AWESOME! FIRST TIME HEARING Duran Duran - Ordinary World REACTION

[@Rick-mg1nv]

My favorite Duran Duran song

[@stardemonspacecat]

Awesome song... Waaaaaay underrated !!!

[@tb4au77]

Same

[@JoTracy]

Mine too! I love it

[@robertpfeiff]

Yup

[@markhagerman1837]

Ditto. Such a fantastic song.

[@RJbeachbumallday]

I remember hearing this song driving home after the doctor told me my mother had terminal cancer. It seemed like the world should have stopped but ppl kept on walking and talking as I drove by like it was an ordinary day! Its been years. I miss her so much, but I'm still here! Representing my mom, keeping her alive in my ❤. Great reaction as always.

[@Judymoe]

Hugs to you, dear. Losing a parent is terrible.

[@Gundam944]

I'm so sorry for your loss.

[@coyotelong4349]

Beautiful sentiment there, thank you for sharing ♥️ Sorry for your loss and all the best to you!

[@matthewrandom4523]

Thank you so much for sharing your emotions with us!

[@penelopehornswaggle102]

I feel that way when something devastating happens in my life. Everyone is just going along like nothing is going wrong. On the other hand, they're going through their own stuff that I don't know about. ❤️

[@TahoeNevada]

This song was a HUGE comeback for Duran Duran in 1993!

[@bio1656]

good times goood times .

[@mrbear1302]

It totally blew my mind! Still love it to this day.

[@frankcobb9983]

Wow haven’t heard that in years I can remember it well fantastic comeback song ❤

[@mem1701movies]

Why do I still consider it their “new” song?

[@carlossaraiva8213]

And so deservedly so.

[@mikesterling688]

"Where is my friend when I need you most?"- that line gets me every time.😢

[@derekharrison1582]

And me too.I’ve lost friends over silly arguments and haven’t seen them for years.Amazing how getting out of the wrong side of bed and taking it out on someone you know or they do it back to you, can destroy a friendship.’Where is my friend when I need you most?’

[@kathynicholson103]

"Still, I can't escape the ghost of you..."

[@jkreviews9726]

Went through a break up when this song came out and that line tore me up for the longest time. All good now though. 🙂

[@brendagallert5036]

Wow, that is my favorite line with so many feelings.

[@devilsadvocate2548]

Especially the next 2 words 'gone away' to really hit you in the feels.

[@cathy1478]

I played this song so much as I was grieving the death of my husband. Cried billions of tears listening to this.

[@reallymysterious4520]

Sorry for your loss. I am going to lose my mom soon and have been playing it often recently

[@simontemplar3359]

@@reallymysterious4520 I'm so sorry to know that. I hope you'll be OK. I'll pray for you.

[@simontemplar3359]

I can't even imagine. I'm so terribly sorry for your loss. If you get time, check out "You'll Never Walk ALone" by Gerry and the Pacemakers. When you listen to it, remember strangers on the internet care. God bless.

[@revgurley]

I'm so sorry for your loss.

[@mr.a8315]

I'm sure it was no ordinary love. *hug* ♥🙏

[@mikefixx7177]

This song is a masterpiece, like someone said below todays music doesn't come close to the music in the past.

[@jeffwestcott6902]

Simon outdid himself with these lyrics. Ridiculously good.

[@Rentis2DamHi]

I feel it comes with maturity and understanding of which songs have real meaning behind the words.

[@daviddill5405]

Duran Duran never recorded a masterpiece!

[@Spiderific]

This is 90s Duran Duran. An awesome song! Another great one from this same period of their career is "Come Undone"..think you would like it! ✌️💐

[@mozzetti1]

They did Come Undone. ☺️

[@briancoates3955]

Lynnwood 😈 Brian- This is a good son but not my favorite. That would be The Reflex!

[@3DJapan]

You can tell it's 90s from the video style. Very similar to Oasis, or The Rentals, or The Rembrandts.

[@Spiderific]

@@mozzetti1 Oh I had no idea. Thanks I'm gonna go check it out! ✌️

[@Spiderific]

@@3DJapan Definitely.

[@007ndc]

The song that showed us MTV Gen X kids that Duran Duran had "grown up" .....and so had we. A very beautiful and heartbreaking ballad

[@willwhitman7534]

It's funny that you mentioned that, I was thinking the exact same thing before I scrolled down the comments. I truly believe one of biggest differences between the kids of today and our generation is the messages that we received from our music and entertainment, not denying we didn't have some messed up stuff, we REALLY did, but I believe the 90's ended up being the pinnacle of music, and entertainment, in general. There has been some really good stuff since then but I can see a clear difference in the effect that it has on society.

[@heavycritic9554]

This one and Come Undone.

[@petercourtien4581]

I grieved my mother to this song. It came out about 6 months after she died in 1992. “Where is my friend, when I need you most” The paradox of grieving.❤

[@petercourtien4581]

@@martinpascoe5904 you’re very kind. Love to you as well!❤️

[@Citizenesse8]

Save A Prayer is my absolute favorite but this one comes right behind it. I love that this became a huge hit for them.

[@Dr.JHamilton]

My favorite too. I highly recommend Save a Prayer. The video is epic too.

[@TheBruceGday]

Totally! Save a Prayer!

[@michaellloyd-hu5nf]

Save a prayer is my favorite!!!

[@joannelong8056]

Save a Prayer is good, alright, but my all time favourite is The Chauffeur. "Sing, blue silver..." just love it!

[@Astravan63]

Same here 👍🎶 Iv asked my family to play save a prayer at my funeral

[@dansaint2249]

You're interpretations of the song were very good and meaningful. The lead singer, Simon LeBon, actually wrote the song after a friend's suicide. After the funeral, he was looking through photos of them together and wondering how he would be able to move on and "survive" without his friend (the line "where's my friend when I need you most" was his mindset). After that, he started interpreting all the other meanings it could have and incorporated it into this song, which was kind of their comeback song in early 1992 (they had a massive falling off from their 80s heyday).

[@jamesmarschalk5564]

Well said. I was about to comment that this was written regarding Simon's good friend David Miles and in general was written about losing loved ones before I saw your comment. Great comeback song and comeback album after they disappeared for a bit

[@elcorado83]

I always think of the end of my relationship with my first true love as it was around the same time... a lot of sadness at the time, still a little pain even now.

[@karenpower1643]

Agree and Simon also said that he felt responsible for his death as his friend as to come and see him and he didn't. He never forgot that.

[@joannecunliffe8067]

@@elcorado83 I never knew this was about a friend's suicide. I'm sorry about your relationship but I think your first love is always special. Maybe (in most cases) your first true romance is never meant to last. Mine didn't either and broke both our hearts. I still play this myself after surviving a decade and a half of psychological abuse married to my ex-partner. Thankfully I'm away from all that now (unfortunately no contact with grown up children either). I guess as Amber said this song can be what you want it to be.

[@tonycowin]

I also think there's a subtext of finding normality after the chaos of universal fame. Thanks for the info about his friend. ❤️

[@i-on-u]

HELLO WORLD! December 2024 here, anyone else?…Awesome song, released 30 years ago 🎶 🎼 🎵

[@hgianos65]

Their BEST SONG!! Music today can’t come close to this EXCELLENCE

[@stardemonspacecat]

Awesome song... Wassaaaaay underrated !!!

[@Wrangzilla]

@@stardemonspacecathow is underrated? It was a huge success and played on heavy rotation when it came out.

[@stardemonspacecat]

@@Wrangzilla Oh, okay... Lol... I obviously don't know the history of the song

[@Wrangzilla]

@@stardemonspacecat I think you’re just using the term “overrated” as a buzzword and don’t know what that really means. I’m old enough to remember that song coming out and the popularity of it. So, in 1993 (when it was in heavy rotation on the radio and MTV), it was “rated” very well.

[@dggydddy59]

​@brianjones3636 It's weird, isn't it. The word "underrated" is used by people constantly to describe things that are in no way on earth underrated. It's like they've seen it used totally incorrectly so many thousands of times that they just end up copying it. I just find it a very odd phenomenon.

[@ProfessorAudiobooks]

Their absolutely best song!

[@davidforestieri4784]

Simon LeBon's voice is one of those instantly recognizable sounds...great comeback album for DD

[@coachtomas]

It really is. I remember how back in the 80s media and magazines would say his voice is amateur and I would think ... what ? Simon's voice is unique and instantly recognisable to me also.

[@MGrayl-ib5fo]

@@coachtomas It's because he closes all his vowels & sings pitched consonants as opposed to releasing his voice on open vowels etc. It's really apparent on "Is There Something I Should Know?". "There's a dreammmmm that strinnnnngs the road With brokennnnnn glass for us to hold" Stuff like this can annoy a lot of singers LOL

[@dennis2966]

My three favorite songs by Duran Duran are, in this order, "Save a Prayer", "Ordinary World", and "Come Undone". I like all their other songs too, but those three really move me.

[@janiefernandez2460]

@dennis2966 I agree 100%. Those are my favorite too.

[@markzalubas5793]

They had the looks, so they became an instant heartthrob band, but they were artists and musicians first and foremost. Songs like this prove it.

[@stardemonspacecat]

Awesome song... Waaaaaaaay underrated !!!

[@carlossaraiva8213]

They began pretty pop-y and easy listen but even from the start some songs stood up. But by the time they made this album they decided go fully embrace their artistic ambitions. The mood of the early 90s was that music had to have meaning, as a reaction to the bubblegum shallowness of the music scene in the 80s.

[@TahoeNevada]

They were a Boy Band!

[@penname5766]

@@TahoeNevadaThey were never a ‘boy band’ because they wrote all their own songs and played their own instruments. ‘Boy band’ is used in the often derogatory sense that a band is manufactured - i.e. put together by someone else and all their material written and played by other people. Duran Duran were definitely more than that.

[@josephmanzuni8593]

​@@TahoeNevadaThey were never a boy band. Get your facts right, kiddo!

[@glenncoleman6253]

It’s simply a perfect song. You couldn’t write any part any better

[@reallymysterious4520]

Imagine Prince, The Police, Tears for Fears and Duran Duran just 4 of the amazing groups from the 80s

[@jocelynhaeberle1401]

Saw them in concert last month. They still GOT IT! Hungry Like the Wolf is my personal favorite, but they did ALL their hits. It was awesome!❤

[@Wrangzilla]

I can’t hear that song without seeing Andy Dick dancing my atound with a carrot. Lol

[@stevenclarke5606]

I saw them in concert at the NEC Birmingham, a few years ago and they were amazing!

[@jamesfish2177]

They had some great new songs, from their new album, as well. So good!! I am thinking about taking in a second show in a month or so. They still pack the place when they tour.

[@dopiaza2006]

Saw them in Halifax last year. Fantastic gig - not too big so you could get close.

[@claytondietl8136]

I was a huge fan of Duran Duran back in the '80's. Their resurgence in the '90's began with this song. Forty years later, I'm still hooked on this band!

[@sallyphillips9175]

I was too! I saw them live in 1987, 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2011. I've also met the original band twice and John three times.

[@lisemzarate4029]

Same 💜🔥🦄

[@Spankedchicken]

Simply a perfect song

[@agoodday4pi]

I believe this song is part of a trilogy in tribute to a death of Simon's friend. When I first heard this song, I thought this was about a uber popular band back in the 80's dealing with fading fame. Either way, this is by far my favorite DD song. Another really good one is Come Undone. Nice reaction!!

[@jeffboyd5412]

Duran Duran is absolutely one of my favorite bands. I took my 17 yo son to see them in Nashville back in June. I know y’all love synth pop. The band Talk Talk with the song talk talk is Awesome.

[@x19fan1]

Wasn’t really a fan, but my girlfriend dragged me to their concert- I was blown away! Awesome show and made me examine their catalog.

[@annother3350]

I saw them do 'Save a Prayer' at a festival and it was incredible

[@jerrymartin3965]

Written as a song of grief. Certainly turned out that way for me also. Within a year of its release I lost my world. This song helped me get through that time. It will always be special to me although I had never been a Duran Duran fan before.

[@jeanstrickland2445]

I love when the guitar sings almost as good as the singer themselves, they emit the same emotions for me personally.

[@76063co2]

Duran Duran is one of the most quintessential 80's bands.

[@markhagerman1837]

This album was considered their comeback album. The whole thing is great.

[@edwardf103]

That was an overexaggeration because it wasn't a comeback.

[@markhagerman1837]

@@edwardf103 I disagree. Considering their previous album was a complete stink bomb, many had written them off. Plus it was 1993. Grunge and Eurodance were the popular genres at that time.

[@karigomez6599]

This song always makes me cry. It’s beautiful

[@matthewenies3668]

This song was released in 1992. They had been missing from the charts since 87 or 88, and this put them back towards the top

[@edwardf103]

It all depends on where you are from and what you mean by "missing from the charts" because DD had singles in the charts through 1990 in the U.S. The song Serious off of their Liberty album was #1 in Italy.

[@dggydddy59]

Deservedly so. It's the best single they ever put out.

[@mangerinegirl]

Amber, you called it. I believe Simon wrote this song about the grief after a close friend’s death, but for me it was a lifeline that got me through my first real heartbreak in life. I just kept singing that over and over, that I’d find my way to the ordinary world and I’d survive. Such a fantastic song that can be comforting in many ways.

[@TheMkamix]

Really great song by Duran Duran. You know the lyrics are great when so many could relate to them in their own ways.

[@trixier6505]

This is a beautiful song of loss, sorrow, and regretful acceptance. In the scope of world events, our sorrow is small but oh, so painful.

[@tylenstark2394]

One of the greatest pop ballads ever! Duran nailed it!!

[@da4846]

When he sings “Where is my friend when I need you most?….(gone away)” it always gets my ‘allergies’ going. It was impressive to me that this prototypical 80s band was able to make a strong comeback in the 90s.

[@mozzetti1]

One of my favorite Duran Duran songs. Teenage me had my bedroom walls plastered with their posters. 🎶❤🎶

[@stardemonspacecat]

Awesome song... Waaaaaaay underrated !!!

[@Onz70]

So were my bedroom walls as a teenager.

[@kellifranklin9872]

I’m 56 and my daughter gave me a framed poster of Duran Duran for Xmas last year. It’s displayed proudly in my den! Lol

[@GinaGeeILuvu]

This was 90's Duran Duran (1993 to be exact) and you can see how their sound has evolved since the eighties. One of the great things about them is that they are versatile and not afraid to change it up which is probably why they are still selling out arenas around the world and still making new music! I agree with Amber, this is a song open to interpretation but it’s definitely about getting over some type of loss! They are my favorite band since the eighties and I will always be a Duranie!💖💖

[@edwardf103]

It was mainly in 1993 but it was released as a bootleg in December 1992.

[@coyotelong4349]

Definitely a more mature sound and more mature subject here than their 80s heyday

[@tjmeyer4469]

I have come to appreciate Duran Duran. I was a young teen when they were first popular, and they were like a boy band, so I did not care for them. They really do have some good music. The Reflex is my favorite song by them.

[@mr.a8315]

Yeah, The Reflex rocks! The video for it looks influenced by Mad Max II, I think.

[@seanswinton6242]

​@@mr.a8315I think you meant "Wild Boys."

[@mr.a8315]

@@seanswinton6242 Oh yes, you're right, thanks bud. 👍 They both rock.

[@derekharrison1582]

@tjmeyer4469.Completley agree with you.I didn’t really appreciate Duran Duran in the 80s.I’d been a Rude Boy in the late 70s,early 80s and a huge fan of THE SPECIALS.Then I got into the whole Hip Hop b boy scene from 83 onwards, so like you I thought bands like Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet were just early versions of boyzone or take that.I absolutely love this song though.It’s very poignant to me and how my life’s gone.I also remember this song in Daniel Craig’s ‘LAYER CAKE ‘.A Duran Duran masterpiece.

[@darkesthour9955]

This is one of my favorite songs.

[@michaelfrazia4569]

the song that allowed them to span the decades...stunning song

[@steveschaff4620]

'Ordinary World' showed real growth and maturity in Duran Duran. At this point they had passed into the realm of adult music.I love this song. I have to give a special SHOUT OUT to Lead Singer Simon LaBon for bringing it, especially at the end. Do 'Union of the Snake'!!

[@joannelong8056]

Would love to see them react to The Chauffeur.

[@Robsan40]

One of their best songs, out of Many great songs by Duran Duran.

[@Scorpius65]

Duran Duran was our youngest brother's favorite group. And I usually avoid listening to them these days having lost my younger brother just a couple years ago. This song specially it always sheds a tear. Sometimes you just have to stand up and face it. Rest in peace Dominic. We really miss you.

[@magneto7930]

This song is very therapeutic, my favorite of theirs!

[@venuswarrior8456]

My favorite band since 1982 when I was 12yrs old. Duran Duran is famous all over the world and madeit into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2022. They earned and deserved it. Durannie forever

[@reallymysterious4520]

By far my favorite Duran Duran song - followed by Undone, Save a Prayer, Union of the Snake, View to a Kill

[@deemarquez5340]

Initially, Simon LeBon wrote this song as a song about the closest friend he had that just passed away. So the song is about losing a friend and experiencing and living and getting through grief. Yeah, he does say if when he gets interviewed that anyone can interpret this song to whatever they feel they relate to and if it helps them then that’s what the song is for. I relate to it as a song living through the loss of someone very close to you.

[@cjc2]

I did not know that. This song always brings a tear to my eye every time a hear it. It’s a such a beautiful song.

[@relevantbrother8964]

Not even a mention of the guitar work which was surely one of the strongest points of the song? Superb acoustic intro and then the latter solo... Surprising

[@JOHNNYSGIRL1960]

And bass!

[@lesgrice4419]

They were awarded the prestigious Ivor Novello award for writing and performing this song, a song about death grief and surviving....

[@Jcruzer70]

Nobody ever mentions Simon LeBon when speaking of the great voices in rock/pop. He is extremely unique and clean in his vocals and phrasing. 2:50

[@marioandrade4499]

I've always said that Simon belongs right up there as one of the best front men ever.

[@zafranadam1152]

yupp..

[@tropenkindje1]

Best song from Duran Duran

[@andrewpetik2034]

Save a prayer is another song that shows their serious side.

[@mozzetti1]

Love that song!❤

[@GCOE63]

The bands evolution over the decades has been nothing short of perfection. Great song!

[@LyndaWhitbread]

Fabulous song from Duran Duran from the 90s. I was a big fan back in the day and still love them now.

[@godsspeedify]

They are awesome in concert.. I got to hang out with them every fall when they visited Arizona.

[@davidboivin7996]

Whoever engineered and mixed this song in the studio doesn't get paid enough. Superb sound!!

[@AWalkOnDirt]

Melancholic songs, I adore them! Great song wiring. Favorite Duran Duran song by far

[@joshhencik1849]

Really amazing job Duran Duran did here... never would have thought an 80s hair band could transition to the 90s style of music, but they did what most hair bands couldn't!

[@kevinice2841]

One of the greatest hits of the ‘90s by a group that epitomized the ‘80s. Rarely has any group or artist evolved so well from one era to another.

[@coyotelong4349]

Best Duran Duran song for me. The technicality of the note progression, the way the chorus builds higher and higher with Simon Le Bon’s vocals soaring to a crescendo, the uplifting message, the guitar solo Just a sumptuous beauty of a song

[@OctumLXV]

Oh man, you guys hit on another emotional heavy for me. The 1st was INXS which brought back the early years with my girlfriend and love at the time..., this came out shortly after we parted. My world, the world I thought was going to be, was gone and I was left with that vacuum where my heart had been. This song snuck in and really hit me with a message and sentiment that I needed to hear. One that still resonates with me today. All these things that happen to us, the lost loves and loved ones, it is the process of life, the way of the world. A world filled with so much more misery than I will ever know. TG. So really, there is nothing to it but to just go on. I'm still alive, still walkin', and the world is still moving on, with or without me. Another ordinary day to live within and discover its joy. Its smile. This here was a very definite smile, and a tear. That's what puts this song in the 'Epic' category for me. I have a few songs on that list, but this one holds a special place in my heart. And Amber, that smile you get when they drop into the beat around 5:55 when he sings,' ours is just a little sorrow at all...,' and that whole epic ending sequence, thats the smile I'm talkin' about, the feel..., Keep on smilin'.

[@roro515_video]

This song came out a couple of years after one of my friends died. When I heard it, it hit me like a ton of bricks. All of our mutual friends were Durannies, and the lyrics just perfectly described how I was feeling trying to navigate without my friend in my life. Excellent song. So happy you finally got to hear it. I honestly think this might be the best song in Duran Duran’s massive catalog.

[@douglaswebster1028]

The production of this song is otherworldly. The layers of the background singing and the orchestration were unbelievable! This is one of the top 5 best pop songs ever recorded!

[@Warriorking.1963]

I was never a particular fan of Duran Duran, but this song is pure perfection. Everything about it just gels together resulting in a masterpiece. Even though they aren't one of my favourite groups, not by a long way, anyone who can create a song like this has to get respect.

[@rubynelson7709]

“Ours is just a little sorrow”- best line!

[@billjara8715]

Love this song. Great comeback hit for the band in the 90’s after falling off the radar in the late 80’s. Great lyrics, you can really feel Simon Le Bon’s pain of loss and grief from losing a friend to suicide.

[@sdalt001]

This and Come Undone finally untap Duran Duran's full potential. Insanely deep and talented band.

[@gwh21375]

This is my favorite Duran Duran song!

[@wowerman]

This track is like pinnacle of their art at least for me. I remember when this came out and went straight to tops. As teenager at that time loved song and videoclip.The arrangement of song is perfect, the track breathes.

[@deanarjones9114]

This song and The Reflex are my faves. Great band

[@coachtomas]

Duran are just consistent quality through the years. I don't think I've heard anything I dislike by them. This one, as someone else has said was their "comeback" song in the 90s. Another great one from this time was "Come Undone". Both songs are Duran in a more older, introspective mood imo. All their songs have changed meaning to me over time. I appreciate their earlier work more now. "Ordinary World" has become an anthem of surviving sadness for me, having lost my Mother/best friend a few years ago. Everyone is dealing with suffering to some degree... the end lyrics "Every world is my world" sums this up perfectly. We can take heart that we always overcome sadness and we all share the same feelings at some point. Wonderful reaction as always you two. ❤❤

[@gsb5225]

Beautiful song of DURAN DURAN , great vocals Simon LeBon!

[@crystalclearUK111]

I love Duran Duran, so many great songs, this is one of my favourites.

[@Richie23OO]

I love this song by Duran Duran probably my favorite song from them. Beautiful song. .

[@Ernie1978]

The best Duran Duran song, at least to me!

[@FlannelGuy_1978]

People like me that really love this song thoroughly enjoy the extended version (Thanks to Raul Duran)

[@rick_terscale1111]

That guitar solo at 5:06 .... it is one of the best I've ever heard. Phenomenal.

[@florida_girl75]

Duran Duran is currently on tour, and I was at their concert in Tampa, Florida, back in June, and they are absolutely amazing. Ordinary World is on their Playlist, and there is another one I would love to see you both react to. It's called Lonely In Your Nightmare. Also, I would like to see your reaction to Missing by Arcadia. Simon's voice will put you in a trance. Love all that you do ❤

[@seanswinton6242]

There are a number of Arcadia tracks they should react to. "Lonely In Your Nightmare" is a great choice. I would add "Hold Back The Rain" and "Careless Memories," from their debut.

[@mariflame1821]

Was at their Tampa show too...amazing! Love Arcadia!!!!

[@carlossaraiva8213]

It is a song about grief. Fimon LeBon had recently lost a dear friend and his grief for his loss inspired this song. Many has interpreted it as about the break up of a relationship and from a certain poi t of view it is but bot because of a partner's choice but due to death or a dear one.

[@edwardf103]

Simon Le Bon wrote the lyrics and he tells his listeners his lyrics can be interpreted to whatever listeners want them to be. The back story of the song is about dealing with grief & also inspired by the Gulf War 1990-91. Ordinary World (1992) is part 2 of a trilogy of songs dealing with the passing of Le Bon's childhood friend, David Miles, to a drug overdose. Part 1 is Do You Believe In Shame? (1988) & part 3 concludes the trilogy, with Out Of My Mind (1997).

[@surlechapeau]

Jay & Amber, you'll love their "New Moon On Monday" and "Union of the Snake"!!!

[@pauldacruz2130]

#1 Duran Duran Song,,I cry every time i listen and if you noticed at the end they harrmonize,,,,

[@ukman9797]

You both hit the nail on the head with greif. I lost my wife through suicide, and thats what it is about. Respect to you both for getting it. You are true proffesionals, you open your ears and heart and feel it. Thanyou for being SO respectful. God bless.❤

[@TheMarlinspike]

The song is about drug addiction.

[@TheSilverPhoenix356]

@@TheMarlinspikeno it’s not.

[@davidsprenkle2641]

That's a great song, isn't it? Yes, about losing someone dear, through death or through a broken relationship (the bit about pride tearing them apart). And yes, having to figure out a way to reach an "ordinary world," a world without the lost dear one, and making a go of that, best you can. The line that always gets me is the one that says, compared to the troubles of the world, "ours is but a little sorrow." What a great lyric. Of course, those "little sorrows" that barely measure on the world's attention, the sorrows of losing a loved one, can be extremely difficult to deal with.

[@edwardf103]

The song is about Simon Le Bon's (Duran Duran's vocalist & Lyricist) childhood friend who passed away. It is also inspired by the Gulf War 1990-91 to be exact. However, Le Bon, with all of his lyrics/songs, wants the listener to make the meaning whatever it means to them. Ordinary World is part 2 of a trilogy in dealing with the loss of Le Bon's friend, David Miles. Part 1 is Do You Believe In Shame? & part 3 is Out Of My Mind, which was featured in the motion picture The Saint with Val Kilmer.

[@TheSaint1122]

This song always makes me think of my childhood dog, Rusty. The line "where is my friend when I need you most...gone away" gets me seriously choked up. He passed years ago, but this song gets me EVERY time.

[@ninawildr4207]

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[@TheSaint1122]

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[@TheSaint1122]

@WilliamMitchell-hp4qj from USA myself 😎. I pretty much just stick to Facebook. I have Twitter & Instagram, but only cuz my friends have em, I never post anything lol

[@JoseMorales-nb6nn]

This was one of the last biggest hits in the early 90's and to be honest hungry like the wolf is my favorite from the 80's but this one is also my favorite from the 90's

[@missmelissa2303]

One of my favorite songs of all time. It’s embarrassing the number of times I’ve listened to it as my Spotify will testify. I think it takes on so much more meaning the older you get and the more you live through. ✌️💕✨

[@ShannonMatthews-rj3hp]

This song has done weird things to me... I was singing it on a rainy flooding night when I saw a memento of a fake friend then my phone died. Then 2 years later I was singing it then suddenly a handsomely dressed wedding couple walked past me. Wow! 😲 🎼Every word is my world always gets me especially in the album version 😢🎼

[@frankieray2873]

Say what you want about Duran Duran but this is one of the most emotional songs of all time

[@markhagerman1837]

After 30 years, Simon’s high notes at the end still give me goosebumps.

[@Problembeing]

Probably one of the most perfectly produced songs ever made. I loved this when it was new, and 30 years on, I love it just as much.Another song from this era that I love (and fell in love to) was 'Out of My Mind (Perfecto Mix)' - It's perfecto alright.

[@scotmax8426]

aww loved this reaction. this is one of my faves from duran duran, and aye, i do have a lot of there's i can say that about, but this one definitely has their magic in it.

[@jamesf931]

This song brings out a lot of emotions in me. My young daughter died from Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, and 6 months later my wife served me with divorce papers. She said I was not emotionally available for her. She was right. I was completely devastated by watching my daughter take her last breath. I completely disconnected from everyone and everything. I worked double shifts and slept frequently to try and avoid the pain. It was a time of grief, depression and self-doubt for me. I really struggled to move on with my life for quite some time. I’m a big Duran Duran fan, but actually hated hearing this song for a while.

[@freedomgundam95]

Are you feeling better now?

[@jamesf931]

@@freedomgundam95 Better how? There are so many components to what I wrote. Have I stopped working double shifts and sleeping frequently to avoid the pain of losing my daughter and subsequently going through a divorce 6 months later? Yes. Do I still miss my daughter’s presence and the love we shared for each other? Yes. And I will never get over this. My daughter passed away 2 days before Thanksgiving. I have not attended a Thanksgiving dinner or family get together since. It is still too painful for me, even 14 years later. Yes, I’m moving forward, but it’s an incredibly slow journey. No, I have not forgotten my daughter, and never will. Sometimes I have dreams of the time we did have together, and it’s painful to wake up knowing she’s gone. Those are very rough days.

[@freedomgundam95]

@@jamesf931 i'm really sorry you're having to go through that man. Even though life may seem to drag you by the feet, remember that someday all of this will eventually pass and you will be able to cope in a healthy way, i know you can do this. If you need help do not hesitate to look for it. You don't necessarily have to go through this alone. My condolences and hugs go out.

[@karabinas]

I had Duran Duran and Frankie Goes to Hollywood posters covering my walls in the 80’s

[@MaxLeGrand33]

Another fantastic ballad of theirs is Save A Prayer. Truly amazing.

[@trashrat4544]

I've only found you and subscribed for a week or so but I am really enjoying your content and most of all your company. Thank you.

[@SpanglyAnn]

This is such a beautiful song. My favorite Duran Duran song.

[@rubynelson7709]

The best Duran Duran song!!!

[@Cheryltwin2012]

Simon's lyrics are often deep and profound. This was apparently written after a friend's suicide. There's a maturity to this one. Not that their other music wasn't. It was very mature considering how young they were in the 80's, bit these are guys in their 30's---husbands, fathers. So growth has occurred. This is my favorite 90s song of theirs. Just so sad and poignant. Also, it's a crowd pleaser when they do it live.

[@edwardf103]

The song is about dealing with the loss of Le Bon's childhood friend, David Miles, who passed away from an overdose. Ordinary World (1992) is part 2 of a trilogy about Miles. Part 1 was written after Miles' passing & the song is called Do You Believe In Shame? (1988). Le Bon felt some guilt about not being there for his friend at the time. And part 3 concludes with the track Out Of My Mind (1997), which is also in the motion picture The Saint w/Val Kilmer. All three songs helped Le Bon grieve & get through his loss as much as he could.

[@TheNotedHero]

This is my second favourite Duran Duran song after "Come Undone" which you've already reacted to. Such a cool band with some pretty heavy and intelligent lyrics.