Duran Duran - Femme Fatale (music video)

[REMCUREBOY]

Cool video and great cover. I absolutely love the 'Thank You' record. In fact, I actually think their cover of 'Thank You' is better than the Led Zeppelin original.

[VinniKasino]

Qual o nome da modelo desse clip ?

[VinniKasino]

Muito boa essa musica ^^

[pinup60]

2:13 he could be a character in Dracula's movie.. Hauntinly beautiful!

[paulosimoes2011]

excelente som

[paulosimoes2011]

excelente som

[Baldoki]

What this song means? 

[AntonEtc1]

I really love this cover. I'm a fan of Velvet Underground, Nico and Lou Reed. I don't know why some people are so single minded to dislike this.

[TheMochisa]

cover version from Velvet Underground. they did a great cover

[MrCubaoboy]

when I first heard this, I didn't even know it was a cover. I will not say its better that the original but I like this a lot better. My favorte in the cd aside from "Ordinary World"... GREAT COVER! VERY SPIRITED...

[MrDONKEYGOD]

RUTHY NINA BROSH IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN THE WORLD

[udooling]

This is a horrible fucking cover.

[loveismyair]

Does anyone have a HD version of this... please post or send me the link? I've been searching for it all over the net but no luck

[loveismyair]

just heard the original. hated it. LOVE LOVE LOVE this.

[udooling]

@loveismyair Fuck you

[fredmomma]

@loveismyair your funny

[worgenization]

i love Duran Duran, but this... no =/

[banshee6987]

Why did they have to do this? This is horrible...Nico is rolling in her grave right now:(

[MowgliX]

This is a horrible talentless bloody murder on the Velvet's beautiful song. Plastic poop.

[Dachtewitz]

cool cover - cool video - nothing more to say

[TheDDG]

I'm a Duran Duran fan, but they stripped out the ethereal feel that made the original so damn good. Unfortunately, their cover of Perfect Day is no better. They should've stuck to what they did best and left the Lou Reed stuff alone.

[Simon4642]

@TheDDG as ..i truly hope..that you understand..we all get older...this is who really cares...what i want..is a partdrige familly remake

[RagglTaggleGypsyGirl]

One of my fav songs! So glad you posted this!

[marasqinocherry]

@TheNouveauxdecadence

yes it should have been.artistic.

[GeorgeJuisce]

horrible cover and video.

[TheNouveauxdecadence]

WHY ON EARTH WAS THIS VIDEO NOT ON ANY VIDEO COMPILATION! ? ! ? :-(

[alfredoman007]

this is the best version of this sung and perfect day to ..

[nevets4ever]

Nice Nico cover by DD and fine B&W video.

Some other great covers:

José Feliciano - "Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone" & "Light My Fire"

The Stranglers -"Walk On By"

Echo & The Bunnymen - "People Are Strange"

Johnny Halliday - "Hey Joe"

The Alarm - "Knocking On Heaven's Door"

Feel free to add to the list.....

[tahhana86]

@nevets4ever

Suede - "Brass in Pocket"? they made it their own for sure

I think I'd like Simon's voice on almost anything

[THECUPCAKESUGARPIE]

XXX OOO XXX How sweetly sexxxy XXX OOO XXX ;) ;) ;)

[DAMISIL2006]

JUST LISTEN FROM NICO, I THINK THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL COVER EVER!!!

[dextersylar]

The original version is better, Nico's voice is awesome.

[MegaSarcastica]

0:20 very sexy!

[ApocalypseForFree]

I think I'll never see this video with great quality...

[jl22071]

awesome cover from the velvet underground song, they made it their own!

[vpgnto]

VU is the most overrated band ever.

[hotshot791]

@vpgnto overrated? More like underrated pal!

[MowgliX]

This totally ruins the great song by the Velvet Underground. It's a fucking crime to make something like this.

[NicKantou]

= IMAGINE - JOHN LENON

[zsazsazsu1]

nina brosh!!!!!

[paduaprs]

to R >

if i didn't know

eternal is love.

now i know

eternal is your love,

my femme fatale. A

[tampopoliquor]

@MissisMurder

@domesticcaribou

original is also good

it matches to DD taste

[domesticcaribou]

femme fatale is my favorite VU song, and this is shitting on it. only because they are duran duran. the song is so personal to me listening to a joke like duran duran is worse than them jabbing a pitchfork into my ear

[HoraceScope]

Probably their worst video ever.

[MissisMurder]

Good try but I would never choose this above the original song. I like Duran Duran but The Velvet Underground and Nico... now that's something different.

[lahmajo18]

Simon Le Bon ...So Adorable...

[emile235]

my mind just blew

[yotubanoklover]

very DURANTIC

[mistapasty420]

the 2 version is good

[ZLUGGO]

One of the prettiest girls I have ever seen.

[emile235]

@ZLUGGO you should get out more dude

[rafagarrison]

i love duran duran, from argentina

[mythgar]

I love DD, but they did not do this justice. But how could they, VU is just way to awesome and unique to even try to cover their stuff!

[LoveMarilynMonroe]

People who say Nico couldn't sing: how many women can sing that low? Her voice is unique.

[vierdiez]

@LoveMarilynMonroe Whether she could sing or not is irrelevant, no one sounds like her!

[marquisDesign]

Does this mean John is The Chauffeur?

[lparaujo2003]

SIMON LE BON!!!!!!!!!!

[lparaujo2003]

DURAN DURAN FANTASTIC!!

[rafagarrison]

seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[mwendyc]

good cover

[BarrySlisk]

Life, not lige... :)

[BarrySlisk]

The original is not even good. The singer from Velvet underground can't sing. She talks through the song in a weird accent. Duran Duran brings the song to lige though.

[corten588a]

C'mon now, those of you calling this the best have never been blessed to hear Big Star's cover (it's a shame that most of the world missed out on Alex Chilton's brilliance) - the guitar work alone makes it the best - but there are numerous bands out there that have done justice to this song. Which just demonstrates that it was a terrific, timeless bit of songwriting at the outset.

[seviwesuohetarepsed]

I absolutely hate Duran Duran. I couldn't believe they covered this! Who knew they had such great taste in music! I thought 'this'll be atrocious!' but it's fantastic! Fuckin' brilliant. Credit where it's due.

[BarrySlisk]

@seviwesuohetarepsed

You hate Duran Duran? You lack taste. The old Duran Duran is above all else.

[seviwesuohetarepsed]

@BarrySlisk Barry my man. I don't lack taste, but Duran Duran are just not for me, I appreciate their existence in rock music, but they're not for me. But this cover version is terrific. And I think you lack a bit of taste too if you think the original is no good. Nico has a once-in-life-time voice.

[BarrySlisk]

@seviwesuohetarepsed

Duran Duran is not one style, so you must like some of it. Maybe you dislike the old teenage pop Duran Duran? The albums "Big Thing" and "Notorious" are more mature if that's your thing. And both excellent.

"Nico has a once-in-life-time voice."

That may be so :)

[sandyk912]

I didn't know there was a video for this song! Awesome album.

[Denise7609]

It's nice to see how many people realize that the band did try to keep the integrity of the song and do the best remake that they could.

[duranasty]

@Denise7609 totally pure passion.love it.

[robierob73]

I totally agree this is the best cover of this song and the video is absolutely amazing!

[69dollyrocker]

I agree. Original stands, but this is admirable and I don't even like Duran Duran!

[Ardenille]

Who is this beautiful woman with great 'W'?

[Kaz7609]

fab!!!!!!

[Suamigagah]

I was ready to write 'this sucks', not being a very big Duran Duran fan. But I must say: not bad!

[solomonmonterrey]

Beautiful video.

[TheSpanna96]

I like this version, although, I like the original because it was written specifically for Edie Sedgwick, and Nico and Edie were friends because of The Factory, so you can sense more feeling and emotion are put into the original compared to this,.

[Mboheiogrl]

I was expecting this to be a piece of shit, as I don't find Duran Duran very good... but it surprised me, really good version

[notbobtoo]

i hope the wedding album gets the special edition treatment. loads of remastered excellent songs, 4 videos (including this one) and mtv unplugged with the underrated and much missed lamya

[TheFate23]

nooooooooooooo

[mynameindra]

sound like child song...but i like it!!!

[hilliuno]

q se creen estas mierdas comerciales haciendo un cover de los velvet¿?¿?¿?

[jrubin68]

Not even listening to this song... just dropped in to say Duran Duran sucks and they have no place playing music that is way over their talent and ability, even if they claim it as an influence.

[goodanswergoodanswer]

@jrubin68 Uh? Most of their music is their own so how can it be way over their talent & ability? However, if you're referring to the several covers they have produced over the past 29 years, I strongly disagree. All their music is damn fine. Maybe your tympanic membranes need a service :)

[guruartist]

@goodanswergoodanswer Absolutely agree with you, I wish I had the ability to express myself the way you do...!

[goodanswergoodanswer]

@guruartist Thanks :D

[goodanswergoodanswer]

@jrubin68 Ooophs! Thought you were commenting on one of their own creations, "Out of my Mind." (I certainly am!) I have over 300 Duran Duran videos on my favourites & got the songs mixed up!

[jrubin68]

@goodanswergoodanswer It's okay, wasn't gonna jump on you. PS Don't let my pretentious babbling interrupt your good time. Music is music and we all have our own taste!

[ColonelPamiat]

@jrubin68 This is song is maybe the only things that Duran Duran did that is not complete mediocrity... But they missed the beauty and the magic of the original...

I think Anny Cordy did a better cover of Femme Fatale...With Sim (a wonderful Lou Reed) they reactivated the good old time of the Velvet Underground

[sunset002007]

@ColonelPamiat one of the most stupid comments i read on those DDs..and i read a lot so far!... complete mediocrity yourself, maybe..but just don't to put it on those guys, you ignorant m*.. lol ps; that is just one of the zillions nice songs they have, to your surprise maybe, but that's the way it is outside the dumb reviews you probably read on them), and that is just a cover there..try their originals too one day, you could be even more amazed, you dogmatical pompous musical illetrate.. *)

[ColonelPamiat]

@sunset002007 I know enough of music (classical) to know what is music and what is simulation of creation. Pierre Boulez qualified one day pop music as plastic music, music without substance and self life. Elitism is the way in arts. democracy only lead to mediocrity.....

[sunset002007]

@ColonelPamiat u know obviously nothing of those DDs, & i don' t personnaly give any credits to monsieur Pierre auto proclaimed post atonal genius Boulez (i am french, i know his persona too..): btw i ignored he said that 1 day..thx to remind it there, that is just not surprising me coming from that personnage..btw, a lot of his music is trash too (but of course, every gurus has acolytes that will swear only by his words..). Derrida is his equal in philosophy..we know where that leads too.

[ColonelPamiat]

@sunset002007 could you tell me where Derrida philosophy leads? and what do you find interesting in Duran Duran Music...what makes it unique and transcendental? What are you favorite philosophers?

[sunset002007]

@ColonelPamiat bla.. And u, dear, could u tell me what do u find so fabulous in autoproclaimed 'IRCAM genius' Pierre Boulez destructurated 'new' music (parts), for a start too?.. the analogy with Derrida is relatively simple enough too, though (apart for the blinds^); the champions of deconstruction in their fields, deliberately destroying the old (occidental) basis.. to promote a new era of sophistic emotionless dry nihilistic bs..orgasm listening atonal sick casseroles concerto, no thx..

[sunset002007]

.. to come back on those DDs..u were talking with Boulez about 'pop'..+claimed was here DDs best(!).. i will maybe just give you a little (obvious) hint: that song is just a minor cover, in their catalog. They did another Lou Reed, btw, Perfect Day; Reed said one of the very best cover he had and loved the most (but u sure must know Reed mind better too, right?^)..For their own songs, try Palomino, F. of Mine, Vertigo, Ordinary World; not only ur ordinary materialist pop, precisely. etc. soul

[ColonelPamiat]

@sunset002007 Where do you place Duran Duran in this art world. If they are new wave they should be considered post-modern. And what about Laibach approach?

Boulez is more in line with Einsturzende Neubauten. Deconstruction but for reconstruction. Would you put Karlheinz Stockhausen in the same category? His music was very constructive, integrative of foreign elements and very structured

[sunset002007]

@ColonelPamiat seriously..u obviously are not a total moron.. but u play around it clearly^ and u don't understand occidental pop genre -ok, that is possible too.. yet, u come here and try to compare that to annie Cordy etc.. and put a judgement on those guys (clearly outplaced^). Now, you had an apparently pertinent comment on a totally different kind of music.. a kind of cognitive dissonance, no? *o)

[sunset002007]

.. but to answer quickly: Personnaly, i don't like Boulez & compagnie...music is for humans, not robots. Long time i noted Boulez links with Tavinstock Institute too, as a coincidence too..and u see, no, stinks even more..there is obviously something else than just music goal in that deconstruction..a Gramsci would have loved it too for exemple (dealing with 'music' reengeneering..). Anyway..blas.. As for 'Laibach'..bof?.. are we talking the same thing again? ur comments on Univ.. just 'lol'..

[sunset002007]

..i even begin to wonder if u even know floyds or roxys..apart reading 'rock&folk' or IRCAM newspaper (at best..^) (almost certainly..the intellectual political bs treaties inside..to judge their 'good' or 'bad' music 'Art' i guess.. *o/ )..those ones are the DDs grounds..atmospherical and reflexive..& harmonic. even if u despise popculture and want to destroy and ridicule it, just do an effort..everything is not similar in 'pop'. we are not talking about the same things visibly here../ namaste^

[RocioDD]

i love it ! awesome

[TheJenjen78]

another classic!!!!

[jogga16]

I really think they have ruined this song :(

[ColonelPamiat]

@jogga16 of course! I was amazed to see that Duran Duran did something with the Velvet Underground!!!

[PRETALIATION]

Is this Simon ? His voice sounds too high to me.

Digitally tweaked perhaps ?

[DrJTG]

If Duran Duran really Avant Garde, it's so in an offshoot of Roxy way, if not Eno. Doing VU is really not their genre. They did well to come out of the Glam - pop - boytoy marketing in the debut. They are a seriously significant band. And Simon is a front man in the best ways.

[benjaminrichardshoop]

DEAR GOD MURDERED IT ON SO MANY LEVELS!

[goodanswergoodanswer]

@benjaminrichardshoop Would you be kind enough to explain why?

[benjaminrichardshoop]

@benjaminrichardshoop Just made it so much more mushhhy than it should be, the emotion's in the words it doesn't need to be dressed up. thats just my oppinion

[doktor579]

very good job duran duran, It's not a simple song..

[omgLARD]

yeah mena, nico is definitely better, but this is far better than a lot of other covers people have done... and the video is nice

[smokeyupahead]

Duran Duran are the best! Velvet who?:-)

[doktor579]

@smokeyupahead good answer

[doktor579]

@smokeyupahead  bravo

[craigwithington]

Wankers!

[goodanswergoodanswer]

@craigwithington Why?

[goodanswergoodanswer]

Both versions are good but Duran Duran's is better. Simon's superb voice makes it. DD have actually done some really excellent covers in their time..........

[hoga1962]

Wow, fantastic cover of this song.

[duranme78]

So much better than the original.

[skovie23232]

@duranme78 Are you a fucking idiot?

[duranme78]

@skovie23232 Have your heard the original buddy? Maybe I should question your IQ?

[skovie23232]

@duranme78 Yes and The Velvet Underground is way better than these 80's piece of shits

[duranme78]

@skovie23232 funny this is a cover done in the 90's from crap made in the 60's.

[skovie23232]

@duranme78 Dude I wont even bother with you. Everybody will agree with me that The Velvet Underground is better than Duran Duran, but the 60's is the best generation for music, so you don't have any shit on the music made from then, and if you do think it sucks, you are obviously not a music fan and you are really ignorant and are oblivious to art and beauty. And Duran Duran is mainly an 80's band, so go fuck youself

[duranme78]

@skovie23232 but you do bother dipshit. And it's really arrogant to say that I'm not a music fan. You sound like some psuedo-intellectual who think something is art because someother psuedo-intellectual says so. Keep posting and I'll keep calling you out for your ignorance.

[skovie23232]

@duranme78 No I'm okay I know I'm right

[Skulldini]

@skovie23232 The 80's was when the Velvets influence had really peaked and was being most reflected you dumb fuck ! ( like check out groups like Dream Sindicate, Pseudo Echo, Joy Division,.. etc. ) The Velvets were actually out of their time during the hippy-dippy folky 60's.

[Skulldini]

@skovie23232 Oh, and I'l bet that you dont know shit about music from the 80's either. You're undoubtedly another ignorant dumbfuck who thinks the 80's were nothing but ohhhh,.. Micheal Jackson, Madona, Def Lepard, Bon Jovi and the like. Well the 80's had it's share of great music,.. it just wasn't the really obvious shit of the decade,.. thats all. So go stipp raw, pute some flowers in your hair, and fuck some VD riddled skank while listening to some folk music you stupid hippy pig !

[Skulldini]

@skovie23232 Wait !  No no no. Make THAT you stupid smelly lice-infested hippy baby boomer pig !!

[8616420]

slap to the face of velvet underground & nico sound so damn horrible.. super morbid

[WiTtochannel]

A me ricorda a tratti un po' Imagine di J.Lennon..

Almeno la parte iniziale..

il ritornello no,

Comunque molto bella.

[fastmedium]

This really sucks!

[kenley1973]

Gotta love this... Simply has to :-)

[DancesWithMrsWoolf]

Absolutely fantastic version. Thanks for posting this.

[themushieman]

Sounds like a band f 15 year olds trying to cover it. Horrible

[MowgliX]

Altogether fucking horrible. Poser rubbish.

[greenfairy521]

who is that actress??

[filoard]

@greenfairy521 She is the supermodel Nina Brosh.

[elgoiri]

such an fucking ugly cover

[niwreyenrac]

Good cover of a very good song. Duran Duran is a tight band, good musicians and solid vocals. Velvet Underground and Nico's renditions will never be surpassed, but that doesn't mean Duran Duran didn't do it justice. krisdd527 is right-on, the highest form of compliment.

[108it0]

ha! as if simon le bon and the other members of duran duran could take a break long enough from plooking each other in the pooper to express interest in a femme of any sort, much less a femme fatale of the fake new-wave vampire variety!

[lhart99]

This is THE BEST cover I've ever heard of this song. It doesn't beat the original, but it comes pretty dam close. :-)

[normitos]

@lhart99

You have never heard REMS cover from about 25 years ago, much superior to this

[JaneshEuphoria]

@lhart99 try to listen a acoustic version too,the singer is Elisa,she's a italian songwriter,try to listen the live of lotus(her acoustic album) i hope you'll enjoy it..^^

[switchdogdotorg]

@lhart99 tracey thorn's version beats this one 100 to 0 

[duranasty]

@switchdogdotorg be careful what you boast.its different to this i agree.she is a great singer.this is far from a poor attempt.

[Fuckufuckingshit]

@lhart99

I dont agree.. its so much better than the original.. all the covers from duran duran are better than original.. u can say it is not.. but only bcs of nostalgy

[franctalarico]

Owen covered this too. Rather well too.

[sistermadlyus]

i like this version better than REM's

[chixaladymusic]

cut the drama!

[spiralmetal]

the people bashing duran duran and this video are nuts.

[Wahoofuck]

not bad actually

[imraw17]

@spiralmetal they are waaaaaaaaaaay to 80's. and you know how much the early 80's sucked hah compared to the 90's

[artlesclark]

what a pile of shite

[goodanswergoodanswer]

I'm a "Nick girl" but I have to say John looks awfully agreeable as a chauffeur; very pleasing. This is a good cover..........

[taty4ever]

the only good thing about this song or video is the girl walking down the street.

[Drakomonkey]

this is a cover of the original right?

[toniesque]

yes, a cover from the original song from the Velvet Underground.

[LordoftheHornets]

@Drakomonkey umm, it wouldn't be a cover if there wasn't an original rofl

[Brunnera666]

John Lennon - Imagine?

[santiago2u]

Wow, never saw this video before. It comes in my Fav Duran Album (self titled, 1993) thanks

[dazzpop]

hmm.. o.k. I think I also like this version, especially the end, it's different from the original version. This version of the song might fit in a movie, I think.

This version is just not as good as the version by the velvets, but it doesn't have to be, it's fine :)

[dazzpop]

whaha :P I like duran duran but I like the velvet's more :)

[brainysod]

Wow. This version of the song was actually the version that got me into the velvet underground. I love it! I think its a better arrangement than the original. I always feel Nico's version ends too early, the song could've evolved so much more! I love this version.

[Collechka]

GROSS.

[justus821]

the original is sooooo good...duran duran made a version that somehow enticing..thx for the upload

[BeautifulBlue82]

Why does Duran Duran insist on ruining perfectly good Velvet Underground tunes?

[michaelisajerk]

they're fans of the Velvets just like you and I.

Lou Reed has heard all of it, and actually voiced his appreciation, saying they do those songs the way he always wish them to be heard.

[HENRYCHMIELINSKI]

seriously, duran duran fucking blows

[ffm20zaheri]

sounds like IMAGINE by JOHN LENNON

[joaopac]

they screw the song.