When we say “just in time”, we mean that in fact once the plane landed in Sri Lanka they were immediately taken to the location of the shooting, and did not even have the opportunity to drop in a hotel, cool off or change. They had to stay in London to finish working on some versions and mixes of the songs, and then joined the rest of the band later. In fact, he and Andy Taylor had joined the rest of the band just in time to film these scenes. In some scenes Nick Rhodes appears with a leather jacket, not particularly light. Then, there are some episodes related to the making of the video that, in hindsight, seem almost funny.

In fact the romnticism was much less than what you see in the video! First, looking at the lyrics, we understand why Simon Le Bon called the song “realistic, rather than romantic”: it is about an occasional meeting full of passion, rather than about a life’s love story. The release of “ Hungry like the wolf” in April and then the entire album “Rio” in May had really propelled the Birmingham five towards an incredible career.Īnd so you can imagine the impact of this song on an audience of fans and teenagers who increasingly watched MTV and were so fascinated to see exotic scenarios such as beaches, lagoons and temples of Sri Lanka, where Duran Duran systematically lived dreaming or incredible adventures, accompanied by their wonderful songs, and of course by the experienced camera of the director of the 80s, Australian Russell Mulcahy. After the release of “My Own Way” in November, Duran Duran had absolutely candidated, since the Spring of that year, to become the glamour group of the decade. In August 1982, in the top period of Summer loves and star-lit beach nights, the release of the single and video of “Save a prayer” seemed to mark the highest possible point of romance for teenagers. Some people call it a one night stand but we can call it paradise And you wanted to dance so I asked you to dance

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