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Back Together Again: Original Duran Duran
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| 10/19/2004
| AP
Posted on 10/19/2004 6:30:37 PM PDT by mabelkitty
NEW YORK - They played the obligatory classics: "Hungry Like the Wolf" and "Girls on Film." But when Simon Le Bon ripped into the chorus of the new single "(Reach Up for the) Sunrise," the sun suddenly illuminated Times Square as if to officially mark a new day for Duran Duran.
As the original five members performed for "Good Morning America" last week, it seemed the planets had finally aligned for a band that had been ignored through its ever-changing lineup and lackluster albums of the past ten years.
The British quintet once created a fan hysteria that was compared to the Beatles', and they are largely credited for ushering in the music video age with their innovative and exotic clips. Still, until recently, they couldn't buy the sort of publicity they're now enjoying.
"We are really pleased to be back in the history books where for a while it looked as though we were being written out of them," Le Bon told The Associated Press, commenting on the Lifetime Achievement award MTV finally bestowed upon the video pioneers last year and the sudden excitement over Duran Duran's 12th album, "Astronaut."
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: abviewtoakill; badbadbadmusic; derangedderanged; duranduran; england; genreagan; genx; junglemusic; mtv; music; newwave; rock; rockmusic; videoband
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Duranie ping!
To: mabelkitty
Duran Duran, isn't that some kind of prickly fruit?
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posted on
10/19/2004 6:31:57 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: tet68
HEY!
Don't go there... ; )
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posted on
10/19/2004 6:33:24 PM PDT
by
mabelkitty
(W is the Peoples' President ; Kerry is the Elite Establishment's President)
To: mabelkitty
Durak, Durak (Russian for village idiot.)
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posted on
10/19/2004 6:34:19 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
("In the end, nothing explains anything!")
To: mabelkitty
Whew! Now I can sleep at night.
The original name of the band was just "Duran", but band member Simon LeBon suffers from stuttering.
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posted on
10/19/2004 6:35:10 PM PDT
by
Captainpaintball
(LINE THE BORDERS WITH NUCLEAR WASTE!!!)
To: mabelkitty
Ah yes, the next Beatles! That statement said about themselves years ago really did damage them.
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posted on
10/19/2004 6:35:45 PM PDT
by
CatOwner
To: mabelkitty
oh, gawd. what's next, a new "spandau ballet" CD?
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posted on
10/19/2004 6:35:47 PM PDT
by
smonk
To: Captainpaintball
He suffers from carb face.
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posted on
10/19/2004 6:35:47 PM PDT
by
mabelkitty
(W is the Peoples' President ; Kerry is the Elite Establishment's President)
To: mabelkitty
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posted on
10/19/2004 6:36:46 PM PDT
by
cobaltblu
To: cobaltblu
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posted on
10/19/2004 6:37:18 PM PDT
by
mabelkitty
(W is the Peoples' President ; Kerry is the Elite Establishment's President)
To: mabelkitty
Brings back memories of my misspent youth. I just might buy their new album. Strictly for nostalgic reasons, of course. ;-)
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posted on
10/19/2004 6:38:08 PM PDT
by
SilentServiceCPOWife
(No one notices the water until the well runs dry.)
To: mabelkitty
While surfing for local weather last week, I saw DD on that morning concert in nyc. They did hungry like the wolves, HORRIBLY! jmho.
To: mabelkitty
Time to dig out my "Members Only" jacket.
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posted on
10/19/2004 6:39:22 PM PDT
by
TADSLOS
(Right Wing Infidel since 1954)
To: weegee
Dulane Dulane (intro to "He's So Fine" by the Chiffons.)
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posted on
10/19/2004 6:41:13 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
("In the end, nothing explains anything!")
To: mabelkitty
Oh no...the guilty pleasure from my youth has resurfaced.
I'm cool with that.
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posted on
10/19/2004 6:41:43 PM PDT
by
Prime Choice
(The Leftists think they can tax us into "prosperity" and regulate us into "liberty.")
To: tet68
Duran Duran, isn't that some kind of prickly fruit?The band was named after a character in the old Jane Fonda sci-fi movie Barbarella, or so I read.
To: smonk
Hey c'mon!
I like Spandau Ballet.
Their music is not bad.
To: mabelkitty
Duwah duwah (background chorus in Roy Orbison's "Only the Lonely".)
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posted on
10/19/2004 6:43:11 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
("In the end, nothing explains anything!")
To: MplsSteve
I loved Spandau Ballet. "True" got played into the ground back in the '80's, but they had some great songs that never made it onto the radio.
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posted on
10/19/2004 6:44:55 PM PDT
by
SilentServiceCPOWife
(No one notices the water until the well runs dry.)
To: SilentServiceCPOWife
Lifeline - thumbs up!
Gold - thumbs down!
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posted on
10/19/2004 6:46:45 PM PDT
by
mabelkitty
(W is the Peoples' President ; Kerry is the Elite Establishment's President)
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