but they were also capable of making lush ballads guaranteed to make their fan base swoon.
Guarisco at All Music Guide said:ĭance-friendly items like "Rio" and "Hungry Like The Wolf" gave Duran Duran their chart breakthrough in the U.S. "Save A Prayer" begins with a somewhat eerie synthesizer riff, which plays in the background throughout the song.Īccording to Le Bon, the song's chorus structure is based on Gordon Lightfoot's "If You Could Read My Mind" and the lyrics as being contrary to the then-popular New Romantic movement by being "realistic, and not romantic" and "for seeing things as they really are." He sums up "Save A Prayer" as "It's definitely a freedom song but like a kinda nobody owns anybody kinda song."Ĭover art for the single was designed by Assorted iMages, which features a shadow being.ĭonald A. However, a special US single version was released in January 1985 and reached #16 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was not originally issued as a single in the United States, although the video was very popular on MTV. While it didn't initially get a release in the US, it later reached number 16 in early 1985.The song became Duran Duran's biggest hit to date (at the time) in the UK Singles Chart, reaching #2, held out of the top spot by Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger". It reached number two in the UK, and was kept off the top by Survivor's 'Eye of the Tiger'. He accidentally swallowed some of the water, and had to be hospitalized during their Australian tour due to a tropical virus. While sitting on a branch over a lagoon and miming his guitar, a rather sozzled Andy Taylor fell into the water. "It was funny as hell, but quite hairy for a moment," said Rhodes later.
This turned out to be the elephant's mating call, leading the elephant carrying Roger Taylor to charge downhill in order to mount the female. The latter pair had zero time after completing the record to change clothes before catching their flight, and Rhodes had to wear the same leather jacket and trousers he had been wearing in the cold of London.ĭuring the filming of the scene where the band were riding elephants, a female elephant made a bizarre sound. Simon Le Bon and Roger and John Taylor travelled to the location, while Andy Taylor and Nick Rhodes stayed in London finishing mixes for the Rio album.
The video shoot was a difficult experience for the band. The video was a nightmare to film for various reasons.Scenes were also filmed on top of the ancient rock fortress of Sigiriya, at the ruins of a Buddhist temple at Polonnaruwa, and the island's southern coastline. It was filmed in the jungles, beaches, and temples of Sri Lanka in April 1982. The video was directed by Russell Mulcahy - who also directed classic '80s videos for Elton John, Spandau Ballet and many others.
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