Duran Duran - Rio (Live 1984)

[@jonnocrap]

duran duran has one of the best bass players of all time. that is some incredible skill, i am a music teacher, and their bassist jumps out to me in full force. what an amazing talented player

[@JOHNNYSGIRL1960]

Thank for saying that. John Taylor their bass player is very underrated by music critics. But he has stood the test of time and is better now than ever!

[@yasneiraesther9486]

Duran Duran los mejores y más fabulosos de todos los tiempos gracias por compartir con nosotros los fans de Duran Duran este video simón es lindo mi favorito

[@josephgurtler9674]

Please I can literally name a hundred better bassists off the top oh my head. I like Duran Duran and have been a fan of 40 yrs but even John Taylor would tell you he’s an entertainer and not a musicisn and as a supposed teacher should know the difference.

[@sammysouth8372]

Taylor is a decent bass player and I’m a fan but let’s not go crazy with this. He is no Entwistle, Wilkenfeld, or even Foxton. Even Taylor would agree.

[@raindrops21_9]

The bass in this is EVERYTHING!!

[@kathy197778]

I saw them in March '84 in Florida. We expected them to sound like they did on their albums. They didn't, but we loved them so much, who cared? You knew the words to every song they performed, and you screamed and danced along with them. I'll never forget at one point, John was walking backward, and Andy was too - toward each other. They almost bumped right into each other from behind!! Then there were all the "lookalikes" in the audience. It was a total blast - A fun night!

[@JimsDoors1971]

The Bass is phenomenal

[@roxette2]

Of Course it is .....JT

[@ceciliam.327]

JimsDoors1971 EXPECIALLY.....JOHN TAYLOR 😉😍😍😍

[@bassistguy]

Agree 100% percent!

[@Juki.227]

El bassist también...

[@JOHNNYSGIRL1960]

There is in my opinion no other bass player better than JT. He is awesome!!!

[@jamiefoyers2800]

Walking through the shopping centre this morning...this blasting through the speakers...nice way to start the morning...bit of Rio.

[@ТатьянаЛехницкая]

Beautiful Simon,Roger,John,Nick😘😘😘😘😘

[@carfedex]

and Andy...

[@ovchl]

This song is another masterpiece of DURAN DURAN and the awesome '80's music. nothing can be compared with this music.

[@yasneiraesther9486]

Estilo, glamour y amor por la música, buena música, clase es duran dyean canciones que son un clásico de la música mundial gracias por compartir con nosotros los fans de Duran Duran este video simón es lindo,, ❤❤❤❤❤👍👍👌👆👆👀👀👏👏👏👏👏❤❤❤👆💋👀👀👀👀👀👀💋💋💋💋💋💋

[@tome57a]

One of the bands that *defined* the '80s, which as far as i'm concerned was the best decade i've been alive in.

[@Rh70-o7e]

Simon.John.Andy.Nick.Roger Those 5 brit guys are the 100% that we can called Duran Duran!!!!

[@Tnteamclear]

This song made me fall in love with the bass!!

[@SisiJoness]

duran duran always puts on one heck of a show

[@racerxf12004]

i love the bass in this song...cool!

[@sainzpando]

The best live version of Rio is this, tour 84

[@Carlos-md8ym]

Finally found it again!!!

[@rdrake316]

I am so glad you posted this. I am a long time guitarist of 33 yrs of age. i went over to the Bass side 2 years ago. John Taylor, Peter Hook, Andy Rourke, Carlos Dengler are my gods.

[@passion8leader]

John Taylor ROCKS on the bass here! I miss these guys!! :D

[@robbie007]

one of the quintessential songs of the 1980s.

[@salvogo9859]

Very , very good. e vai Duran, duran tanta acqua e passata sotto i ponti ma questa canzone rimane un icona e fa ancora venire i brividi per le emozioni che da'

[@sprintbass]

i became a bass player thanks to duran duran...i started in orchestra 1985 i wanted to start in 83 but there were no programes for 10 year olds at the time so i had to wait 2 years..im now 34 and there isnt a duran duran song i cant play..i still love this stuff D

[@TheKingBlues10]

Omg I love Duran Duran, Simons gorgeous x

[@Devotee06]

The one of the best DD songs - Rio here I come.

[@toborina]

una gran gran canción! debe haber sido increible estar ahí en ese momento. y tocan demasiado bien en vivo!!! ojalá vuelvan a Chile pronto.....

[@OldMovieRob]

Great song and video. The bass lines are just fantastic in this song.

[@MrNathan791]

what a great live performance. this dudes rocked the house that night.pure classic.

[@marialemos1495]

GORGEOUS GORGEOUS GUYS ❤️!!!!!!

[@rosarvega3524]

Quiero una máquina del tiempo y estar ahí en ese concierto jugando con los globos y volviéndome loca🤩🥰

[@rdrake316]

I hear you. I was born in 1974 so I came up in the 80s and desite Thatcher & Reagan it was a positive era for pop culture...today we have shit....maybe Intrepol? I am a big Joy Division/N.O. and Smiths fan btw

[@onexone7246]

Never admired the bass as much till today in this live version WOW 👏

[@CusterFlux]

Awesome band, and they're like - 12 years old ;) Wow - most musicians can't play like these guys no matter how experienced they are. Very talented, and the girls might even like 'em.

[@hollykrecek375]

One my favorite songs by them .:)

[@clanofxymox766]

As The 💡 Turned Down or As A 🕯️ Goes Out!, As The 💡 Lights Goes Down! And U Got It!!!!

[@doubledragtap]

Killer bassline!

[@fabianteran5745]

That bass sounds so freaking good

[@clanofxymox766]

Yeah! I ❤The 🎸 Bass! 😆 😆

[@leahhiggins6577]

Dunno how to explain but the bassline of this song is just sexy amarite

[@marialemos1495]

So is the bass player JT!!

[@jdalijm2011]

And how hot he looks playing that bass. He is amazing.

[@Danthehorse]

STILL rocks and sounds as effing great as the day they did it!!! Whhhooooooooweeee!

[@fingersin]

incredible performance! lots of energy on the stage, and i loved the "1,2,3,4"! that simon shout...he is so hot!

[@nopast68]

wow...I never would have thought that. Not that I know about great bass players and have been a Rush fan (HUGE) and Duran Duran fan almost 30 years.

[@BigBlackRod]

Actually, he's a student of Bernard Edwards, the late bassist for the R&B group, Chic. Edwards produced John Taylor's other band, The Power Station. Legend has it that Edwards willed his favorite Fender Jazz Bass to John Taylor...PEACE.

[@errbt]

It wasn't Edwards' Fender Jazz. It was both his legendary Ernie Ball Music Man bass and the BC Rich bass he used to record Le Freak. Taylor still has both to this day.

[@LaRelicHunter]

Watched them last night in Baton Rouge they were great! Brought back old memories. Great show!

[@jokernet13]

@doubledragtap all of John's basslines are simply amazing. Even more, if you imagine how young he was a that time!

[@Filmcode]

This aired on MTV one time in 1985...amazing but lost concert film!! Release this you guys!!

[@kobe5704501932]

their hair is so coooool

[@tonttaana8930]

after watching a lot of duran durans live clips from their hey days!!. imho durans durans rhytm section (Drum and bass) is often too underrated!!.

[@unclegeemus]

This must have been toughest song to translate to live up to the vid. I remember exactly where I was standing at Seattle Colosseum when Rio started playing at that show

[@botosjani]

Best song forever!!

[@hullinger]

I'm really surprised by how well they sound when performing live! Oh, and by the way, they are all 'business in the front and party in the back'.

[@vcx9dfne]

Hard working band

[@shakajahn]

John Taylor is a sick bassist

[@jdalijm2011]

I agree. The cameraman missed a LOT of opportunities to focus on John and his playing. As someone else mentioned, the cameraman also seemed to forget that Nick Rhodes is in Duran Duran, too. ~odd~

[@Lozza144]

Love this such a classic

[@jakeedin]

Gosh!!!! Those were the days. Scary!!!!!

[@ceciliam.327]

I was 12 and really crazy for John 💋😘💖💕💞

[@JOHNNYSGIRL1960]

I was 12 also. JT was my favorite member and after that Simon. And JT is still my guy today too.

[@LoveLightenergy]

I still love Duruan Duran!

[@chanmatthew4178]

forever Simon Le Bon 💕

[@chessking5216]

the drummer man...hes like a machine gun lol

[@donicwolf]

Cool Tune.

[@amberts]

man look at that crowd! i wish i was there....

[@hilarioph]

I watch this mtv on rpn 9 in the philippines. Is amazing

[@bubbly871]

Very very good musicians

[@dublingirl6945]

Cameraman missed alot of opportunity to film john and nick. John was playing awesome could hear him while the camera was filming something else

[@benkenobi118]

"Rio" Moving on the floor now, babe, you're a bird of paradise Cherry ice cream smile, I suppose it's very nice With a step to your left and a flick to the right You catch that mirror way out west You know you're something special And you look like you're the best Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand Just like that river twisting through a dusty land And when she shines, she really shows you all she can Oh, Rio, Rio dance across the Rio Grande I've seen you on the beach and I've seen you on TV Two of a billion stars, it means so much to me Like a birthday or a pretty view But then I'm sure that you know it's just for you Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand Just like that river twisting through a dusty land And when she shines, she really shows you all she can Oh, Rio, Rio dance across the Rio Grande Hey now, woo, look at that Did he nearly run you down? At the end of the drive, the lawmen arrive You make me feel alive, alive, alive I'll take my chance 'cause luck is on my side or something I know what you're thinking I tell you something, I know what you're thinking Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand Just like that river twists across a dusty land And when she shines, she really shows you all she can Oh, Rio, Rio dance across the Rio Grande Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand And I might find her if I'm looking like I can Oh, Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land From mountains in the North down to the Rio Grande

[@sportsguy128]

2:45 best sax solo ever!!

[@ebmpm]

Very good bass

[@Sulaco516]

What I'd yell to the keyboardist would be "PLAY THOSE FLIPPING KEYBOARDS, NICK!!"

[@ginopitaro]

Great song and band!

[@vicko620]

I miss the 80's, though I haven't been born yet :X

[@FlyinZX10R]

I was at this concert

[@rdrake316]

John Taylor is a Bass god.

[@acikus]

good video

[@sibal972]

2020??

[@Lozza144]

Love them

[@svenlabots1869]

So cool...always wondered why this never got included on the Arena album...somebody got a clue?

[@patton303]

@ Mailibu: Yes... Absolutely. The crazy thing is how good he got in such a short time.

[@JOHNNYSGIRL1960]

Natural talent no doubt. He made his dream a reality! Pretty inspirational!!!

[@clearlyme2u]

My take on the "I'm Bored" comment. When he says that, it is during the bridge part of the song which is much more mild for the bass player. The rest of the song he is flying on that bass. I do wish they had produced this video a little less and given us more of the raw video. Great song though.

[@montys8th]

Jesus this was 40 years ago now (2024). Jesus this was uploaded 17 years ago. I'd no idea that I'd drifted this deep into the past.

[@ryk1265]

I see a lot of comments below raving about the basslines, but the real trademark of this song is the synthesizer riff from the very intro.....it's the song's identity!

[@theRealTedChang]

Each to his own. Me, I listen for the bass. You, for the synth. If we are both happy then what else matters?

[@OldschoolDJ_Gerd]

looks have to be looked at in perspective of the era ;-)

[@Robearwgl]

they belong in the Hall!!!

[@hilarioph]

I hope Rio is included on Rockband 1 on the playstation 3. I never buy it until now :(

[@ddrikkaliinda6095]

Que música maravilhosa

[@fabricioassismg5622]

Fiz o cover de 'Save A Prayer'... Depois você confira! Bjs!

[@MrLopega]

Excelente

[@anzu1970]

How many people were in that concert. It seems completly full.

[@karmaks.kaufmann7709]

0:30 are all of you watching that strange moment when Roger Taylor actually SMILES?!

[@hollykrecek375]

I think Peter Frampton was at the concert at the time ..

[@Rh70-o7e]

Roger Taylor is the most handsome man in the world

[@smileforeleanorfrancis]

Did the camermen forget Nick was in the band or something?

[@ElTuco84]

No, i have never been, wish i could someday.

[@Jalreal]

@blabblab1212 Not to mention playing that sweet ass bassline...

[@327v8Malibu]

John's bass style was influenced by Bernard Edwards,the CHIC bass player

[@drury2d8]

Bernard edwards has influenced several top bass players .. ex guy pratt

[@monalisakarioka]

Muito bommmmmmm !!!

[@jillianmarquett]

Dammit Simon! Don't change the rhythm of the lyrics!

[@willferrous8677]

hrm is that an alternative bassline in the bridge i heard? think i like it :P

[@eetchit6034]

Will Ferrous dude i was a hardcore punk in th e the 80s , but a few queer bands were really tight , this is one of em,

[@willferrous8677]

***** um ok?

[@samwright6628]

+Eet Chit that referred nothing to the original comment

[@Weskersixx]

I wonder why they never did an official video for this live version?

[@GrumpyMonk86]

haha 80's video editing how silly :) but that show looked epic

[@cecicestmoi]

its the video for the reflex ffs

[@maxixe]

yeah it does ..weird, maybe just trying something different and was a bad idea, never heard him fuck around on that section before or after that though :)

[@girleslife]

I want to change my name to Rio now

[@sprintbass]

no im not in a band..and i think it has to do with geography more than anything else..i live outside cleveland ohio, when i read on myspace bassit wanted its usually for some screaming band..there is noting wrong with your "leval" we all have to start some where in life, when i started i was overwhlemd by things..just relax you will eventually get the hang of things, ill give u alot of credit for your inffluences..lets go to bed from the cure is my favorite bassline from them..keep in touch! d