV didn’t suck! 80’s were the best😎
@roxiepearl13 жыл бұрын
Do they even play music videos anymore?🤔😉
@brentcrude85653 жыл бұрын
This is one of the most legendary basslines of all time. John Taylor is an absolute beast.
@valerieconnell29623 жыл бұрын
They were incredibly successful yet under appreciated as musicians, because people got distracted by their looks and their fan base. They are spectacular songwriters and musicians. John Taylor is one of the best bass players out there.
@melaniemelendez2590 Жыл бұрын
Yes, they are beautiful and talented.
@paulinaromo44513 жыл бұрын
John Taylor is one of the best bassists in music. Period.
@markswoman21343 жыл бұрын
@Scott Allen So correct. He was dismissed in the early days being so easy on the eyes. However, what a talented musician he is!
@gorber812 жыл бұрын
come on...
@EricaFlipped2 жыл бұрын
Yup! John Taylor has some of the best bass lines to this day
@liamgale45612 жыл бұрын
John entwistle is definetly better
@n0w3lly902 жыл бұрын
And Roger Taylor was one of the best lead guitarists, and Nick Rhodes was phenomenal a keyboardist!
@caseystevens83023 жыл бұрын
The bass guitarist from Incubus mentioned once that this song has the best bass line in modern music. Btw Duran Duran made MTV famous back then and not the other way round 😊
@alexbennett41263 жыл бұрын
I was the biggest Duranie!! My first concert in 84. John Taylor was EVERYTHING!!😍😍
@lesleywarnock2283 жыл бұрын
Right?! I was a New Waver i.e. Depeche Mode, The Smiths, The Cure, Yaz, Sisters of Mercy, Eurasure, NIN, The Beat, The Specials, Selector ( last 3 all ska bands) I was in Belfast when all the new wave bands were released, like Roxy Music Gary Numan cars, the Buggles videos Video Killed the Radio Star etc.
@jhoang8613 жыл бұрын
@@lesleywarnock228 same 🙋🏻♀️
@lynnhamps70523 жыл бұрын
Snap, not my first concert but went to see The Planet Earth tour at that time, my hubby got chased around a couple of streets because he looked like John, he was terrified but it was hilarious..lol .
@alexbennett41263 жыл бұрын
@@lynnhamps7052 looked like John!!!! Agrghh!!! 😂😂😂
@saoirse1223 жыл бұрын
Yep they are the sound of my teenage years, John Taylor was my heartthrob, had a cushion with his face on it
@leonnomads3 жыл бұрын
This "Rio" video revolutionized the music video industry.
@CarrieLuikens2 жыл бұрын
It REALLY did! It was such an exciting time to watch MTV videos. Younger generations today don't seem to get that. Imagine if you had never seen your favorite bands outside of playing a few TV performances like on Top of the Pops or American Bandstand, and then VOILA! MTV appears - 24 HOURS A DAY of your favorite bands, not just replaying concert footage, but actually ACTING out the storylines in their songs! It was monumental for the time. I was a preteen living in the Midwest, so this was the most amazing thing I had ever seen at the time. Even more amazing is how now in 2021 we can rewatch the original videos anytime we want and interact with other fans and the band in real time chat! I really think the younger generations take this for granted. When I was a kid and a teen, we had to literally write REAL letters to the band and mail it to the band fan club! We were lucky to get a response, and if we did, we usually got an autographed poster and other collectibles.
@sassymessmess91103 жыл бұрын
"PLANET EARTH" "THE CHAUFFEUR" "SAVE A PRAYER" "NEW MOON ON MONDAY" "IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW" "THE REFLEX" "GIRLS ON FILM"
@Areyousayingidontknowmyname3 жыл бұрын
The Chauffeur is probably the most solid song they made. When first came out i really enjoyed it but it was also i guess swamped by its Video. But the song is very solid
@Cyssane3 жыл бұрын
Also Hungry Like The Wolf, and their James Bond theme song View To A Kill!
@TheErsu3 жыл бұрын
Also Union of the Snake and A View to a Kill.
@seancoleman13573 жыл бұрын
So good, so fun!!! View to a kill also
@sassymessmess91103 жыл бұрын
Forgot: "UNION OF THE SNAKE" "WILD BOYS" "A VIEW TO A KILL" "COME UNDONE"- There "comeback" hit from 1993 I think. I should also mention: "Election Day" "Notorious" by Arcadia. Simon Le Bon, Nick (Bates- his real surname. He called himself Rhodes because of the Rhodes synthesizer he played) Roger Taylor. "(BANG A GONG) GET IT ON" "COMMUNICATION" "SOME LIKE IT HOT" "HARVEST FOR THE WORLD"- An Isley Brothers cover. Andy shares lead vocals with Robert Palmer. "STILL IN YOUR HEART". All from the splinter group The Power Station. John Taylor, Andy Taylor, Robert Palmer (RIP) and Chic drummer Tony Thompson (RIP) Also: "I Do What I Do (To Have You)"- John Taylor solo project from the soundtrack of the Mickey Rourke/Kim Basinger movie 9 1/2 Weeks. "Take It Easy"- Andy Taylor solo project from the soundtrack of the film American Anthem starring 1984 Gold Medal gymnast Mitch Gaylord and Janet Jones ( Mrs. Wayne Gretzky). Andy was also featured on the Belinda Carlyle(sp) song "Mad About You". He was in the video and did the guitar solo. Oh yes baby, I was a big Duranie!!!
@tylergirl19703 жыл бұрын
Hey John Taylor was asked if they had slowed this song down just a TAD over the years to make it easier and he said NO. Him and the drummer give each other the "good luck and see you on the other side" look before they dive in and GOOOO!
@mrfrisky29973 жыл бұрын
The Drummer? - you mean Roger Taylor??
@echopryme3 жыл бұрын
I saw John Taylor one time at a music seminar and he said that, at this point, you could hand him a ukulele at 4am and he could play this baseline on it. Haha!
@tylergirl19703 жыл бұрын
@@echopryme I believe it! lol
@tylergirl19703 жыл бұрын
@@mrfrisky2997 I am well aware of his name. I was pretty confident he wouldn't know it though. So I stuck with drummer. :)
@wolf762x513 жыл бұрын
@@tylergirl1970 , lot's of ghost notes, about every other note. It's fast, difficult because it's repetitive, but it's not too hard, as most of it is in power chord shapes. It's one of my favorite bass lines to play. Hold Back the Rain is very similar and from that same period, and Late Bar is as well. John's writing style and playing style at that time ( for faster songs ) was to fill a song up, lots of percussive things going on. He became more of a pocket player after Seven and the Ragged Tiger LP. I'm a huge John Taylor and DD fan, love playing about everything they did on guitar, bass, and synths. Wish I could sing though. lol
@covatembelmusic3 жыл бұрын
Should we tell J about Duran Duran's Save A Prayer? He may never be the same again...
@jamesalexander56233 жыл бұрын
The Most Beautiful of their Videos! .... They did the Best Videos!
@JayveeTV3 жыл бұрын
I did that one already lol months ago just haven’t posted it
@covatembelmusic3 жыл бұрын
@@jamesalexander5623 And what about Notorious and Election Day?
@covatembelmusic3 жыл бұрын
@@JayveeTV so that's why you're not the same J LOL
@Areyousayingidontknowmyname3 жыл бұрын
@@JayveeTV Have you done the The Chauffeur yet? Needs the Video watched and in your own time the song listened to without the video. The song is the bomb.
@Thefisherman273 жыл бұрын
Simon Le Bon is a very underrated songwriter.. 🇬🇧🇺🇸
@steveparker36523 жыл бұрын
Girls on Film please! The uncensored version will be just fine!
@andyjames63003 жыл бұрын
Oh yes indeed
@jhoang8613 жыл бұрын
lol!! yes pleazzzz
@heathcliff86243 жыл бұрын
I second this request.
@NCgirl133 жыл бұрын
Hell yes !!
@GordDunker3 жыл бұрын
If you like John Taylor's bass / Roger Taylor's Drums then yes.. Girls on Film!
@thebgt12543 жыл бұрын
John Taylor. That's the name of the bassist. And he is great indeed. Roger Taylor is the drummer. And this is one of the best pop songs of the 80s.
@dipsydoodle79883 жыл бұрын
3 Taylors 0 related. 😅
@footballlover92073 жыл бұрын
And not to be confused with another drummer named Roger Taylor lol
@saritatambayong40023 жыл бұрын
@@dipsydoodle7988 3 Taylors and no Duran. Simon and Nick should just change their name and be done with. And then they can be Taylor Taylor 😆
@dipsydoodle79883 жыл бұрын
@@saritatambayong4002 😂
@joanneadams61023 жыл бұрын
@@saritatambayong4002 Taylor Made LMFAO!!!
@Jillyconjem3 жыл бұрын
“Planet Earth”, please. 💜 “View to a Kill” (Bond movie theme) “Wild Boys” “The Reflex” “Notorious” (And I went back and checked that you’d already done “Ordinary World”.)
@StaciaAmnaber3 жыл бұрын
I LOVE Planet Earth soooo much
@Jillyconjem3 жыл бұрын
@@StaciaAmnaber It’s my favorite of theirs. To me, everything about it is perfect.
@novusmundi3 жыл бұрын
The Nightboat is one of their best videos and a great song too.
@haydenwittig88773 жыл бұрын
@@StaciaAmnaber Shits over anything in 2020 no kidding the 80s sound and look is untouchable.
@frankmccollum14433 жыл бұрын
Yes!!!! I love "Planet Earth"
@jenniferkimmons73663 жыл бұрын
It's not an 80s song without the saxaphone..it was a requirement for any hit ;) Love Duran Duran!!
@killrinstinx41483 жыл бұрын
Crap....i just kinda said the same thing. But you beat me to it by about a month😂😂😂
@dalebaker91093 жыл бұрын
I can’t think of a single bad thing, to say about These guys, they are just really good.
@neatdesign3 жыл бұрын
The look on Jovaughn's face when the sax solo starts: I live for that! 🤣
@stephaniebedworth24703 жыл бұрын
This video was HUGE on MTV back then. It would play constantly.
@kellyegan73482 жыл бұрын
The good old days of MTV
@davidwalker6833 жыл бұрын
So many great songs. A great rabbit hole.. view to a kill, reflex, say a prayer, notorious, girls on film, new moon on Monday
@Mc-ye2yy3 жыл бұрын
Yeees
@Cyssane3 жыл бұрын
Wild Boys!
@Mc-ye2yy3 жыл бұрын
American science
@Kagsy_BRD3 жыл бұрын
You can tell my head’s turned into Christmas food... I had to read your comment twice. First I was like ”what the hell?! I have every single Duran Duran album and loads of b:sides but I’ve never heard a track called A Great Rabbit Hole” 🤦🏻♀️😂😂
@bethjanellerhoades71042 жыл бұрын
Come Undone - the darkest, sexiest, love song of all time!
@echopryme3 жыл бұрын
MASSIVELY underrated band! John Taylor is a beast on the bass.
@coffeeislife1253 жыл бұрын
I highly agree with your statement! They never received the credit due them. They are STILL putting out music and STILL don't receive the recognition. What are your thoughts on Andy versus Warren? I'm just curious. I know every true Duran fan has their own opinion on this subject. 😉
@echopryme3 жыл бұрын
@@coffeeislife125 I'm an Andy guy. Warren can play his ass off, no doubt, but there was a synergy when Andy was there that just made things work much cleaner, ya know?
@antoinettelopes3 жыл бұрын
When I saw this notification, my eyes got really big and I got super excited. No one ever reacts to this. The months of begging worked. Congrats my fellow comment section Duranies! Great work! 🙌 This is the videoest of videos. The bass god is John Taylor and back then a good number of us had our weddings to him all planned out. Even if we were still in elementary school. The drummer is the one who got bit by the crab, Roger Taylor. Andy Taylor, the guitarist, was sent overboard. (foreshadowing) Nick Rhodes, keyboardist, is the photographer and stalkee. And our ship's captain is our frontman and our beacon through this dark world, Mr. Simon Le Bon. Thanks sooooo much for reacting to this. 🙏 p.s. the guys were just pretending to play the sax. The guy they usually worked with, Andy Hamilton, isn't in the video.
@dipsydoodle79883 жыл бұрын
Dying at the foreshadowing remark. Only true DD fans get that!
@truckerstoriesbysteven66293 жыл бұрын
and dont forget "union of the snake"
@sassymessmess91103 жыл бұрын
I forgot to list that one!
@feliciakidd93583 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah I love that song! ☺
@saritatambayong40023 жыл бұрын
God they have so many good songs!
@smrteypntz3 жыл бұрын
They always end their live shows with this song. It’s joyful with beach balls, full lights & confetti falling from the rafters. Duran Duran just celebrated their 40th anniversary this week and we’re awaiting their 15th album.
@laratosh69773 жыл бұрын
John Taylor on bass, Roger Taylor on drums.❤️
@saritatambayong40023 жыл бұрын
And Andy Taylor on guitar. With Simon Taylor and Nick Taylor on vocal and keyboard
@laratosh69773 жыл бұрын
🤭🤣🤣I choose to forget Andy.
@sherriavestal85993 жыл бұрын
Hungry like a Wolf was my favorite.
@user-DJDreamworld3 жыл бұрын
He did that one
@user-DJDreamworld3 жыл бұрын
Yes if you search Jaytvee and the name of the song you will see it
@mikejohnson-dl7vt3 жыл бұрын
With the "moaning" in background 😋
@ciceromeridius-decimus96413 жыл бұрын
Such an overplayed tune. :p
@EVOLUTIONONE1ONE3 жыл бұрын
Rio was MTV I remember being 13 watching this video with my jaw on the floor
@susiediamond603 жыл бұрын
Play That Bass John, My all time favourite song was Save A Prayer seeing them play it live was truly Special will never forget it.
@geordigirl403 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favourite Duran Duran songs, I love this band. They have so many brilliant songs it is hard to choose
@Tom811963 жыл бұрын
MTV did play this a lot but they had nothing to do with the production of the video.
@lesleywarnock2283 жыл бұрын
Russell Mulcahy was the director to all those like Hungry Like the Wolf Rio they were all recorded and he was the director in Sri Lanka
@NCgirl133 жыл бұрын
All the songs in 80's played on MTV . All videos were pretty much a short movie. Each band did their own music videos trying to outdo each other. That's how the mtv music awards started originally as the mtv video music awards.
@footballlover92073 жыл бұрын
Gotta admit my favorite member of the band is Nick Rhodes. Lol. Definitely recommend "A View To A Kill" which was the only James Bond theme to hit #1 on the charts!
@Areyousayingidontknowmyname3 жыл бұрын
I think he was also one of the brains of the band. If my 15year old girl in me remembers he started the band.
@jhoang8613 жыл бұрын
me tooo
@hellokittyx73 жыл бұрын
I love Nick!!! 😍
@barbaramcgee89333 жыл бұрын
Nick was my guy, too. 😍
@beckyatwood49013 жыл бұрын
Nick was my guy too! Totally in love.
@michelethayer68343 жыл бұрын
I lived and breathed Duran Duran in the early 80s. In 2017 I even named my kitty Rio.
@lisafilali37513 жыл бұрын
I never felt like they got enough credit just bcause they happened to be good looking and dressed sharp.
@MsMelyjean3 жыл бұрын
The saxophone in an 80's song is never a 'surprise'. It's almost mandatory.
@J.L.Nelson3 жыл бұрын
The guy in the burgundy pants pretending to play the saxophone is the bassist John Taylor one of the founding fathers for this band. The guy thrown overboard is Andy Taylor the guitarist. The guy caught up in the net is the drummer Roger Taylor. The guy lounging in the cabin as the girls creeps by is the other Co founding father of the band; the keyboardist Nick Rhodes, and of course the blonde singing lead is Simon LeBon. They were called the second British wave (the Beatles being the first) when they came to the U.S. There was never anyone who sounded like them then and there never will be. I am definitely a Durannie (long time fan).
@saintsataniko21163 жыл бұрын
That sax break is one of the best of all time. Those guy were heavily into funk and soul like Chic and Roxy Music so they were willing to incorporate sax along with John Taylor's those super funky bass lines. It was inevitable that they eventually got Nile Rodgers to produce an album.
@salhanen8683 жыл бұрын
The funnest 80’s band. Great choice! “Planet Earth” also has a sick bass line you might like.
@itscrazyal3 жыл бұрын
if it wasn't for Duran Duran i never would've met my wife, and in my case, i am very lucky i went. (also out of any concert i ever went to, hottest girls by far) i will also suggest "New Moon on Monday"
@kathyjam24823 жыл бұрын
Yeah I was waiting for this. "Wild Boys" is a good one.
@aweberf22253 жыл бұрын
It’s so great that you mentioned the bass! It’s John Taylor, and listening to his playing helped me to “hear” the bass in songs by other bands. Great review of an iconic song!
@stillhuntre553 жыл бұрын
Duran Duran was one of those bands that had such a distinctive sound you would recognize a song was by them even if you'd never heard the song before. Like the Beach Boys, or The Bangles.
@avanoosterhout83973 жыл бұрын
While they were busy selling an image with these videoclips, the quality of the songs was massively underrated by a lot of ppl back in the day. The clips were slick and attracted mostly a female teen audience at their concerts. That's why they were frowned upon by the more serious press and music lovers.
@Areyousayingidontknowmyname3 жыл бұрын
Yet if they bothered to actually pay attention the work Duran was doing they would have been very surprised how good they really are..
@erinwoodsoprano3 жыл бұрын
Their music, looks, fashion sense, and their emergence as the ultimate mtv band- one of my 3 faves still with Depeche Mode and Tears for Fears
@bonehead11703 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite lines from any song. "Cherry ice cream smile; I suppose it's very nice". The way he sings that backhanded compliment always brings a smile.
@Windupchronic3 жыл бұрын
This entire album is amazing. Top to bottom, not a weak link anywhere.
@purplebrit3 жыл бұрын
Duran Duran are a real band. Fantastic musicians and great live.
@cassiem38933 жыл бұрын
Two things: 1. You get this look in your eye when you really like something 😇 you can’t fake that and it’s awesome. 2. You always let the song play to the end which is just how it needs to be. But so many people don’t and it’s cringey! 🤘👍
@sassymessmess91103 жыл бұрын
OMG y'all. Me and my sister were the BIGGEST "DURANIES"! That's what Duran Duran fans called themselves in my neck of the woods in the 80's.
@holyspacemonkey3 жыл бұрын
I’m so glad you finally heard Rio!! I love this song so much. I‘ve been a massive Duran Duran fan for decades. The bassist is John Taylor. He’s incredible, and you can find that bass track on isolated recordings and really hear it. 🔥! He has some solo videos also, about playing bass. Here are some other D2 requests: Planet Earth My Own Way Careless Memories New Moon on Monday Come Up & See Me/Make Me Smile Friends of Mine And you gotta check out the side groups Arcadia and Power Station too!
@barbaramcgee89333 жыл бұрын
My soul sister! Friends of Mine and Come Up and See Me are 2 of my very faves, going waaaay back. I haven't seen anyone react to Arcadia (or Power Station), Goodbye is Forever or Election Day are so great!
@holyspacemonkey3 жыл бұрын
@@barbaramcgee8933 I was listening to Arcadia when your comment popped up!! 💕
@holyspacemonkey3 жыл бұрын
@@barbaramcgee8933 For so many years, my only copy of “Come Up & See Me” was my cassette tape recording off the radio, which had morning radio hosts talking over the beginning. 😂 They didn’t release any form of that song for purchase in the US for *ages*! Eventually I got a UK single of The Reflex, which had it on the B-side, and then eventually it came out on that compilation CD. Phew!
@barbaramcgee89333 жыл бұрын
@@holyspacemonkey I only had it on a vhs tape of a partial concert I taped off Nickelodeon, of all places, back in the early 80s. It's one I've always wanted to see them play live but they never do.
@cranberrymerlin3 жыл бұрын
Check out "The Chauffeur" by Duran Duran. SUCH A GOOD SONG!
@dipsydoodle79883 жыл бұрын
I highly recommend checking this one out from the live "when the lights go down" show. Be amazed.
@sassymessmess91103 жыл бұрын
YEESSSS!
@Areyousayingidontknowmyname3 жыл бұрын
Probably the most underrated but most solid songs. Probably my fav of theirs. Certainly as i grew up.
@libbypeace683 жыл бұрын
Yep - my favourite!
@lawrencenjawe98752 жыл бұрын
Good song is an understatement...
@dannycasson15513 жыл бұрын
This band ruled MTV. Absolutely my favorite group of the ‘80s. One of my all time bands period! 🎵❤️🎸🎶
@reginaleach4173 жыл бұрын
Nothing captured the revolution of MTV better than RIO. Play that fuckin bass John. Duran Duran😍
@petemartinez67173 жыл бұрын
This was a huuuuuuuuge hit in the 80’s
@shannonhailey71873 жыл бұрын
Thanks for finally doing some Duran Duran! I don't think anyone has( from the people I watch). That intro and sax solo is why I live for this song.
@victorramsey55753 жыл бұрын
Im into sailing so I always loved this video. This boat is a vintage beauty. Its a "Ketch" style yacht named Eilean that was built in 1936. The boat was sailed under many different owners over the next 5 decades. In 2006, Italian watchmaker Panera saw her in an English channel in a sad state of disrepair. Instantly recognizing her from Duran Duran videos Panera bought her and arranged for her to be completely restored. She was re-launched in 2009 as part of an advertising campaign for Panera. In 2012, some original members of Duran Duran were present when Eilean was featured in the classic yacht regatta in Antigua. They wept as she sailed across the finish line in all her original glory.
@fabulousnobody35573 жыл бұрын
I LOVED Duran Duran! Floor to ceiling posters...you name it, I had it!
@italoblu3 жыл бұрын
Wild Boys
@lisa_jetsgurl6423 жыл бұрын
Agree
@Jillyconjem3 жыл бұрын
Yes, please!
@amachvt2 жыл бұрын
There are not too many songs with better bass lines than that. And that sax...DAMN
@JOHNNYSGIRL19602 жыл бұрын
John Taylor is self taught. He started playing bass late at 16 years old. By the time this song came out 1982 he had only been performing on bass a little while by the time this video came out.
@EthanTodd.3 жыл бұрын
Duran Duran was basically the Beatles of the 80s. They ruled the world as the biggest band. Hit after hit after hit.
@pidmhw3 жыл бұрын
the pop music in the 80/90's was FANTASTIC and the Duran Duran was between the maximum expression of the pop music of that years. Metalhead writing this ...... Hearing the great feeing between bassline, drumline, syntetizers and Le Bon voice ..... takes you to another planet
@vanjalavoie5503 жыл бұрын
I loved Roger Taylor, my friend Wendy loved John. My sister loved Nick (keyboards). Oh to be young again with the lessons learned that I have now.
@saritatambayong40023 жыл бұрын
I love Roger too. My cousins' were Simon and John 😄.
@sarahanderson91813 жыл бұрын
It was always Simon and Nick for me. My friend was obsessed with Roger and my sister loved Andy. I never liked John until I actually looked back as an adult to their videos. He was and still is bloody gorgeous and I don't know why I never saw it back then..
@hevansbw3 жыл бұрын
Andy Hamilton has been playing sax for them since this album! 30 yrs later, he's still their go to player
@newclothes81653 жыл бұрын
"this is straight mtv" man you dont realize those word you spoke were so true. They said this is the first group or the only one who they said were ready for MTV. This came out in MTv's early years.
@lisaodowd29773 жыл бұрын
Best group ever. My absolute favs since 1982. Seen them 15 times in concert. John Taylor will always be my bass god.
@heflinG68323 жыл бұрын
They’re just as good live!
@carmyb19693 жыл бұрын
Saw Duran Duran when I was in High School, in Chicago... I was infatuated with them! 😍🤪
@mogznwaz3 жыл бұрын
Duran Duran were EVERYTHING in the 80s ❤❤❤❤❤
@moodyblues12733 жыл бұрын
Memories of my teenage years! Listening to Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Nik Kershaw.... Their good looks distracted people from their talent. They were talented musicians, vocalists and songwriters. Girls on Film, anyone? (the uncensored version, of course)
@awwgez3 жыл бұрын
One of the best songs ever. It always sounds awesome every time you listen.
@grobinson75073 жыл бұрын
I’ve seen them in concert 4 times. Always a great show, Simon talks a lot to audience.
@HusaMusesOn3 жыл бұрын
Duran Duran is the best! They are very under rated....exceptional musicianship
@Pr3ppie3 жыл бұрын
1980s! How I love your music so much!!
@pinkpolly883 жыл бұрын
John Taylor is the bassist (the one in the red suit at the end on the boat). Everyone thinks Duran Duran are just pretty boys, but damn they could play!
@Droopydrawers3 жыл бұрын
This group is from my hometown, used to play in a club called the Rum Runner ❤️
@sarahanderson91813 жыл бұрын
Brummie boys!!
@saintsataniko21163 жыл бұрын
Yeah this is absolutely classic MTV of the 80's with the bright pastels, the girls, the sun, and carefully coiffed hair everywhere. The bassist is JOHN TAYLOR and he was and is phenomenal. He does some tutorials on KZfaq that are easy to find. Of course the drummer is Roger taylor and guitarist is Andy Taylor. None of them are related.
@doplinger13 жыл бұрын
This video is practically synonymous with MTV, it was played in such heavy rotation, but you can see why. Now you just need to find some good Adam & the Ants to react to!
@halromalro3 жыл бұрын
I was about 10 when this came out and I ADORED Duran Duran. There is excruciatingly embarrassing home videos of me dancing around the living room singing “Her name is- insert my name- and she dances on the sand”. I also made my parents let me get my hair cut in the style of the girl on the album cover.
@MontagZoso3 жыл бұрын
Duran Duran’s bass player is John Taylor. The entire band are superb musicians. To answer your question, yes, they were the darlings of early MTV and their videos were like fantasy travelogues, filmed in places like Antigua (Rio) and Sri Lanka ( Save a Prayer, Hungry Like the Wolf). 😎
@egobuilders4152 жыл бұрын
Seriously. John Taylor owns that bass line like taking a dog for a walk. No problem. 😎
@maggiejernigan79793 жыл бұрын
And now you heard one of the most perfect new-wave songs!!! ❤️
@user-or1ye3iz6d3 жыл бұрын
John Taylor on bass. Not only GORGEOUS but supremely talented. 🙌
@marymckellar91573 жыл бұрын
The band Is Roger(drums) Simon (Lead singer) John (guitar) Nick (keyboards) and at that time Andy was bass.
@podiumguy1003 жыл бұрын
you got that backwards - john was bass / andy was guitar
@BethHutter3 жыл бұрын
I think they were underrated. Had some great songs- and had GREAT videos on MTV. They traveled to some pretty exotic locations for their videos- this one was shot in Antigua. Hungry like the Wolf was shot in Sri Lanka, as well as Save a Prayer- another fantastic song. Girls On Film, Is There Something I Should Know, A View To a Kill, Come Undone, Wild Boys (Where Simon almost drown filming) Notorious. They're STILL making records and touring after 40 years! John Taylor is the bassist.
@MoonChild-19943 жыл бұрын
Another cool and entertaining video by them is New Moon of Monday and awesome music to go with it!
@alphaomega71913 жыл бұрын
The mighty Russell Mulcahy directed this - they had no storyboards or any plan and did it in about a day and the sax bits were done showing different guys because they were pick up bits done on the fly in about 5 minutes in various locations using various band members. It's amazing how well it comes together.
@Serai33 жыл бұрын
Duran Duran was one of the great MTV bands. Their success went hand-in-hand with the channel's for that first decade. They made great videos to great 80's synth-pop music, and MTV had great success playing them. There were quite a few artists in the 80's who owed their success to their exposure on MTV, and yeah, there definitely was an art to the videos. A particular style that was hard to pin down but had to do with movement, clever or intense use of colors, oddball characters, precise visual rhythms, and bizarre storylines. If you're into the 80's video thing, try "She Blinded Me With Science" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jJ5jfbVjrtWtaJ8.html "Shock the Monkey" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/edSGmZSL1Kmug6M.html "Addicted to Love" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jslxh9mmmsydpnk.html "Need You Tonight/Mediate" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g8-GldRnv9Syk2g.html Each of those videos are classics of the genre. (I know you've already seen "Hot for Teacher", another brilliant example of 80's over-the-top goofiness.) It was so much fun to witness all that crazed enthusiasm for a new art form! :D
@trishredding80093 жыл бұрын
They are the most beautiful band ever!! Their sound and their looks were 🔥 🔥!!
@usnva56383 жыл бұрын
This song is about a man sailing the world who's not complete without a woman as his shipmate. She is his compass and saves him from all sorts of trouble. You could see him constantly getting in trouble throughout the video and each time she rescued him.
@saracody51233 жыл бұрын
Russell Mulcahy directed the Rio video, and you're absolutely right -- it's totally emblematic of the look of music videos from the early '80s. In fact, Mulcahy may be one of the people most responsible for how we think of this period of pop culture visually. In addition to many other Duran Duran videos (including Hungry Like the Wolf, Save a Prayer, Girls on Film, The Reflex, and more), he also directed videos for Ultravox (Vienna, most famously), Spandau Ballet, Icehouse, Kim Carnes, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Fleetwood Mac, Culture Club, Queen, and more. His style was very distinctive and highly influential.
@lubilou643 жыл бұрын
The bass is INSANE!!
@fazlindathomas40412 жыл бұрын
Awesome reaction video. I love how you get into the groove as soon as the song starts.. thank you for showing some appreciation for the best band in the world!
@MontagZoso Жыл бұрын
I love the imagination and creativeness of the Rio video…so colorful and fun, and yeah, this was a monster on MTV back in the 80s! ❤️👍
@florenciaalvarez32133 жыл бұрын
Ok I’ll admit it, I was dancing along with you Jovaughn!! How could you not want to dance, right? There are not enough words to describe how much I love Duran Duran! Did you know that they performed at Robert Downey Jr.’s 50th birthday party!! Thank you J for you great reactions to Duran Duran! Anytime I hear one of their songs I remember being right in front of the stage looking at the leader singer’s (Simon Le Bon) blue eyes and close enough to see a mole on John Taylor’s (the bassists) chest. My mom just cracked up when I told her that! She said did you enjoy the concert?? I was like umm yes!! Love your reactions J!
@lewistasso88663 жыл бұрын
John Taylor was the bass player for Duran Duran and The Power Station. He's one of my favorite bassists. Duran Duran is a bass and keyboard-heavy band. Their first album, "Duran Duran" and "Rio" were incredible albums. They'll take care of your bass needs!! Check out the "Girls on Film" extended version!! That's bass overload!!
@brettmarlar41543 жыл бұрын
This video was actually shot with a far more massive budget than their contemporaries. They hired a major director and actually shot it on motion picture film. Duran Duran is a band that is highly underrated in their musicianship. Largely due to their image overshadowing everything they did.
@Frst2nxt3 жыл бұрын
Paul McCartney was present in the same recording studio while they recorded this, and he heard this and said, I know a hit when I hear one, and this is a hit. This song was about first arriving in America. The woman on the beach represents America. In many ways they paralleled the Beatles, who likewise were starstruck with first arriving in America.
@brookemiley49273 жыл бұрын
So glad you reviewed this! Perhaps my favorite band from the 80’s! John Taylor is the bass player. During the pandemic he has videos on KZfaq that are bass tutorials of all the hit songs Duran Duran has, including Rio!
@mcm03243 жыл бұрын
Duran Duran had some of the best videos!!! Welcome to being a part of what it was like for us -- the MTv Generation!!! I love your reactions to so much music that you would have never found!
@alfaduko3 жыл бұрын
John Taylor’s bass is amazing. Girl Panic is a great Duran Duran video too.