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  • It's great to see Simon sing his harmony part as he probably did during the original recording of this song while having Chris Corner sing the melody. I've learned through reading that Simon is a master at harmonizing with himself on the Duran Duran recordings. I think that this collaboration is certainly well done!

  • I think Chris sounded more like Simon than Simon did

  • Simon was really wasted and weird. o_0

  • beautiful.

  • 8 people became cursed by a simple click

  • Wow. In Tokyo, no less.

  • I love how Chris is enjoying the performance. just staying relaxed, sipping champagne and smiling while singing. so cool.

  • Always thought "Chauffeur" was the best thing on Rio, best thing DD ever did in fact - this version is possibly better

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  • fascinating...

  • simon is looking in a very 'hannibal lector' fashion toward chris corner. i guess he's having an old friend for dinner.

  • Simon was WASTED!

  • this song makes me really hot. jesus.

  • what fancy winos

  • I love this version. I love how it is slow and sounds darker and more depraved than the original. The Duran Duran version is all nice and polished and pretty. This is gritty and dirty and sort of makes me feel like I want to shower, but it leaves me satisfied and with no regrets. It's like a hot musical tryst in a seedy motel room.

  • I love this version..chris corner sounds amazing..simon too..

  • THE LEGEND..SIMON AND THE PRESENT....

  • Does music get any COOLER than THIS????

  • At.4.45 Someone just stood up blocking the view of Corner and it made me mad enough to wanna jump from my computer screen to smack his head . That moment I realised that how much I am addicted to this VDO. ...LOL....

  • They both looked wasted and high(lol) but they delivered this song in the most amazing and coolest way. Idunno how they can do it but I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee it!!!

  • gosh.. Chrisss.. <3

  • been a fan of DD since i was a kid and this is one of my all time favorite songs. even before i became a fan of IAMX, i loved the sneaker pimps cover of this song. this version is just incredible - absolute perfection.

  • Would LOVE to know what they were tripped out on!  Maybe if the crowd had be given some they all would have been "swimming like seaguls in the sky"!!

  • That was a bit painful to watch. I'm sure Chris enjoyed himself but Duran Duran's version is far more moving and superior IMO. Check out D2 performing it on April 2nd 2011. Enough said.

  • @michaelscoots I'm sure Simon enjoyed himself just as much, and of course the original is better. It's not like Chris was trying to take away from that. He simply wanted to pay his respects to a band that he loves, and obviously Simon liked Chris's cover or he wouldn't have agreed to this duet.

  • Le Bon sort of looks like Hannibal Lecter.

  • Am I the only one who feels a bit sorry for simon

    he looks a bit bored

  • @stokeboy21 Bored? More like on the way to wasted. I think he and Chris were hitting the champagne backstage beforehand. They both sound amazing though.

  • the way chris hands off the bottle, bitch move. lovin it.

  • What an amazing song ..from the greatest Simon and the actual greatest Chris!!!!!!

  • Loving the champagne bottle - these guys rock. 

  • I can't stop watching this it's just amazing!

  • OMG this rocks!!!!

  • Chris and Simon, my alltime heroes. Best Duran Duran song ever! Good choice for remix Chris, But.. we still hope for a SneakerPimps Reunion...

  • Duran Duran was my first favorite band. the Chauffer remains one of my favorite songs EVER, Sneaker Pimps/Chris Corner/IAMX is one of my favorite new artists. This version and these two kick ass. Two very different versions, both awesome.

  • sex sex sex sex sex and then some more...this is beautiful

  • wow, chris corner is such a talent! he is brilliant. and his voice is perfect. like an angel's voice.

  • Je suis accroc !!!! Et ce depuis Sneaker Pimps.... Arg Chris Corner

  • 0:32 Le Bon - bon vivant :)

  • thumbs up for the ocarina!! at 3:30 (or around there)

  • @balinesa ouch!

  • ow ow OW OWW OWW OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

    Sorry, but Simon just ruins this. Where can I obtain the Sneaker Pimps version now that the videos have stopped working?

  • @TechnoEngineer

    Spoke too soon - "staticdreams" has uploaded a copy...

  • This is the only cover that made me wonder whether is it better than the original,I still can't decide,but..never mind, I'll enjoy the song instead!

  • @14SpiritedAway02 this song is not even comparable with duran duran version. what a silly thing to say. its clear to me that if you think there is a valid comparison then you know fuckall about good music.

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  • @14SpiritedAway02 yep. I still think your deaf.

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  • @14SpiritedAway02 you wont know if im shallow coz you dont know me either. but,clearly, if you think this is better than the original, i know you enough to know your taste is poor. even silly.

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  • @14SpiritedAway02 shallow...without dept? without any understanding of my place on earth or in society? without education? without a family? without a past time? without delievering stress management and yoga to disadvantaged people in poor, broken communities? without fitness? and no appreciation of making progress in life. Shallow - let me consider that and how that idea does not apply to me and il will get back to you. Your music taste is wanting.

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  • @14SpiritedAway02 haha your not really ending anything since it was you who flung insults over the saftey of the internet remember. You dont know anything of fitness or yoga and it has had super effect on my for 19 years. I think your life story is on the thin side or perhaps shallow? that seems more accurate. Now you disappear to your hole.

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  • @14SpiritedAway02 been 20 years...woo hooo...20 and a drug addict...wooo hooo.

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  • @14SpiritedAway02 I dont have a mid life crisis? dunno why some one elses despair would amuse you, of course it would mean your not fulfilling your potential. I think that is the case with yourself. Your a ..L.....R? hehe. More specifically, my friend, this band have wasted the original. You should listen to the original and enjoy it wiht its original form.

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  • @gregingram1970 NIce and Kind??? a tad on the rich side eh? considering your attempts at irritation. L......R = loser. I think taste and opinions must be discussed because then we can refine our judgements and perhaps re-evaluate what we once thought was a final judgement on a song, or literature or a movie. I dunno if Le Bon is loving it or not, but I think hes way off key with it. I love the chauffeur...and im impressed a young talent displayed their admiration for the song...and duran duran

  • @gregingram1970, @14SpiritedAway02 How could anybody waste their life like that...? Listen to the song and chilllllll...

  • Oh wow, I miss this song. When is Duran Duran touring again? Simon looks great.

  • This is just magical.

  • I liked it. Didnt thin k I would but it did

  • How god is Christ Corner?

    Sorry, I just felt a urge to misspell that sentence.

  • @pite9 LMAO That has to be one of the greatest comments I've ever read!!!

  • omfg.... amazing.....i mean wow...

  • omfg.... amazing.....

  • Chris should have had Simon sing a verse or two in my opinion, he's just standing there, let the Duran legend sing for crying out loud! lol

  • his beating heart. luv this.

  • Chris Corner is my god! His lyrics are insanely abstract, but you can still feel the meaning of his words through the music and his voice. He's a freaking genius!

  • @09parisgirl ... Those are Duran Duran lyrics -- not Chris Corner lyrics. But, I agree that Chris is amazing. =)

  • @dju324 Thanks but I know it's a DD song. I never said it wasn't. I was simply referring to Chris in general. Also it's a little hard to miss that this is a Duran Duran song with Simon on stage, all the comments on how DD is legendary and the YT recommendations of other DD songs LOL. But yes, Chris is unique in the best of ways! :-)

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  • Best version....everrrr...

  • wow i don't even like duran duran but this was awesome!

  • He's totally making love to the microphone. :))

  • That was really great. :D

    Also, was that an electric ocarina?

  • Amazing!!!!

  • can't stop watching this video.. amazing

    Love CC <3

  • I'm crying listening the song...Chris voice moves me to another place

  • @claracilly Move to another place.... in your head? Cause I have something that can do that ;) Hawaii's finest.

  • @ProminenceProdian Hahahah, no, I think I don't like Hawaii. And I don't know how explain it, but what I wanted to say is I feel that I relax and escape to another place where problems don't exist, only listening his voice. It's a sensation of well-being :P

  • @claracilly ...weed would do that.

  • @ProminenceProdian What weed? The weed you get from Hawaii? =)

  • @claracilly Oh my goodness... me too :))

  • @9eyesdesign ;) Only Herr CC can be Herr CC xDDD

  • This version of the chauffer does the song justice , however if Chris didn't have Simon at his side it would have been over done and adultered.

  • This song reminds me of a scene in "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" where Johnny Depp shoots a cook because his food was too good and it ruined the balance of things. So... ugh... who I gotta' shoot, because it don't get any better then this! Many thanks for the upload ST!

  • There is no way I could have been more obsessed with The Chauffeur until I heard this version. It's gorgeous, and I love how Simon is so stoically into it. Love.

  • I can't believe I've missed this video this long! I love Duran Duran and this is by far my favorite song. I also really like the Sneaker Pimps so this is so cool to watch. I've noticed that a lot of the bands that I like are really into Duran Duran and especially this song. Rock on!

  • I'm so very very impressed!! Can't believe that I didn't know Chris Corner in 2003.... My respect for him grows every day xxxxx

  • OMG! This Duranie Le Bonaholic is in love! Fantastic!

  • Desde Chile, un saludo para quien haya subido este video. Sirvió para que un chileno pudiera soportar mejor estos extraños momentos.

  • The voice of chris is amazing :p

  • This piece of music is an incredible piece of the art of music at was intended. Too bad not many people are familiar with this song. And when you say Duran Duran in a room....people roll their eyes.  The magic of them, was their LIVE PERFORMANCES! Their band, performing live...had true CHEMISTRY!

  • OK.... one more "Duranie for life" here :-) and watching this video I HAD TO SAY that Chris Corner respects and honors this masterpiece song sooo much that I got shivers down my spine! Bravos young man! No need to say much about Simon Le Bon though... To my ears he is always a sonic god, is that enough? xxx

  • Ok old school Duranie here...this blew me and my bff away...also an OSD...to the point of obsession with chris corner! Holy shit that is one fucking talented man!!!

  • oh my god ---- i think i fell in love with simon again... like 20 years before. fabulous performance, fabulous version... chris corner is the perfect side kick, and more than that. just love it.

  • Chris has such a magnificent, exquisite voice! i love him!

  • Being an old school Duran Duran fan and also a big Chris Corner Fan, I must say that this is a wonderful treat for me. Chris and Simon are BOTH great vocalist ! ...This is my favorite Duran Duran song ever and Chris did a wonderful job signing this with Simon..Even though they are both smashed in this clip...haha!

  • Ya, Simon looks a little glassy-eyed...I was wondering if he was going to make it through that!

  • omg!!! this is so absolutely ACE!!! I'd give my little finger to see these two brilliant men sharing the same stage.

  • didnt realize he was in sneaker pimps I take it back by bad. simon's voice is so stellar in the harmonies sounds like something off of medazzeland

  • This is my #1 favorite DD song of all time, and these guys look like they either just had a GREAT time, or are about to. They look totally wasted. Chris's version definitely pays respect to this classic song, he does a great job singing it. Bravo.

  • I love chris!!!!

  • 2 very important people in my hosehold... I love this sooo much!! <3!

  • That was great Simon favorite song an Rio.

  • i love simons class with the drink at the beginning

  • LOL!!! Simon looks and sounds like hes wasted.....that's y it sounds soooo cool...you've got chris singing lebon and lebon singing courtney love....off-key and monotone....freakin awesome!

  • GREAT VERSION ! One of DD most underrated song !great quality video too!

  • DEFINITELY!!!! love it LYRICS ROCK!!!!

  • 2 of my favs together!!!! Im in love!

  • this is great! love it!

  • i like this beat better than thee reg one:)

    love this!

  • Addiction's a good word... I can't hear this song enough tonight! Would have been a treat to see in person. Such a small and cozy venue.

  • I am addicted to this video too. It is absolutely fantastic.

  • mmm

    i always come back to this video

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  • OMG at 3:05 , chris' face xD

    Anyway,

    I love this version!

  • is strange... very strange but well... i like :B

    oh, and simon is very very pretty with that bootle and aaaaaaaahhhhhhh xD---------------

  • Wow! This is a really cool version... The singer from Sneaker Pimps has a great voice and Simon's harmony is spot on of course...

  • Excellent version!

  • omg

    adorable Chris!

  • Chris Corner ftw! He's so fucking talanted that i`m jealous!

  • that just made life worth living

  • soo different but i like it :D

    and i bet chris corner was stoned... not simon ._. or.. who knows, maybe both xD

  • I wish I had this recording in audio! :(

  • so do i! :/

  • i have the mp3 audio if you still want it

  • RocioDD

    please, could you somehow share with me this mp3?

    I'd be very grateful =)

  • marty i already sent you the link for you last week , did you got it ?

  • Yes, RocioDD. Thankyou. I've sent you replie, but i see you didn't get it, it seems to be mail bug :-\

    thank you once more for sharing =)

  • Holy crap, Chris gave an excellent performance. Then again, he always does.

  • me parece la version mas bizarra de the chauffeur q pudo haber hecho alguien!

    simon no esta para ser coros de nadie y ese bldo taba pasado en falopa ¬¬

  • jajaja xD solo piensas en el faso mi geme :B

    pero tenes razon!!! da miedo el hombre

  • Great!

  • me encanta!!!

  • woow

  • bet simon is stoned

  • can you find it live like this in limewire?

  • god that was good. like an orgasm with my ears.

  • i love this ! awesome version !

  • Hide? i thought it was drive

  • amazing!!!

  • I must say, Chino Moreno really made this his song. Deftones version is really worth checking out if you are a fan of the song.

  • brilliant cover eh, been a fan of Duran's Rio album and becoming an Chris fan so findign this is quite a delight! what a fatal cover.. totally mesmerizing :)

  • OMG Love this performance and i love the ocarina he uses this is an awesome cover chris gave a real strong performance

  • Simon looks like he's on a shitload of Quaaludes

  • He also fucks up on the flute playing..

  • so? he still gives awesome harmonies...I forgot....good music is always "drug free :)"

  • Just a comment on all of the people speculating about Simon being drunk or sedated. I've seen him @ times when he gets in this really quiet serene mood and he does get quiet. He has not been drunk or anything during those times. That is not to say it is not possible here, but it does not mean he IS drunk or sedated either. He is sometimes just in a sort of zone. Since this is not a DD show where he would be all pumped up to perform a whole show, he simply may have been feeling chill.

  • This cover has left me reeling.

    Mad 6 degree separation,

    Liam(Sneaker Pimp)old Friend

    Group of friends loved Duran Duran, back in the day.

    Adored this track.

    Liam (Miles and Ian) makes Castro to Deoda (sp!) album. (Still love it)

    Liam Ian Chris etc turn into Sneaker Pimps

    Have a couple of memorable nights in Elwick with guys and Kelly.

    They explode

    Chris pops up singing The Chauffeur with Simon Le Bon. I toff my hat young Man, Jayne

  • This is by far the best cover I have heard.

  • God this is epic!

  • July 2003

  • Huge fan of Duran Duran, and this is one of the best covers I've heard. Tho, I must say, Simon looks pretty sauced.

  • Although it doesn't "rock the fuck out" like the Deftones version this is still my favorite. (even though Simon is clearly half-assing it)

  • I was about 14yrs old when Duran Duran were "massive", and because I wasn't a girl, (and therefore didn't fancy Simon LeBon), thought they were cr*p. Now that I'm old and grey I can finally admit that I actually quite liked them. Three tracks always stood out: Planet Earth, Save A Prayer and this one, The Chauffeur. This is by far the best version that I've heard. Is it on an album somewhere?

  • Dude. That guy is totally wasted. XDDDD CHRIS IS STILL HOT THOUGH.

  • a perfect song. one of my favourites

  • Being my favorite cover of this song I have watched this video many times. The More I watch it the more I get the impression that Simon is not 100% happy about this performance. Maybe its the atmosphere of the moment, but he also seems wasted.

  • Yeah, he looks a bit of a cold fish, but Chris is getting right into it. It sounds brilliant though

  • i love chris corner!! both there voices are amazing together!!