Their second single performed even better Girls On Film was the band’s first top ten hit, even though the BBC banned its highly sexed video.Īll this, and Duran Duran hadn’t even released an album yet. Their first single Planet Earth peaked at No.12 on the UK singles chart, positioning the band at the head of the burgeoning new romantic movement.
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After a series of line-up changes, Roger Taylor (no relation to John and not to be confused with the Queen drummer) joined on drums, Andy Taylor (also no relation to Roger or John) on guitar and Simon LeBon on vocals.Īt the dawn of the ’80s, Duran Duran had already secured a major label deal with EMI. Their first frontman was Stephen Duffy, who would later go on to front cult Birmingham outfit The Hawks. The band was formed at school in Birmingham in the late ’70s by friends Nick Rhodes and John Taylor, brought together by a shared love of an eclectic range of influences, from post punk to Roxy Music. With a run of high concept, high-end production videos to innately catchy singles, the band’s rise to stardom was practically meteoric. Of them either focusing on the artist singing/performing or the scenes from the movie.New wave idols Duran Duran were one of the first bands to truly capitalise on the new frontier of MTV. The real boom of more original and more conceptual creations certainly came after this theme - there were soundtracks with videos at the time but most Whole combination from music and film led to this a) the only Bond theme to peak #1 at Billboard b) new audiences were introduced to the film franchise becomingĭie hard fans of the previous and future films and c) the film industry paying more attention in creating songs for films, then having more input on music videosĪnd soundtracks. In the video is an amazing tribute to James Bond Theme played on a deadly harmonica towards the end, a nice idea from Godley & Creme the makers of the clip. The difference between the original single and the version played That was all about the visual stuff, all the more perfected thanks to a catchy pop/rock theme. Each member of the group has a special function while going all the way up to the tower but there isn't much of a
Pun on Bond while presenting himself to a girl.
In some shots but there's plenty of great moments such as the Zorin company blip exploding (film) after Roger Taylor pushes a detonating button (clip) or LeBon's A little bit dated, slightly corny thanks to a video camera that is overimposed Have the real interaction with the film people but it's fun and fine in any case.
Three Taylors (Andy, John and Roger) are all secret agents involved on a crazed mission inside the Eiffel Tower and clips from "A View." with Roger Moore's Bondįollowing Grace Jones' May Day on the same location are intercut or some of the actions sequences all give the sensation the group is part of the movie. In this one, Duran Duran members Simon LeBon, Nick Rhodes and the
Though "Die Another Day" I only consider good enough as this because a tribute to other 007 films were included. What sets this apart from the other Bond films is this music video and more than 30 years later it wasn't equaled.
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Duran Duran at the peak of their moment in the 1980's and composer John Barry was also part of the song's creation and with that partnershipĪ hit that truly fits the movie was conceived. "A View to a Kill" has a fair share of its detractors and few fans (like myself) but in one thing many followers of the James Bond franchise agree: it has theīest theme song - right there with "Live and Let Die" (can we call it a tie?).