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John Taylor is one of the best bassists in music. Period.
@Scott Allen So correct. He was dismissed in the early days being so easy on the eyes. However, what a talented musician he is!
come on...
Yup! John Taylor has some of the best bass lines to this day
John entwistle is definetly better
And Roger Taylor was one of the best lead guitarists, and Nick Rhodes was phenomenal a keyboardist!
Simon Le Bon stood at the front of that boat is such an iconic 80's image.
Yes especially with the Miami Vice suit 👍👍
Hope he returned it once the camera crew went home.
He was my crush... sigh...
Deffo. With that suit on I always got a Bryan Ferry vibe. 💖💖💖
Simon Le Bon - the only guy who actually looks good wearing a speedo.
Back when MTV didn’t suck! 80’s were the best😎
Do they even play music videos anymore?🤔😉
This is one of the most legendary basslines of all time. John Taylor is an absolute beast.
They were incredibly successful yet under appreciated as musicians, because people got distracted by their looks and their fan base. They are spectacular songwriters and musicians. John Taylor is one of the best bass players out there.
Yes, they are beautiful and talented.
John Taylor. That's the name of the bassist. And he is great indeed. Roger Taylor is the drummer.
And this is one of the best pop songs of the 80s.
3 Taylors 0 related. 😅
And not to be confused with another drummer named Roger Taylor lol
@@dipsydoodle7988 3 Taylors and no Duran. Simon and Nick should just change their name and be done with. And then they can be Taylor Taylor 😆
@@saritatambayong4002 😂
@@saritatambayong4002 Taylor Made LMFAO!!!
Girls on Film please! The uncensored version will be just fine!
Oh yes indeed
lol!! yes pleazzzz
I second this request.
Hell yes !!
If you like John Taylor's bass / Roger Taylor's Drums then yes.. Girls on Film!
Should we tell J about Duran Duran's Save A Prayer? He may never be the same again...
The Most Beautiful of their Videos! .... They did the Best Videos!
I did that one already lol months ago just haven’t posted it
@@jamesalexander5623 And what about Notorious and Election Day?
@@JayveeTV so that's why you're not the same J LOL
@@JayveeTV Have you done the The Chauffeur yet? Needs the Video watched and in your own time the song listened to without the video. The song is the bomb.
"PLANET EARTH"
"THE CHAUFFEUR"
"SAVE A PRAYER"
"NEW MOON ON MONDAY"
"IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW"
"THE REFLEX"
"GIRLS ON FILM"
The Chauffeur is probably the most solid song they made. When first came out i really enjoyed it but it was also i guess swamped by its Video. But the song is very solid
Also Hungry Like The Wolf, and their James Bond theme song View To A Kill!
Also Union of the Snake and A View to a Kill.
So good, so fun!!! View to a kill also
Forgot:
"UNION OF THE SNAKE"
"WILD BOYS"
"A VIEW TO A KILL"
"COME UNDONE"- There "comeback" hit from 1993 I think.
I should also mention:
"Election Day"
"Notorious" by Arcadia. Simon Le Bon, Nick (Bates- his real surname. He called himself Rhodes because of the Rhodes synthesizer he played) Roger Taylor.
"(BANG A GONG) GET IT ON"
"COMMUNICATION"
"SOME LIKE IT HOT"
"HARVEST FOR THE WORLD"- An Isley Brothers cover. Andy shares lead vocals with Robert Palmer.
"STILL IN YOUR HEART". All from the splinter group The Power Station. John Taylor, Andy Taylor, Robert Palmer (RIP) and Chic drummer Tony Thompson (RIP)
Also:
"I Do What I Do (To Have You)"- John Taylor solo project from the soundtrack of the Mickey Rourke/Kim Basinger movie 9 1/2 Weeks.
"Take It Easy"- Andy Taylor solo project from the soundtrack of the film American Anthem starring 1984 Gold Medal gymnast Mitch Gaylord and Janet Jones ( Mrs. Wayne Gretzky). Andy was also featured on the Belinda Carlyle(sp) song "Mad About You". He was in the video and did the guitar solo. Oh yes baby, I was a big Duranie!!!
I was the biggest Duranie!! My first concert in 84. John Taylor was EVERYTHING!!😍😍
Right?! I was a New Waver i.e. Depeche Mode, The Smiths, The Cure, Yaz, Sisters of Mercy, Eurasure, NIN, The Beat, The Specials, Selector ( last 3 all ska bands)
I was in Belfast when all the new wave bands were released, like Roxy Music Gary Numan cars, the Buggles videos Video Killed the Radio Star etc.
@@lesleywarnock228 same 🙋🏻♀️
Snap, not my first concert but went to see The Planet Earth tour at that time, my hubby got chased around a couple of streets because he looked like John, he was terrified but it was hilarious..lol .
@@lynnhamps7052 looked like John!!!! Agrghh!!! 😂😂😂
Yep they are the sound of my teenage years, John Taylor was my heartthrob, had a cushion with his face on it
Simon Le Bon is a very underrated songwriter.. 🇬🇧🇺🇸
This "Rio" video revolutionized the music video industry.
It REALLY did! It was such an exciting time to watch MTV videos. Younger generations today don't seem to get that. Imagine if you had never seen your favorite bands outside of playing a few TV performances like on Top of the Pops or American Bandstand, and then VOILA! MTV appears - 24 HOURS A DAY of your favorite bands, not just replaying concert footage, but actually ACTING out the storylines in their songs! It was monumental for the time. I was a preteen living in the Midwest, so this was the most amazing thing I had ever seen at the time. Even more amazing is how now in 2021 we can rewatch the original videos anytime we want and interact with other fans and the band in real time chat! I really think the younger generations take this for granted. When I was a kid and a teen, we had to literally write REAL letters to the band and mail it to the band fan club! We were lucky to get a response, and if we did, we usually got an autographed poster and other collectibles.
The bass guitarist from Incubus mentioned once that this song has the best bass line in modern music. Btw Duran Duran made MTV famous back then and not the other way round 😊
Hey John Taylor was asked if they had slowed this song down just a TAD over the years to make it easier and he said NO. Him and the drummer give each other the "good luck and see you on the other side" look before they dive in and GOOOO!
The Drummer? - you mean Roger Taylor??
I saw John Taylor one time at a music seminar and he said that, at this point, you could hand him a ukulele at 4am and he could play this baseline on it. Haha!
@@echopryme I believe it! lol
@@mrfrisky2997 I am well aware of his name. I was pretty confident he wouldn't know it though. So I stuck with drummer. :)
@@tylergirl1970 , lot's of ghost notes, about every other note. It's fast, difficult because it's repetitive, but it's not too hard, as most of it is in power chord shapes. It's one of my favorite bass lines to play. Hold Back the Rain is very similar and from that same period, and Late Bar is as well. John's writing style and playing style at that time ( for faster songs ) was to fill a song up, lots of percussive things going on. He became more of a pocket player after Seven and the Ragged Tiger LP. I'm a huge John Taylor and DD fan, love playing about everything they did on guitar, bass, and synths. Wish I could sing though. lol
“Planet Earth”, please. 💜
“View to a Kill” (Bond movie theme)
“Wild Boys”
“The Reflex”
“Notorious”
(And I went back and checked that you’d already done “Ordinary World”.)
I LOVE Planet Earth soooo much
@@StaciaAmnaber It’s my favorite of theirs. To me, everything about it is perfect.
The Nightboat is one of their best videos and a great song too.
@@StaciaAmnaber Shits over anything in 2020 no kidding the 80s sound and look is untouchable.
Yes!!!! I love "Planet Earth"
It's not an 80s song without the saxaphone..it was a requirement for any hit ;) Love Duran Duran!!
Crap....i just kinda said the same thing. But you beat me to it by about a month😂😂😂
MASSIVELY underrated band! John Taylor is a beast on the bass.
I highly agree with your statement! They never received the credit due them. They are STILL putting out music and STILL don't receive the recognition. What are your thoughts on Andy versus Warren? I'm just curious. I know every true Duran fan has their own opinion on this subject. 😉
@@coffeeislife125 I'm an Andy guy. Warren can play his ass off, no doubt, but there was a synergy when Andy was there that just made things work much cleaner, ya know?
John Taylor on bass, Roger Taylor on drums.❤️
And Andy Taylor on guitar.
With Simon Taylor and Nick Taylor on vocal and keyboard
🤭🤣🤣I choose to forget Andy.
and dont forget "union of the snake"
I forgot to list that one!
Oh yeah I love that song! ☺
God they have so many good songs!
Hungry like a Wolf was my favorite.
He did that one
Yes if you search Jaytvee and the name of the song you will see it
With the "moaning" in background 😋
Such an overplayed tune. :p
Rio was MTV
I remember being 13 watching this video with my jaw on the floor
I never felt like they got enough credit just bcause they happened to be good looking and dressed sharp.
MTV did play this a lot but they had nothing to do with the production of the video.
Russell Mulcahy was the director to all those like Hungry Like the Wolf Rio they were all recorded and he was the director in Sri Lanka
All the songs in 80's played on MTV . All videos were pretty much a short movie. Each band did their own music videos trying to outdo each other. That's how the mtv music awards started originally as the mtv video music awards.
Gotta admit my favorite member of the band is Nick Rhodes. Lol. Definitely recommend "A View To A Kill" which was the only James Bond theme to hit #1 on the charts!
I think he was also one of the brains of the band. If my 15year old girl in me remembers he started the band.
me tooo
I love Nick!!! 😍
Nick was my guy, too. 😍
Nick was my guy too! Totally in love.
So many great songs. A great rabbit hole.. view to a kill, reflex, say a prayer, notorious, girls on film, new moon on Monday
Yeees
Wild Boys!
American science
You can tell my head’s turned into Christmas food... I had to read your comment twice. First I was like ”what the hell?! I have every single Duran Duran album and loads of b:sides but I’ve never heard a track called A Great Rabbit Hole” 🤦🏻♀️😂😂
Come Undone - the darkest, sexiest, love song of all time!
This video was HUGE on MTV back then. It would play constantly.
The good old days of MTV
I can’t think of a single bad thing, to say about These guys, they are just really good.
When I saw this notification, my eyes got really big and I got super excited. No one ever reacts to this. The months of begging worked. Congrats my fellow comment section Duranies! Great work! 🙌 This is the videoest of videos. The bass god is John Taylor and back then a good number of us had our weddings to him all planned out. Even if we were still in elementary school. The drummer is the one who got bit by the crab, Roger Taylor. Andy Taylor, the guitarist, was sent overboard. (foreshadowing) Nick Rhodes, keyboardist, is the photographer and stalkee. And our ship's captain is our frontman and our beacon through this dark world, Mr. Simon Le Bon. Thanks sooooo much for reacting to this. 🙏
p.s. the guys were just pretending to play the sax. The guy they usually worked with, Andy Hamilton, isn't in the video.
Dying at the foreshadowing remark. Only true DD fans get that!
The look on Jovaughn's face when the sax solo starts: I live for that! 🤣
Play That Bass John, My all time favourite song was Save A Prayer seeing them play it live was truly Special will never forget it.
The saxophone in an 80's song is never a 'surprise'. It's almost mandatory.
They always end their live shows with this song. It’s joyful with beach balls, full lights & confetti falling from the rafters. Duran Duran just celebrated their 40th anniversary this week and we’re awaiting their 15th album.
I lived and breathed Duran Duran in the early 80s. In 2017 I even named my kitty Rio.
The funnest 80’s band. Great choice! “Planet Earth” also has a sick bass line you might like.
This was a huuuuuuuuge hit in the 80’s
That sax break is one of the best of all time. Those guy were heavily into funk and soul like Chic and Roxy Music so they were willing to incorporate sax along with John Taylor's those super funky bass lines. It was inevitable that they eventually got Nile Rodgers to produce an album.
if it wasn't for Duran Duran i never would've met my wife, and in my case, i am very lucky i went. (also out of any concert i ever went to, hottest girls by far) i will also suggest "New Moon on Monday"
The guy in the burgundy pants pretending to play the saxophone is the bassist John Taylor one of the founding fathers for this band. The guy thrown overboard is Andy Taylor the guitarist. The guy caught up in the net is the drummer Roger Taylor. The guy lounging in the cabin as the girls creeps by is the other Co founding father of the band; the keyboardist Nick Rhodes, and of course the blonde singing lead is Simon LeBon. They were called the second British wave (the Beatles being the first) when they came to the U.S. There was never anyone who sounded like them then and there never will be. I am definitely a Durannie (long time fan).
This is one of my favourite Duran Duran songs, I love this band. They have so many brilliant songs it is hard to choose
Duran Duran was one of those bands that had such a distinctive sound you would recognize a song was by them even if you'd never heard the song before. Like the Beach Boys, or The Bangles.
The bass line is off the hook. John Taylor was my CRUSH!
Jay should pin this as a Team John vs Team Simon thread🤣
PS. John wins 😏
Hi, yes John Taylor was too fine! I totally agree 👍🏻
@@missgmoma I was so in love with all 6'2" of that man. Still am, he's a top-notch bass player beyond his swoony looks.
@@DarlaVaughan same here, everyone was in love with Simon but when a video played I never saw Simon , my eyes stayed fixed on your boy 🤗
John Taylor was mine sorry!! Yall can have Simon. Oh how much was a D2 fanatic.
@@StaciaAmnaber okay peace, I won’t throw hands over him 🤣 I don’t want Simon though you might have to take them both ✌🏻
I’m so glad you finally heard Rio!! I love this song so much. I‘ve been a massive Duran Duran fan for decades. The bassist is John Taylor. He’s incredible, and you can find that bass track on isolated recordings and really hear it. 🔥! He has some solo videos also, about playing bass. Here are some other D2 requests:
Planet Earth
My Own Way
Careless Memories
New Moon on Monday
Come Up & See Me/Make Me Smile
Friends of Mine
And you gotta check out the side groups Arcadia and Power Station too!
My soul sister! Friends of Mine and Come Up and See Me are 2 of my very faves, going waaaay back. I haven't seen anyone react to Arcadia (or Power Station), Goodbye is Forever or Election Day are so great!
@@barbaramcgee8933 I was listening to Arcadia when your comment popped up!! 💕
@@barbaramcgee8933 For so many years, my only copy of “Come Up & See Me” was my cassette tape recording off the radio, which had morning radio hosts talking over the beginning. 😂 They didn’t release any form of that song for purchase in the US for *ages*! Eventually I got a UK single of The Reflex, which had it on the B-side, and then eventually it came out on that compilation CD. Phew!
@@holyspacemonkey I only had it on a vhs tape of a partial concert I taped off Nickelodeon, of all places, back in the early 80s. It's one I've always wanted to see them play live but they never do.
While they were busy selling an image with these videoclips, the quality of the songs was massively underrated by a lot of ppl back in the day. The clips were slick and attracted mostly a female teen audience at their concerts. That's why they were frowned upon by the more serious press and music lovers.
Yet if they bothered to actually pay attention the work Duran was doing they would have been very surprised how good they really are..
Check out "The Chauffeur" by Duran Duran. SUCH A GOOD SONG!
I highly recommend checking this one out from the live "when the lights go down" show. Be amazed.
YEESSSS!
Probably the most underrated but most solid songs. Probably my fav of theirs. Certainly as i grew up.
Yep - my favourite!
Good song is an understatement...
Yeah I was waiting for this. "Wild Boys" is a good one.
It’s so great that you mentioned the bass! It’s John Taylor, and listening to his playing helped me to “hear” the bass in songs by other bands. Great review of an iconic song!
Two things: 1. You get this look in your eye when you really like something 😇 you can’t fake that and it’s awesome. 2. You always let the song play to the end which is just how it needs to be. But so many people don’t and it’s cringey! 🤘👍
Wild Boys
Agree
Yes, please!
Their music, looks, fashion sense, and their emergence as the ultimate mtv band- one of my 3 faves still with Depeche Mode and Tears for Fears
OMG y'all. Me and my sister were the BIGGEST "DURANIES"! That's what Duran Duran fans called themselves in my neck of the woods in the 80's.
"this is straight mtv" man you dont realize those word you spoke were so true. They said this is the first group or the only one who they said were ready for MTV. This came out in MTv's early years.
This entire album is amazing. Top to bottom, not a weak link anywhere.
One of my favorite lines from any song. "Cherry ice cream smile; I suppose it's very nice". The way he sings that backhanded compliment always brings a smile.
I loved Roger Taylor, my friend Wendy loved John. My sister loved Nick (keyboards). Oh to be young again with the lessons learned that I have now.
I love Roger too. My cousins' were Simon and John 😄.
It was always Simon and Nick for me. My friend was obsessed with Roger and my sister loved Andy. I never liked John until I actually looked back as an adult to their videos. He was and still is bloody gorgeous and I don't know why I never saw it back then..
They’re just as good live!
This video is practically synonymous with MTV, it was played in such heavy rotation, but you can see why. Now you just need to find some good Adam & the Ants to react to!
John Taylor is self taught. He started playing bass late at 16 years old. By the time this song came out 1982 he had only been performing on bass a little while by the time this video came out.
Hungry Like The Wolf is totally worthy of reacting to.
This group is from my hometown, used to play in a club called the Rum Runner ❤️
Brummie boys!!
Duran Duran are a real band. Fantastic musicians and great live.
This band ruled MTV. Absolutely my favorite group of the ‘80s.
One of my all time bands period! 🎵❤️🎸🎶
Remember in the 80's we were all sure we were going to die of nuclear war? I wonder if that's what added that special spice to the music.
You're are about as easy as a Nuclear War!...Please Please tell me NOW ! "Is there Something I Should Know?"
@@xoxxobob61 My favorite video and song about the subject was "Dancing With Tears in My Eyes" by Ultravox. Check it out if your not familiar with it.
@@janstan8407No worries ! I am a huge fan of Ultravox and Midge Ure! I grew up in the 80's !
This is true. When I was about 10 I truly thought I would never reach 18. Hence my disdain for all things divisive and media driven narratives these days.
@@MM22333 I remember when Bowie was in Berlin with Iggy Pop. Berlin was considered THE place to be for the cutting edge, musically and politically. Anything could happen at ANY time.
Hi Jay, try 'Careless Memories' a track that's often missed
Duran Duran was basically the Beatles of the 80s. They ruled the world as the biggest band. Hit after hit after hit.
Im into sailing so I always loved this video. This boat is a vintage beauty. Its a "Ketch" style yacht named Eilean that was built in 1936. The boat was sailed under many different owners over the next 5 decades. In 2006, Italian watchmaker Panera saw her in an English channel in a sad state of disrepair. Instantly recognizing her from Duran Duran videos Panera bought her and arranged for her to be completely restored. She was re-launched in 2009 as part of an advertising campaign for Panera. In 2012, some original members of Duran Duran were present when Eilean was featured in the classic yacht regatta in Antigua. They wept as she sailed across the finish line in all her original glory.
Andy Hamilton has been playing sax for them since this album! 30 yrs later, he's still their go to player
And now you heard one of the most perfect new-wave songs!!! ❤️
Thanks for finally doing some Duran Duran! I don't think anyone has( from the people I watch). That intro and sax solo is why I live for this song.
Duran Duran were EVERYTHING in the 80s ❤❤❤❤❤
The Double D boys were excellent musicians. Could you do "Notorious" please?
I LOVED Duran Duran! Floor to ceiling posters...you name it, I had it!
1980s! How I love your music so much!!
I’ve seen them in concert 4 times. Always a great show, Simon talks a lot to audience.
the pop music in the 80/90's was FANTASTIC and the Duran Duran was between the maximum expression of the pop music of that years. Metalhead writing this ...... Hearing the great feeing between bassline, drumline, syntetizers and Le Bon voice ..... takes you to another planet
There are not too many songs with better bass lines than that. And that sax...DAMN
Saw Duran Duran when I was in High School, in Chicago... I was infatuated with them! 😍🤪
The band Is Roger(drums) Simon (Lead singer) John (guitar) Nick (keyboards) and at that time Andy was bass.
you got that backwards - john was bass / andy was guitar
Memories of my teenage years! Listening to Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Nik Kershaw....
Their good looks distracted people from their talent. They were talented musicians, vocalists and songwriters.
Girls on Film, anyone? (the uncensored version, of course)
One of the best songs ever. It always sounds awesome every time you listen.
Ok I’ll admit it, I was dancing along with you Jovaughn!! How could you not want to dance, right? There are not enough words to describe how much I love Duran Duran! Did you know that they performed at Robert Downey Jr.’s 50th birthday party!! Thank you J for you great reactions to Duran Duran! Anytime I hear one of their songs I remember being right in front of the stage looking at the leader singer’s (Simon Le Bon) blue eyes and close enough to see a mole on John Taylor’s (the bassists) chest. My mom just cracked up when I told her that! She said did you enjoy the concert?? I was like umm yes!! Love your reactions J!
Nothing captured the revolution of MTV better than RIO. Play that fuckin bass John. Duran Duran😍
As a 12 yo these guys were the first band I truly loved as mine. They were the gateway to my lifelong passion for music. And John Taylor is the reason I still love sharp cheekboned guitarists ♥️
The mighty Russell Mulcahy directed this - they had no storyboards or any plan and did it in about a day and the sax bits were done showing different guys because they were pick up bits done on the fly in about 5 minutes in various locations using various band members. It's amazing how well it comes together.
They are the most beautiful band ever!! Their sound and their looks were 🔥 🔥!!
John Taylor is the bassist (the one in the red suit at the end on the boat). Everyone thinks Duran Duran are just pretty boys, but damn they could play!
Duran Duran is the best! They are very under rated....exceptional musicianship
Pure 80's lushness. Excess at its best. God i miss my youth.
Duran Duran was one of the great MTV bands. Their success went hand-in-hand with the channel's for that first decade. They made great videos to great 80's synth-pop music, and MTV had great success playing them. There were quite a few artists in the 80's who owed their success to their exposure on MTV, and yeah, there definitely was an art to the videos. A particular style that was hard to pin down but had to do with movement, clever or intense use of colors, oddball characters, precise visual rhythms, and bizarre storylines. If you're into the 80's video thing, try
"She Blinded Me With Science" czcams.com/video/V83JR2IoI8k/video.html
"Shock the Monkey" czcams.com/video/CnVf1ZoCJSo/video.html
"Addicted to Love" czcams.com/video/XcATvu5f9vE/video.html
"Need You Tonight/Mediate" czcams.com/video/MiVbq6ZnNc4/video.html
Each of those videos are classics of the genre. (I know you've already seen "Hot for Teacher", another brilliant example of 80's over-the-top goofiness.) It was so much fun to witness all that crazed enthusiasm for a new art form! :D
There are just so many great Duran Duran songs, and you are exactly right... they don't sound like anybody else
Best group ever. My absolute favs since 1982. Seen them 15 times in concert. John Taylor will always be my bass god.
I was about 10 when this came out and I ADORED Duran Duran. There is excruciatingly embarrassing home videos of me dancing around the living room singing “Her name is- insert my name- and she dances on the sand”. I also made my parents let me get my hair cut in the style of the girl on the album cover.
The bass is INSANE!!
Yeah this is absolutely classic MTV of the 80's with the bright pastels, the girls, the sun, and carefully coiffed hair everywhere. The bassist is JOHN TAYLOR and he was and is phenomenal. He does some tutorials on CZcams that are easy to find. Of course the drummer is Roger taylor and guitarist is Andy Taylor. None of them are related.
Duran Duran’s bass player is John Taylor. The entire band are superb musicians. To answer your question, yes, they were the darlings of early MTV and their videos were like fantasy travelogues, filmed in places like Antigua (Rio) and Sri Lanka ( Save a Prayer, Hungry Like the Wolf). 😎
This video was actually shot with a far more massive budget than their contemporaries. They hired a major director and actually shot it on motion picture film.
Duran Duran is a band that is highly underrated in their musicianship. Largely due to their image overshadowing everything they did.
Hi Jayvee, longtime American Duranie fan here since 1982. So awesome to see you appreciating this song! Not bad for self-taught British boys, eh? Rio is a fun song to listen to and dance to, and yes this video CATAPULTED Duran Duran and MTV onto the world scene (along with Hungry Like the Wolf, filmed in Sri Lanka). This video was filmed at the very beginnings of MTV. The videos at that time were all experimental - anything goes! It was a new art form. DD videos in particular were very BIG screen cinematic quality. They were intended to be mini music movies.
I was a preteen at the time when I first saw the Rio video. I had already seen the videos for Hungry Like the Wolf and Planet Earth before this one. In the early 80s, music fans had never seen bands do anything like this before, on television. It was very exciting to watch new MTV videos. I found Duran Duran altogether to be intriguing, exotic and creative. I was hooked on their music from the first time I heard them, and I am always interested in hearing any new songs they come up with. Good job on this review! You were spot on about John Taylor's bass playing, Roger Taylor's drumming and the sax. But also remember Duran Duran's distinct unique sound is very much also due to Nick Rhodes synth keyboard.
You should definitely check out Election Day by Arcadia! It’s a side project by 3/5 of Duran Duran!!
This band should be next in The Rock Hall of Fame!! Seeing them in concert is amazing!!
This song is about a man sailing the world who's not complete without a woman as his shipmate. She is his compass and saves him from all sorts of trouble. You could see him constantly getting in trouble throughout the video and each time she rescued him.
I love the imagination and creativeness of the Rio video…so colorful and fun, and yeah, this was a monster on MTV back in the 80s! ❤️👍