I didn't even notice that. I wasn't born until 1995, so I wouldn't know it's 90's if it sounds 80's.

High school for me. Also new guitarist (Warren from other 80's band Missing Persons), so a bit of a different sound on these albums.

I wasn't a huge fan of Duran Duran during the 80s while in high school (although I really liked "Save a Prayer"; but this song (which was really a bit of a comeback for them after they had sort of split with half forming Arcadia and half forming Power Station) really showed how they had matured as writers in the interim. I really liked this one.

That was me mentioned Stevie Ray Vaughan and the fact it was real bass and not synth keys

And their best song

It's not hard for a reactor to look up the year a song was released. I don't know why they don't do it. That also goes for many other reactors. Lol

This and Come Undone are VERY GOOD. They're both modern (for when they were released) and still have DD's signature sound. ❤

Yup...you beat me to it....They were all but discounted, but they came back with a vengeance.

@@brianhardy612I usually do, my bad on this one!

@brianhardy612 It's pretty easy to associate Duran Duran with The 80's™️

For sure!

It's a vibe. I almost prefer it over this one

Yes! Kate Bush!

Came here to say the same thing. ❤

​@@kellysimrell3007Is that Kate Bush doing the female vocals??

(((Hugs Maria))) I hope things eventually got easier, bearable, happier.

Im so sorry for your loss

I cannot imagine the pain. I always push the dark thought of someday losing my wife. I can't even bear the thought. My heart really goes out to you babe.

I know it's about loss of friendship (or maybe someone passing), but I also listened to this on a loop when I lost my father a few months ago. This and "My Immortal" if I want a good cry.

Absolutely

I was a big fan of Duran Duran in the 80s and I can't say I disagree with you!

Same here. Not a huge fan by any means, but this is a masterpiece.

I'm guessing you've never listened to any track on Rio then?

@@ericfountain4656 Same here

Exactly this. S-tier without question!!!

Yup, a great tune. Lot of memories from my lasts school years.

It makes us feel that way because we were there.

I honestly think the boys firing their managers hurt their upward trajectory. It's not a coincidence that them not managing DD's career aligns with their stock dropping with each album release. Their record company (Capitol) had them in a pay for play situation with this one, they had to show them something before they could get more money to finish the record, and they did. They would eventually get dropped after the next two records.

Simon and the rest of the band wrote three songs about this particular loss. “Do You Believe in Shame?” from the album Big Thing, this song off the Wedding Album, and another fantastic song, “Out of My Mind” from The Saint soundtrack and their Medazzaland album.

All good choices but I'm partial to Save A Prayer. Beautiful song! ❤

Wild boys

yeh they had piles of hits the uk.singles vinly all you need friend dj had mny 12 inch singles but he sold them years ago had some remixes also

ps last time i saw uk singles was like 40 dollars plus tax should have bought looking back hard to find now

“Save a Prayer” is my favorite Duran Duran song & they gotta ton of great songs.

Has been done on a life stream

Simon Le Bon after the 1986 death of his friend David Miles: "I wrote this song called “Do You Believe In Shame?,” and in that song I dedicated a little part of myself to Dave Miles - ‘cause I believe there’s a little part of you inside of me that’ll never die.’ And it was like asking a ghost to come and take up residence inside your head. And that’s how I felt, and I carried that around for six years. And then right around when we were writing this song, I knew that I had to be able to say goodbye. I thought about him every day, and I realized that I wanted to get on with my own life…and I realized it was about being able to say 'yes, my friend is gone, and I loved you, but you’re not here anymore, and I’ve got to get on with life.’ And I wanted to have an ordinary life. That was what inspired the lyric to this song. I don’t want to feel bad anymore. I want to be able to say goodbye. Simon Le Bon states in another interview, "We wrote ‘Ordinary World’ while the first Gulf War was on. The lines, ‘Papers in the roadside tell of suffering and greed/ feared today, forgot tomorrow / Here beside the news of holy war and holy need / ours is just a little sorrowed talk’ put everything in perspective. It makes you realize that a story about two people is just a tiny part of this huge story which is called humanity.”

Dear mischiefmanaged444, I am so sorry for your losses, you have suffered a huge blow, and your ordinary world will never be the same as it was. But however it happened, forgive yourself. All of my love, hopes and thoughts go out to you that you can establish a new ordinary world full of love and peace in your heart.

@@adrianstevens2146 Oh my god....Thank you so much! That really means SO much to me! You are very kind. ❤️❤️❤️

🙏🏻❤️

Sorry for all of your huge losses. I've had many too. I hope you're doing as well as possible in your hopefully normal life that you've gotten back to.

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭👍

The lyrics AND the music blend in a way that simply renders me mesmerized and weak in the knees. Then, when I’ve collected myself, I feel strengthened and confident that the world can’t possibly get the best of me. Very few works of art can accomplish that.

They should do a Bond Theme listen.. Aha, Wings, Duran Duran, Carly Simon all great songs... and of course the Shirley Bassey double feature!

@@richardctaylor79 not the worst idea. There was a run of absolute bangers.

This track was the end-credit music in Layer Cake. The film that probably got Daniel Craig the Bond gig.

Still the only Bond theme to hit #1 in the U.S

Garbage’s “The World Is Not Enough” is another great Bond song. It’s not one people think of as often as some others, but it holds up well.

Agreed! 🙂

I joke around with my younger Millennial friends, "we didn't _have_ My Chemical Romance, we had Howard Jones to lift us up and WE LIKED IT."

Outstanding. With Phil collins on drums and backing vocals

Excellent song

That's a great line.

Avalon has always been one of my favorite albums. Such a mood.

Absolute perfection, that song

No disagreement here! I’ve been banging the Roxy Music drum to A&A for a while now. “More Than This” is sublime perfection!!!

TOTALLY agree, 100%!!! "More Than This" is one of my all time faves.

Amen guys!! A perfect album

Are the end vocals Simon as well? I know that at least John is /was able to do backing vocals on some of their songs.

@@badkitty4922 yes you can see him do it in a live show on Austin city limits I’m not sure what year it was but it was recent. And he does that end run and sounds amazing.

John’s backing vocals are always great. And a crucial aspect of their sound. Really created great balance for Simon very forward vocals.

@kellypickle51 thank you! It's been forever since I've seen the video, or any other with John or Nick being shown doing backing vocals (in a performance setting). One of the only things I remember about John is that he sings (maybe even speaks) with a sibilant S. 😉👍

​@@kellypickleI saw it too, and it seemed post-pandemic, probably recorded in late 2022 or in 2023 sometime. I believe the show's "publication" date in the end credits was 2023.

@christophercooper1768agreed. I was just mentioning ballads. Game without frontiers and Solsbury hill are must reviews

IMHO, “Ordinary World” is one of the best pop songs ever written. Spectacular.

​@@Beachgirl1same here

Le Bon's close & childhood friend's name is David Miles, who passed away in 1986. The song was also about the Gulf War (1990-1991). Le Bon wrote the lyrics to his passing with Do You Believe in Shame? (1988). He followed this song up with Ordinary World (1992) & concluded with Out of My Mind (1997) making this a trilogy about the loss of Miles. Simon Le Bon after the 1986 death of his friend David Miles: "I wrote this song called “Do You Believe In Shame,” and in that song I dedicated a little part of myself to Dave Miles - ‘cause I believe there’s a little part of you inside of me that’ll never die.’ And it was like asking a ghost to come and take up residence inside your head. And that’s how I felt, and I carried that around for six years. And then right around when we were writing this song, I knew that I had to be able to say goodbye. I thought about him every day, and I realized that I wanted to get on with my own life…and I realized it was about being able to say 'yes, my friend is gone, and I loved you, but you’re not here anymore, and I’ve got to get on with life.’ And I wanted to have an ordinary life. That was what inspired the lyric to this song. I don’t want to feel bad anymore. I want to be able to say goodbye. Simon Le Bon states in another interview, "We wrote ‘Ordinary World’ while the first Gulf War was on. The lines, ‘Papers in the roadside tell of suffering and greed/ feared today, forgot tomorrow / Here beside the news of holy war and holy need / ours is just a little sorrowed talk’ put everything in perspective. It makes you realize that a story about two people is just a tiny part of this huge story which is called humanity.”

Was going to say this

Yes, I thought the beginning sounded different to me

It might be the album version, and we're used to the radio version??? Or the EP??

@@badkitty4922 Sounded like the album version

It IS the album version.

​@@dggydddy59Yes, it is. That's why I am disappointed with some music videos that shorten the song. Once you know the whole song, it's hard to listen to anything else.

First 3 albums at least... every song ... fantastic.

The lyrics were written by Le Bon about the loss of his childhood and close friend, David Miles. And Ordinary World is the 2nd song of three about Le Bon's grief about his friend.

Simon Le Bon wrote the lyrics, but ex-Frank Zappa and Missing Persons guitarist Warren Cuccurullo wrote the music. He had joined them in the early 90s, after original guitarist Andy Taylor left the band

@@tomfabozzi5353 Cuccurullo wrote his music for his guitar parts like Le Bon wrote the melody & chorus, like John Taylor wrote his bass lines and Nick Rhodes wrote his keyboard parts for Ordinary World and like they do for every Duran Duran song. The group does not have one songwriter nor does the group write songs on their own and bring it to the band. The group gets together with a clean slate for each album and they jam together to come up with songs, and they develop the songs together. So, you are incorrect that "Cuccurullo wrote the music" for this or any Duran Duran song. The band is a democracy & they all write songs together. The only thing they do individually is to come up with their instrumentation parts. That's it but their songs are written collectively as a band in the studio. And this has been the process since the 80s. When the band goes to make their next album, and as they have done for decades, they will all go to the studio, jam together and wash, rinse & repeat the process over. They will write their songs in that studio all together as a band.

@@tomfabozzi5353Yes, Warren Cuccurullo became a member of Duran Duran (1990) four years after Andy Taylor quit Duran Duran (1986) & remained in Duran Duran until they kicked him out of the band in 2001. And no, Cuccurullo did not write "all" the music as you assume. Every Duran Duran fan knows the band creates & writes songs collectively & share in that process.

The song Ordinary World was broadcast on radio in the Fall of 1992 & released as a single in December 1992. The album from this track, aka The Wedding Album, was released on February 15, 1993. "Hedey" is defined as "the period of a person's or thing's greatest success, popularity." Duran Duran reached their "heydey" in 1985- not in 1982. Their rise & hysteria was just initiating in 1982.

Half their songs are like this. 🤷‍♀️ they just don’t release those.

​@@Lamia7609I guess I'll have to dig a bit deeper

Check out the cover by Eagles of Death Metal.

Hi Allison

@@Shadowrider1872 Hey, John! ☺️

Huge respect for your mention of Box Full O' Honey. Fantastic track that always flies under the radar!

@@robtaylor5550 Yes, way under the radar!!! And yet I consider it one of their very best songs!