ARCADIA - ELECTION DAY

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Wild kind of look to the day
Opening eyes impale neon flickers
She moon, she turning away
The city's her slave
He's cheating his mistress
She's moody and grey,
She's mean and she's restless
(So restless, so restless indeed)

All over you as they say
Rumours or rivals yell at the strike force
Hi guys, by the way, are you aware you're being illegal
It's making your savior behavior look evil
'scuse my timing but say,
How d'you fit in with this flim, flam and Judy

Maximum big surprise your smile is something new
I pull my shirt off and pray,
We're sacred and bound to suffer the heat wave
Pull my shirt off and pray,
We're coming up on re-election day

Stretching my love down the way
To your invitation stretching my body
Use your intuitive play
Cause maybe we have more play time than money

Maximum big surprise she knows something new
I pull my shirt off and pray,
I'm saving myself to suffer the heat wave
Pull my shirt off and pray,
We're coming up on re-election day

(By roads and back ways a lover's chance, down a wind
Curtain murmurs and sounds be calm hands on skin
Carry further.. entangled strands.. all sing!
Time, saving some time to slip away we could die )

Oh! shouldn't be asking... (why)
Wild and scheming
Could be my election day

Maximum big surprise you know something new
I pull my shirt off and pray,
We're sacred and bound to suffer this heat wave
Pull my shirt off and pray
We're coming up on re-election day

"Election Day" was the first single released by the Duran Duran off-shoot band, Arcadia. It was released by Parlophone Records in October 1985 and subsequently hit the top ten on both sides of the Atlantic, peaking at #6 in the U.S. and #7 in the UK, but was the most successful in Ireland, peaking at #5 and in Italy, peaking at #1 (also reaching the Top 25 in Germany). Along with the Arcadia members, "Election Day" features Grace Jones on vocals and speech segments.

When Smash Hits published the lyrics in their magazine, they published the complete lyric, which included a verse that was subsequently dropped from the released version of the song:

Don't even try to induce, In all my restrain there's no hesitation

All the signs on the loose 'cause sanity's rare this end of the hard day

Shadows are crawling out of the subway

Any way that you choose in every direction just to confuse me

The dark and moody video — with Gothic imagery inspired by Jean Cocteau's 1946 film, La Belle et la Bête — was shot in and around Paris in late September 1985. It was directed by Roger Christian. There was a short cameo appearance by William S. Burroughs. A documentary film was made on the filming and production of the music video.

This was the first Duran Duran--related single to have more than one remix of the lead track, a feature that would continue on "Notorious" a year later.

There were a total of seven mixes of "Election Day":

Album Version 5:29 - original mix; all bar the Early Rough Mix are different permutations of this version
Single Version 4:30 - edited Album Version
Consensus Mix 8:39 - 12" and promo video version
"She's Moody and Grey, She's Mean and She's Restless" 4:28 - instrumental B-side; the title comes from the song's first verse
Cryptic Cut/Fact and Story Mix 9:06 - largely instrumental, featuring extended passages and a short 'political speech'
Cryptic Cut No Voice 8:27 - the Cryptic Cut mix, with the speech edited out
Early Rough Mix 9:04 - an early, mostly instrumental version

"Election Day" is still popular with televised election coverage in the U.S.

On Duran Duran's 'Strange Behaviour' tour, they performed a medley of "Election Day" and the Power Station single, "Some Like It Hot

"Election Day" (Cryptic Cut / Fact and Story Mix) was a 1-sided UK promo, unlabeled this version was later referred to by LeBon and Rhodes as "Cryptic Cut". The name "Fact and Story Mix" comes from the spoken word part in the mix and was first referred to by this name on a bootleg remix album.

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• ARCADIA
• ELECTION
• DAY

[ugalawdog98]

A true forgotten hit of the 80s. Thank you.

[ElectricRivet]

Excellent quality version of this song. Kudos :)