![]() Take a deep breath and move along.” -Įvery time I’ve seen them do this in concert, I weep like a child. What really gets me are the closing lines of the bridge, which are basically a version of, “Someone’s got it way worse, man. ![]() The narrator has lost a loved one, and against all odds, he needs to find his way back to an “ordinary world,” which was Duran Duran’s own name for a concept that would later be referred to as the “new normal.” We all love people, and they go away - through choice or through the realities of mortality - but all we left behind can do is get on with living– The verses contain some of the head-scratching vagaries for which Le Bon is well known (“Well now pride’s gone out the window, cross the rooftops, run away”) but for the most part, the story is clear. Many reports have stated that this was written five or so years after the death of Simon Le Bon’s close friend. From Warren Cuccurullo’s expert guitar picking in the intro - solidifying his place in the band, to some Duranies, as nearly equal to Andy Taylor - to the falsetto-laced harmonies in the fade-out, this is one beautifully crafted piece of music. Also, I’m realizing as I type this, a relative oldie, as it has surpassed the drinking age. Like every bad fan, the oldies (“Rio” et al.) are typically my favorites, but their 1992 “comeback” single is its own little gem. Other times, I’m content to go weeks or months without hearing frontman Simon Le Bon’s signature wail. Sometimes I’m obsessive, listening to every rare cut and B-side I can get my synthesizer-loving little hands on. Such as now, when I’ve solidly disliked their last two studio albums. ![]() I say “historically” because we have had our turbulent times in our 32-ish-year relationship when I am “mad” at them. How has Duran Duran stayed out of my FFWDing… (or otherwise music-centric) content thus far? Historically, they are my favorite band. It’s mid-week, and I’ve been fighting some form of sinus congestion for three weeks or so, so WHY NOT WALLOW. Task 4 on the “30-Day” (HA!) Music Challenge is to write about a song that makes you sad.
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