First Time Hearing Duran Duran - Ordinary World (Reaction!)

[@Middle-Road.Kim.K]

I was a HUGE Duran Duran fan. In 1984 my BFF and I had it all figured out: I was gonna marry Nick, she would marry John, and we'd buy huge houses next to eachother. Ah, the plans of youth. As I got older (and hormones settled) i replayed all their albums and in a new light I realized their genius.

[@craigthir6578]

Duran Duran was initially dismissed as just a bunch of pretty boys but with incredible hits like this song they survived for four decades. Their appeal lies in their incredible hooks, layered sound, great concert presence and courage to tackle dark subjects. Love and respect, my shirtless brother, hog fam Canada 🇨🇦 ❤

[@NunyaLiz]

Perfect summary ❤ They are the Kings of the Chorus! Did you see the vid project Nick worked on with another photographer for their song: The Edge of America? (w/respect to tough topics; regardless, that has become 1 of my fav tracks since my adult brain took over 🤓) They released it in 2018 for the song/album's 30th anniversary. I have a genetic disorder that messes with my memory & ability to talk, it's episodic but annoying, so it's not unusual for me to mess up details… So I think there's an article by Rolling Stones & they have that vid on their YT Channel. Laterz👍

[@craigthir6578]

@@NunyaLiz I haven't, but will check it out. Thanks for the info, much love to you, girl.

[@billw715]

Duran Duran was not "initially" dismissed as a bunch of pretty boys. They were regarded as an up & coming band with a fans that primarily consisted of club-goers, college students & those who listened to alternative music. It took a couple of years when the band started to get more of a "teenage girl" following for some music critics to notice & those music critics, many, but not all, who did not respect the band grew up listening to the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin & the like. So, is it really even worth making a reference about this in regards to being dismissed? Those critics were biased to begin with.

[@NunyaLiz]

@@craigthir6578 Right back at you. I hope you find it to be worth ur time. 😊

[@KevinLancewicz-ur1db]

They're in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for a reason. Great band. Enjoyed your reaction. 🙂

[@davidcox30004]

It’s one of the top 10 most beautiful songs to have come out in the last 35 years. So glad you get it.

[@lauracostello3153]

Agree!

[@TheGreatGig73]

I was never a fan of Duran Duran but I do recognize their talent. But oddly enough, This is one of my all-time favorite songs!

[@gday2119]

Duran Duran is definitely a rabbit hole worth diving into

[@invisible2621]

Simon Le Bon has an unique voice and he is a great lyricist too, this song is so beautiful, it is special, it reaches people’s heart and it has a sort of healing power, it has great effect on people who have experienced losses in their lives.

[@lesliedaubert1411]

Simon Le Bon, lead singer wrote this about his friend who took his own life. Writing this was helping him going through the grieving process. Many musicians write about what they went through and feelings as a way of therapy.

[@Pilutta100]

Metal girl here but I was sold for Duran, I was obsessed. ❤

[@tiacalhoun3841]

“Ordinary World” is an homage to loved ones who have died. The song serves as a remembrance of foregone times, and details the occasional yearning for those times that everyone experiences when dealing with the death of a loved one.

[@AmazingChinaToday]

Fave Duran Duran song: "Come Undone"

[@retired4365]

They were great song writers for real. I'm a metal and rock fan but you can't deny the talents of Duran Duran. ❤

[@jeanine6328]

So funny you say that. In the 89’s my best friend was into Van Halen, Dio and AC/DC and the like. About 10 years ago I get a text from her, she had to let me know she was at a Duran Duran concert and told me she finally understood. They do a great live performance.

[@tinakeith5822]

Do ran do ran! The second way you pronounced it! Simon LeBon the lead singer wrote this about the death of a best friend. Other members John Taylor (bassist) recently awarded for best bassist. Andy Taylor (guitarist) Roger Taylor (drummer) NONE OF THE TAYLORS ARE RELATED) Nick Rhodes (keyboardist) They were just inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year!!! My favorite DD song is WILD BOYS!!!!

[@Duraffinity]

In this particular video the guitarist is Warren Cuccurullo.

[@TheNotedHero]

Come Undone is my fave but it's hard to pick out from so many of their other ones, Wild Boys is deffo up there.

[@Pilutta100]

It's interesting to read the comments here and discover that we are so many metal fans that originated from Duran, holy .....hugs from Sweden.

[@AndrewSkinburn]

Finnish metal band did a cover from this..

[@ronfarney6477]

Hello buddy the front singer is Simon lebon Voice amazing Vocals cords fantastic brilliant awesome amazing this track is about a very gud friend passed away he still cant get over it now Duran Duran you said it right the second time you said it lol they are from Birmingham uk they started off in 1978 and still era they are the best band on planet earth 🌎🌍🌎 ive been a Duranie since 1981 now 55 years old now and still era they are epic brilliant awesome amazing band 🎉🎉🎉 keep checking um out buddy enjoy 🎉🎉🎉

[@AsTheCrowSquawks]

Soooo many good songs from Duran Duran. I can't even list them all.

[@billw715]

Ordinary World (1992) is the second song in a trilogy that provides a window, per say, into Simon Le Bon's evolution in processing the death of his close & childhood friend, David Miles. He had passed five years prior in 1986. And to add, Ordinary World was also inspired by the The Gulf War (1990-91). The song that begins the trilogy is Do You Believe in Shame? from the band's Big Thing album (1988) & this song, lyrically, is a bit rawer in a sense since it was inspired soon after Miles' death. The song that concludes the trilogy is Out Of My Mind from Duran Duran's Medazzaland album (1997).

[@eddiemcgarvey9365]

Legends,,and he's a cool cat,sank his yacht and married a supermodel,cool.😎😎

[@willwhitman7534]

Not sure if you decided to look it up but the sign is about dealing with the pain and grief of losing someone. He wrote this song due to the passing of a friend due to a drug overdose.

[@hungrygrl333]

This is one of my most favorite songs. The album this is on came out at time most had written this band off as old has beens from the 80's. Several songs from this album are very good. They weren't done.

[@urikorsikov843]

I've loved Duran Duran from the first moment I saw them on MTV. I bought every album they released as soon as it came out. When this song came out, I was going through a breakup and I played it on repeat. It really helped me get to the ordinary world and learn to survive.

[@kimmycook2698]

Spanning multiple decades now, Duran Duran make great music. From Planet Earth, New Moon On monday, Girls On film to View To a Kill, Wild boys, Rio to Ordinary World, Skin Trade, I Don't Want Your Love and beyond. Don't sleep on Duran duran they are legends.

[@dannycasson1551]

Mega-hit band. Also one of my favorite bands and I'm not ashamed to admit it. I love rock but I have a large capacity for music. Most people who like harder music just laugh at me. Their loss! "Come Undone" is another huge track off the same album. If you want an example of their legacy, they're still touring! They also just recently put out new music and it's quite good!

[@billw715]

Why would you even need to say that you are "not ashamed to admit it" in regards to Duran Duran being one of your favorite bands? The band is one of the most respected in the industry. They are constantly being recognized for their musical influence in the industry & for crying out loud, they are in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in a club with The Beatles, James Brown, The Stones, Bob Marley & etc... Be a fan but get ""not ashamed to admit it" out of your vocabulary. 🙂

[@user-or1ye3iz6d]

Yessss!!! PLEASE react to Duran Duran "RIO" (original video) 🔥🔥🔥

[@AmazingChinaToday]

Song rec: Sade - No Ordinary Love

[@mollymcsunshine]

Excellent choice. So haunting. My favorite Sade song. ❤

[@italoblu]

This is now in the pantheon of best reactions to one of the best songs ever written.

[@polystsamp7798]

Simon le bon wrote this song and also other two songs (Do you believe in shame and Out of my mind) for his best friend's death.

[@billw715]

He wrote the song with the rest of the band. He wrote the lyrics however since he is the vocalist & main lyricist.

[@chrislaustin]

Duran Duran has one of the deepest back catalogs you can actually journey in to, as this track was one of their later ones. Being a kid of the 70's & 80's, this band was the "eighties" to me, as their sound and videos could only have come from that decade(the band I associate most with MTV). Ordinary World is a much more mature sounding song, and for sure shows the bands growth over the years, as you can't label this 80's. But for a good amount of people, their best songs came from that period, and they even got the honor of doing a Bond theme in 85, and with no bias I can say it is one of the best. A killer band that has endured the test of time, as they are still touring and making new music.

[@kimcutts6153]

🇬🇧 i did enjoy that. I not heard it in forever. Duran Duran were HUGE in the 80s, they have some top songs for you to react to. 🔥🎶

[@cartercarter645]

Duran Duran got their name from a character in the 1960’s movie Barbarella - with Jane Fonda. Duran Duran was an evil scientist - now you’ll sleep better tonight! Love the Channel

[@billw715]

He was actually called Durand Durand.

[@PaintedCavern]

Loved this-thanks! Save A Prayer is my very favorite Duran Duran tune-oh so nice. ❤❤❤

[@aimeebella1]

This song hits you in the feels and gives me goosebumps every single time. I have heard many others sing it and they sound great but something about his delivery in this song is just perfection. It has a certain yearning, heartbreak and even hope. Watching this live is magical! By the way, love me some metal but I will always be a Duran fan.

[@patrickallen5781]

I'm sure this was not their bestselling song, but I believe it is the best song they recorded.

[@billw715]

Reaching #3 in the U.S. makes this song, & any other artists' song, at the least one of their best sellers. The song also reached #1 in Canada & in Italy & it was #1 in European Hit Radio. Plus, the song reached the top 5 in multiple countries. It was also awarded for being the Most Performed Song given in 1994 by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) & won the Ivor Novello Award for Most Performed Work & nominated for International Hit Of The Year in 1994.

[@DANIGAL101]

Beautiful song - great reaction!

[@bashartrefi]

sensational tune from them! one of my favorites. cheers :)

[@mattblatchley2061]

there were some seriously great UK new wave bands in the 80s...and into the 90s... Duran Duran, Thompson Twins, Depeche Mode, Howard Jones, The Cure...lots of other of course... their music really stands the test of time...

[@lauracostello3153]

yes!!!

[@slange1829]

The Cure please

[@billw715]

New Wave music stopped around 1984 but some of the bands associated with New Wave changed their sound & certainly, flourished even more into the 1990s. Some of those bands like Duran Duran, The Cure & Depeche Mode still thrive today.

[@mattblatchley2061]

@@billw715 I certainly understand those technicalities of the time line but I was trying to make a concise appeal for my man, Shon, to check out a variety of these bands without getting into the weeds with genre details...

[@billw715]

@@mattblatchley2061 That's great & your conversation is between you & the reactor, Shon. It's not an indictment on you & really, I am not replying to you, mate. I don't know what you know & don't know. I don't even know you. This is a public forum with so many users & reactors like Shon, who have no clue about the music from the past & from this era. I am just replying to the words & not to you. It's just an addendum to what you wrote, & I chose to elaborate because their many users who have no clue about music from 30 to 40 years ago. Think about it. Many users reading these posts were not even born. The good thing is that you introduced some great & prominent artists from the era, & I expounded a bit more to educate the audience with just a pinch of more detail about them. And, if there is anything else you or someone else can add, that only benefits those reading this thread. Cheers.

[@Jpxtremeclean]

This was early to mid 90s on their comeback album 93 I think….. they was HUGE in the mid 80s…. When people talk about bands like one direction a few years ago breaking America - you could times it by 10 then 10 again and your probably not even close to realising their popularity …. 2 videos I’d like you to possibly react to would be the wild boys official video - this was released in 84 at the height of their popularity and it’s such an unusual song…. The video to the song is way way way ahead of its time…. I’ve never seen anything like it since …. When you consider this was 40 years ago just makes it more amazing - I think it cost £1m to make and I dread to think what that would equate to these days……. The 2nd is is there something I should know but make sure it’s from the concert as the lights go down which is a live performance from their American tour of 1984… their stage presence is literally off the scale and you get a picture of their popularity from the crowd

[@billw715]

Ordinary World was released in the fall of 1992 & this track was not from a comeback album & One Direction is not a good example to use because Duran Duran is actually a band and a band that formed themselves, who also write their own songs & play their own instruments. They are not a group of singers contrived & put together by music producers.

[@Jpxtremeclean]

@@billw715 if you’d like to re read my comment the comparison was in relation to popularity in America nothing mentioned regarding styles or if they wrote their own songs or if like you say they was a manufactured band or not…..

[@billw715]

@@Jpxtremeclean I comprehend the post but there are other examples that are more suitable and in line in comparing Duran Duran- that's my point.

[@Jpxtremeclean]

@@billw715 Okidoke ……. Such as

[@Jpxtremeclean]

@@billw715 tbh m8 your a bit of a dick…. Bet your a keyboard warrior

[@leegonzales1092]

You pick music that others just don’t do. And you like a lot of it genuinely. I think that’s why this is my absolute favorite channel. Duran Duran goes way back don’t stop

[@user-or1ye3iz6d]

One of my top 3 favorite bands ever: The Police, Duran Duran, Def Leppard 🔥🔥🔥

[@billw715]

All profound bands in the early to mid-80s.

[@timchandler4688]

Duran duran the band that just can't be denied the talent.

[@Hercules4444]

You should have much more than 52k subscribers. Very mature understanding of my generation's music. I love your appreciation for some good old school music in general. Very good job 👋🎶🎧

[@florida_girl75]

Please go down the Duran Duran rabbit hole. You will not be disappointed. They are amazing live. Gen X rules!

[@gingerbreadman1969]

Honestly can't believe this is your first Duran Duran song.. they are Masters at the background vocals and just creating a vibe.. I'd love to hear you react to hungry like the Wolf or Rio by them.

[@goosefarm3602]

I love this song and video...great reaction

[@claimguy]

I am not a Duran Duran fan - far from it. But I know an effin masterpiece when I hear one.

[@visionaryventures12]

More songs from them: Rio, Union of the Snake, View to a Kill.

[@professorstewart6379]

For more Duran Duran, I highly recommend "Hungry Like the Wolf" for your next song by them.

[@aragorn1ring]

Great solo.. very sad. Fits the song perfectly.

[@elizabethfranco1284]

Big in the 1980’s were on hiatus for awhile then came back in the 90’s better than ever with this 93 gem

[@mollymcsunshine]

Save a Prayer is another to check out from them. They were ahead of their time.

[@benmaxwell4422]

They have so many hits!

[@wentibbetts7833]

This is later, mature Duran Duran, you can tell from their earlier pop music. We love it all! 🎉 Pronounced (2nd time you said it) Dur-an. These guys hit it fast and hard, all very hot, often brushed off as just a pretty boy group, well they sure were pretty dang popular. With huge pop hits, so Idk those with labels need to chill. Great group imo, love this song and Come Undone fr same album. Rio, Notorious, The Reflex, Hungry Like the Wolf, Girls on Film and A View to a Kill (007 Bond theme) were popular.

[@billw715]

Duran Duran have been around since 1981 and are still making albums and touring so "later" when referring to a song that came out in 1992 is hardly accurate. In addition, Duran Duran had songs considered "mature" in 1986 with Skin Trade, in 1988 with Do You Believe In Shame?, Land, Palomino & Too Late Marlene. Ordinary World is an extension of this process of "mature Duran Duran" as they were getting older from their teens and into their late twenties & early thirties. Just like The Beatles who sound in the early 1960s through the latter 1960s evolved into a "mature Beatles sound."

[@paulbentley1705]

I love this song bro!

[@Jordansmith-eo8ke]

One of the most perfect songs in popular music history. ❤

[@kimkathrein2463]

Oh clicked on this so fast cause love me some D&D. This is one of their later songs. Early hits to check out in order: Girls on Film; Rio; Hungry like a Wolf; The Reflex; A View to a Kill and Notorious just to name a few. Keep checking them out please! ❤

[@gushbond]

Man, I love this song. Check out Come Undone as well. I think you'll enjoy it.

[@trevortamboline279]

GREAT reaction! If you loved this one, try 'Come Undone' from the same album... I KNOW you'll love it too!

[@NunyaLiz]

Fun reaction! I didn't notice i was swaying my head, as well as mimicking your expressions til you'd started back up after your 1st pause; which is after I picked up my new(ish) big-A cup that came with a straw this time… When you started everything back up, so did I, including turning my face too far & forgetting to stop before it popped outta the far corner of my mouth still pretty full, before some purple rain gave me the tiniest sprinkle. Oh well, at least it smells like grape, yum… 😋 Thanks a ton for reacting to DD, my fav band (who isn't just for the early 80s - early 90s); there's 30+ yrs of studio work, live performances & mult side projects to dive thru. It's not all 1 genre either, so buckle up & i hope you continue to enjoy 😉 ✔️Liked ✔️Commented ✔️Subscribed Take care, Texas

[@rifki9055]

There was a guy on THE VOICE’ who covered this song! Awhile back! He killed it!👍👍👍

[@bighouse1695]

More Duran Duran please!

[@JeffreyTheTaylor]

Frank Zappa alum (and former Missing Persons axe man) Warren Cuccurullo on guitar was a key to this Duran rebirth in 1993. His lead lines gave much needed heft to what sometimes could be an airy Duran template.

[@billw715]

The entire band was key to this album & not limited to Cuccurullo. In regards to an "airy Duran template." Whatever this means.

[@felinefina8004]

I saw Duran Duran twice in concert. One time was when I just got out of high school in early 2000s. My sister and I were the youngest ones there lol but we were MTV kids of the 90s and loved them. The other time I saw them was like 2011 randomly at Ultra Music Festival in Miami. The band and Simon Le Bon sounded soooooooo amazing both nights. Definitely recommend going to a Duran Duran show if you have a chance.

[@jomc6734]

Simon, the lead singer, wrote the song about the death of his best friend. It is one of three songs - this one; Do You Believe in Shame and Out of My Mind.

[@TheMikeman1971]

Cant go wrong with Duran Duran !

[@jeanine6328]

This was sort of considered their first “grownup” song. They’d been an 80’s pop band and were often not taken seriously because they were…. and still are “pretty boys”. This was thought of as a comeback song but they never went anywhere to comeback from. A few others to consider checking out are - The Reflex, probably their biggest hit. - Rio - Do You Believe In Shame, another song for lost friends. - Notorious will make you want to dance - Reach Up for the Sunrise For a slightly naughtier taste there is - Bedroom Toys, it’s nothing explicit that would get you in trouble.

[@eamonconnelly8029]

Sure. But, they've had "grownup" songs far before this track.

[@Showboat69]

Duran Duran wild boys 😚

[@nannajaysadventures]

Duran Duran have been around forever ...40 years. So worth checking out the B side songs.... so much to explore in the world of DD.

[@Disco_Jay]

This is a great song and was their 90's biggest hit. Check out their earlier stuff from the 80's; especially The Reflex, Wild Boys, Planet Earth and Hungry Like the Wolf.

[@scotties.3414]

I KNEW you would like this song. And as usual nothing escapes your perceptive senses. This is about the suicide loss of a friend of Simon if I remember correctly. And I totally agree, this band has the skills to hit harder with their songwriting and lyrical/vocal talents. Be sure to check out Come Undone from the same album. Similar vibe and very cool

[@Duraffinity]

DuRAN DuRAN, emphasis on the second syllable. But yeah, they are incredible, and this is still one of my favorite songs of all time! If you want to hear more from them, I would recommend reacting to "Come Undone" next, which is from the same album (from 1993). But then maybe explore the music they are even more well known for from the '80s: "Rio", "Hungry Like the Wolf", "Wild Boys", "A View to a Kill", "Save A Prayer", "Notorious", etc..

[@barbaramcgee8933]

This is my favorite band for 42 years now. Please, please tell me you're going to explore their deep catalog.

[@pauljohnston3974]

This is one of my favourites of theirs and has been on my playlist for a long time. Love listening to it. In terms of other artists can you do Rag n Bone Man - Human The Streets - Fit but you know it Radiohead Franz Ferdinand - Michael 👍

[@neillenet291]

My favorite song by them

[@grantwasson2497]

Again, thank you for the variety you cover. This is one of my favorite Duran Duran tracks and not necessarily one of the few top 3 hits most other reaction channels cover.

[@Innov8te-1]

DUDE !! Your enthusiasm is fantastic. Keep it up... will now follow you.

[@TheNotedHero]

Yup, he lost his friend and this song is about grieving and how life is going on for everyone else while he's struggling with the loss and trying to get back to that ordinary world. Duran Duran was one of the biggest bands in the world at the time. Check out their song "Come Undone", it's my fave.

[@billw715]

Duran Duran was not one of the biggest bands at the time when Ordinary World was released in 1992. Duran Duran was one the biggest band during the mid-1980s. Ordinary World is the second song of a trilogy relating to Simon Le Bon's friend's passing in 1986. It is also a song that was inspired by The Gulf War (1990-1991). The first song of the trilogy begins with Do You Believe In Shame? (1988) & concludes with Out Of My Mind (1997).

[@TheNotedHero]

@@billw715 Fair, I should've said during their time. When this song dropped it was a bit of a revival for Duran Duran, they had gone quiet for a bit, we had moved onto other things. I remember being happy they were back, and their sound was a bit more refined for me.

[@billw715]

@@TheNotedHero I think I know what you meant but there are many who don't know & did not live in that era so just trying to be accurate as possible. I never went onto other things however & you're right about the band going quiet because their previous album in 1990, Liberty, was their first commercial failure. So to bounce back with two strong songs in Ordinary World & Come Undone- basically in 1993 (& with Ordinary World also being arguably one of their best works)- I couldn't have been more happier also. Cheers & thanks for sharing your experience.

[@barbaraperchluk9156]

This song is dedicated to my sister who passed away 💔

[@cjr1324]

These guys were a teenage girl band when I was in high school. Then later this song came out (under economic pressure to make some money) and I finally considered them legit. Still a great song decades later.

[@billw715]

The band's fan base was started by club-goers, people into alternative music & by college students. The band's fan base evolved several years later predominantly into a teen-age girl fan base. However, despite being over shadowed by this fan base, the club-goers, people into alternative music & college students were still prevalent fans of the band. The fan transformation was & is bizarre but that's what can happen to a group of good-looking musicians who were teenagers & into their early twenties themselves. The Beatles & The Rolling Stones lived a parallel existence/evolution in regards to their fan base as well.

[@johnmince6311]

I always took it as a break up song, reminds me of my struggle to get over my ex wife. But that's one of the great things about music means different things to different people.

[@billw715]

Typically, Simon Le Bon, the vocalist & main lyricist for Duran Duran, doesn't reveal the meaning of his lyrics/songs. He wants the listener to come up with their own interpretations. However, with Ordinary World, the lyrics & its main theme were inspired by another level of emotions since the song deals with the loss of his close & childhood friend, David Miles, who passed away in 1986. Le Bon's been open about the struggles he's processed with losing Miles over the years. The song was also lyrically inspired by The Gulf War (1990-1991). Ordinary World is a part of trilogy of songs that centers around the loss of Miles. The trilogy begins with Do You Believe In Shame? from Duran Duran's Big Thing album (1988) & written soon after Miles' passing & concludes with Out Of My Mind, ten years later, from Duran Duran's Medazzaland album (1997).

[@msfoodiediva]

Triumph is great Canadian band to check out

[@kimcutts6153]

🇬🇧It's the 2nd pronunciation Shon. 🎼

[@paulrt3]

"Save a Prayer" is another good one, along with "Rio", "Hungry like the Wolf" and "Girls on Film"

[@Joyinrepetition58]

Planet Earth by Duran Duran is an early 80s dance floor banger.

[@chabbu64]

OMG, I always associated this song with a break-up not a death - until now. This was one of my wife's favorite songs and she always said it made her think of me, which I always assumed was because I greatly resembled Simon LeBon (their vocalist) when I was younger. But since she passed over five years ago I've really struggled to find my way in life. It's like her attraction to this song was a prophecy or something.

[@billw715]

Sorry for your loss & like for many losing a loved one- the loss is impactful for forever. Coincidentally, Ordinary World (1992) is the second song in a trilogy that provides a window, per say, into Simon Le Bon's evolution in processing the death of his close & childhood friend, David Miles. He had passed five years prior in 1986 & five years after, Le Bon, too was still struggling in his own way about his loss. And to add, Ordinary World was also inspired by the The Gulf War (1990-91). The song that begins the trilogy is Do You Believe in Shame? from the band's Big Thing album (1988) & this song, lyrically, is a bit more raw in a sense since it was inspired soon after Miles' death. The song that concludes the trilogy is Out Of My Mind from Duran Duran's Medazzaland album (1997). Take Care.

[@Julian-to7ro]

Big up yourself, smooth king 😎

[@visionaryventures12]

This glorious group’s name is pronounced duh-RAN duh-RAN

[@kswwhodat]

Duran Duran, one of the most unique pop bands of all time, would love to see yo react to " Save a prayer" or " union of the snake"

[@zep68cd]

The song does not talk about a woman, or a love, but about the life in fame that he knew and disappeared entering to a new era of music with his band wich wasn't a #1 selling band anymore. Beautiful existentialist song.

[@Duraffinity]

Simon later clarified that it was about a friend who died of an overdose. But he also does say that it can be interpreted in many different ways as well.

[@freddiejamscat]

do the hu!!! seriously!! the most exciting thing in music in a LOOOONG time!! 😎😎

[@Bobby-vf7fv]

Hey Shon check out Save A Prayer by this band. Great song. I think you'd enjoy it. 2Cor4:18. Bob Moore. Charlotte NC. PS. I love your passion for music I grew up on (I'm 62). You're a top tier reactor because your genuine love for great music comes thru the screen.

[@jeremygrimes9203]

Awesome 🙏

[@renlyspeach7622]

Edit You have now opened one of my favorite cans of worms. Try everything from these bands, but start with: Depeche Mode - It's No Good, Enjoy the Silence Siousxie and the Banshees - Kiss Them for Me, Cities in Dust The Cure - Just Like Heaven, Pictures of You Another Durran Durran song you should check out: Come Undone Don't judge me, I love tons of different genres of music, but I was a kinderbat in the 90s.

[@billw715]

I don't think Depeche Mode has a song called Come Undone. Did you mean to add another Duran Duran suggestion with Come Undone?

[@renlyspeach7622]

@billw715 *facepalm* thank you. Fixing it now.

[@billw715]

@@renlyspeach7622 No facepalm necessary- means you're human & you've got great taste with all of your suggestions. Can't go wrong with any of those songs listed. Cheers. 🙂

[@ColinNesbit]

For a more light-hearted and fun Duran Duran song, check out "Rio" and "Hungry Like The Wolf".

[@davidmoss2548]

Simon Lebon the boys...excellent. Listen to Rio or Hungry Like the Wolf. Also did a James Bond theme song.

[@MEGATRON1069]

Oooooooii we are jumping on the 80s train again...there is a plethora of 80s music and its like an assortment of the best kind!!! Men without hats we can dance, cyndi Lauper the goonies theme or time after time or colors or she bop, devo whip it, living color cult of personality, the clash rock the casbah, talking heads burning down the house, tears for fears shout, everybody wants to rule the world mad world west end girls, simple minds dont you, toto africa, faith no more falling to pieces midlife crisis epic ashes to ashes easy strip search evidence everythings ruined be aggressive the real thing, front 242 headhunter, the eurythmics here comes the rain again sweet dreams would i lie to you walking on broken glass love is a stranger, soft cell tainted love, blondie call me rapture, the cars just what i needed drive the good times roll magic since your gone tonight she comes shake it up my best friends girl, the police message in a bottle roxanne every breath you take dont stand so close to me every little thing she does lets just start there and then we will really get into the 80s music

[@taramcblakeshire8516]

You should try some older Duran Duran like wild boys and

[@wilcowen6180]

React to come undone duran duran

[@YNergy]

According to an interview I saw with him, Simon LeBon wrote this after one of his good (best?) friends committed suicide.

[@billw715]

The band wrote the song which includes Le Bon but as the band's vocalist & main lyricist, he wrote the lyrics. With Ordinary World, the lyrics & its main theme were inspired by another level of emotions since the song deals with the loss of his close & childhood friend, David Miles, who passed away in 1986. The song was also lyrically inspired by The Gulf War (1990-1991). Ordinary World is a part of trilogy of songs that centers around the loss of Miles. The trilogy begins with Do You Believe In Shame? from Duran Duran's Big Thing album (1988) & written soon after Miles' passing & concludes with Out Of My Mind, ten years later, from Duran Duran's Medazzaland album (1997).

[@Slamnationsbiscuit]

Your second pronouncement was correct, but if you're like this one, they've got so many more but my favorites are Rio and say a prayer and white lines cover and come undone and I'm sure there's some others that I'm forgetting that I really like but they have a lot of stuff including I think two or three songs that were the theme songs to the James Bond movies

[@izzyworld8068]

In the UK we say "Dew-Ran Dew-Ran"

[@jaymez3461]

Great song, but you're missing out on all of their awesome 80s music. They have an extensive catalog that spans over 40 years. So much more to hear from them. Their more recent music is also great.

[@billw715]

One step/song at a time.