Duran Duran - Last Chance on the Stairway

[maibcn984]

Beautiful song!

[lv2huntbirds]

WOW!! growing up in the eighties!! My bestie and his older sister turned me on to DD. He got to see them in concert, lucky bastard, all those lil' hotties! Oh the memories! Thanks for sharing this song truly a classic!! ;-)

[parmavioletsyum]

OMG!! @2:50 I remember that poster like it was yesterday!! and @3:15 Simon looks like my dad!! Well, when he was alive and young...

[medazaman]

Duran should bring out a 2 cd ballads album. Seriously, they have a catalogue of slow numbers from Anyone Out There right up to the current stuff like Leave A Light On and Mediteranea. Would be absolutely awsome. I know itll never happen, nice thought though. In fairness to the boys, they have penned some majestic masterpieces on the easy listening material.I suppose come to think of it, 2 cds wouldnt even justify the time length for all of them. Oh to dream huh.

[DuranFan09]

Best track off 'Rio' and my personal favourite Duran Duran song of all time...

[parmavioletsyum]

@DuranFan09 i agree; I love Lonely In Your Nightmare & New Religion, hell I love most of their stuff; it's hard to pick a favourite. Nick Rhodes' synth makes their sound awesome! I still love this band, I am 40 and they still take me right back to my teens every time I hear them.

[eyeballboob]

so silly-but I remember the first boyfriend I had and I drew the rio album cover perfect in my opinion and sent him the note and he kept writing me back and forth on the the drawing. Kinda wish I kept it-he was a metal head butt liked the drawing.

[hertzbrecherblankton]

Aww Juno6 with bright Flange and Echo FX. Thanks Nick ;-)

[sumwotcurvie]

Oh My Goodness...Isn't it funny how you don't hear a song for sooooo long and there it is and the words come back to you as you sing along....Awesome song and that last pic of JT is bloody brilliant..Does that dude not look like he is so thoroughly enjoying himself :)

[sumwotcurvie]

Oh My Goodness...Isn't it funny how you don't hear a song for sooooo long and there it is and the words come back to you as you sing along....Awesome song and that last pic of JT is bloody brilliant..Does that dude not look like he is so thoroughkly enjoying himself :)

[sumwotcurvie]

Oh My Goodness...Isn't it funny how you don't hear a song for sooooo long and there it is and the words come back to you as you sing along....Awesome song

[sumwotcurvie]

Oh My Goodness...Isn't it funny how you don't hear a song for sooooo long and there it is and the words come back to you as you sing along....Awesome song

[musebabe40]

good, never the hit, but still good

[twinklebear22]

Oh how I love this song!! Brings tears to my eyes when I hear it though. It takes me back to much happier days of my life back then. The best days for sure!! What an awesome band for an awesome era!! I sure do miss those days. My heart just aches for that time!! What a time that was!! There was a magic in the air back then that you just cant feel today and that is a real shame. Missing those days always but hold the memories in my heart forever!! 80's forever my friends!! ♥

[beowulven]

Thank gods I grew up in the 80s.

[stillllwillll]

oh duran duran you always save me

[tennis4life1000]

the best on RIO

and one of best Duran2 tracks 

[emeraldstream]

@tennis4life1000 yes

[lewisner]

There wasn't a single duff track on this album.

[Kelly14UK]

@lewisner Yup.

[emeraldstream]

@lewisner i completely agree...every one is amazing

[TheBleech]

The bass riff makes this track sublime... :)

[mickey606]

@TheBleech honey to my ears.....

[MrNEKTAJOHNDD]

LOVE THE INTRO LOVE THE ALBUM JUST BOUGHT THE PLATINUM FRAMED DISC OF RIO A MUST ALBUM FOR ANY HOUSEHOLD .......

[lewisner]

@MrNEKTAJOHNDD I used to have a massive "RIO" poster on my bedroom wall but I binned it when I moved......I found it online for about £100 a year ago lolz!

[yenrodtheoriginal]

Duran Duran REALLY could put a tune together & some great lyrics to go with it - also ! ! ! They where like a story...

[ncflyfisher]

One of their BEST!!!

TY for Posting :D

[Thearl]

Thanks for the post.

[ncflyfisher]

Awesome Song, TY for posting it :D

[mickey606]

Simon has a WICKED ass voice.........not bad on the eyes either :P

[SFAundergrad79]

Remembering listening to Rio on my older brother's Walkman on the way to my grandmother's house in Houston, great times!!!

[emeraldstream]

One of THE best of DuranDuran..

[gregingram1970]

i actually preferred this to rio...loved the album and this song was one of the best...amongst chauffeur new religion hungry like the wolf hold back the rain save a prayer rio...oh well, thats why its in the top 50 best albums of all time coz its fucking timeless.

[Cordeliamodel]

<3<3<3

[Manwithjeep]

Playboy's artist Patrick Nagel did the cover for Rio. Great job! One of the most memorable music wise as well.

[IVANPLLIMAPOARSBRA]

Cool song of DD. i remember... i was 16... :) Surf, Beachs and girls in Torres'beach, Brazil... great memories!

Thanks for posting, Toru771965..

Greetings from Brazil!!!

[Riop3]

Rio album is their BEST:

raw, melodic, memorable, funky but not slick... : )

[Marieosullivan]

One of the best songs on RIO !!!!!!!!

[offthelinegt]

Very similar bass riff as Rio track itself

[benchaffleck]

One of the less popular songs from thr Rio album but love it anyway.

[ThoughtTraveler]

Yeah. The WHOLE album was Gold

Look at their duds. Did people really dress like that?

Man I feel old. How long has it been since RIO first came out?

[abacus1963]

The album Rio came out in 1982. The year I graduated from high school. I was 18 at the time. Now I am 46. Gettin old now my friend! Wish I could go back to those days. Great music! DD forever!

[ThoughtTraveler]

Yeah. I right there with you abacus....

The beginning of the 80s was pretty cool....MTV....Walkmans.....At­ari.....and jeans were NOT bell bottoms.

All I can say is...what happened to the time!!!!??? I could have sworn yesterday was 1989.....sigh......

[ThoughtTraveler]

And another thing.....I had all of these albums in this video on 33 records!!!!!

I am an old man!!!

[Talkinhorn]

:)  :) :)

[FreakZeit]

Intro ARP made with Yamaha CS-80 ?

[soundwavescape]

love this song...bass line is great...another brilliant song...thanks DD!

[RainPoetry]

Yay!  Xylophones!

[penetrator9]

wszystkie sa super!!!

[SylviaMichellePerez]

I was in the 4th grade when Rio came out. I remember that summer - Duran Duran playing through the portable stereo at the beach every day. Innocent beach days ! In Huntington Beach, Ca...it's not Miami but it was good for the times.

[tommyrock69]

Okay its the same bass line as "RIO". Still love it.

[2007jeepliberty]

I love it!! Those were my times. I especially love how John Taylor is the last image that you see.(**sighs, looks away and smiles.)

[maibcn984]

Os adoro. Thank you for your songs.

[ScrittiSparkle]

sally howe from pudsey ,leeds

[ScrittiSparkle]

miss you sally howe

[ScrittiSparkle]

80s with ,my friend,drinking her mums southern comfort,sash window open full,listening to this and california dreaming,by mammas and pappas.all the lights shining in the distance,best christmas,.

[coffeesforclosers]

this is such a cool song...remember playing this song so much I broke the tape deck!

[allusernamestaken3]

remember listening to this driving ortega canyon road with my girlfriend heading to the hot springs in cali. easy times, didnt know it of course. i'd pay alot of money to have such clear thoughts without the burden of responsibilities dragging down the moment.

[vlcupper]

I love this song. So awesome.

[maibcn984]

Great song. La mejor banda del mundo.

Bellísimos.

[cya420]

I cannot imagine how many of Nagels paintings or prints sold because of the cover art of the Rio album.Thanks for the post brings back memories of capeizio shoes

[Jyppeliini]

SUPER SUPER SUPER !!!!

[IVANPLLIMAPOARSBRA]

Pure DD... Beats and rithms cool... i was 16 years... :/ My last chance on starway!

and those years i shout and sing this part...

[EmilySarahColville]

this isn't the full version

[HeskethBang]

This is my fave Rio track at the mo. Am trying to learn the bassline - JT you knew exactly what you were doing.

[EmilySarahColville]

Of course he knew what he was doing... I mean he's John Taylor lol

[Kiddiss]

Yeah, the bass lines are so defined- much more so than you'd normally hear in a "pop" song.

JT is the AWESOME!

(Hell, I love all five of them!)

Thanks for posting this ^_^

MeOw!

[Deanodiamond]

@HeskethBang check out an excellent cover of this by a guy called 'zuma' on here.

[rokuman220]

one of my all time favorite DD tracks... just listen to the basslines... JT is nuts! and of course Roger's timing is impeccable.

[EmilySarahColville]

I know John is so awesome!

[debbieedeedoo]

No Roger was the biz.

[EmilySarahColville]

the biz?

[debbieedeedoo]

Ok Roger was awesome to me..lol.

[EmilySarahColville]

haha yeah. he is cute and he can play drums awesomely good lol

[phxgator]

first semester of college....sigh....

[memole76]

First time I heard this one I was about 10..now I'm 32 y/o,but still is skin-crawlin' to me..Duran Duran 'till I die!!!

[MedusaMetropolis]

I first heard this on a 45 as a B side

[VinnyTAgent4587]

Thanks for posting, this and Planet Earth are my faves from DD

[letsfireupthe80s]

True duran classic

[blondie1159]

pure class..takes me back to 1984,

[crossmelior]

i love this version instead of "electronic" in London.

[sassyshannen]

I have always loved this song. The music, the lyrics, it's just awesome. I loved seeing DD in concert in May and hearing this song during the electro set.

[violin99]

An oldie but goodie!! I have not heard this song in years!!

Nice Post! Thank you!!

[rockergirl83]

is that the sound of someone lighting a cigarette in the beginning???

[sassyshannen]

I bet it was Andy. He always had a cigarette in his mouth. lol

[saladcat]

can't remember where I read this - but apparently all the sound effects on the songs off of this album were recorded by Nick in the studio

[owensherratt]

great song from an iconic album of the 80's for me its never dated and this song reminds me of a special girl I met as a teenager just quality

[uknomad1965]

woo 80,s early duran the best, hello julie for you this!

[uknomad1965]

woo 80,s nice. hello Julie tune for you!

[rongravy]

maybe its something said in a movie or.............

[M1sterSax0n]

Duran Duran Best group in the World!

[TheToltec]

I Agree

[wowwwzahhx]

woahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yay!

[rongravy]

thanks for posting this most awesome song!!!!

it hit the spot.