Duran Duran - Songbook promo

In a thrilling one-off for the Songbook series on Sky Arts, Duran Duran have recorded in London for a small live audience at The Hospital Club, Jan. 28th 2009, combining some of their greatest hits with new material, and revealing the inspiration behind their music.

In programme 1: Simon, Nick, Roger and John talk about the formation of Duran Duran including how Simon Le Bon turned up for his audition carrying a book full of lyrics and wearing pink leopard skin trousers; how the purchase of their first keyboard led to the writing of Planet Earth; their early years rehearsing above the Rum Runner nightclub in Birmingham; how Nick Rhodes came up with the experimental sounds on their massive hit Rio, after Simon wrote the lyrics on the back of napkin in an American cocktail bar.
Songs performed are: Planet Earth, Late Bar, The Chauffeur, Rio, Skin Trade

In programme 2: how depressed they were when their 1983 single Union of The Snake failed to enter the charts at Number One; how a chance meeting between John Taylor and Cubby Broccoli led to Duran Duran collaborating with John Barry to write the Bond theme song A View To a Kill; how the tragic death of a friend of Simon Le Bon was the inspiration behind Ordinary World; the reunion of the full band line-up in 2001, and the creation of The Valley from their latest album, Red Carpet Massacre.
Songs performed are: A View To a Kill, Do You Believe in Shame?, Ordinary World, Sunrise, The Valley.

You can catch the entire interview and performance on Sky Arts UK, channel 256, Thursday 26th March.

For more informations:
http://www.skyarts.co.uk/music/article/songbook-duran-duran/

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Duran Duran
• Simon Le Bon
• Nick Rhodes
• John Taylor
• Roger Taylor
• Songbook
• Sky Arts

[joeynickycharlie]

They're still hot...sigh

[girleslife]

Simon is to fine just look at him ; )

[Joojiadamumoranzi]

they sound great live - STILL. I remember seeing them numerous times at the NEC, I'm sure INXS were supporting??

[rob4b]

i have commented on here numerous time and have been delete all i can say is i was there when rio was oringinal written and all i can say is nick bates( nick rhodes and nigel taylor (john talylor) as i knew then where the only ones present when it was written if i say any more my comment will not be posted. regards a guy from birmingham

[pumping2]

Where is Andy Taylor,isn't he back?

[rob4b]

please the song was written by andy wickett as see me repeat me the driving bass riff they talk about was written by andy and my bro with nigel(john) in a flat in kings heath birmingham i know i was there. can you at least be honest now after such a long time and give a credit where it;s due

[NelsonMuntzPhoto]

nice scarf JOHN !!! (being serious)

only he could get away with wearing it

[kashimura10]

I'm a guy so I won't comment on their looks, but I will say John is a kick-ass bassist!

[wendileona]

Thanks for the details of the dates, I totally missed this and I saw them in '08 at the Nokia L.A.! We met them too! Got sigs, it was great, I want this full show in HD!

[cosmicnights]

I know, Nick is perfect.

[ilovemattbouldin]

i love roger taylor<3