Arcadia (Duran Duran) - Election Day

[dawkeye1]

Hi guys, by the way.., when are you coming back from The Power Station to make the new album?

[Carmen4348]

Una amiga me recordó este grupo. ¡Con lo fan que soy de Duran Duran y yo no me acordaba! ¡Qué desastre!  No tengo perdón.

[Carmen4348]

Una amiga me recordó este grupo.  ¡Con lo fan que soy de Duran Duran y yo no me acordaba! ¡Qué desastre!

[adamcaul]

That one dude looks better as a women than he does now. I never thought I'd hear myself say something like this, lol

[ballaesmeralda]

beautifulllll

[CaptainPillowMusic]

Ahhh, so that's why I always thought this was Duran Duran!!

I got some random free 80's cd and it had this on it, and it brought back me way back. I forgot all about it.

[cheriqui]

I loved Arcadia. I thought it was brilliant, artistic and So Red The Rose was a very overlooked album. Some of Simon's best work in my opinion.

[crimsonlord100]

So weird ....yet rich in it's artistry...i listen to prog rock and metal but this grabs me..totally unique..you will never recapture it!!

[amgk11]

william burroughs.

[catchersmitt0]

so when does he pull his shirt off?

[Johnsbabe01]

@catchersmitt0 ha ha ha that is so funny! I never knew exactly what he said, but then I found out and your comment is funny!! lol I wish he would have

[saucerwasp]

when this song came out my hair was sick

[queenmagic1982]

my first favorite band when i had 3 years old in 1985 last year for the 25th anniversary of the band i made a collector box very special & buying the complete discography i still love arcadia

[espoir72]

Hello from Greece. I was fanatic with Duran Duran and today I saw some videos and also looked for some pictures of how they look like today. I cried..

[BlackMambakins]

wish duran duran would put out some real music again.... miss my 80's.

[DaveWollenberg]

Arcadia hit #6 in Billboard, 12-14-85. Grace Jones did the narration. God bless ya, for postin' it. Thanx! Have a great week!

[brchris69]

I think this is on of the best Duran Duran songs ever. And yes I said Duran Duran.

[CatW2Kidz]

definitely a forgotten one

[kanesgirl623]

My boys (damn Nick, you look so hot here). It doesn't get much better.

[lestatmulder]

"Use your intuitive play, cause maybe we have more play time than money" When I'm losing bad at the casino. Always I get this line, pitching my brain...

[markolberding82]

I've been wondering since 1985 who sang this song. I typed in heatwave duran duran on google and this came up!

[lottstarr]

@markolberding82 yeah it arcadia! shows what google knows!

[dolphinwave242]

OMG!!!! I so loved this song!!! This never gets old!!

[pasquale44914ify]

the first album and only album solo of arcadia first of return of duran duran notorius

[brchris69]

This is simply one of the best Duran Duran songs. Why did I say Duran Duran? Nick and Simon ARE Duran Duran. Period.

[fenriswolf007]

@brchris69 uhm, you do know that pretty much what made the sound of Duran Duran? John Taylor was the force that drove it all. Go back and listen to anything they did, then listen to anything off the Arcadia album and then listen to anything off the Power Station album and re-evaluate. I am a Duran Duran fan period, there is not a day that goes by that I do not listen to at least one of their albums all the way through.

[LPNumber9]

Love Grace Jone's contribution to several songs on this album. Arcadia were a phenomenon back in the day!

[lo0pylupin]

fantastic.

[brbgal]

Why does almost everyone know the song "Some Like it Hot" by Power Station (an offshoot of DD) and not Arcadia?( another offshoot) I love them both, but this was such an understated band. They should have had a #1 in the US with this album.

[Simon4642]

@brbgal i am not almost everyone ...as soon as it was in the record store i was there!!!!to be honest i have this sort of nobody knows about this.....but that isnt true..............but still my little secret at least to my self

[Wscate]

If this song had the nameDuran Duranbehind it, it most def would of been another number 1.

[duranxsiempre]

Que diassss!!!!!!!!!!

un video asi no se hace mas!!!aprendan los grupos que hay hoy en dia..

[toronto105]

vampirish surprised it was not re released in the vampire crap

[Whaddavideo]

Funny how Simon blows the take at 1:34...

[246MLG]

I'm a 44 year old bass player who has always loved the music of Duran Duran and to this day, I not have no idea what this song is about but about 95% of the songs penned by Simon LeBon are completely lost on me ;0(

Still love the music, though!

[javajen19]

@246MLG Me too...and I'm a "Rannie" from way back when! They're great to sing along with though.

[MegaSarcastica]

hottie overload.

[acidjack73]

Nice duster Simon's wearing. Far more bad-ass than a jacket.

[botosjani]

maximum big surprise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[toronto105]

Ya and so should have the power Station album

[THECUPCAKESUGARPIE]

GOOOOOOD LORD!!!!!!!!! MMMMMMmmmmmmm!!!!!!!

[manudry36]

Que ochentosos, los amo!!!

[Lquiroga72]

Great song! I am a DD fan... however, rather that hot, they looked gay. Sorry.

[youraverageuser]

this is a cool song to listen to with head phones..

[DesolationDesire69]

This was the very first album (on cassette tape) that I ever owned. I begged for this for Christmas...and my dad came through. Wound up going through 3 copies of it....great memories.

[miriana507]

questo video fa skifo e la voce è ridikola di simon

[miriana507]

33 persone sono inteligenti

[73kdt]

hope everyone know that its grace jones who talks in this, how cool is that!!!

[RainPoetry]

I always loved the lyrics to this song. "Hi guys, by the way, are you aware you're being illegal? It's making your savior behavior look evil." Simon's a genius writer.

[SBbooboo]

One of my top favs

[DaveWollenberg]

Billboard's #86 song of '86. Wonder why they didn't call it 'Reelection day'? Anyway, Arcadia hit #6 in the US. How'd they do in the UK? God bless y'all, and, Merry Christmas!

[MrPhiloakey]

love it!

[puacino2]

Great song!

[waniati]

in 1986 I fled Darwin with my tail between my legs after doing something stupid and thereby dodging the tribal payback I deserved to this song ..the greyhound pulled out just as those I wronged pulled in to the larakia lodge transit area ...happy new year , mobil Elliott , who 20 years later ended up in counrt on discrimination charges after attempting to run me out of town...

[SBbooboo]

This song is soooo sexy. One of my fav of all time!

[XxDuranna922xX]

Simon Turns Me On <333

[kamibear1000]

nick especially at 0.38 and 1.21 looks so amazing and gorgeous. he made that video sexy and he dominated it not simon. what lovely memories.

[bcbest]

@kamibear1000 Nick back then looks like the Adam Lambert of today...

[kamibear1000]

nick at 0.38 and 1.21 looks so goergeous! i always thought only simon was hot but nick is so fit with dark hair he made that video so sexy and he dominated it

[duranxsiempre]

Epoca dorada que jamas volvera!!No lo digo x ellos,si no por el sonido que habia....

[amberfwn]

It's election day!!!

[arcadiaDD78]

nick with black hair...mmmmmmmm!!!!!

[MayaSalila]

i was i was i was just me.. in N-th grade of lifeschool.. attending Escapism class .. trying to discover how to integrate soul over matter.. they [and Duran Duran] were like pixiedusk of my undeveloped twilight language ....

[littlenige]

Sakamoto on that funkin' guitar? Love it!

[nsgutube]

Such an awesome song and album for that matter, just as valid as Duran2! Wonder why they didn't keep it under Duran2??? I remember during this time we had moved to Oklahoma, where there was only a small handful into Alternative. Everyone else was into Heavy Metal or Rock! lol How I ended up in this crowd I'll never understand. LOL! It just...is.

[barrovirtual]

Viva os 80's!

[spiderymon]

I wore out the cassette. I had to buy a new one :P

[nsgutube]

@spiderymon Yessss, so did mine! lol Started getting noisy over time! lol I need to get the CD.

[andrejing]

I was in my 3rd year high school at USJR when this video made a hit in the airwaves!!!!!! It's good to be part of the 80s man.

[keirinberlin]

class!

[briteize136]

Wow, I totally forgot about this one. Thanx for uploading !!!

[aiyic]

If I remember correctly, that's Grace Jones doing the monologue in the middle-eight

[TheREALKennyOlivero]

If only Roger could have had at least a cameo in this video, it would have been the three Duran members of Arcadia. I had the 45 for this song and it showed the three of them on the cover. I guess at that time he wasn't in a good place "mentally" to do it. Now of course, is a different story. Roger is one of the more interviewed guys of the band.

[robfergusonjr]

Of course we all looked hot in 1985! ;) Viva la Gen X.

[goodanswergoodanswer]

Nick & Simon are so talented; not forgetting Roger too. Nick is extremely lascivious; he'd get my vote any day! ;)

[gemini16th]

I remembered prefering this "spinoff" band to Duran Duran themselves- although I wasn't crazy about the entire album("So Red The Rose"). Simon Le Bon and Nick Rhodes looked so cool with their hair dyed black! FYI: the sultry female voice in the middle is Jamaican avant-garde(wild) singer Grace Jones.

[StevieWasp]

@gemini16th Grace Jones? No shit, Sherlock....

[queenmagic1982]

one of the best song of the group i remember arcadia was my first favorite group in 1985 before queen today arcadia has 25 years old i have made a collector box special for this occasion

[tylenoljunkie]

Nice eyebrows.

[squirm13]

just brilliant, what an incredible splinter group from duran duran.

[xDiamondDoll702x]

they both r too damn fine

[SashaLebon]

So sultry..........

[gaz0364]

dont you think duran duran have made some classics thoughh!! bless em!!!

[andrelecouble]

its Grace Jones talking as in "the flame" form the same album "So Red the Rose"

[StevieWasp]

"Back in '86 when I played the crap out of this song I thought the spoken part by that woman was Tina Turner. It sounds like her.

"

What? Since when did Tina Turner have a Jamaican accent? Deary me....

[gemini16th]

@StevieWasp It's crazy Avant-Garde R&B singer Grace Jones.

[hilarioph]

Election day is on May 10 here in the Philippines. If they played on the radio patay

[452485]

So Red The Rose out remastered in April 2010, includes b-sides, mixes and the Arcadia dvd.

[iluvduranduranfan]

SIMON IS SO CUTE!!!!!!

[laurenlala95]

i was on pandora listening to mt de novo dahl playlist and this came on im like its so 80s i love it(:

[MsGrammarnazi]

Thanks so much for posting. I am stuck in the 80's!

Duran Duran is my favorite.

[lehel25]

I wonder how Grace Jones got involved with this song.  I just looked up Grace Jones. She is now 62 and still dressing and behaving and looking like she did 30 years ago.

[ianwr000]

@lehel25 Simon and Nick went to town on this project.They had money coming out of their ears! Dave Gilmour,Carlos Alomar,Grace Jones,Sting,amongst others appeared on this lavish record. How? Probably because the party was happening at Nick's!

[LT1HILLINGHOE]

Back in '86 when I played the crap out of this song I thought the spoken part by that woman was Tina Turner. It sounds like her.

One of the best songs of the 80's here.

[mirzamarco]

In case anybody'd like to know, it is Grace Jones.

[mowm88]

This one is equally good as the Power Stations stuff

[lebowski114]

Jesus, haven't heard this one in a long time. I bought this on vinyl all them years ago( when you bought music and actually had it, not like the ipod generation) Did Russell Mulchay direct this vid, does anyone know as his name is all over it.

[mirzamarco]

It might be him, as he directed the "Wild Boys" video.

[452485]

@lebowski114 go dude! Directed by Roger Christian.

[ianwr000]

When it comes to "over-looked" this album takes the biscuit! Take a look at the credits! Then just listen to it.

[IIIIdepechemodeIIII]

this was back when music was music.

[gabrieldedalos]

Muero por el pop de los 80´s. Es lo más.

[MultiChristino]

Top banget dah...

[RainPoetry]

Wow, I loved this. Just loved it. It's still unique and bizarre. The lyrics were and are awesome.

[sunraker27]

re-release has been put back to april

[haroof]

@sunraker27 that's ridiculous.

just release it already.

[adhaduran]

amo a nick con ese look, mi novioooo te amoo jajajaja

[mrsjtay1975]

ajajjajaja!!!!lo seee!!!se veia re lindo el Niki!!!

[mrsjtay1975]

te quiero amiguita!!

[mrsjtay1975]

Con ese look dark wow!!hasta me dan ganas de serle infiel a mi John!jajjaa!!

[adhaduran]

jajajajaja lo sé!!!! jajajajaja, es un papito con este look me mata el chico, de ojos de esmeralda!!! hahahahaha lo amo!!!, amiwi te quiero muua

[mrsjtay1975]

es que uds!!me enviciaron con el Niki!!aparte asi me gusta mas!!en el 0:38 mueroo!!ajajaja niki!!

[sainzpando]

This song and this album should have been a number 1 hit of duran duran

[footguy31]

Simon Lebon is one cool guy

[sunraker27]

check official duran site for full details

[kaeliable]

I love it! I like how Simon claps in the end. He's so cool. Definitely buying the new release just to get this video in better quality.

[sharpasaneraser]

it's like he's saying cut or it's a wrap but without the words...i'd never looked at it like that before...even after watching this video some 421 times. thanks

[OrchidJayne]

Looking forward to it. When will this be

released

[sunraker27]

febuary

[OrchidJayne]

Thank you for responding to my post

[sunraker27]

just found out the album is being

re-released in 3 disc version

with dvd & extra tracks.

can't wait!

[jenovella70]

oh that is great news! That album is a classic! I adore every track! I will be getting the re-release for sure!

[mrclaat]

a bit faggish but ok

[bumboyish]

a bit like yourself possibly maybe ?

[bumboyish]

faggish is always best dont you forget that sweetie

[kmichelle001]

This has a Frankie Goes to Hollywood feel long jacket, movements...who formed first Arcadia or FGTH? (Yes I know duran duran was first)

[ItachiU29]

awsome! They look really good and so badass at 0:21

[mrsjtay1975]

Nick si que se veia bien con ese look, me encanta.

[mrsjtay1975]

Me gusta ese look dark de Simon y Nick.

[adhaduran]

SIIIIIIII!!!! tienes mucha razón, se ven increibleeeessss

[amourinterdit7]

charles luce encantador..so dark..

[perpetual61]

Simon Lebon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor Did Arcadia as a side project in 1985 from their break from Duran Duran.

[bumboyish]

dont forget andy and john taylor with the fab power station

[msmichele48]

U can ALWAYS feel Simons energy!! I love it!!

[giant71]

classic DD- slow seductive beats, pretty girls, the BEST!!!

[mirimont]

Simon looks amazing!!!!

[Boofuzzled]

@mirimont

Saw DD recently- Simon still looks amazing *sigh*

[ssudioTVgirl]

Holy GOD!!!! Nick Rhodes is SOOOOO FREAKING SEXYYYYYY!!!! :O

[Turtelin]

@ssudioTVgirl it's all bout point of views, his hairstyle though very 80's anticipated perfectly the Super sayan 4 look !

[wlt777]

"DURAN DURAN.............a.k.a.(Arcad­ia) is and always will be the "VERY BEST!!"

[mimidec67]

Anyone with a brain knows the Taylors were NOT brothers.They weren't even related. Taylor is a very common surname.

[2010andrew]

Well, pals, I put this because the new generations doesn`t know how it was!!!!

It`s good remember sometimes the things (and adventures) that happened and did in the 80's.

Some radio-stations doesn`t tell aboult it or talk in a wrong way, and the magazines or books don`t tell too much of the things that happened in those days.

Another question or comment, I recive it in my account.

Thanks.

Bye.

[gerontophil]

@2010Andrew : Any kid does even know , none of the Taylors were related to each other ;) .. Besides , Roger Taylor stayed with Le Bon and Rhodes as they established to Arcadia ( For the start at least ) . But all aside , why the hell You needed to write something stupid like this ? If any1 cares , he/she/it would just check Wiki for it ;)

[henrymackalister]

now I´am here in Viña del mar, Chili, whith my best friend, happend very good time, listened these music

thanks... henry mackalister.

[2010andrew]

After Live Aid, the group had a "musical divorce" (very common in those days).

The separation from the Taylor brothers, made The Power Station, the rest reminded as Arcadia...

This was the 1st. single of their record..

But their return was a little quite diferent...

[ebbhead20]

The great Grace Jones on backing vocals,tops!

[kingbotanical]

OMG! It is so weird to see Nick with black hair. I didn't even know they did videos for the Arcadia stuff....they snuck it in under my radar!!! lol this is so great!

[vanhenry71]

Video is cheesy, but the Album was so excellent!

[civ1]

Theres a part of town where I live called Arcadia

1985 was the last interesting year of any duran duran band member

I bought this on vinyl back in 1985 - hell yea mutha , this is still rocks - and no im NOT walking around on a cane and wearing old grampa clothes like you kiddies think of our generation does - the music of our day was innovative, some music of today can only try to mimic the 80s - it never even comes close.

[adhaduran]

Simón parece vampirito en este video, ahhh!!, lindoooo!!!, y mi nico, por qué no se pinta su cabello de negrito?, se ve super bien, resaltan esos ojazos que tiene, aúnk bueno como que perdería su escencía, es su look, desde hace muchisimo tiempo.

[MyCatsBreath]

God Damn Nick Rhodes is HOT.

[neonjunglejumper]

a great song, pulsating bass & drums & clever horns, keyboards by rhodes, magic.

lebons vaocals are rather good.

also i like the breakdown vocal by grace jones, it adds another dimension.

[Nflpanthers07]

wtf to this music video...

[abcmatrix]

a che gioco giochiamo nel mondo innocent most.. english do you remember adolf hitler tutti patimmo sotto la croce uncinata che bel giorno la serenità caming dear musicis è una bugia grossa da pinocchio we love

[80sgirl007]

nick looks like david bowie in that movie labyrinth

[johntg123]

This is and always has been by far my favorite song by Duran Duran.

[K1productions]

This is listed under "unreleased" and yet I have the Arcadia (Duran Duran) album "So Red The Rose" that has this song.

[lasktguy]

Can anybody understand what Grace Jones says? I get little bits but most of I can't make out.

[ishtarfa]

"By roads and backways

A lover's chance downwind

Cut open murmurs and sounds

Becalm hands on the skin

Carry further

Entangled strands all sing

Saving some time to slip away

We could dance"

[chiftele08]

this song remember me of a Prince song in the 90s. Interesting...

[chrisporter61]

ha ha ha ha what the hell is he making that woman do at the 3;02 part? hehehehe I had forgotten all about this video and narration by Grace Jones.....so cool! another CLASSIC video from the 80s

[txt23]

nick looks like king goblin jareth ,bowie`s character in Labyrinth and Simon looks like a young James Bond

[snd272917]

AMOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

[matiluc73]

QUE  EPOCA !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jrfps]

nem fala arrepio "us pêlo" dus braçu!

[gandalf802]

ok, i give up. what the fuck is this song about? b/c i'm guessing it's NOT about the second tuesday in november.

[ianwr000]

An erection.

[sexytyper88]

back in the 80's we always thought he was insinuating he was the Devil... kinda like he's the King of Hades. Hence the horse shadow and the horned girl and the references to heat.

Nick's synthesizers always made the song! Would love for the kids today to hear some of this stuff.

[ianwr000]

you are very perceptive.the concept of the album is fighting devil worship.

[ariengirl]

really? can u tell me more?

[rodlandm]

Nick looks amazing.I like his his hair color dark than blonde. Stac

[devilgonnatemptyou]

Excellent album! I cant believe its not that well known.

[harypower]

inget jaman jaduls,msh pk celana pendek biru,hehee.,..

[newkhameleon]

grace jones made an important performance in the song

[TheAncientGallery]

god i still love them soooo much many happy memories of them no matter what the line up was,

[glomobile9]

Growing up in the 80's was soo much fun!

I remember I was like in 7th grade when this song came out, and this was one of those songs that was ahead of it's time and you could never get out of your head! It was a time when things always felt magical.

[MickeyBeograd]

One of the best project ever in history of brit pop music!!!!Pure gold and masterpiece!!!!!Grace Jonse was so spicy and inspired!!!All those duran songs through the years on one lp!!!awesome song!!!!