Duran Duran - Rio (Official Music Video)

[@bjs001001]

John Taylor is a sick bassist. The bass line in this song is just masterful.

[@artboz6711]

he s cute extremely attractive all of em r❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@frankt285]

He added a fusion jazz line to the song...😮😮

[@JAMESJACKSON-s9p]

GODLIKE. AND VERY UNDERRATED TOO.

[@flashwashington2735]

I pray he finds the cure. 🤣🤣

[@TomikoPL]

Yes, the bass line is maaad!

[@jeremywilliams8909]

Congrats to Duran Duran on being part of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2022! So very well deserved.

[@actarusfleed6607]

They fully deserve it 100000000%

[@davidschlessinger9945]

and overdue

[@theunconventionalist....7226]

Fosho.....

[@diogeneslantern18]

@@davidschlessinger9945 For sure. Phenomenal band. Absolutely professional and the vanguards of their time.

[@jenniferjones188]

One of my favourite bands of the 80s so well deserved ... class

[@FuzzMD]

Insane bass line and a ridiculous sax solo. How could you not love this?

[@terinasargeant138]

Pure sex

[@charlesslakan7444]

I agree the saxophone was definitely smoking. It's so strange, I think in New Religion or one of their other songs, Duran Duran seems like they ate about to go into a JAZZsession, only to bring it back to Rock, Duran Duran Style.

[@swangonzalez4797]

I believe John was was inspired by Jaco at this time.

[@davidjensen4702]

Straight jacket city

[@juliansmith4295]

I'd be more likely to describe today's music as insane and ridiculous.

[@timmartin638]

Who else is listening to this 2024?

[@WoundedWarrior77]

You’re a legend

[@Jadranka-h7d]

Right now at the job 27-06 19-00 ,helo from croatia 😅

[@muhammadmusa9758]

Me

[@danielraymond4647]

Me ! ❤

[@marciaoliveira-co4si]

Always ❤

[@OldWorldRadioBoston]

I want to permanently live in this music video.

[@realrickharrison3103]

Wish granted person man

[@michaelbruns449]

Five hundred or a thousand years from now youd probably be able to, literally. Actually their Girls On Film music video would be even better! Minus the sumo wrestler, ha haa haaa!

[@bruceparris2721]

And I live there with you LOL

[@masterroshi9942]

me too for a long while now lol

[@diamonddave16]

Totally

[@Arnoldfan89]

And that, my friends, is a bass line.

[@thevoid99]

agreed buddy.

[@BlackJackLopez]

And you, my friend, are right. :)

[@Schumanized]

Ville Hardén Right on!!! He’s so underrated😤

[@k_zildjian4460]

There's really not much else going on, just static synth and sparse rhythm guitar.

[@jachyra9]

@@k_zildjian4460 - Try listening to the song again.

[@theknowitall4090]

John Taylor, maybe the most underrated bassist of all time.

[@instantkarma4u701]

He never gets enough credits as he deserve, even as the founder of duran

[@TimsEnthusiastGarage]

No doubt.

[@samgreak352]

Hes anytime but underatted hes a god

[@cploera11]

The bass on this song is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Torgo1969]

Yes. As a fan of Rush and Iron Maiden, I am very partial to songs and groups that don't bury the bass. A shame that I didn't appreciate this very much back in the day, but I got better!

[@subaruairbag]

Was praying for a daughter and got confirmed today, was driving home with the wife and this song came on, we will be naming her Rio ❤

[@kt1pl2]

Awwwww!!!!

[@Chilandsocialist]

CONGRATS! RIO IS A BEAUTIFUL NAME!

[@rachelr375]

❤❤

[@shannonhondo260]

Congrats!! That’s an awesome choice for a name

[@catherinekammerer7094]

Beautiful God bless all 3 of you

[@jenniferjarvis1207]

Feeling so privileged to have been a teenager during the 80's. Those were the best times!

[@ledzep310]

That makes two of us. Can you imagine being young and in the prime of your life in today's world? UUgggghh! I am so glad I was a teen in the 80s.

[@metalmamasue3680]

Oh hell yeah 👍🏻💯 I graduated in '82 and my first favorite band was Styx. I've been enjoying trips down memory lane, so MUCH great music from Led Zeppelin, Heart, AC⚡DC to Duran Duran, I wouldn't trade growing up when I did for anything. I lean towards metal but still love classic rock and the songs I grew up with.

[@badtrekee4348]

Amen to that great times

[@Libertygirl76]

I was 19 when this album came out. What a great time to be a young adult.

[@badtrekee4348]

@@Libertygirl76 Best time ever

[@chandlerstewartofficial]

These guys weren't just pretty boys. They could play the hell out of their instruments.

[@mirellevanbavel2409]

I am glad to hear a guy say this !!!

[@ericzerkle5214]

In the 80s we called them preps.

[@zdengvox]

Yeah, that bass is pretty insane

[@clementerodriguez7271]

John Taylor was only just 22 y/o at the time and he was already a massively gifted bass player.

[@libby5623]

@@ericzerkle5214 We also called them New Romantics.

[@samanthalewin4397]

Not sure why you would go sailing in suits, but this was the 80s...

[@akio2730]

samantha lewin Because it’s cool !

[@jennajackson6305]

They're Duran Duran! They can do anything they want.

[@etherashe5164]

Because they were hanging out with and banging super-models. Duh??

[@noneya7910]

I mean who wouldnt

[@jordansvit]

because you can do what you want

[@Jim_L]

I can't imagine what this song would be like without the bass playing; it really makes this song special. The bass playing is phenomenal! 👍

[@kevinchan6465]

I agree. It's the reason that this song has bedrock in my mind.

[@marccru]

Not easy to play! Several underrated.

[@viclaron2937]

It's the bass that lift it to another level. The song would have been a so-so.

[@werearethedreamteam3724]

Dont forget sax now that is pretty bad ass to..

[@Jim_L]

@@werearethedreamteam3724 Without a doubt. Absolutely. The sax is indeed killer. 😃

[@wangson]

The bass in this song blows my mind! He's absolutely fantastic! What a great, technical groove he's laying down!

[@shawnperico7221]

Really all of their shit bro,that’s why I always loved them being black and loving funk.

[@guitarpedaldemos9121]

its a great bass line! The bridge is my favorite part

[@vistalite-ph4zw]

Yes very technical, even has ghosts notes..

[@txarly2008]

THIS VIDEO ENCOMPASSES THE 80'S!!! So much color , crazy fashions and such original sounds. I truly believe I grew up in a time full of originality. LOVE BRITISH POP!!!

[@raonei]

I totally agree! 80's vibes are strong in this one

[@joblogs7818]

And budgie smugglers

[@paleshelter4002]

i would say the best pure 80's video

[@kristinengman2701]

txarly2008 creative an original!

[@ernestoribeiro2226]

The First Music Video Absolutely MODERN. When Duran Duran Conquered the World as The Kings of New Wave. Thanks, Russel Mulcalhy. You created this Masterpiece and made the REVOLUTION.

[@galetinm]

I don't even listen to the lyrics. The bass line makes the song.

[@meghan_.]

personally, i love the lyrics, the bass line is pretty good too.

[@mikewolf3686]

Its good because the band member played instruments and played them well.

[@discovermotivation762]

The video is not bad either

[@christinecolgate7884]

Well yes English

[@christinecolgate7884]

Not in lock down Norfolk English

[@Saxobeat_girl]

This iconic music video surely gives 80s retro vibes . The 80s will forever be the best music decade!😁😁

[@MichaelMartinez-gr6xj]

Hell yeah the 80's we're the best!!!!

[@bradlafferty6076]

I concur

[@Sazeback340]

Completely agree there …..👍🏻🙏

[@mamakin7211]

That bass line gets me everytime!

[@nikitreutov5579]

fuck off

[@ryanspangler4569]

You get me every time as well

[@xavierr4989]

Everyone talks about the Bass line but no one talks about the Sax.. 10/10 saxophone

[@madelinesavarese1788]

You are so right! The sax kills in this song!

[@paultwiss199]

Andy Hamilton is the sax player.

[@xavierr4989]

@@paultwiss199 Way to go Andy then

[@alaingoossens7510]

The bass in the sax part...

[@alaingoossens7510]

:-)

[@MrNathan791]

As a bassist myself. John Taylor so underrated as a bassist. This man rocked that bass. Just listen to his speed and precision. He had once stated that he admired Bernard Edward the late bassist for the group Chic one was in a class all by himself. This' one of my favorite Duran songs from that era.

[@brettthebassist]

His basslines are incredible

[@jonbongjovi1869]

it also sounds like these guys are ROXY MUSIC.....meets.....YES!! (Chris Squire will always be the god of busy bass!)

[@cammefantaman]

the bass line here was written by mick karn of the band " japan "...this is why it's sound so cool

[@jonbongjovi1869]

@@cammefantaman WHAT??? Tell me more! Is this true? Cuz all the credits are to the DD lineup.

[@cammefantaman]

@@jonbongjovi1869 mick was friend of duran duran, the bassist can't do a line good enough. mick show him his idea for the song, it works so well that they use it

[@steveazulay8233]

The most underrated bass player ever!

[@debramelendi8220]

FOR SURE!! 😉

[@sammie6002]

One of the sickest bass lines ever written in my opinion... I know a lot of true musicians can really appreciate the complexity of this KICK ASS BASS LINE!!!! DURAN DURAN IS THE BEST 80’s GROUP EVER!!!!

[@sevenfootball7tv998]

U2 and Depeche Mode do exist too.

[@kleof.3529]

@@sevenfootball7tv998 Depeche Mode is definitly the best for me.

[@rillloudmother]

as a musician i can say yes, this is a great bass line. although it is not as complex as it sounds. the rhythms make it sound more complicated.

[@superash31]

Queen o they started in 70) but u2, Van Halen, many many more, but I do love DD too

[@brianconlon8302]

Best bass? Did you ever hear "Pulling Teeth" Cliff Burton? or Anything from Getty Lee, or Les Claypool ? Like the song, not EVEN close to the greats though!

[@505bondo5]

JT is thumping, popping, groaning his bass. Stopping, sliding, holding up the melody even. And the mix between him and that ass blasting SAX. This Duran piece is GOLD.

[@emmarae4322]

You make it soundd even sexier, kudos. 😘

[@bellbrass]

I'm reading John Taylor's book right now. The only thing I'm disappointed about is his failure to mention that he's a completely kick-ass bassist.

[@carlito9727]

This bass line is amazing, I love playing along to it, it took me a long time to get it down!

[@edwinabraham1735]

1985

[@virgilvollmar3296]

That is art I love it

[@hiimemily]

This bassline is _immaculate_ even by Duran Duran standards.

[@michaelfrazia4569]

Ridiculous bass line. Jt so overlooked

[@ommokashi]

I see what you did there... It's *immaculate* like a dream

[@WSPROJECT08]

@@michaelfrazia4569 Don't Hear The Bass Nerd

[@michaelfrazia4569]

@@WSPROJECT08 not quite sure what you mean . It makes absolutely no sense so I'm assuming it was written wrong.

[@lilithdoyle5703]

Hello fellow member of the brigade✌️🏳️‍⚧️

[@marcpilotte6337]

This was when MTV was watchable...back in the 80s

[@formerevolutionist]

Back when they played music.

[@rebels42wynn83]

Hell freakin yes!

[@pingchao7322]

ill watch you in your sleep

[@SeanyKrabs]

and 90s

[@tamala1122]

I couldn't agree more and Duran Duran were 5 very good reasons why I watched it ;)

[@Hunkerbunker346]

The crew had a fire extinguisher on stand by afterwards for the bass players fingers.

[@user-xq9wv3ox1p]

John is surely on 🔥

[@riojade4391]

My name is Rio ( and yes I do in fact dance on the sand)

[@optigana]

I want to name my kid Rio :)

[@etherashe5164]

Do you want to get married?

[@nh2885]

Gay

[@Ninerot]

Rio Jade Nice my name is David and I don’t dance on the sand. How are you?

[@riojade4391]

hugh stevonson yeah I’m also super gay

[@josswhelan293]

You know it's a 80s banger when they throw in a sax🎉

[@josswhelan293]

Ps this video has no logic but totally works

[@josebenoso8427]

​@@josswhelan293❤

[@werearethedreamteam3724]

That sax is no joke

[@flashwashington2735]

@@werearethedreamteam3724 Sax on the beach baby.

[@daniele4951]

No it was the 50s.... 80s were all about keyboards

[@chriskrueger8225]

John Taylor is killing it! Damn that bassline is badass!

[@victornewman4560]

Listen to that beautiful bass by John taylor ..

[@rachelar]

Have you heard JT's bass line on "Lose yourself with me" by Jan Linton (Dr jan guru)

[@jennajackson6305]

Ahhhhh...that big bad bass!

[@denissullivan5035]

Hell yeah John Taylor puts on a clinic in that song. I remember he also made an appearance on a show called rock school which had some of the best musicians showing how to play their instruments.

[@raonei]

Just wonderful smooth

[@ferox965]

Taylor is a monster.

[@robertdizon2801]

This song fueled my pre-high school experience and molded me into a forever fan of New Wave, I'll never let that go! The MTV era, tans, long hair, high school angst, melancholy, chasing beauty, and the wealth of music that came from it, a little brooding, absurd, dark, kooky, what a fun time! ...and I became a bassist, thanks John, your amazing!

[@antoniohabersham1555]

So glad I grew up in this Era of music. The 80's was the best.

[@metalmamasue3680]

Hell yes it was ✊️😃💯

[@MichaelSevilla97]

so true

[@richardlacey4923]

You could name hundreds of singers and bands.. you’re lucky to name 30 or more nowadays if that

[@viadharmawheel]

So much great music!

[@srkbear1]

Synth pop, New Wave, New Romantics, ska, alternative, second British Invasion, NWOBHM, house, techno, industrial, goth, post-punk, power pop, jangle pop, Hi-NRG, Hip Hop, Rap, free style, New Jack Swing, college rock, Prince’s Minneapolis Sound, all happening for the first time in the eighties-the most creative and diverse musical decade of the rock era that will never be surpassed. Wouldn’t trade anything for being a teenager witnessing and discovering all that-if I only knew how lucky I was at the time.

[@marilynaguirre2568]

I'm naming my baby boy 'Río' and I remembered this song. Greetings from ARGENTINA.

[@harrybrace5579]

The saxophone solo has got to be the most relaxing thing ever

[@resa.walters]

Whose that playing the sax? Simon or John?

[@sulekastieber7287]

@@resa.walters I’m pretty sure Simon is.

[@resa.walters]

@@sulekastieber7287 Actually, I doubt that.

[@paultwiss199]

It's Andy Hamilton. A very accomplished saxophonist

[@resa.walters]

@@paultwiss199 in the RIO video, I mean.

[@Ellie-ys3sg]

My mum is obsessed with John taylor like she sends me photos of him everyday 😂😅

[@user-xq9wv3ox1p]

Almost everyone was obsessed with John Taylor during the 80's. He was the 💣. All the girls wanted to be with him and boys secretly wanted to be like him. I was born in the 90s but even at that time I still experienced the obsession with John Taylor from people around me. John Taylor is like a legend. Here people keep saying his name and talking about his incredible handsome face. He was regarded as the epitome of great beauty in the 80s (and surely he still is) where many men tried to look like him and imitate his hairstyle

[@rachelmorgan7751]

We all were lol

[@a-stoned-rose8568]

That is so adorable

[@joed7274]

Are y’all Brits?

[@bjoe385]

My mum was obsessed with Simon Le Bon.

[@JAAB9296]

This song has to be in the top 10 of best songs of the 80's hands down. By the way, one of the greatest baselines of all time.

[@chipdouglas9288]

John Taylor has got to be the most underrated bass player in history. Brilliant bass lines in many of his songs. What he has done here in this song is called ghost notes. Very difficult to do, and brilliantly executed.

[@jonnuanez2843]

Exactly. Every single line and riff on Rio as a whole is clean and has a punch to it. He plays a lot of riffs, what you would think Andy Taylor would play. The guy seriously knows what he is doing.

[@jeffreyval9665]

yeah great musician and every girl I know thinks he was the best looking guy ever. ( im jealous )

[@JotaMcCready]

Totally agreed, man this dude recorded this one when he was 22 years old!!! Amazing

[@shannonwilson1173]

CABLE GUY!!!!.😂 LOVE THIS SONG LOVE THIS BAND.

[@jillspringthorpe3273]

Just read his Autobiography,it’s a good read

[@amyknarr2270]

I loved this song so much I wanted to name my daughter ‘Rio’ Didn’t of course but when I told her she said ‘thank you Mom’ 😊

[@b.w.22]

I think Rio would be an amazing name! I mean, you just know someone named “Rio” would be super cool, right? Plus you’d have a killer Duran Duran track for a theme song. That’s way more awesome than having Michael Jackson’s “Ben” sung at you in middle school, a sappy song from a movie about a dang rat!

[@amyknarr2270]

My cat is named Ben and I sing it to him. He doesn’t know about the rat background lol

[@b.w.22]

@@amyknarr2270 - I’ll never tell. ;) And of course now I think it’s a sweet song, though any tease you get as a kid feels like the sickest burn, so I also hated being called Benji like the little dog. Now I struggle to even see how that was an insult!

[@amyknarr2270]

Aw!

[@DaveAndBeth1978]

@@amyknarr2270 - Rio was a name I would have loved to called my daughter, but unfortunately my husband and I (both huge Duran Duran fans) were never able to produce a daughter, we had 5 boys... All 5 are now also Duranies though!

[@agentsmith9484]

if your listening in 2020, you have a good taste in music

[@derp872]

Don't worry it sounds just as good in 2021 but the same shite still goes on in the world but worse

[@giuseppeauteri9436]

@@derp872 l

[@counterterror101]

Oh you bet. I listened to this in high school back in 1984. Still sounds fantastic after all these years.

[@katiesparrow6809]

2021!!

[@samuelrivett1417]

or its a case study for media studies

[@andycuthbert2763]

As a metal fan I have to say JTs bass is right up there with anyone I listen to. Been watching his KZbin bass tutorials-absolutely excellent. Blokes a genius!

[@alena8790]

Thanks for teaching me some real facts not just gossip. ❤ ta. I'm a total metal head too but sometimes we have to make exceptions. Do you like soulfly "shutdafukup" give it a go. Or pantera "walk". Great song but they were white supremacists so I hate racism and keep them to myself except for in the car so loud I've forgotten people's reaction, it's for me not them

[@metalmamasue3680]

I'm totally a metal head but i love a trip down memory lane back to the 80's when I was in HS. Good times, great music. 😊

[@buckster2575]

I'm a metal head to love this song.pantera where white supremacist ???they weren't stop looking into everything.

[@Mechanix360]

That my friends is a fat BASSLINE! and that Sax 🎷 pure electric!!

[@herbpetrillo163]

Luv that sax

[@santacollins326]

👍🎷🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@joaogabrielpinheiro4407]

That sax is sexy

[@Violetcas97]

Goddam that bassline, thems some busy fingers I tell you what

[@jamesowens62]

Is like the rest of the song is trying to catch up to it. Is awesome

[@rickroach937]

Bass God

[@brittanygarrison8030]

The Ox never played in Duran Duran.

[@cjc363636]

I was 17 in 1983, and Duran Duran was one of those moments when the music changed, and now it belonged to 'us,' our generation! Thanks Duran Duran for the music and memories!

[@4444-LV]

You're the same age I am, and yes Duran Duran is awesome!!

[@bowwowrapha7790]

It belongs to every generation!!

[@traciospartaco_uSer768]

In the early 80s bands like this and several others stood out with their sounds. John Taylor appeared with a notorious bass touch, and most of Duran-Duran's songs would be marked by that very good bass level! Besides the whole band, excellent.

[@okedoke1234]

Who is here because they grew up in the 80s and with Duran Duran!!! Hard to pick my fave DD song but this video was just so awesome, I remember it practically blew up MTV when it premiered!!!!

[@johnritcher8920]

I blasted them back then and I still do.

[@donnamariedavidson5065]

Me!

[@nikkip3385]

Was never keen on Simon Le Bon back in the 80's but this has always been my favourite Duran Duran track. Now regularly play Rio LP when I fire up the turntable. JT is an awesome bass player. ☺️

[@Kokumaru_art]

GAY

[@anoukcarswell6611]

Meeee !!!

[@peartfaldo]

That bass line...I mean come on;-)

[@SmashyPlays]

peartfaldo I don’t hear it

[@SmashyPlays]

EmperorYoshi I’m on a phone. I looked up just the isolated bass and I hear it

[@Schumanized]

peartfaldo The most underrated bass player in history.

[@Schumanized]

David G I’m a musician (pianist, drummer) and whenever a bass player is showing off, i ask him: Can you play RIO from Duran Duran?

[@Limpi43]

@@SmashyPlays If you don't hear it then your "musical ear" need some serious development. :-)

[@Smartass_Jedi]

40 years later all these DD songs still sounds fantastic

[@peggyrandall592]

Aaabsolutely

[@tarajensen71]

I've been listening to diffrent DD songs for the last hour. JT is an awesome bassist. I remember when i was a kid, this girl wanted ti fist fight me for who "loved" JT the most. Badass baseline!

[@patton303]

When I was a teenager in the 80’s I was really into metal and played drums in metal bands. But secretly I played this album over and over because of John and Andy Taylor. Incredible musicians. Also a lot of Police too. What a great time in music.

[@msw812]

Same here. I was always pure metal but liked early DD a lot. Energetic and full force... like metal.

[@michaelabercrombie7698]

As you get older you really stop giving a fuck about image and start just doing what you do.

[@jeremyfrost2636]

I've started putting together a playlist called The Best Decade Of Music. It's only got 4 songs including this one right now, but it's a work in progress. If you have suggestions feel free.

[@BIGBLOCK5022006]

@@jeremyfrost2636 Coming Home by Peter Schilling and All Night Long by Peter Murphy.

[@jeremyfrost2636]

@@BIGBLOCK5022006 I'll check them out.

[@thatpaulschofield]

Finally, after 36 years, this is available KZbin!

[@tammyleederwhitaker649]

Paul Schofield Thank You!!!

[@Punttipate62]

@@pingchao7322 bad troll

[@raonei]

You know as a 25 year old. I love 80's more than anything

[@omarcrespo77]

@@raonei Then you my friend, are a person of culture!☝️🧐

[@vburd62]

Bass...we know Love that strong sax just as much. ..for the curious that's anthony hamilton playing the solo.

[@sonjaevans3858]

My inner child is delighted. As we age as Gen X, every so often I have to pop over to one of these diamonds from the 80's to recharge. Forever Duranie here!

[@LayneStaley999]

I dont know how it is possible to create a genial bassline like this one... John Taylor is a LEGEND

[@Aramanth]

🫐 40 years ago? No... This song _can't_ be that old! It still looks good for its age... *Sexy, exotic & brilliant!*

[@Alexander661]

A friend worked as a crew member on that charter yacht during the filming. 30 years later we rebuilt her at a boatyard in Maine. Built in 1926 and still going strong. Schooner Adventuress…

[@nicholashylton6857]

I read about the hard life it had. I'm glad it's still sailing the seas.

[@squireman72]

The first music VHS tape I bought back in 85. Still looks gorgeous. And John Taylor's bass line is still one of the best ever.

[@joups]

i feel sad for those who can't understand how amazing is this bassline

[@DaveTaste]

Get over yourself.

[@gstephenson9442]

I like it, but it's really just a heavily Jaco-influenced 16th notes line with lots of chromatic runs. I am a bass player so I understand it pretty well

[@joshdawson3340]

This bass player is out of control!

[@pwt1969]

Lyrics: 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'll 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 Doo doo doo doo doo doo Doo doo doo doo doo doo Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo

[@SongsOfPalestine]

the bass line ... bloody hell

[@arturodelagarza3213]

AFWAN ,BLOODY HELL. MUCH BE BRITISH? THAT'S KOOL. MUCH LOVE FROM SOUTH TEXAS. BLOODY HELL. I'VE HEARD IT B/4. WAS DEPLOYED TO ENGLAND

[@davedzone]

Craziest bass line ever.

[@Jacobtwo]

Unlike you

[@davidcross5799]

Yeah. 2:40 min

[@patriciaharrison]

This song puts a smile on my face every time!

[@Ophiuchus123456789]

This smile puts a song on my face every time.

[@ilbeda]

@@Ophiuchus123456789 yes, if nostalgia don't kill me..

[@raonei]

Me too! I just love the sexy sax!

[@omarcrespo77]

@@Ophiuchus123456789 Every... time!!!!!

[@omarcrespo77]

@@ilbeda What he said!!

[@sl4983]

Did anyone else in the 80s feel like, "Wow, we are living the best decade ever"?? I did!

[@Lennonlover06]

Hated the 80s. Hated thatcher

[@kathygarber3230]

I'm not sure i realized it at time but I knew I was having a great time. Now here it is 2023 and I know those 80's were a great time to be a teenager and to just be alive.

[@AshleySmith-gv9fc]

No not really , I grew up in a single parent household . I had Maggie take one of my favourite things away . Although that aside my life’s dream of being a coal miner was stolen away from me ( chosen due to my love of pasties? ) But seriously why would we have thought that without knowing what was coming

[@Londonfogey]

The early 80s weren't so good. I mostly remember people whinging about 'Fatcher' (some still do) and the endless miners' strike. There seemed to be an IRA bomb going off somewhere every other day as well. Mid to late 80s were better socially I think, although the music went downhill after Stock Aitken and Waterman took over around 1986.

[@jamesle9921]

@@Londonfogeywow that’s a shame. The USA was the place to be

[@Sam-bc6sr]

Video is hilarious, they spend the whole time trying to impress her, and she spends the whole time completely trolling them. XD

[@huntermccoy7641]

Very modern really lol

[@gabrielfuchs3852]

shit happens when you do coke @ 16?

[@erics2305]

They should troll her back by saying they will call ICE :-P

[@theexile6605]

Is that the hottest Latina chick they could find? Please. Did they try looking very hard on the streets of Rio? Even I have fooled around with hotter Latina chicks!

[@erics2305]

@d. t. Chill, and maybe watch less "Fappenist". ICE is exactly meant to deal with people who set foot in foreign countries without permission, so your comment seems a little bit off. Btw, I visit other countries every now and then, and all in all it usually goes well. Maybe I've been to yours too. Lol. I don't mind you legally visitng mine either, if you behave well.

[@user-tb5ns7hc5i]

Quarantined during Corona virus, thinking of watching this video over and over again on MTV in the early ‘80s and taking for granted how great life was then. WTF happened to the world? :(

[@Torgo1969]

I hear you. I saw the Grateful Dead play Buffalo on a beautiful July day in 1990. Then 10 days later keyboardist Brent Mydland died of an overdose, then a week later Iraq invaded Kuwait. To me, the world went to hell after I saw that concert.

[@faker6968]

Normies + MTV = bad pop songs

[@godukie3311]

So true...

[@Propane_Acccessories]

Al Gore invented the internet and now we're here. /s

[@winter7564]

Torgo1969 i was born in May 1990. I guess two months of my life was decent lol .. joking aside the worlds always been an awful place, we just hear about it 24/7 now.

[@al3645]

The bass and sax together👍🏻🔥🔥

[@mikewillis7261]

The sound, the colors, the images and that wink at 4:20. That's the 80s

[@sl4983]

YES!!!!!!!!

[@scottykingdavid]

And what a good time it was. A rich time around the world

[@ferox965]

John Taylor's bass lines...one of the last times a pop band actually had serious chops.

[@HisDudeness1972]

Their music, lyrics, videos, and fashion are timeless. Duran Duran embraces everything that was great about the 80’s.

[@melissanunez2540]

MTV was my home as kid and Duran Duran was the wallpaper. They were colorful, everywhere and made that home an appealing place to always be. 🖤 🥁 🎸 🎤 🎹 🎶 🎵

[@wolverine4ever38]

OMG I Would watch MTV all day and love it. I'd see Rio maybe 10 times a day along with lot's of Michael Jackson, the police and various other artists. MTV used to be awesome with just videos and the host's. I want to go back to the early 80's.

[@davidschlessinger9945]

a huge part of early MTV

[@word8821]

hi

[@AClark15]

Loved MTV back in the day. Duran Duran was my favorite band throughout high school and still today.

[@ejb5659]

A group of excellent musicians at the top of their game. This encapsulates the 80's perfectly. God it was great.

[@Pancho7]

Who doesn’t love the 80s?

[@ajs41]

The amazing thing is that the 70s were only 2 years in the past when this video was filmed.

[@mrgreatbritain]

Francisco Maravillo brainless fast food music lovers

[@UnitSe7en]

Even trendy, hipster millennials love the 80's At this point, apparently Duran Duran had _no idea_ what to do with all their money. Literally they spent it on silk suits and yachts. *points to video*

[@erikvolm1123]

most of todays twat waffles ;)

[@carlwheezer55]

No one

[@44kickinit]

One of the most iconic videos of the 80’s. It’s definitely stood the test of time-.

[@ernestoribeiro2226]

The First Music Video Absolutely COOL, MODERN and ICONIC. When Duran Duran Conquered the World as The Kings of New Wave. Thanks, Russel Mulcahy. You created this Masterpiece and made the REVOLUTION.

[@moneypenny1267]

Just timeless pure class

[@AUGH967]

If you love all things DD then read John Taylor’s book “The Pleasure Groove: Love, Death, & Duran Duran... it’s amazing!

[@VanielDeeform]

Śprīńgtrâp Yes that & Wild Boy by Andy Taylor!

[@paulmacdonald4844]

Simon has a better voice than he is thought to have not just an 80's legend but good voice too.

[@getthefffffoffme]

nah

[@indigojones8]

And still good in his 60s. I heard a recent live performance (online) of The Chauffeur, which takes some control and it sounded fantastic.

[@saraenneking4652]

John Taylor the most underrated bass and most gorgeous man ever

[@paulablanc4467]

I concur!😎

[@ginalombardo7322]

I'd have to agree!

[@theBIGBLUTO]

He has me questioning my sexuality...

[@jeffsullivan2044]

@@theBIGBLUTO He CONFIRMED mine!! Lol

[@tanyascarbrough7204]

I thought I was the only one who loved him!!!!!!😋😘😍😘😍😋❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

[@elforeigner3260]

John Taylor is on fire!

[@fogdog60]

The opening 33 seconds are arguably the most exciting 33 seconds of any 80’s song

[@compressionratio]

No wonder the eighties were the eighties with this electric charged, powerful, energetic music! Makes you feel that you want to go, go, goooo! Boy did we have a good time, alot to do with great music like this..

[@sl4983]

Yes, well said, the 80s were like this!!!!

[@Iktius]

Tons of coke

[@j3ss75]

honestly, ya’ll need to talk more about jt’s epic bassline! absolute madness! glad he syncopated it. but yeah, what a bassist🥺✨

[@80s90smulti]

Agreed🥰

[@iansherwood5357]

Syncopation was the name of the game for JT!!

[@mouses41ss]

1982 and their songs are still so current

[@RicardoMartinez-oh9sq]

In real life, Simon Le Bon once had a serious sailing accident. Here he plays a role not unlike in his real life, and that is the magic to this great and genuine British artist: he is so real.

[@maavien5373]

1982, the year music had quality and also the year I was born. Glad to have lived and to have memories from back then. Even though I grew up in an abusive family, the 80's in itself was pure magic. The music, movies, tv-shows e.t.c ❤

[@ledzep310]

I tend to agree. Duran Duran's music has aged pretty well. Some of the 1980s music, particularly hair metal, sounds absolutely ridiculous to me now.

[@gmail4218]

AMAZING FACTS: In 1982, the British media dubbed Duran Duran the "Fab Five" because teen girls had not been so enthusiastic about.a band since the Beatles. The band was the most played on MTV from 1982 to 1984. They were the first major MTV artist to use 35MM film and professional directors for their videos. The group was formed in 1978 by 17-year-old John Taylor and 15-year-old Nick Rhodes. LeBon joined in 1980. Three of the bandmates met as workers in a bar. The entire band ended up performing there, where they were discovered. The band was Princess Diana's favorite. All of the band's members were straight, unlike the majority of other 1980's male pop stars. Three of the band's members had the same last name despite not being related to one another. The bandmates entered their own lookalike contests and actually lost once. Nick Rhodes scored 780 on his math SAT's. The three Taylors have worked as studio musicians for major artists such as Madonna and Stevie Wonder. Most of the band's hits were written as poems by Simon LeBon at age 16 to 17. The bandmates performed their own stunts. While filming the video for "Save a Prayer" in Sri Lanka, Andy Taylor fell from a tree into a lake, swallowed some of the polluted water, and was hospitalized for an infection from it. LeBon almost drowned while filming the video for "Wild Boys" but a navy diver saved his life. LeBon denies it but several witnesses say otherwise. Starting at age six, the photogenic LeBon starred in several major television commercials. Milton Bradley made a Duran Duran board game called "Arena", the name of the band's 1984 live album. All band members except Nick Rhodes did not want to wear makeup and unisex clothes but their manager talked them into it. LeBon was born in 1958, the same year as Prince, Michael Jackson, and Madonna.

[@gmail4218]

LeBon almost drowned in a second incident but was again rescued by a navy diver after his yacht had capsized.

[@robertafiuza9478]

Thanks for share 🙏🏽

[@litohurt2488]

I never knew this thanks!!!

[@rafaron7761]

Great summary of interesting facts 🙏

[@parallel23s]

Which one of them played for Madonna? I know Nick has not good things to say about her but I'd like to understand what happened previously.

[@Benjammin117]

Best bass line ever.

[@markcardenas8886]

I’m from the 80’s -90’s era and I love that my 12 year old daughter likes all my music from this era. Puts a smile on my face when I hear her playing 80’s music

[@michealthompson3241]

Duran Duran was the shit...back in the 80's ...more than teen magazine coverboys,,,them dudes could write songs, play instruments , and sing....well mostly Simon but anyway!

[@CaraFuzz]

Woo! My dad loves Duran Duran. I guess his constant playing of it made me love them so much. Great, great song.

[@raonei]

My mom loves them! I remember just blasting them on the car! Just happy memories

[@patricklauer4452]

erin 865 my mum did too

[@gregord2759]

erin 865 your dad knows his stuff!!

[@ricardoavecilla6284]

John Taylor i hope your health going better at this time, and i hope we´re all be so healty in this times saludos desde Mexico

[@lauramaytorel7626]

Buena canción y buen video. Me encanta.

[@kjhkang907]

Bass line is amazing

[@FishyFLCL]

"What we doing for my sax solo?" "Putting you on a shitty raft" "Wait what?"

[@vburd62]

😆 🤣

[@Sasha-Louise]

While John stands on top of a hill.

[@michaelemonds]

That's not actually the sax player on the raft. It's Nick Rhodes.

[@carmenbondra4645]

lmao...........too funny

[@markrobinson2086]

🤣🤣🤣

[@joehodges8459]

Such a cool group from the 80's. Duran Duran was one of my favorite groups in that era. I play bass, and John Taylor laid down some awesome bass lines on so many of their hits. Rio is one of them.

[@eddievedderface]

Once upon a time, popstars wrote their own music and played their own instruments.

[@RicardoMartinez-oh9sq]

And the female models in their videos did not have silicone breasts!

[@samuelmedforth8319]

And many still do today a lot more than you think

[@threeomgthree]

Is this considered pop?

[@kansasgoldilocks]

Actually, nothing has changed. Many pop stars have been singing pre-written songs that were handed to them since at least the 1950s. And many pop stars today write their own songs and play their own instruments. People get blindly nostalgic sometimes. I swear.

[@pfcsantiago8852]

@@threeomgthree new romantic/pop.

[@galengarcia7141]

There all underrated

[@thurantpnh6687]

"Jury is out on which way those guys'll go. They're a lot of fun, and John Taylor is one of the most proficient bass players in the UK at the moment, giving them a funky edge."-Sing Street

[@user-or1ye3iz6d]

Duran Duran has always been my favorite band... Still AMAZING to me to this day. ❤️

[@k_zildjian4460]

This song made me want to learn to play bass.

[@davekp6773]

As a dyed in the wool metalhead bassist, this is the sort of bassline that needs to be learnt. It is a continuous, steady and extremely intricate beauty of a bassline .

[@pingchao7322]

thats gay play fortnite instead

[@Punttipate62]

@@pingchao7322 bad troll

[@AllN1TE]

Literally the last thing you hear in this song. But OK, cool!

[@Punttipate62]

@@AllN1TE then you must be going deaf since its the driving force of the song lmao

[@francesmartinez2708]

Duran Duran posters all over my wall growing up. Roger is one of the best drummers ever, John Taylor kills it as a bassist. The whole band is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! they are so amazing that my 24 year old son loves them... ❤❤❤❤

[@erregi4946]

Ladies and gentlemen, the Music!

[@whisperingdeath308]

THE

[@majorkilljoy1245]

Runs with a Fox I was JUST about to do the same thing 😂

[@Henry-kd8gh]

Yep music at its purist real music not auto tune crap

[@raonei]

The music ma man....

[@taylah1218]

The music! Play the music!

[@Schumanized]

2:44....pure bass bliss along that tenor solo!!

[@legiasrb]

One of the best... What a bass line...

[@Tedpikel]

Who else is listening in February 2025? 🕵‍♂️

[@C.D.-tz6sk]

time traveler are ya?

[@Imaeatyououtdawggg]

How are you still stuck in 2025 bro it’s 2082 and I’m celebrating the 100th anniversary of this song

[@Photoemulator]

And the envelope says ... 'Yes'

[@maryannlockwood7806]

I had such a crush on John Taylor back in the day!😌

[@chillios2222]

Every girl in my neighborhood did as well

[@issalalic6386]

i was born in 2003 and i think he is one of the best looking guys in the world.

[@raedroid1703]

I have a huge crush on him. He’s one of my many rockstar crushes including Paul Stanley

[@margaretthai588]

Yes me too. Was also crazy for Roger Taylor the drummer.

[@jenanthony7575]

Who didn’t? 😊