How DURAN DURAN Got So POPULAR...AFTER FAILING!

[@bakstabbath]

Duran Duran sounded so futuristic in the early 80s. Their songs still hold up today.

[@rochskier]

Duran Duran was a HUGE part of why living in the 80s felt like living in the future.

[@gingerindian1141]

totally - Duran Duran were the zeitgeist atmosphere between 1981 and 1986 in pop culture. If DD were that popular now they would be saturing social media etc. Its a differnt world now, to then. That type of fame and status I dont think it exists now.

[@KerryS101-12]

@@gingerindian1141 Agree with most of what you say but that type of fame and status has existed with Elvis, The Beatles and Duran Duran and still exists today. Taylor Swift is on another planet right now.

[@gingerindian1141]

@@KerryS101-12 well true. with Taylor Swift - social media now gives a closer look to the icon instead of leaving them in mystery like the 80s.

[@togwm]

The auto drive camera sound heard only once in the halls at school stuck in my mind and foreshadowed what was to come😊

[@erskinepatton3247]

Recently I walked into our favorite breakfast place wearing my Duran Duran shirt. The girl said "we don't get many Duran Duran fans in here". I replied "That's a shame". She then walked over to the Spotify tablet and put on "Girls on Film". The staff and other customers started moving and singing along with the song. It was a great Saturday breakfast moment.

[@rachelar]

So actually, they did get dd fans

[@squirtgun100]

Way too cool!

[@shelley6473]

And then everybody cheered?

[@Sydroo1969]

Great story 👍

[@michaelhood1882]

Video / pics or it never happened

[@Weareconnected167]

STILL a huge fan of Duran Duran

[@Statsy10]

I still list them as my number one music influence from the 80's. Their contribution to my life was immeasurable.

[@michaelpeacock4228]

About 2 years ago, I listened to "Arena " for the first time. (Admittedly to get a fix of "Wild Boys", one of my favorite tracks of Duran Duran. ) But that album made me respect the group so much more; they sounded AMAZING live!

[@juanramirez-wk8ty]

Always been a metalhead and still am but I always loved Duran Duran, great music and image also very good under rated musicians, classic in all respects.

[@trevor-johnsen]

I'm in a cover band & we do "hungry like the wolf" (at my request) and i swear - the bar people universally ALWAYS love it. Most nights, some rando person asks me at a set break "can you guys do more Duran Duran" 😆 to which half of my bandmates roll their eyes. It's good shit. Always was, still is.

[@squirtgun100]

@@trevor-johnsen where are you located? I’d love to catch one of your shows!

[@katyburch1172]

Do more I say

[@SuperPhilly1234]

My wife and I saw Duran Duran in concert when Warren C was playing with them. Outstanding. Still great today. Going to see them this fall.

[@MatthewGill-nv4tb]

The first album is a master class in bass and drums..... it's unbelievably good

[@michaelmoraga2926]

Indeed. They'd certainly been listening to Japan 💜, and put that influence into something new.

[@Nova_Avalon]

@@michaelmoraga2926 . You can also hear other influences like Roxy Music, David Bowie & Chic.

[@glamnesianouveaux2039]

@@michaelmoraga2926 Indeed!

[@michaelmoraga2926]

The Chauffeur 💜

[@DJL78]

So Red The Rose by Arcadia is easily one of the best Duran Duran albums that weren’t by the original line up. Revisit it today and it is a masterpiece of sound and fury.

[@KittyCatFurbabiesMaria1972]

Great album

[@katyburch1172]

Love the album. Grace Jones is fab on this

[@maxmileski1248]

There is not a truer comment than the statement above. So Red the Rose is stylish, macabre opulance.

[@AGoogleUser-h2r]

I’m 57, DURAN DURAN I have been a fan since 1981. There style was Newro or New-Romaric. New Wave clubs played Duran Duran. I have all the vinyl albums up to date and a collection of DD 12” records. Studio tracks recorded in London (rare). Merchandise Duran Duran buttons, Duran Duran bandanas, blue moon on Monday flag, limited edition programs of Duran Duran tour in Japan. (Rare) stickers and in 1983 autographs signed on Duran Duran albums at Tower Records in L.A. by Duran Duran and Richard Blade from KROQ. Duran Duran sold out tickets in Arenas and Coliseums. DD was huge and extremely talented in music. BEST! Band ever just legendary. ❤️

[@Sydroo1969]

I still have some rare items too. I can't remember where I got it. I have a towel that says Duran Duran with John Taylor on it. Few other things my kids will have to figure out what to do with after I take a dirt nap.😂

[@GoldenFireDragons]

Ive been a fan since 81. My DD albums got stolen. Funny enough they left the rest of my albums. Havent been able to replace them all.

[@RolandDeschain1]

There's plenty of poseur bands in the world, but none of them ever had songs as good as Duran Duran.

[@alexioverdo5225]

Absolutely.

[@MisAnnThorpe]

You've never heard of Roxy Music or Japan?

[@christyhubbard8074]

Proud to be a life long Duranie!!!

[@RichWards-Wins]

Andy Taylor had some serious kickin' Rock tunes during his solo career. Some of his songs were on miami vice and 80s movies.

[@leoborganelli]

Yep his first solo album was a freaking banger! It was a kick ass guitar heavy album that had tons of great songs

[@KittyCatFurbabiesMaria1972]

His collab with Mark Shaw were awesome. two amazing musical talents together

[@rnrtruestories]

Did you like this video? If so what other bands should I cover?

[@journmsu]

Have you covered The Cure yet? If not, DEFINITELY that band.

[@gypsydildopunks7083]

Propagandhi, the best punk band out of Canada

[@mikewilson3581]

The Pretenders, Velvet Underground, or The Dead Kennedys.

[@metswinws]

Can you please do a video on Ziggy Stardust?

[@JB-hl1qx]

If not already done .. Id like to see a video on The Misfits, Blondie, The Runaways, The Cramps, George Thurgood, Hollywood Vampires, Alice Cooper, Marilyn Manson & Los Lobos. Also I'd love some blues legends profiled.. Stevie Ray Vaughn, Johnny Lee Hooker, BB King ect..

[@sharoncurtis5820]

Love this band..been a Duranie since 83

[@Sydroo1969]

Been a Duranie since 1983. Love when I'm in the grocery store and they play their music over the sound system. 🤘👍❤

[@PPDARTHMAUL]

I have been a fan of this group since 1982

[@mdm5216]

I grew up in that time but didn't appreciate them till the 80's were over. Good stuff.

[@tonesdad0408]

Rio fucking rocks!

[@brianf3207]

My favourite band of all time, 3 Brummies too! Brilliant musicians.

[@fairdose]

D2 were amazing in the early 1980s. John Taylor has said that Live Aid in July 1985 was the demarcation line, before Live Aid D2 were “in” after it, they were “out” and U2 were the new hot shots. Their videos shot in Sri Lanka and the West Indies still stand the test of time.

[@aloysiusdevadander19]

Don't fucking call them D2... Sheesh. Fucking boomer

[@bartsullivan4866]

It definitely seemed like that at the time like they fell of the planet when U2 made it big.

[@Daniel-415-Ponce]

I remember that during their Live Aid performance Simon Le Bon's voice cracked pretty badly - - maybe that was an omen that the band would go through a down period before their comeback in the early 90's with their Wedding album.

[@MisAnnThorpe]

I think it speaks volumes that when talking about Duran Duran, it is the videos that you talk of as being memorable.

[@Mansini77]

Wow. I’m surprised you featured DD. “Rio” is one of my favorite albums. My friends gave me hell for liking a “boy band”, but I enjoy my guilty pleasure.

[@michaelmoraga2926]

Ditto... When Rio dropped, I was huge into Led Zeppelin, Queen, Rush, Bowie etc. (and admittedly bands like DEVO and the B-52's) but the sound of those first two albums hooked me... and the girls and locales in the videos. 😳 My "purely-rock" friends missed out.

[@ministerofdarkness]

The "Rio" album is a true Pop/Rock Masterpiece. Get it on vinyl and PLAY LOUD!

[@ltrenum]

They were never my favorite but had a few songs I liked; this video brings a new appreciation for what they built, great job.

[@joendrsn]

Duran Duran was so massive for about a year in 1984-85 I relistened to their songs in 2024. They were incredible Great sound The reflex, Rio, new moon on Monday, wild boys. Such a unique sound. it was almost their own genre.

[@nikkiwild4014]

Im a big DD fan since 1984 . Great songs, Best videos, best looking dudes , Band Aid, Live Aid, Power Station, Arcadia , James Bond, Supermodels ,Missing two of the Taylors , Warren Cuccurullo era , Return of the Taylors ..Damn, so much to talk about. Thank you for the video ..

[@rnrtruestories]

You’re welcome

[@bellezbubbles238]

Funnily enough, Duran Duran were the most popular in my homecountry (France) in the 90's, so i'm always going to have a special bond with The Wedding Album

[@houmandehdashtidmd9078]

So glad you did a presentation on DD.

[@JojoJacquesTarot]

Everyone at my school were Wham fans, but I was a Duranie!!! I’m still a maverick lol save a prayer was always my favourite 👌

[@Souldoubtrocks]

When Warren cucarillo joined they went to another level.

[@Mansini77]

Great guitarist and songwriter!

[@MisAnnThorpe]

Perhaps in terms of musicianship but I don't think that they ever bettered their first album . . . although I'm not sure just how much of it is actually the band playing!

[@allexisberry7367]

My fave band ever . Thank you for covering them .

[@bigpoppa5732]

Come Undone, still holds up because it's a great song

[@katyburch1172]

My top fave among others

[@Jimmy-zb7fw]

I saw them in Portland outdoor concert in 1987 they open for David Bowie and Peter Frampton on guitar.

[@Heat5094]

Saw Duran Duran live back in Jun-2023 and they were phenomenal.

[@Glostaboy70]

My favorite band of all time, They did have a bit of a downfall in the 90's early 2000's but came back and are still making awesome music. You should do a video on why Andy Taylor has left the band twice.

[@rnrtruestories]

Ordinary world is such a mainstay on 90s on 9

[@luxxus242]

Excellent story! I've seen a lot of videos on DD over the years, but I was able to learn something new from yours.

[@rnrtruestories]

Thank you! I try to dig deep on my videos

[@stephanieSkaHShady]

I still like Duran Duran

[@time4anew1]

Creme and Godly? Not Godly and Creme? You make me want to Cry.

[@davidcross701]

I was 11 in 1983, when I got into DD! Heard it on the radio, Amazing sound. Ten years later they release that awesome ballad ordinary world... EPIC!

[@brandijohnson1326]

Duran Duran and Depeche Mode is still kicking ass 🔥

[@RadioLaPrincess]

Back in the day they were dismissed as a boy band or bubblegum pop (and were neither) but now are looked at as a highly influential group. In fact they completely changed music and the 90s alternative explosion never would have happened without them.

[@tomowens7499]

Another detail about the rerelease of album one was the added song 'something i should know' which was a pretty big hit, it was the song that hooked me as a lifelong fan. My sister was already a fan and i gave her a lot of hell for the 'girly looking dudes' on her bedroom wall, but i became the bigger fan.

[@luxxus242]

Been a fan since '84. Finally had the opportunity to meet the original lineup in 2005 at a meet-and-greet in Houston for the release of Astronaut.

[@KittyCatFurbabiesMaria1972]

When I met John he wasn’t very friendly ,Andy my fave he collaborated with a friend of mine

[@MisAnnThorpe]

@@KittyCatFurbabiesMaria1972 You're not the first to have said that of John Taylor!

[@MisAnnThorpe]

That has to be a strong contender for the most disappointing "comeback" album of all time

[@luxxus242]

@@MisAnnThorpe I always liked the album. A couple of the songs I skip over when I listen to it, but good overall.

[@heatnationwpb]

I wanted this one to keep going into The Reflex years, as well as the Power Station etc. Such an interesting band - I was listening to Iron Maiden and Judas Priest at the time, but Duran Duran was always one of my secret "guilty pleasure" bands lol. I've always loved em.

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

Simon is my favorite lyricist.

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

He's underrated for sure

[@mouseandryforever6848]

Saw Duran Duran at Boston Garden in 1984 on their RIO tour. Great show.

[@yvettevitacaponigro]

Thank you for sharing this story with us! I still like Duran Duran! ✌🏼😊

[@Eden639]

I Love Duran Duran. Your video is very well written and has accurate information. Thank you

[@aletnieuwoudt2717]

Duran Duran made awesome songs still love them thank you 🤘🖤🖤🖤

[@rnrtruestories]

You’re welcome!

[@laurenell1112]

That's crazy how hard they had to try to be recognized in the US. They have a lot of great hits.

[@siliconvalleyattorney1922]

You have great style-I love the way you tell this awesome story of Duran Duran. thanks~

[@bornon18]

"Managed to stay relevant during the 90s" is certainly an overstatement. Duran Duran 1993, aka The Wedding Album, was by and large the only big success they had that decade, and prior to its release John Taylor was even considering leaving the band because of the commercial failure of their previous two albums. However, the rest of their output in the 90s wasn't nearly as successful, and it wasn't until 2004's Astronaut album that would see them being popular on the charts again.

[@briang70]

Back in the day of cassette tapes played in a Ford station wagon, I could hardly wait until the tape naturally progressed to the last song on side 2 of the Rio "album", The Chauffeur. It was so different from the other songs and I just gelled with it. Still my favorite Duran Duran song!

[@mouseandryforever6848]

Same here. I love The Chauffeur!

[@MisAnnThorpe]

@@mouseandryforever6848 By far the best song on "Rio" and one of their best, full stop.

[@Nova_Avalon]

Awesome video! I've always been a fan of this band!♥

[@IloveKurtCobain-z5k]

B4 my time but I love some of their songs and used them for my spin class when I taught. Anything catchy with a beat can work. Great video. Mr. Rock In Roll.

[@rnrtruestories]

Thanks!

[@williamsterben]

So lucky to have seen them in concert. Good times.

[@geneevans7885]

DD were dope back in the day. John Taylor, awesome bass player, Andy Taylor, awesome guitar player, Roger Taylor, overlooked and very innovative drummer, the way he plays with the hybrid acoustic/ electronic drums and sounds like a drum machine is seriously overlooked. Simon great voice, great lyrics, and Nick , cool synth sounds. But thier biggest influence was Japan.

[@Vibeagain]

Dope huh? Okay

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

Japan was awesome.

[@JB-hl1qx]

I remember being very young maybe 5 or 6 and seeing the Hungry like the wolf video on MTV. I remember the boats and the suits & the jungle. Even at that age I knew what i was seeing was awesome 🤘

[@jihmns]

Amazing band. I was born in 1979 in America and I witnessed the birth of MTV. I had a huge early-life crush on Martha Quinn. Even as a small child, I recall dancing around the room to the videos for Rio and Hungry Like the Wolf in the early 80’s

[@KapaH8sU]

Been a long time follower of you. I am surprised to see you covering Duran. I am a big fan and would like to see you cover more of them. Awesome channel. Also same when you did with Depeche Mode. Even for me i found some new info here and its always a treat!

[@garrettb.-gtmkm9850]

I will always take Ordinary World over Hungry Like the Wolf. But without Duran Duran, we wouldn’t have nu-metal, because Korn’s classic ‘Faget’ was inspired by experiences relating to listening to Duran Duran.

[@Mansini77]

The Wedding album was a great comeback album.

[@Statsy10]

The godfathers of nu-metal aren't Korn... it's Faith No More when they released Epic.

[@NITE_SHIFTING]

Nu metal....ugh.

[@Vibeagain]

Wow. You've just given me the first ever reason to NOT like Duran

[@seanleary3617]

The first album peaked at 3 in the UK and stayed on the charts for more than 100 weeks.

[@newwavepop]

that very first self titled album is one of my all time favorite albums.

[@6Jillybeans]

Hold on a minute...Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy was in Duran Duran to start with! I never knew that! 'Hungry Like the Wolf' was my favourite of their songs until 'Is There Something I Should Know' came along.

[@anegar3]

They’re newer albums are pretty amazing too! Still amazing in concert as well!

[@BigBass-xf5yi]

DDs first 2 albums are absolutely fantastic. Hard to beat.

[@alecksfawth]

Thanks for this

[@Daniel-415-Ponce]

When Duran Duran first came on the scene, I didn't really take them seriously because they seemed like nothing more than a flash-in-the-pan pretty boy pop outfit. Unknown to me at that point was that their then-guitarist Andy Taylor could really rock when he wanted to go for a heavier sound. Come 1985, the debut album by the Duran Duran spin-off group Power Station became one of my favorite records of the decade. Then in the early 90's when Duran Duran made their comeback with their great Wedding album, I became a fan and even went to see them in concert. I also really like some of their other songs around this period such as "Skin Trade" and "I Don't Want Your Love."

[@robertwwylie1443]

One of the greatest bands ever 40 plus years and still putting out new stuff that sounds a lot better than most of the crap today's so called music artist are putting out today

[@krisrhood2127]

Love Duran Duran!

[@djkenny1202]

I don’t care for Ordinary World, meaning us great. I prefer really early, and late. But Notorious is actually my fave album next to Rip.

[@KittyCatFurbabiesMaria1972]

I don’t like ordinary world I find it a depressing song

[@Margie75]

Loved Duran Duran since 1983 ❤❤

[@claudiogallucci563]

Love them saw them last year in MSG and this year in forest hills queens they are platingbin Atlantic city in sept i might gonto that show too

[@johnlopez3996]

John Taylor stated that Duran Duran would not exist if their musical influence Roxy Music never formed. Listen to the early Duran Duran albums (especially the first two), and you can hear how Roxy Music helped to shape their sound.

[@nguzoloveinlofi3832]

That’s interesting, I just read Nile Rogers’ book and he wrote that Chic was designed to be a funky Roxy Music and Nile went on to work with Duran Duran.

[@johnlopez3996]

@@nguzoloveinlofi3832 Nile Roger's has contributed his guitar skills to several of Bryan Ferry's solo albums.

[@lifeschool]

They are amazing even now.

[@TuliTheUnruly]

Nick and John actually look like they could be brothers. They have the same face shape.

[@digitizer3627]

I love Duran Duran❤ been a fan since 84. John Taylor is the best bass player and Simon Le Bon is simply brilliant❤

[@clintstryder1131]

Super awesome group! I was a closet listener in the 80s because my friends were all metal heads. So mature eh?? 😅😅

[@newforestpixie5297]

under the name Godley & Creme in 1981 those producers had made a groundbreaking video for their hit single CRY but were originally half of very successful 1970s art rock band 10CC whose biggest hit was I’m Not in Love in 1975 which had used incredible tape looping techniques & not digital equipment which it’s backing vocal sounds created by but wasn’t invented at the time . Clever guys. Older British or European folk would appreciate a video about 10CC no doubt but I’m unsure of their popularity in America . 😁👍🐢❤️

[@ApriliaRacer14]

Cry is an amazing song.

[@robertvance1873]

One of the Best and Most Underrated ROCK Albums Of 1989 is THUNDER ⚡ FROM ANDY TAYLOR AMAZING ALBUM.

[@Nicky-fo8fn]

Fan since 1982. It was Nick that got me. 👍

[@MedalionDS9]

My Mom LOVED Duran Duran and listened to them a ton in the 80's and 90's... it kinda rubbed off on me later. As much as their 80's are classics of the era... my fave song by them is actually "Ordinary World".

[@Riazor1370]

Besides those British glam rock inspiration, other significant band that influnced Duran duran was CHIC. The avant-garde disco of CHIC was evidence in their later disco influenced album. They also hired Nile to produced some of their album. Tony Thompson the drummer of CHIC also recruited as Power Station drummer.

[@lee-daniels]

Loved them up until Arena. Kinda lost me after that era. Their videos were like mini-movies.❤

[@JenniferKauffman-b5k]

I've been a Duran fan since I was in 8th grade. Got to meet Simon, Nick and John in Chicago in 1987. John and Nick were lovely. Simon was kind of an ass, lol.... Nick was also TINY IRL. I have seen them in concert 5 times in 4 different US States (Chicago, Dallas, OK and OH). They will forever be the cosmic soundtrack to my teen years. First time I saw them I was 15, last time I've seen them so far I was in my late 40's. I never got to see all 5 of the original members, and have never seen Andy, although he was my favorite. I had tickets to see him play solo in Chicago when I was in high school, and he canceled. He was supposed to play a concert with him and the Psychedelic Furs. Still got to see the Furs, have never seen Andy live. Hopefully, some day, I'll get that chance before he becomes really ill. I even saw The Power Station on tour, and Andy didn't appear and play live for that, either! Elusive little bugger!

[@aaronwashington1973]

They were HUGE!!!! The 80's were dope AF

[@artnmind]

All my favorite teenage songs 🥰

[@BlackJackLopez]

1984-85, in Secondary School, while my schoolmates were going bonkers over Judas, Maiden and Scorpions, or some ballads and Menudo for the girls, for me DD was THE band. That's because, while they were still kicking footballs and dressing up dolls, I was listening to the radio and reading, lol. I was very attentive of the first half of the 80's regarding Music; we didn't have cable, so no Mtv of course (that was rich people in Mexico City, not Guadalajara), so what we got was half-hour or full hour shows playing videos, DD's were like super-productions, before Michael Jackson did those looooooooong intro cinematic videos. It was artsy, it was rythmic, but not silly nor 'too soft' like Spandau Ballet and other bands. Plus John created THE best bass line of the whole decade, as well. Which as a bassist matters to me a lot.

[@allanvanuga9196]

Great video.

[@rnrtruestories]

Thanks

[@bryede]

It should be pointed out that there are at least 4 versions of their first album. The first one has the slow song To The Shore and the US re-release adds a new one-off single, Is There Something I Should Know. There are also some editions with a different track order and one with a longer "Night" version of Planet Earth.

[@MisAnnThorpe]

I have a very early U.S. CD release of the first album, which lists "Is there something I should know?" on both the back cover and the disc itself but plays exactly as the original U.K vinyl release; which fortunately means no "Is there something I should know?"!

[@robertvance1873]

And Rick Springfield has been here since 1972 making music and the Rock Hall still ignores him he still puts out Amazing and New music turned 75 today August 23rd 2024.

[@DeathMetalDerf]

That's because Rick Springfield isn't very good at music at all.

[@DeathMetalDerf]

Or is this actually Rick Springfield using a throwaway account to tell everyone about how awesome you are?😂

[@p1sstoph3]

It's nice to hear from Rick's single member fan club.

[@lenny_boxx4206]

thank you Metal Gear fandom for making me learn about DURAN DURAN

[@mexvangestel6837]

God i love this channel

[@leoborganelli]

Great bass lines on girls on film and rio especially!

[@verhovenko]

I didn't know that DD have ever failed....)

[@Sludgemonkey1550]

Band history on Bread? Talk about underrated!

[@MiKeMiDNiTe-77]

U2, The Police and Duran Duran the Big 3 of the 80s

[@NellieKAdaba]

Yes!

[@crawfish-fossil]

Dumb, I was into metal but still appreciate talent when I hear it