That synth line, that bass, those drums, the chorus... EPIC. This song still sends chills up my spine. The Ext version is the BEST. My Favorite DD song, hands down.
leather jacket..harley..sunday..3..maybee 4..beers..sun is nice..i have a cassete.player..i play the chauffer..most of ..well all the time..i have to pull over..im at the..park..more beers.in my saddle..next i play..some furs..love my way..if only i could be stuck there for ever..l
Bass is such a prominent element of most 80s pop music, which I might add was the last era where pop music was principally the work of musicians in collaboration, not producers tinkering on computers or table-tops.
Oh, gosh, I vividly remember having so many of these posters covering my teenage bedroom walls...good times! They are my favorite band...Duran Duran forever!!
My kids think I'm weird but they have no CLUE what they've been missing. Duran Duran has always been and will always be the best group on Planet Earth; so worth the 4 hour drive I will have to take to take in October to see them perform for the 3rd time since the late 80's..... I'd travel a million more! Duranie at 40 and PROUD OF IT!!
@lacykat05 Duranie at 42 and will be a blastin out "HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF" at the senior citizens home when I'm 82!!! Long Live the sights n sounds of the Eighties!!!
@americanmonarchist I'll be right there with ya!! Rig an Ipod and speakers to my electric wheelchair and let the music play!! I'll just make sure I have plenty of oxygen and pain meds on hand....for the consequences of my continual attempts to dance. How awesome!!
@americanmonarchist I'll be right there with ya!! Rig an Ipod and speakers to my electric wheelchair and let the music play!! I'll just make sure I have plenty of oxygen and pain meds on hand....for the consequences of my continual attempts to dance. How awesome!!
@lacykat05 the only thing I need pain meds for is to numb my ears n mind to the crapola of todays music the GOD-AWFUL rap hip-hop the slutty pop that makes Madonna n Samantha Fox look like Sunday School teachers haha and the pretty boy beiber backstreet boys "sound" along with the new rock that sounds like whirling weed-wackers with some phoney p.o.ed guy singing about how bad his life is! I usually crank up "NEW RELIGION" and "MY OWN WAY" to flush out my ears n mind! Thanks for responding!
From the time I was 13 until I was 17 I was so crazy in love with all of them! I had posters covering every single spot on my bedroom walls too! I took alot grief for liking D2 so much too but I did not care what anyone thought! Those were the best years and I would not change them for anything!
After all this time I still love the band and will be going to see them in concert for the first time in my life in October!
@StilllovingDuran I was too young to go to their concerts. I managed to purchase some pics taken at various interviews and concerts over their most popular time period. Like you my room was covered or should I say plastered with DD. I collected every article in every cheesy teen mag I could get my paws on. I even cut out those tiny little ads for their posters and made a cover for a pocket calendar...on and on..Yep, I was a DD fanatic at the age of 8.
This is my fav band along with my other two best friends :D. I think I had every single pic you have in this vid taped up on my bedroom walls! Thanks :)
Liked them since I first saw hungry like the wolf video when I was 13. Listening to their music always takes me to a better place. I'll always love Duran Duran.
My school pal Lorraine used to change the words to "Hold back Lorraine!" She was obsessed with Roger; never any of the others just him. Oh the memories! Best time of my teenage years.
This track is actually the remixed version of HBTR. If you got your copy of Rio early enough you would have been blessed with the original studio version which was refreshingly raw and had a very live feel to it. Apparently Nick didn't like they way the original was mixed so the song was ruined I mean redone. The re-worked version added the frilly snyths, cranked up the bass mix and toned down Andy's scratchy chops. Ack what am I saying, they ruined it!
@dataspank You are spot on. I used to own the vinyl album. I eventually upgraded to the CD version, not realising it was the American CD cut. It featured this awful remix. The only time I think Duran Duran did a wise thing by remixing was with MY OWN WAY. The original sped up dance version came out as a single well before the album came out. By the time of the album they had remixed it to a slower, much better version. I am sure though there are fans out there who would disagree.
Im with ya my friend, I will always love DD Im currently into metal, pantera,metallica, all of the heavy hitting ones but Ill never forget them and would still go to a gig if they ever come round again soon!
I LOVE THIS SONG ! soz but i gotta say that this came out on Rio In 82 ! I remember Getting it on Cassette! for my 10th birthday in May when it was released Theres somrthing special that comes with listening to DD never fails to lift my spirts and remember the little me of yester year , been hooked since 81 1st TOTPs in their frilly shirts lol .
im proud to be 17 years old and have as my favorite band of all time Duran Duran , i couldn't imagine My Life without Them ... i admit myself that iam a Duranie Teenager =) ... maybe other teenagers listen to Duran Duran and make Their lil poor lifes a lil bit happier =D
I am married, have 2 boys, love beautiful women and love DD!! Besides, what a wasted emotion to attack people who are gay. So what? We live in world being destroyed by terrorists. Do you really need to spend time harrasing folks with a different sexual preferences? Wasted emotions. Long live DD!!!!
Can't mess with the Double Ds. One of the best bands ever, in my opinion. They weren't called the fab-five for no reason. They were the shit..and they still are. Let's just hope that they never do another 'red carpet massacre' CD again. I have every one of their CDs and that one bit it. If they can intertwine their next CD with the sound of say..Astronaut and Rio,i'd think it would sell millions. btw, check out one of my duran duran videos on my site "hallucinating elvis".
LOL I can't play my 7 album because I have no record player...This is so awesome...Many thanks to all who post these brilliant songs by a band that you just can't beat :)
They sure were fashion forward. Did not notice that when I was a young teen. (: but once ditched school in 84 cause they were on Good Morning America. I had to see Nick Rhodes...lol
what ive gathered is this song was written for john who was on drugs,and simon slipped it under his door,the song,mega years ago,im a duran fan,dont get misled by my user name
scritti pollitti,yeah well besides us guys loving these ones we all have other tastes,i myself am a devout duranie have been since the off,the note you are refereing to wasn't about that.
Man I love Duran Duran!! I ama 20 year old girl and my dad always played Duran Duran and that's how i got to know their music and love it. My friends always thought I was a bit strange becasue they're one of my favourite bands but who cares!
Oh MY GOD! I remember this song now........Look at the band so young.....they were so HOT! Every girl had an "order", Mine was John, Simon and Nick. BEAUTIFUL...just BEAUTIFUL..
Hai :) love the photo montage - hold back the rain is one of my all time favorite songs by duran duran (my all time favorite is save a prayer). i play guitar in a duran duran tribute band, we're called "Rio" - we're based in southern california. we have an online video reel on my page - check it out if u get a moment . johnny alonso :)
John Taylor is one of the best bass players around...Totally loved Duran Duran...part of my childhood...Had a HUGE poster of the group with smaller pictures of just JOHN around it...HE was and still is my favorite! That look he has at 2:11 made my heart beat just a little faster! Thanks for posting!!!
This is my favorite song too! Love these guys have since I was 12, my best friend and I hardly miss a show. I never cared what anyone thought of me loving this band, I will forever!
My friends used to make fun of me and call me gay because I was a DD FANATIC. They represent the best years of my life... will never forget the small-venue concerts and all the made-up "punks" at the shows. Wow! I always knew they would make it BIG!!
@NewGoldDream09 i love DD myself and this is probably my fav song by them! actually my fav genre of music is new wav and the best new wav came from england it seems so i guess thats why most of my favorite bands are english lol. the 80s was the best!
@dirtyjew1974 I was never a big Simon fan... so pompous and shit. However, together, this group was the best in their time. Nick Rhodes really down to earth... got to meet him in England at a grocery store, with kid in tow, he was so modest and self-depricating. Wish there were copycats of this band around today.
@NewGoldDream09 I empathize. My friends think my taste in music is odd, but that's just because I'm twelve. By the way, does anyone know if DD are having a Belfast tour?
as popular as they still are, they are underrated by people that write them off. the non-singles on this album are awesome, 7 and the ragged tiger is amazing, i mean they wrote such top notch pop for so long, they have more than enough material to sit back and tour on. think of the stones doing satisfaction right now, really? please....duran have a great timeless sound. vh1 has a great classic albums on rio, and it's cool to see them break the tracks down
i used to jam off of duran durn back in 9th grade ..riding the bus to school..listening to RIO and 7 & the Ragged Tiger and bootleg durans....25 years ago , oye. wtf happened to the music today??? RIP
Ya know it sounds so similar, but I remember this song was a bit longer and back then, as it is now, there were different versions: ie "radio," "album," etc. etc.
In the end, the one thing I ABSOLOUTELY LOVE (and hear VERY clearly), is the bass, which makes me believe this is from an album... Thank you Bootsey Collins for being John Taylor's influence! Btw, if this is from a CD I'm very impressed, cant usually hear CRAP on those. Thanks again JTGrl!
This is NOT the original version. I have the original lp version from 1893/ There is a huge thunderclap at 1:20 instead of synthesizer chords beginning to playing in the background and at the 2:30 mark Simon's voice can be heard echoing ' hold me back' continuously.
@Theavantgarde i agree.... the album version was different than the CD version..I wonder why that was?..I much prefer the album verson where simon calls out the bandmates to hold back the rain. How can i get that version...thanks
Thank you for posting! I am a 32 year old male who is a big fan of Duran Duran and I can care less if people think I am gay. They are so talented, it is hard not to like them. I am not insecure about liking them, it is not like they are the New Kids On The Block! Duran Duran is definitely NOT on the same level as boy bands, DD do their own thing and are ABOVE boy band status!
@JohnTaylorsGrl for one thing, they are actually a BAND..as in they have instruments and PLAY them and they write their own songs and music 100% of the time.
@dmarquis8 I´m male fan too and some people have difficulties to understand that I love this band and I´m not gay. Maybe they have some issues with their sexuality. This is just good music. That´s why I like it.
@dmarquis8 "I am a 32 year old male who is a big fan of Duran Duran and I can care less if people think I am gay."
Haha, no offense man, but that's the funniest thing I've read all day. It's like a line out of the movie Orgazmo: "I'm not queer or nothin but Duran Duran kicks ass!"
Nice compilation, I was a hardcore Duranie. For a guy, I was made fun of. Everybody taught i was gay for trying to look like them. Nick was one of my favorites as well as JT. I have only one picture of me looking looking like Nick. I had my hair like John Taylor for a while too. Still love them. I named my first born Nicholas. I was going to ad Nigel, but my wife was not thrilled about that name.
i'm your duranie friend too! lol this brings back great memories in general but also of the time i had a punch up with a wham fan in the music block at school(yes i can remember that far back!) for calling nick gay! lol oh the irony of george michael all these years later lol!!
by the way a lot of the pics i used to have in a duran mag that came out once a month as i remember called lmt edition i could never wait til the end of the month and needed a nick fix!
hahaha I was a Nick Rhodes fan too and I remember getting upset and indignant when my parents made fun of his blush in a Tiger Beat mag I had in 4th grade LOL XD
My favorite double d's :P
auntichewy 5 hours ago
I had so many of those pictures pinned to my wall when I was twelve! great job :)
VyxenBlack 1 week ago
Duran Duran awesome song..great in concert....love them :)
darbo39 5 days ago
well, this brings back memories. Oh dear, wish I were back in 1984 only for that specific night.
jokernet13 2 weeks ago in playlist DURAN DURAN
I think that RIO is their best albm.
seraphima91 2 weeks ago
And my mates said these guys would never last *raspberry*!
As spoken by a 43 yr old Duran2 Girl!!
MsCadreHershey 3 weeks ago
That synth line, that bass, those drums, the chorus... EPIC. This song still sends chills up my spine. The Ext version is the BEST. My Favorite DD song, hands down.
djkenny 1 month ago
Ah, I am a teenager once again! Love it!
janmarpi 2 months ago
i like the reflex and ordinary world best
harrypotterwonder 2 months ago
@harrypotterwonder Ahh Ordinary World; wonderful song
year2000problem 2 months ago
Brilliantly talented band
salvadormarley 2 months ago
God this brings back sweet memories
zoomiewoz 2 months ago
I will always love duran duran. for the past 27 years they have been my favorite bands!
MrJochenPeiper 2 months ago
@MrJochenPeiper same here:):) I was 15 when they came out:):)
42bluey 2 months ago
dd 4 ever1
nibbler3311 3 months ago
duran fan still after 30 yrs!
nibbler3311 3 months ago 2
duran 4 ever!.....a fan that has followed you for 30+ yrs!
nibbler3311 3 months ago
my favorite all time song from any group!!
2230abcdE 3 months ago 2
Que manera de tocar ese bajo, es tremendo en esta canción, John Taylor es lo mejor
mrsjtay1975 3 months ago
My favourite band of all time and one of my real favourites of Duran Duran I am a proud Duranie for life
duranduran4eva66 4 months ago
love it! thx for posting ;)
crizzynahucy 4 months ago
I miss the pretty boys :(
bowlerholic1234 4 months ago
Roger is so fine!
amberfwn 4 months ago in playlist More videos from JohnTaylorsGrl
leather jacket..harley..sunday..3..maybee 4..beers..sun is nice..i have a cassete.player..i play the chauffer..most of ..well all the time..i have to pull over..im at the..park..more beers.in my saddle..next i play..some furs..love my way..if only i could be stuck there for ever..l
Simon4642 5 months ago
OMG !! LOVE this. JT WAS THE BEST !! Thanx so much for posting =)
TheMistress420 5 months ago
Thanks for the post.
Thearl 5 months ago
John's bass is callin down da THUNDER!!!!!
RabbitPunching 5 months ago
bass bass bass. this is bass. not nicki minaj's earth eclipsing ass. mr. john taylor, please keep playing the bass!
vaadaenmacchi 5 months ago 17
@vaadaenmacchi The bass was such a prominent kick ass aspect of their music from the 80s. Love love John.
RainPoetry 4 months ago
@RainPoetry
Bass is such a prominent element of most 80s pop music, which I might add was the last era where pop music was principally the work of musicians in collaboration, not producers tinkering on computers or table-tops.
feckingtediousgoogl 3 months ago 2
@feckingtediousgoogl I agree....computer was the birth of communication but the death of talented musical pop groups
ryan49er1 3 months ago
Beautiful song!
maitebcn1984 5 months ago
thanks for posting,am 42 this year and finally gonna see my gods although its taken 30 years,
roxette2 6 months ago
Oh, gosh, I vividly remember having so many of these posters covering my teenage bedroom walls...good times! They are my favorite band...Duran Duran forever!!
snowballga 6 months ago
My kids think I'm weird but they have no CLUE what they've been missing. Duran Duran has always been and will always be the best group on Planet Earth; so worth the 4 hour drive I will have to take to take in October to see them perform for the 3rd time since the late 80's..... I'd travel a million more! Duranie at 40 and PROUD OF IT!!
lacykat05 6 months ago
@lacykat05 im hitting 50 and cant stop...honestly no other band gives me as much pleasure
Simon4642 6 months ago
@lacykat05 Duranie at 42 and will be a blastin out "HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF" at the senior citizens home when I'm 82!!! Long Live the sights n sounds of the Eighties!!!
americanmonarchist 6 months ago
@americanmonarchist I'll be right there with ya!! Rig an Ipod and speakers to my electric wheelchair and let the music play!! I'll just make sure I have plenty of oxygen and pain meds on hand....for the consequences of my continual attempts to dance. How awesome!!
lacykat05 6 months ago
@americanmonarchist I'll be right there with ya!! Rig an Ipod and speakers to my electric wheelchair and let the music play!! I'll just make sure I have plenty of oxygen and pain meds on hand....for the consequences of my continual attempts to dance. How awesome!!
lacykat05 6 months ago
@lacykat05 the only thing I need pain meds for is to numb my ears n mind to the crapola of todays music the GOD-AWFUL rap hip-hop the slutty pop that makes Madonna n Samantha Fox look like Sunday School teachers haha and the pretty boy beiber backstreet boys "sound" along with the new rock that sounds like whirling weed-wackers with some phoney p.o.ed guy singing about how bad his life is! I usually crank up "NEW RELIGION" and "MY OWN WAY" to flush out my ears n mind! Thanks for responding!
americanmonarchist 6 months ago
@americanmonarchist AMEN!!!!!
superocklevel 5 months ago
In 1984 I was ten years old and totally in love with John ;-)
vrijwilligerggz 6 months ago
Yes, the best Band forever !!! DD My Great Love ;-)
PopTrash99 6 months ago
AWESOME SONG AND AWESOME GROUP!
Dashland13 7 months ago
for my dear friend Olivia Barash.. I love you.
futuristfood 7 months ago
From the time I was 13 until I was 17 I was so crazy in love with all of them! I had posters covering every single spot on my bedroom walls too! I took alot grief for liking D2 so much too but I did not care what anyone thought! Those were the best years and I would not change them for anything!
After all this time I still love the band and will be going to see them in concert for the first time in my life in October!
StilllovingDuran 7 months ago
@StilllovingDuran I was too young to go to their concerts. I managed to purchase some pics taken at various interviews and concerts over their most popular time period. Like you my room was covered or should I say plastered with DD. I collected every article in every cheesy teen mag I could get my paws on. I even cut out those tiny little ads for their posters and made a cover for a pocket calendar...on and on..Yep, I was a DD fanatic at the age of 8.
starchild7278 6 months ago
thank you!
applevenus2010 7 months ago
This is my fav band along with my other two best friends :D. I think I had every single pic you have in this vid taped up on my bedroom walls! Thanks :)
pewter2k 7 months ago
Liked them since I first saw hungry like the wolf video when I was 13. Listening to their music always takes me to a better place. I'll always love Duran Duran.
fc112269 8 months ago
My school pal Lorraine used to change the words to "Hold back Lorraine!" She was obsessed with Roger; never any of the others just him. Oh the memories! Best time of my teenage years.
parmavioletsyum 8 months ago
I had so many of those old pics and posters plastered on my walls like wallpaper as an 11 year old! LOVE THEM STILL!!! <3
flatzeromancer2 8 months ago
wow i had a lot of those pics n posters....good memories :) thanks!
daisyspacer 9 months ago in playlist Fave80s songs
Best EVA! Blue light disco to under age clubing! Good times!
bigboot14467 9 months ago
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This is one of my fave songs ever!
aimalicious811 10 months ago
Duran Duran forever! Yes absolutely!
cessnaverdi 10 months ago 9
<3 <3 <3
Poetess12 11 months ago
This track is actually the remixed version of HBTR. If you got your copy of Rio early enough you would have been blessed with the original studio version which was refreshingly raw and had a very live feel to it. Apparently Nick didn't like they way the original was mixed so the song was ruined I mean redone. The re-worked version added the frilly snyths, cranked up the bass mix and toned down Andy's scratchy chops. Ack what am I saying, they ruined it!
dataspank 11 months ago
@dataspank You are spot on. I used to own the vinyl album. I eventually upgraded to the CD version, not realising it was the American CD cut. It featured this awful remix. The only time I think Duran Duran did a wise thing by remixing was with MY OWN WAY. The original sped up dance version came out as a single well before the album came out. By the time of the album they had remixed it to a slower, much better version. I am sure though there are fans out there who would disagree.
EddieAlda 10 months ago
Im with ya my friend, I will always love DD Im currently into metal, pantera,metallica, all of the heavy hitting ones but Ill never forget them and would still go to a gig if they ever come round again soon!
MrThunderfoot36 11 months ago
John Taylor is one of the best bass guitar players to ever live. However, his looks and Duran Duran's videos have always overshadowed this.
gymman1031 1 year ago
I LOVE THIS SONG ! soz but i gotta say that this came out on Rio In 82 ! I remember Getting it on Cassette! for my 10th birthday in May when it was released Theres somrthing special that comes with listening to DD never fails to lift my spirts and remember the little me of yester year , been hooked since 81 1st TOTPs in their frilly shirts lol .
shahuahua72 1 year ago 2
This is the first time I've heard this track in more than 25 years... fantastic!
AndrewTheCub 1 year ago
im proud to be 17 years old and have as my favorite band of all time Duran Duran , i couldn't imagine My Life without Them ... i admit myself that iam a Duranie Teenager =) ... maybe other teenagers listen to Duran Duran and make Their lil poor lifes a lil bit happier =D
Rennanxp2 1 year ago 2
Happy New Year 2011! A Kiss!
maibcn984 1 year ago
I am married, have 2 boys, love beautiful women and love DD!! Besides, what a wasted emotion to attack people who are gay. So what? We live in world being destroyed by terrorists. Do you really need to spend time harrasing folks with a different sexual preferences? Wasted emotions. Long live DD!!!!
tarakupatel 1 year ago
This is pure awesomeness! I've never seen those old band photos before. Thanks for sharing
profoundpictures2010 1 year ago
Enjoyed this thanks. LOVE DURAN DURAN! I did in the 80's and I do now!
Dashland13 1 year ago
Can't mess with the Double Ds. One of the best bands ever, in my opinion. They weren't called the fab-five for no reason. They were the shit..and they still are. Let's just hope that they never do another 'red carpet massacre' CD again. I have every one of their CDs and that one bit it. If they can intertwine their next CD with the sound of say..Astronaut and Rio,i'd think it would sell millions. btw, check out one of my duran duran videos on my site "hallucinating elvis".
IIIIdepechemodeIIII 1 year ago
LOL I can't play my 7 album because I have no record player...This is so awesome...Many thanks to all who post these brilliant songs by a band that you just can't beat :)
sumwotcurvie 1 year ago
@zvnteq7 LOL It kinda looks sort of...Potatoe-ish LOL But who cares...It's Roger ;D
sumwotcurvie 1 year ago
Awesome song !!!! Thanks so much for posting! DD2 - Rock on!
muzie5 1 year ago
THANKS TO DURAN DURAN .... 30 YEARS OF DURANMADNESS
ROGERBELTRAN 1 year ago
truly their greatest song in my opinion
mandaternosi 1 year ago
thanks for posting :) i had many of those pictures n posters plastered on my walls back in the 80s.....good times
daisyspacer 1 year ago
im a proud Duranie!!
PinkePie101 1 year ago
when they were young and strong.
fabriziopiludu 1 year ago
havent heard this song in years. one of my forgotten favorites. going on to my ipod, as we speak. thanks JTG.
sosidecop64 1 year ago
I'm totally drooling over the pictures!!!
Duranie225 1 year ago
priceless
CollectorOfMusic 1 year ago
I like dura duran for ever
sioux1963 1 year ago
thank you duran duran forever
sioux1963 1 year ago
They sure were fashion forward. Did not notice that when I was a young teen. (: but once ditched school in 84 cause they were on Good Morning America. I had to see Nick Rhodes...lol
darla1970 1 year ago
they are all sooo gorgeous! im only 14 but i know so much about them, maybe even more than they know about themselves! ;)
DuranieLeBon 1 year ago
by the way fantastic song,cheers
ScrittiSparkle 1 year ago
what ive gathered is this song was written for john who was on drugs,and simon slipped it under his door,the song,mega years ago,im a duran fan,dont get misled by my user name
ScrittiSparkle 1 year ago
@ScrittiSparkle
scritti pollitti,yeah well besides us guys loving these ones we all have other tastes,i myself am a devout duranie have been since the off,the note you are refereing to wasn't about that.
roxette2 1 year ago
@roxette2 what was it about ,please tell me
ScrittiSparkle 1 year ago
Nick gives me goosebumps.............
goodanswergoodanswer 1 year ago
fantastic photos here. excellent video. loved it so much thanks John Taylor's Girl! i also have been a JT fan 4ever.
hmala 1 year ago
IMO the best Durany song.
Dietpepsivanilla 1 year ago
yah..im really stuck in the past -.- xD im 14 yrs old hhaa.but i LOVE them!!!!!!o.O
who cares 'bout lady gaga..DURAN DURAN FOREVAAA
MeZakiyah 1 year ago
I was a huge Durannie way back in the early 80s. Great memories
ayajedi 1 year ago
duran duran are gods
narsci924ameon 1 year ago
Thanks for posting this video. I am collecting videos of songs from my early Duran records. Nice pictures by the way.
TonyHickschick 1 year ago
I used to dance to this in my room with my record player,ha ha ha ha ha ha
Latebargirl 1 year ago 2
Man I love Duran Duran!! I ama 20 year old girl and my dad always played Duran Duran and that's how i got to know their music and love it. My friends always thought I was a bit strange becasue they're one of my favourite bands but who cares!
Daniey89 1 year ago
Oh MY GOD! I remember this song now........Look at the band so young.....they were so HOT! Every girl had an "order", Mine was John, Simon and Nick. BEAUTIFUL...just BEAUTIFUL..
mickey606 1 year ago
Simon wrote this song for John Taylor.
DURANIE80 1 year ago
i lkie this song and all the others they have done
SuperRunlolarun 1 year ago
Duran Duran always the best ;)
boller86 1 year ago
Hai :) love the photo montage - hold back the rain is one of my all time favorite songs by duran duran (my all time favorite is save a prayer). i play guitar in a duran duran tribute band, we're called "Rio" - we're based in southern california. we have an online video reel on my page - check it out if u get a moment . johnny alonso :)
johnnyalonso1 1 year ago
*Sighs* 2 have been a fan then....ilove these boys. Rio is my favorite!
Moodring 1 year ago
RIO is by FAAAAAAR their best record. So many great songs on one album. Seven and the Ragged Tiger is great but not as good as this album.
gordlightfootfan 1 year ago
John Taylor is one of the best bass players around...Totally loved Duran Duran...part of my childhood...Had a HUGE poster of the group with smaller pictures of just JOHN around it...HE was and still is my favorite! That look he has at 2:11 made my heart beat just a little faster! Thanks for posting!!!
dgetheridge 1 year ago
One of their best. Cheers
cossierich400 1 year ago
I love this album. John Taylor is one hell of a bass player!
Mightymopar1973 2 years ago 2
@Mightymopar1973 Yes he is!! ;-)
Victoria1980 2 years ago
Rio-excellent album!!
Moogaar1 2 years ago
Brings back great memories :p
Hollymica 2 years ago
@Hollymica The best memories, I'm sure!
NewGoldDream09 1 year ago
Their second best song from the Rio album, the first being Save a Prayer, in my opinion anyway.
Did they ever make a video for this song?
aldernagon3 2 years ago
Bellísimos Duran Duran. Thanks for your song. Great talent musical.
maibcn984 2 years ago 2
I <33 this song. Nice vid. :D
xxgnrgirlxx 2 years ago 2
John's bass is so badass here.
Pitumisio 2 years ago 4
i think this song is my favorite by DURAN DURAN.....!!!"""
aormc1380 2 years ago 4
This is my favorite song too! Love these guys have since I was 12, my best friend and I hardly miss a show. I never cared what anyone thought of me loving this band, I will forever!
djhfan38 2 years ago 17
Que buen tema, Duran Duran ,los amo
mrsjtay1975 2 years ago
My friends used to make fun of me and call me gay because I was a DD FANATIC. They represent the best years of my life... will never forget the small-venue concerts and all the made-up "punks" at the shows. Wow! I always knew they would make it BIG!!
NewGoldDream09 2 years ago 32
I agree with you...it was during the best years of my life. We were lucky, the 80's were the best!
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timcoe82 2 years ago
@NewGoldDream09 i love DD myself and this is probably my fav song by them! actually my fav genre of music is new wav and the best new wav came from england it seems so i guess thats why most of my favorite bands are english lol. the 80s was the best!
dirtyjew1974 6 months ago
@dirtyjew1974 I was never a big Simon fan... so pompous and shit. However, together, this group was the best in their time. Nick Rhodes really down to earth... got to meet him in England at a grocery store, with kid in tow, he was so modest and self-depricating. Wish there were copycats of this band around today.
NewGoldDream09 6 months ago
@NewGoldDream09 I empathize. My friends think my taste in music is odd, but that's just because I'm twelve. By the way, does anyone know if DD are having a Belfast tour?
Duranie747 6 months ago
i love the drummer, he was so handsome, pretty eyes, sensual lips, and has the best body. But now he looks older than the others
gustavofranco 2 years ago
as popular as they still are, they are underrated by people that write them off. the non-singles on this album are awesome, 7 and the ragged tiger is amazing, i mean they wrote such top notch pop for so long, they have more than enough material to sit back and tour on. think of the stones doing satisfaction right now, really? please....duran have a great timeless sound. vh1 has a great classic albums on rio, and it's cool to see them break the tracks down
hollowmenrule 2 years ago 4
If anyone has the photo at :18 to send to me, or let me know where I could find it I sure would appreciate it. Thanks!
servhymn66 2 years ago
Love it been a fan since I was 12 will always love these guys!
djhfan38 2 years ago
I. LOVE. THEM. JT4-ever
lilyx7 2 years ago
Remember my Duran Duran Cd's and tapes....
SFAundergrad79 2 years ago
i used to jam off of duran durn back in 9th grade ..riding the bus to school..listening to RIO and 7 & the Ragged Tiger and bootleg durans....25 years ago , oye. wtf happened to the music today??? RIP
IIIIdepechemodeIIII 2 years ago 5
Seeing them tonight!!!
mediaboyz 2 years ago 2
lucky fuck lol
IIIIdepechemodeIIII 2 years ago 2
ya just got back home, they were great. The guys looked tired they must be touring a lot.
mediaboyz 2 years ago
man I wish the 80s were back and they were still young
alliefan5 2 years ago 2
I'm realizing watching these DD videos that John Taylor is without a doubt the reason for my love of tall thin men. Thanks John :)
servhymn66 2 years ago
lol. i tried my ass off to have his hairstyle back in 1984
IIIIdepechemodeIIII 2 years ago
Yes! Duran Duran forever!
jenniferswe 2 years ago 5
Thanks 4 posting. These guys are awesome, can't wait to see them again soon!!
mediaboyz 2 years ago
i miss them tooo
jayne0406 2 years ago
boy how i miss those days!!!
jigssmv15 2 years ago 2
nice job!!
nadoanacleto 2 years ago
I LOVE the song, and the images you have collected are AWESOME!
5 Stars and Playlisted ^_^
MeOw!
Kiddiss 2 years ago 2
this is my favorite Duran Duran song !
marksum1 2 years ago 6
one of my favorites too..seeing them soon in July!! =-)
mediaboyz 2 years ago 3
Simon is so hot.
oboegirl91 2 years ago 4
Great job!
fsuhotty 2 years ago
Fantastic tribute to a fantastic band! thank you!
lilyx7 3 years ago 3
Nice song. Viva Duran Duran y Birmingham por dar grandes músicos.
maibcn984 3 years ago 4
Ya know it sounds so similar, but I remember this song was a bit longer and back then, as it is now, there were different versions: ie "radio," "album," etc. etc.
In the end, the one thing I ABSOLOUTELY LOVE (and hear VERY clearly), is the bass, which makes me believe this is from an album... Thank you Bootsey Collins for being John Taylor's influence! Btw, if this is from a CD I'm very impressed, cant usually hear CRAP on those. Thanks again JTGrl!
missionpants 3 years ago
This is NOT the original version. I have the original lp version from 1893/ There is a huge thunderclap at 1:20 instead of synthesizer chords beginning to playing in the background and at the 2:30 mark Simon's voice can be heard echoing ' hold me back' continuously.
Theavantgarde 3 years ago
I mean 1983.
Theavantgarde 3 years ago
Okay. Thx for the comment.... i guess..
JohnTaylorsGrl 3 years ago
@Theavantgarde i agree.... the album version was different than the CD version..I wonder why that was?..I much prefer the album verson where simon calls out the bandmates to hold back the rain. How can i get that version...thanks
flippyflyer 1 year ago
@Theavantgarde I think the 1893 version was all accoustic right? You must be thinking of the 1983 version. Ha!!!!!
1morrel 1 year ago
@Theavantgarde I think the 1893 version was all accoustic. You must be thinking of the 1983 version. Haaaaa!!!!
1morrel 1 year ago
@Theavantgarde from 1893? damn...they're older than I thought? :-P
Duma39 1 year ago
Thank you for posting! I am a 32 year old male who is a big fan of Duran Duran and I can care less if people think I am gay. They are so talented, it is hard not to like them. I am not insecure about liking them, it is not like they are the New Kids On The Block! Duran Duran is definitely NOT on the same level as boy bands, DD do their own thing and are ABOVE boy band status!
dmarquis8 3 years ago 15
You're definately right! :)
JohnTaylorsGrl 3 years ago
@JohnTaylorsGrl for one thing, they are actually a BAND..as in they have instruments and PLAY them and they write their own songs and music 100% of the time.
Duma39 1 year ago
@dmarquis8 I´m male fan too and some people have difficulties to understand that I love this band and I´m not gay. Maybe they have some issues with their sexuality. This is just good music. That´s why I like it.
Albertmerinen 1 year ago
@dmarquis8 im 25 and loved duran since i was about 8! jumping around to my uncles rio album lol
robrob125 1 year ago
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@dmarquis8 "I am a 32 year old male who is a big fan of Duran Duran and I can care less if people think I am gay."
Haha, no offense man, but that's the funniest thing I've read all day. It's like a line out of the movie Orgazmo: "I'm not queer or nothin but Duran Duran kicks ass!"
danielsimonon 1 year ago
Oh, thx this is pretty awesome. Nice tribute =)
juuu787 3 years ago
thx and your welcome :)
JohnTaylorsGrl 3 years ago
Holy cow! Is this the original song?!?!?!
I cant stand it when they "update" songs and sound nothing like I remembered...
Love it!! Thank you JohnTaylorsGrl!
missionpants 3 years ago
Nice compilation, I was a hardcore Duranie. For a guy, I was made fun of. Everybody taught i was gay for trying to look like them. Nick was one of my favorites as well as JT. I have only one picture of me looking looking like Nick. I had my hair like John Taylor for a while too. Still love them. I named my first born Nicholas. I was going to ad Nigel, but my wife was not thrilled about that name.
Daddybopper 3 years ago
YES! Duran Duran FOREVER!!!!
I know I was only 13 when i saw their first concert, but I knew then what I know now, they are AWESOME!!!!
Pls post more!!!!
missionpants 3 years ago 2
i'm your duranie friend too! lol this brings back great memories in general but also of the time i had a punch up with a wham fan in the music block at school(yes i can remember that far back!) for calling nick gay! lol oh the irony of george michael all these years later lol!!
by the way a lot of the pics i used to have in a duran mag that came out once a month as i remember called lmt edition i could never wait til the end of the month and needed a nick fix!
littlegypsy71 3 years ago
lol, my mom thinks that nick is gay and she said that she was mad too when she found out George michael was! lol
JohnTaylorsGrl 3 years ago
hahaha I was a Nick Rhodes fan too and I remember getting upset and indignant when my parents made fun of his blush in a Tiger Beat mag I had in 4th grade LOL XD
lemonkooler 3 years ago
Lemme guess..these pix are from thos hard-to-find Japanese fan magazines that held some of the best pix of this group ever taken!!!
Lparr00 3 years ago