I remember Christmas 1985, my Uncle Kevin told me Duran Duran wasn’t a “real band” and I wouldn’t remember them by the time I was 40. Well, I am 48, have seen them 8 times, and I still want to marry Simon.
I had a similar conversation with my dad when I was a teenager. I've seen them a dozen times, and every time I do, I call him from the venue and tell him "Hey, guess what - I'm about to see Duran Duran again! Guess you were wrong!" Sadly, I lost my dad last month and won't be able to keep this tradition up. :(
A year later and I am realizing how amazing he sounded here. As a long-time fan, I have witness many times his voice cracking. Not once in this performance.
My favorite band since I was 11. will be 49. I was glad to take my daughter to see them in concert. She was raised on their music. she loved All she wants is and save a prayer, come undone
@@aprilbrown9655That is so great! Im 21 and they are my favorite band too since I was little. And my mother introduced me to their music just like you with your daughter. Their music is sheer sublime and compelling and I love and respect duran duran so much . You are so lucky to see them at concert .
Nothing could be more emblematic and exciting than the number one fan band of Bowie to cover the song 5 YEARS just in the fifth year of his return to stardust! Love it!
You might find that most bands of their generation were No 1 fans of David Bowie's. Nearly all the New Romantic and New Wave bands. The Blitz guys had one theme song: Heroes.
I have to admit, I only watched (listened to) it a few times over the past year...but this time, for some reason, I noticed something else, and have revisited it about 20 times since last night. I can't get enough of the vocal range Simon showcased here. How did I miss it during their first performance of this last year? Shame on me.,
Gosh I'm only 32 years old, Duran Duran is amazing, I remember my mom playing their music when I was young... Now I play it all the time, and my kids love it too. They are true pioneers, extremely talented, and I am so thankful for their amazing art!!!
That’s awesome. I remember when I was on deployment serving in the Navy, my old Navy Captain on the ship I was on, we were pulling into Rio and he decided to play “Rio” throughout the whole ship over the speaker system. The whole entire crew and I we were manning the rails singing to the whole entire song which was super awesome and funny. Good times in Rio.
Gorgeous tribute to David Bowie, you've done him proud. I lost my sister 5 years ago, as well, so this has extra meaning for me. ❤️...And I always love seeing "tiger baby".
I remember the interview Simon gave at the time of Bowie’s passing filmed by his friend Vuk Vidor. DB was a massive influence to him from the age of 14. In fact he wanted to be him. He couldn’t believe he’d died. His extraordinary & passionate vocals here, I think, demonstrate his desire to give his all - significant vocal & diaphragm training to achieve those long notes; Singing with his heart on his sleeve. I love this DD track; such passion, emotion and dedication.
I keep coming back to this song. Bowie’s original is so perfect, and like someone else commented, you’ve gotta have balls to cover it… but leave it to Simon, Nick, and the boys to give it the love and care it deserves. And holy crapola, Simon just sings the everloving shit out of it- he is magnificent. When he holds that high G at 2:48 and it effortlessly just locks right in, I could die… and then that B at the end… holy crap, it’s glorious.
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This song and video is just so amazing and impressive especially the fact that each band member was filmed individually playing in their own homes in LA and London, so they put them all together in this video to make it look like they were all in the same area. This song is just so amazing and Simons voice is even better today than ever and the guys all look so amazing, I really hope they put this Bowie song on their new up coming album that would be great. Excellent work Duran Duran!!
From the Animals, to Lady Gaga, Lou Reed, Led Zep, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Steve Harley, and so many more. Duran is not only the greatest original band of our time but also the greatest cover band of all time!
I loved and still do... you in the early 80s!...you were my hero's I've just turned 55 on the 21st of January. You all look beautiful!!! Nick... Please never change the way you look!! .... Love to you all!!!.... From a once upon a time...Good looking New Romantic...North Wales.. Welsh Man. xxx
Oh My God...this amazing band never disappoints me. The voice of Simon and the charisma of Nick are awesome. I have been following DD since my 15´s and 35 years later sound even better.
Ive loved Bowie since he was a shaggy haired folk singer and always dread anyone covering anything he ever created because they will never do it justice. "5 years" is one of Bowies most beautiful creations and still makes me cry after all these years. This version by Duran Duran has done Bowie proud. ❤
I'm not usually a fan of covers, but when I heard this it blew me away. Been a Bowie fan since a teenager, early 70's, you did him proud. The piano sounds just as it did too. Hec, just seen whose on piano. Awesome
I’m one of those critical Duran fans. Love them and sometimes wanna shout curse words at them. ‘White lines’ being exhibit No.1. Arcadia was a great idea that should have done better critically.. Remember sneaking to see them in the mid 80s at the NEC. Happy days. This is a surprisingly tricky Bowie song to cover but I wasn’t expecting it to be this good. Simons voice is in the best shape I’ve heard for ages and he nailed it with passion. I got into Bowie via DD so thanking them for starting my musical journey and for this perfect tribute to the man who fell to earth.
Simon has such a FABULOUS voice
He is the bets!!!
Fact
Wonderful...Simon i love you ❤
Great voice...great Duran Duran...fantastic!!
Never sounded better!
Love the way he interpreted this!
I remember Christmas 1985, my Uncle Kevin told me Duran Duran wasn’t a “real band” and I wouldn’t remember them by the time I was 40. Well, I am 48, have seen them 8 times, and I still want to marry Simon.
I had a similar conversation with my dad when I was a teenager. I've seen them a dozen times, and every time I do, I call him from the venue and tell him "Hey, guess what - I'm about to see Duran Duran again! Guess you were wrong!"
Sadly, I lost my dad last month and won't be able to keep this tradition up. :(
I wanted to marry John. But I'm ok with what I got.
Jajajajajajajajaa
Same🤣❤️
I still want to marry Simon too!
The Boys are still kicking ass. Love them for loving Bowie.
Wild boys.
absolute legends covering an absolute legend
Its insane how Duran Duran is still fucking Duran Duran!!! This is great. They still sound so good
Nah. No where near as good as they were.
Austin how about just saying "Duran Duran is still Duran Duran" and leave out profanity huh? Grow up.
You're right they sound incredible though however Nick needs to lose the eyeliner he looks really bad with it
Fanboys in a fight.
@@NintendoPsycho wouldn't call it a fan boy fight though? He's pissed about swearing 🤬😂 Not duran duran
garson shines, it’s awesome that he gave his talents and time to duran/this tribute.
Simon's voice just doesn't grow old, amazing!
A year later and I am realizing how amazing he sounded here. As a long-time fan, I have witness many times his voice cracking. Not once in this performance.
This is how to make a cover!!!
This is not an easy song to cover. Simon de Bon did a superb job
I only have one thing to say: Duran Duran is one of the best bands of all time!
I agree with you ( from Italy)
better than Eyonce and bIBBER.
Nick’s eye makeup is still on point after 40 years.
reminded me of his "Notorious" looks, but this wingtip is sharper.
Yep! Youre right..lol
I hope he continues to do it forever too!
I expect nothing else from him
Even better, imo!
Completely credible cover of a Bowie masterpiece. Bravo, Duran Duran.
Duran Duran is immortal
My favorite band since I was 11. will be 49. I was glad to take my daughter to see them in concert. She was raised on their music. she loved All she wants is and save a prayer, come undone
@@aprilbrown9655That is so great! Im 21 and they are my favorite band too since I was little. And my mother introduced me to their music just like you with your daughter. Their music is sheer sublime and compelling and I love and respect duran duran so much . You are so lucky to see them at concert .
We were talking about them today. I want to c them one more time. My daughter will be 21 this year. We love Duran Duran so much
Damn these guys are good! Who's with me ?
I believe Nick and John were big fans of Bowie,as teenagers. So Duran Duran did, in a way, grew out of David Bowie.
Duran is Class*.
Their sound 81-85 is much much more Roxy Music than anyone else.
Simon is actually biggest Bowie fan
@@DJXLX Then maybe John is the big Roxy fan.
@@ColtraneTaylor oh yeay
And Nick of Japan 😉
Their cover of Fame is pretty amazing. I still have the 12" single.
The boys were Teenagers when Bowie was on the the Top of the pops that night. Thursday July 6th, 1972.... Love it
Nothing could be more emblematic and exciting than the number one fan band of Bowie to cover the song 5 YEARS just in the fifth year of his return to stardust! Love it!
I love this comment!
😍
You might find that most bands of their generation were No 1 fans of David Bowie's. Nearly all the New Romantic and New Wave bands. The Blitz guys had one theme song: Heroes.
His voice is still the best on the Earth
Five years ago we lost you David 😔👨🏼🎤
Why is Duran Duran the only pop group that's like a fine wine?!
R.I.P. Ser Bowie! Thank U Duran!
Yay! Mike Garson!
Simon's voice is still golden as when I first heard him way back in the eighties. I love Duran Duran.....a great band.
Even better 💪
This is the best band ever
I seriously cannot stop watching this. Simon’s vocals are soooo good.
I have to admit, I only watched (listened to) it a few times over the past year...but this time, for some reason, I noticed something else, and have revisited it about 20 times since last night. I can't get enough of the vocal range Simon showcased here. How did I miss it during their first performance of this last year? Shame on me.,
they were not touched up in post production.
@@melissademidov112 ¹Q+
duran duran best band in the world
Only a band like this can cover Bowie.
No way..they sound like amateurs on one of those reality TV shows!!
@@robertshirley3422 You're entitled to your wrong opinion.
Big Poppa...If I'm entitled to my own opinion, why would you arrogantly assume it's wrong..you dumb putz!!!
Comparing Duran Duran to Bowie is like comparing The Beatles to Badfinger 😂😂
😂😂😂
As Long As The World Has Duran Duran, We Can Go On Living.
They have aged brilliantly. Duran had their first hit 40 years ago. Doesn't time go by so swiftly.
But not for them they haven’t aged!
They are like fine wine
Gosh I'm only 32 years old, Duran Duran is amazing, I remember my mom playing their music when I was young... Now I play it all the time, and my kids love it too. They are true pioneers, extremely talented, and I am so thankful for their amazing art!!!
That’s awesome. I remember when I was on deployment serving in the Navy, my old Navy Captain on the ship I was on, we were pulling into Rio and he decided to play “Rio” throughout the whole ship over the speaker system. The whole entire crew and I we were manning the rails singing to the whole entire song which was super awesome and funny. Good times in Rio.
@Robert Fiore Thank you for the kind words Robert!! Cheers 🍻🍻
Pretty much perfect. When so many singers' voices deteriorate in later years, S LeB's just gets better. And this drumming is sweeeeeeeet
Spechless... amazing cover
were that true, you'd have said nothing.
Duran Duran forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From Russia with love.
As a drummer I can confirm this is a harder song than it looks to play - great stuff Roger
John is so adorable in this video!
Super questa versione di " Five years " di David Bowie cantata dal grandissimo Simon Le Bon .
OMG! Simon still has his 1980s voice absolutely beautiful 🙏❤️
Mike Garson is David Bowie's pianist.
The earth is round
Oooh
@@ruanlinkerpessoa3946 tell us something we don’t know
Watching as a Duran Duran fan and not a Bowie fan I didn’t know either so thanks.
@@gus4u2c ok here is another one: irony
And I thought nothing would beat their Crystal Ship cover.
Their style, it is a vision to behold.
God love you guys. You give me strength to go on. Never stop.
These guys never fail on delivering a cover song. They make it their own. Well done chaps.
I knew Duran Duran would do this song justice. ❤
"Simon Stardust and the Taylor's from Mars". Sounds great!
Loving JT's grin during this video! Simon is sounding amazing!
Gorgeous tribute to David Bowie, you've done him proud. I lost my sister 5 years ago, as well, so this has extra meaning for me. ❤️...And I always love seeing "tiger baby".
@@Cocolocas ❤️
Nice version -with the great Mike Garson on the piano....
Simon's voice is amazing!
Anna Ross... just WOW! x
Nick Rhodes looks like the God of the Underworld here and I AM LOVING IT
Fuck Covid. I´ll remember this song brought a cheer while we were indoors.Long live David and all those Bowie lovers (DD included and Mike included)
I remember the interview Simon gave at the time of Bowie’s passing filmed by his friend Vuk Vidor. DB was a massive influence to him from the age of 14. In fact he wanted to be him. He couldn’t believe he’d died. His extraordinary & passionate vocals here, I think, demonstrate his desire to give his all - significant vocal & diaphragm training to achieve those long notes; Singing with his heart on his sleeve. I love this DD track; such passion, emotion and dedication.
you have articulated how i felt most adequately, thank you. i couldn't find the words :)
I keep coming back to this song. Bowie’s original is so perfect, and like someone else commented, you’ve gotta have balls to cover it… but leave it to Simon, Nick, and the boys to give it the love and care it deserves. And holy crapola, Simon just sings the everloving shit out of it- he is magnificent. When he holds that high G at 2:48 and it effortlessly just locks right in, I could die… and then that B at the end… holy crap, it’s glorious.
I remember back in the 80's when these guys were on MTV every 15 minutes. The 80's were great times......
Il più bel disco di Bowie....tra i primi 20 di Sempre .🙏🙋
This made my day! Duran Duran fan through and through
Goosboms
This is what we all need at this times. Beautiful music.
This is an amazing cover
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Es una bendición tener a Duran Duran al día de hoy vigentes y con buena música.... Grande DD!!!! 👍 👍 👍 👍
Long long time duran duran still the best...
Still rock and rolling and still very fashionable. Some people hate this band and critisize them because of Envy.i Love this band since 1981...
A gorgeous tribute...
Yet another brilliant work of art from my Duran Duran
I just love JTs love of ballads. Every time Simon sings a ballad he gets so emotional. It has that effect on him.
Simon says Duran Duran is the absolute best!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️
From Fame to Five Years. Can't get enough!
Don't forget NIN's (very recent) cover of Fashion!
@@blksbth1 Yes that was quite good as well!
Oh to be 16 again! 💐
This song and video is just so amazing and impressive especially the fact that each band member was filmed individually playing in their own homes in LA and London, so they put them all together in this video to make it look like they were all in the same area. This song is just so amazing and Simons voice is even better today than ever and the guys all look so amazing, I really hope they put this Bowie song on their new up coming album that would be great. Excellent work Duran Duran!!
Muchas gracias por tu aporte. Desconocía esos detalles.
Wow, didn't know this either...so cool! Looks like they are in the same room together.
Son 3 canciones cover que conozco que son mejores que las originales y duran duran canta dos de ellas, perfect day y five years
I wish they wouldn't have shown the string section when Simon was belting his heart out. He sounded so gooooooood here!
Simon's voice!what incredible it is after many years!
Thank You, for all this Years, Love you Duran Duran, 🙏😇🙏💋💋💋💋💋🎙🎸🥁🎷🎹🎼🎵🎶
Perfect! They still look good! Side note, it’s been five years since David Bowie left us. Still sad...
Can't wait...Love you, DD
The stood the test of time, 41 years and still going strong..
Unbelievable beautiful thing. Duran duran and D Bowie. My heart thing.
Why hasn't it started yet?
From the Animals, to Lady Gaga, Lou Reed, Led Zep, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Steve Harley, and so many more. Duran is not only the greatest original band of our time but also the greatest cover band of all time!
For me, still the greathest band, voice, elegance & modern videos.
With out Simon and Nick there is no band . These two hold the Duran Duran sound
simon lebon is duran duran
You need Simon, Nick and John as a bare minimum - and Roger does a great deal that’s hard to appreciate unless you’ve played drums or bass.
Aww, I am still in love with my Duran Duran after all these years !!!!!
Duran Duran forever!
Grew up with Duran Duran and they are sounding as good has ever. Brilliant..
I loved and still do... you in the early 80s!...you were my hero's I've just turned 55 on the 21st of January. You all look beautiful!!! Nick... Please never change the way you look!! .... Love to you all!!!.... From a once upon a time...Good looking New Romantic...North Wales.. Welsh Man. xxx
Grandissimi ! Unici Forever! 🇮🇹
In 1987 I saw Duran Duran open for Bowie. Amazing version of one of my favorite Bowie songs.
Great cover by an amazing band!
Mike Garson on piano AWESOME!!!!
Nick looking like a cross betwixt Eno & Numan
Eterno Duran Duran!
What a beautiful and brilliant cover!
It made me cry.
My favourite band covering a song by my favourite artist! Heaven!
Simón, John, Nik, Roger......LOS AMOOOOO.
Timeless!!
A Big Bowie Fan, They do a great song Justice, this is a great cover.
Oh My God...this amazing band never disappoints me. The voice of Simon and the charisma of Nick are awesome. I have been following DD since my 15´s and 35 years later sound even better.
Just love these guys!!! Johns grin is the best aphrodisiac ever!
Ive loved Bowie since he was a shaggy haired folk singer and always dread anyone covering anything he ever created because they will never do it justice. "5 years" is one of Bowies most beautiful creations and still makes me cry after all these years. This version by Duran Duran has done Bowie proud. ❤
I totally agree!! Really - full credit to the old guys for resurrecting /showcasing it for the next generation looking back for 80s inspiration!
Placebo’s version was also good. IMHO even better than Duran Duran’s version.
"LA GRAN BANDA :
DURAN DURAN ".
5 years! A beautiful album first track...
Fantastic cover by Duran Duran!
I'm not usually a fan of covers, but when I heard this it blew me away. Been a Bowie fan since a teenager, early 70's, you did him proud. The piano sounds just as it did too. Hec, just seen whose on piano. Awesome
check out Duran Duran's version of Fame.
Ditto on Fame
@@Bawbster1 I will thanks
WOOWW! Simon is great here! what a surprise!
I’m one of those critical Duran fans. Love them and sometimes wanna shout curse words at them. ‘White lines’ being exhibit No.1. Arcadia was a great idea that should have done better critically.. Remember sneaking to see them in the mid 80s at the NEC. Happy days. This is a surprisingly tricky Bowie song to cover but I wasn’t expecting it to be this good. Simons voice is in the best shape I’ve heard for ages and he nailed it with passion. I got into Bowie via DD so thanking them for starting my musical journey and for this perfect tribute to the man who fell to earth.
Their cover of "White Lines" is INCREDIBLE!
Hello your not alone I am a fan too you have great taste . good night .
Just For One Day....Celebration was FANTASTIC!!!!
Simon still has those vocals!!! Awesome cover !!!!!!!!!!!!
Nick Rhodes you remain the startlingly beautiful looking soul you always were....and this is a fine cover of a fine song.