Duran Duran The Chauffeur Live Songbook HQ

[@mezanine10]

Most casual fans only know their radio hits. Only DD's true fans recognize this song as one of their finest. This is real DD.

[@MrPlannery]

A gorgeous song, perfectly performed.

[@tranurse]

I’m 52, and I’ve loved this song since I was 11

[@stevelaw3886]

I'm 54, and this is the best song they wrote imho 😊

[@petem7118]

I ain’t even a casual listener, I don’t like Duran Duran songs generally, never been a fan at all….. but this song I could listen to all day…..

[@stevelaw3886]

@@petem7118 indeed. I'm the opposite to what you'd call a Duran Duran fan, and I grew up with them during high school. And yet this one song - last track on the Rio album - is glorious. If there's anything else by them, then only Save A Prayer or Planet Earth are worth checking out.

[@beerlover7460]

The only bad thing about this song is that it ends

[@melissademidov112]

I read this reply, every time I re-watch this version. Every time. It is THE BEST reply! Ever.

[@raziaseaman8419]

My favourite the instrumental is the 👌

[@raziaseaman8419]

@@melissademidov112 ³

[@michellegrande777]

Right?

[@deanmartin9358]

so true a brilliant track most people will have missed

[@davidwagg319]

Still chilling to listen to in 2024. A masterpiece.

[@joeblo23]

One of the greatest song ever made

[@kimmern999]

If not THE greatest.

[@vosooghzardoshtian2785]

joeblo23 .great.

[@dougmorrisett6489]

this could be my fav my them.u know what it is. view or ordinary mte be 2ed

[@laila-intima]

Agree

[@maceoflux6474]

Absolutely

[@DJWerkz]

Best Duran song ever,...period!

[@Papa_Jopa]

yes !!!

[@osakana3000]

+DJWerkz absolutely

[@christohr9957]

~Meh! I couldn't pick one! Last Chance is up there! Late Bar, Save a Prayer, Careless, Notorious, Tel Aviv, Friends of Mine, Night Boat, etc.

[@bboytrash]

the deftones version is a nice one too

[@EvilCerealBoX]

The Chris Corner duet with Simon Le Bon in Tokyo on this song is killer compared to this imo.

[@rickroach937]

This is probably my favorite version of THE CHAUFFEUR. Simon’s vocals are incredible, Nick’s keyboards are haunting, and they all look drop dead gorgeous. D2 forever.

[@elisabettac1204]

Absolutely true!!!!!!!!!

[@MrToddling]

When my friends were listening to KISS I was listening to DD- always liked the electronic styled music a bit more, and the 80s had plenty of that . Plus, Nick Rhodes was always a stylish dude. Still is I see.

[@ulfquast4682]

YES

[@ulfquast4682]

Die mit Abstand die beste Version

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

He sounds great here, unlike a live performance of DD doing Election Day I just watched. They did not sound good, yet people in the comments were raving. People are tone deaf.

[@billyodol924]

This is my song at 88. I was 17 years old. Duran duran is never getting old.....

[@njchad]

just to let you know, im 40, and I recently found a new appreciation for this song. Its timeless, and will live on forever.

[@Rryyynn]

Nothing in 2024 equates to a fraction of this band

[@tinagammons7445]

I love this version. Simon has a beautiful voice.

[@ArnoRoosink]

Sorry it is a great song but Simon does not have a good voice at all. I saw them live back in ‘85 and I can tell you he can’t sing live. Autotuning is perfect for him. Having said that, it sounds good on record and the music is awesome

[@blondehaywire6119]

Arno Roosink ummm bud, did you watch the video???

[@blondehaywire6119]

Arno Roosink ummm bud, did you watch the video???

[@tfraiseo]

It's gotten better with age

[@sherbuckland-kennedy7251]

I've seen duran Duran live every decade and trust me Simon's vocals are beautiful everytime. He's amazing

[@mimih4022]

As a foreigner,I had no idea what they were singing when i was 20.When I listen that song on my headphones,i was nearly crying.I just said to myself:,,Who on earth composed that song?Must have been from space...``what a musicians!!!!and secondly WHAT A VOICE!?.Now still after many many years I am still addicted.

[@waltermorvillomorvillo501]

Mee too

[@enriquefernandez1611]

you made me cry

[@valeriesosti1199]

They are Amazing 🤩 Love Them Always ♥️♥️

[@angelasmith7502]

Never again will we hear music like this!!

[@arcerudy3]

Simon's voice is flawless and the in general the performance of the band is without blemish. Epic master peace! Timeless, no doubt.

[@tfraiseo]

His voice has gotten better with age, not in range but in strength and smoothness. I think he has learned to control it perfectly.

[@akala-bluesaville9866]

Rudy Arce Simon is singing totally OFF KEY. He does so consistently. I’m not a hater but I absolutely adore him and his vocals. Generation x,peace out fellow DD guy 😉🐨✌️

[@arcerudy3]

I agree with Todd Fraise’s comment above: the range or key might be lower here than the original studio. I get it, but his voice has gotten stronger with time and smoother like Todd said. Summon was not out of tone here, different key, but solid. As Vocal cords age, they can’t vibrate as high pitch as before. And you know that. I was taking that into consideration when I made my comment. You’re a hard critic. Great performance in general 🙂

[@arcerudy3]

Todd, I totally agree with you! He might he older now, I get it, it’s hard to sing high pitch, but his overall performance here in my opinion is flawless. The whole band’s performance was great 👍🏽

[@charmelizabeth8584]

@@tfraiseo I really like his voice here, and this song is definitely one of their best🌟

[@annatrip]

This song always gives me shivers.

[@Maami07]

Same🥰

[@jamessonneves1267]

Always!

[@wiliss3670]

30 plus years later.. and still this song has all of life's experience all wrapped up in one brilliant song... haunting.

[@ThePinofu]

Forse la canzone che più volte ho ascoltato in un solo giorno ! A 18 anni, ne ero drogato...assuefatto. Resta tutt'ora un gran pezzo soft...

[@salvatoralain5110]

They have many masterpieces. But this song is the best

[@joelashadali]

Absolutely agree

[@LanTianCaelus]

03:50 - 5:24 so dreamy, hypnotic and intoxicating. Simon's performance on the pipe is outstanding, and keyboards with guitar and bass are crushingly sensual, compressing such intensity into a Bacchic trance!

[@sharoncannizzo665]

Bellissima grande Simon e Duran Duran rimarranno sempre mitici

[@marymac2113]

Quite possibly the most sensuous review I've ever read about this song.

[@NeyMadeira]

agree

[@vittoriogirardi2459]

Ocarina(little goose) is an italian instrument,patented by Gabriele Donati(Bologna) in the middle XIX century,is an arghillofono(made with mood)

[@krijgdekanker]

Wut??? Since when Italy is in South America?? Ocarina origins from Italy, smartass!

[@sinnnatra]

And instantly the 80s remind us that We can live forever for 5 minutes and 24 seconds

[@simplyghostnights]

This song is so melancholy and soothing it's my number one song ever, I must have sang it a million times over xx

[@danabryant7968]

How can anyone give this a thumbs down? This is superb.

[@tfraiseo]

Duran Duran super fan here. This is my all-time favorite DD song.

[@lewis72]

Well I'm a super-dooper fan. Beat that !

[@bassatnight]

Ah, Duran Duran - like fine wine! Another great British band...

[@kingdavid7580]

Che dire... Dei grandissimi musicisti intramontabili! Un grazie particolare per avermi accompagnato nella mia adolescenza e per emozionarmi tutt'oggi!!

[@marymac2113]

This song still has the same effect on me now as when the first time I heard it. So subtle, so sultry, so erotic. This song is a true tour de force. Absolutely sensual and extraordinary!

[@BradRossMacLeod]

Sing blue silver...

[@tfraiseo]

Oh yeah. It drips sex.

[@melissademidov112]

First time for me, May 10, 1983, through headphones. WIll never forget.

[@rickogden204]

This is why I was so glad to have grown up in the 80's.....utter brilliance

[@DiesalAZ]

My favorite song of all time. #DuranDuranForever

[@jenniferchristopherson]

Seriously - these guys can perform. They were not just overly synthesized 80s crap..,their live performances were ALWAYS as good as their studio albums. Pretty rare in today’s music landscape.

[@mondojoey]

I'm almost 50 and i still stop breathing hearing this song! Best looking band every decade. I love you John

[@Rryyynn]

Total master piece, a boy band of the eighties to a legend

[@MsLisalala]

Amazingly moody song...one of my favorites. I will always love this band and their music.

[@sereno353]

You're amazing.

[@daviedlebonnie7721]

They've been my life band since 1981

[@armandovissani4834]

Versione live che adoro di questo stupendo brano che adoro. Gigante Simon Le Bon, giganti i Duran Duran tutti. Amore e rispetto da Roma❤

[@stephenruff157]

10/10 Duran. This will go down as probably the best Duran song ever. Well done.

[@OUTDOORY]

BRINGS BACK THE 80S

[@silvermint45]

I agree, but now i'm to old to enjoy it.

[@ulfquast4682]

Wir waren sehr junge Männer und wir liebten Ihre Lieder wie Stranger and the Chauffeur

[@CiroEsposito270]

My favorite Duran Duran's song. I love the sensual sound of Simon's ocarina . . . !!

[@filmat]

This is the definition of an elegant performance!

[@aldoalan63]

probably in the history of video to this song it is definitely the best, the most beautiful and elegant ..

[@bitesizeeconomics-2024]

goosebumps.... incredible

[@zuphie9680]

My father always jam this song in the car. All my family members like it.

[@sharoncannizzo665]

9mitici

[@sharoncannizzo665]

9mitici

[@romulus4884]

I same :)

[@Whyitearp94]

Same :)

[@TheLALYROLDAN]

IT'S AMAZING HOW THEY CAN MAKE IT SOUND EVEN BETTER THAN THE STUDIO VERSION!!!! IT'S PERFECT!!!

[@berlinmitte10117]

It was actually very well known to a wide audience at the time, not just fans. A fabulous song and this is a great version.

[@madylanusry547]

This is better than the recording!! Truly underated musical geniuses!!!!

[@reins6895]

So beautiful ... Nick =the best keyboard player ever💚

[@madscarpools8740]

ikr!!

[@memphotan]

I'm still a fan.

[@aerodynamik9771]

I remember buying a flute just to learn the part he plays with the ocarina. I was obsessed with it's exotic and intoxicatingly elegant sound. To this day I still remember every riff and note from this song. My wife laughs everytime I hear it because it sends me looking for the old flute to show her I still got it..So many great memories, such a timeless masterpiece.

[@bryanwiens5950]

Masterpiece.

[@71chiara]

This song touches me so much everytime, so I thank you Duran Duran with all my heart for what you make me feel inside

[@bc82870]

wow his voice is still so crystal clear!

[@ThePinofu]

É la canzone più dolce ed elegante che i Duran Duran abbiano mai suonato....non stanca mai ascoltarla ...é stupenda. Con gli anni ,poi,hanno imparato ad interpretarla sempre meglio

[@sereno353]

Ecco perché Morgan non poteva resistere ad Amici.

[@leonidmart]

Great song

[@Natali-vv7ej]

Beautiful💜🌝

[@briandailey7075]

The BEST version of their BEST song! Love it and play it daily!

[@AgathaG1692]

Simon live always blows me away. So brilliant. This song is in my DD top 3.

[@debbiesimpson1493]

Love this

[@biggpoppa2904]

Masterpiece!!!!

[@Person_-ck2ii]

Yes!

[@miaschu8175]

I was a huge fan as a young teenager, but stopped listening to pop music (moving towards blues rock, jazz and punk) when life became more serious in my late teens. I've recently started listening to them again - Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet and others of that era - and was surprised to find how well the songs have aged, especially DD's. They're fantastic! In fact, they're better than I ever realised, back in the '80s.

[@andyonthemoon]

29 years ago I bought my first DD album. It was Arena. since then, I haven't changed my mind: this is their best song. period.

[@rickogden204]

They are all in their 50's now...so am I ...thank you Duran Duran for some wonderful tunes...your fans are still with you

[@debbiesimpson1493]

@Mark_ _Whitfield was gona say that they are way older than me I just got to 50 and I feel young lol love this fabulous song my fave of this band and Simon is cool as in that cap

[@joannetyrrell364]

This and Save A Prayer, two best tracks ever. At his best Simon le Bon superb vocalist. Love DD. Always transport me back to good times early 80's. Privileged.

[@LittleLulubee]

YES!!!! Those are my 2 faves, too! 💜💜 So magical, moody, mysterious 💜💜

[@munirmdnor]

I love DD since 1981..I grown up with their music...

[@zoso2000]

Arena is one of the best live albums it’s a Classic.

[@AaronPaul-s2s]

One of their best 10 songs

[@LittleLulubee]

Love this song 💜 Love the vocal 💜 Love that he’s playing that little whistle 💜

[@outoftime7740]

Great song. It's good to see all the boys again. I saw them at the San Diego Sportsarena in 1984. One of the best times of my life and probably 60 concerts later, that night in San Diego was the best concert I have ever seen. Simon is definitely a showman. I remember Simon jumping off 15 stairs, and sliding around on his knee pads and at the end of the concert, Simon nailed John and Andy I think it was, with pies. The concert was so loud, it took me hours to stop sounding like I was sucking on helium. I will never forget that. And if I become deaf early in age, it was all worth it.

[@shariqahmed5637]

Simon and the flute at the 4 min mark is the most beautiful piece of music Duran Duran has ever made.

[@jrcampbell8070]

Transported me back to some of the best days of my life. Thanks Duran Duran ❤

[@olehoel77]

I’ve had sort of a Duran Duran renaissance the past week. And the Chaffeur was always near the top of my list. Then as now. I started listening in 84, after Seven and the ragged tiger, and during the underrated Arena (which I saw the film Sing Blue Silver for some days ago). Duran Duran were my world in those years. I was just 7, and they got pushed out in favor of U2 after Rattle And Hum came out. From then Duran faded, but never quite burned out. They will always be my heroes, even now at 47. I remember trying to convince my schoolmates of their brilliance, but they wouldn’t listen. When Notorious launched, I was confused (being still only 9), but forced myself to like that new sound. Still, those tracks from Seven and from Rio - they are still and ever the best. It was my childhood. And finally; this version of The Chaffeur gives me the chills. I always wondered what that flutey sound was, now I know. And the way the supported the finale with a building guitar riff is just the icing. Absolutely loved it. Thank you for uploading.

[@michchadwick68]

Best song by Duran Duran!! this song shows how really talented they are,they need to spend more time doing there own stuff like this&showing how musically brilliant they are..

[@strawberrycupcake4471]

One of the greatest songs ever.

[@abodance]

this song brings me the chills.... what an excellent version!

[@DeanWhitty-y1d]

Totally fantastic song , mesmerising sound and lyrics. 80s the best time in music history. Duran Durans best song by far .love it ..... timeless .

[@marisasanguinetti667]

Best song Ever! Perfect!

[@manumanusud1729]

do not get tired of listening to this song since I know it (it was in 1984), simply beautiful .... congratulations to you: Simon, Nick, John, Roger!

[@markrozze9275]

Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant! Who said the 80's didn't produce any truly great music!

[@sophiewilleme9921]

Mes 2 morceaux préférés de Duran Duran sont Save a Prayer et ce morceau… le temps peut passer mais il reste à ce jour unique et sublime, le live est fabuleux, magistral 🖤

[@holyspacemonkey]

What a treat to see this live version!! This has been one of my favorite songs since the album first came out.

[@bigdbigooo7829]

The best and how brilliant Simon's singing and how it all comes together. Beautiful

[@duster15670]

Great live performance to an amazing song!!!..amazing band...👏👏🤠✌️

[@monicarossi6072]

Just gorgeous. My endless Love❤ Simon💙 . The most beautiful song of yours🎼🎶💜

[@analogsynthplayer]

“Rio”, an incredible album, finishes with this song and all i could think is how quickly i could flip the album over to hear it all again. Great live performance

[@laurenpaterson1140]

Love this song. The end with Simon playing that flute like thing, and all of them jamming....incredible

[@schippa2]

That instrument is called an ocarina

[@stogsville]

Pure class!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@BurgundyandBlue1111]

They did such a nice job with this performance. Just beautiful. As a flute player, I especially appreciate Simon's lovely ocarina playing.

[@SuperThaidave]

What a great performance of an amazing tune. Thanks for sharing.

[@ulfquast4682]

Der mit Abstand der beste Song von Duran Duran, was für eine geile Zeit war das . GREAT

[@cimkalaja2858]

When I was young I liked ''Wild Boys'' ''Union of the Snake'''etc but ''The Chauffer''.....What I've been missing all this years. Thank you D-D for this song. I can't get enough of this song.

[@johnplant3178]

Just perfection , after all these years and they can still produce this , well . Brilliance . I wish I had aged that well and learnt the guitar . "Who are those guys" .

[@indigojones8]

Even in his 60s, Simon sings this song beautifully and it takes some effort. Probably the most beautiful song they've ever done, and I say this as an old-school Duranie who thought Save a Prayer was the pinnacle when I was a pre-teen. Even then I knew this song was special though. Exquisite.

[@mahzerianlust13]

Agreed. It's one of my All time favs.

[@helenward6830]

Masterpiece. Always loved DD. Always will.

[@jjacks50]

I did not know Simon could play an ocarina, and John is rocking that cravat. Wow. Nick is gorgeous, as always.

[@francospecchia9283]

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[@FatFocker02]

Best Duran Duran song ever made....

[@ExtendedVersion]

The 2 and a half minute long outro is so amazing. Love the pipe part so much.

[@juliecolleran1412]

Music just does not get better than this. And to look at Simon makes my heart beat out of my chest....

[@mohammedaboashi6550]

40 years a go from this song.. Still still my favorite song... Duran Duran ❤️

[@joelashadali]

After all these years,this has become my favorite song of theirs

[@valeriaseveriens6663]

Me encanta esta version!!!la mejor banda del mundo!!!!DD♡

[@gerisaccomanno7422]

Truly amazing performance

[@eyhkey5522]

THE BEST SONG OF DD EVER!!!!!!!!

[@shellk9609]

Hands down one of their best songs best live version ever. These guys dont do no lip syncing crap either! And may I also add - damn Simon! looking good.

[@copykon]

I listen to this on long drives. It's like a new song every time I hear it.