Friends of Mine, from their debut, is the great DD single that never was: deeply New Romantic and electronic but with a chorus as big as any of them.Īs the frontman observes, 1993’s sublime Ordinary World “takes on a new relevance” with the pandemic (“I won’t cry for yesterday, there’s an ordinary world, somehow I have to find”), and its crowd singalong makes for a real goosebump moment.Ģ004’s (Reach Up for the) Sunrise raises everybody’s arms accordingly. Otherwise, Planet Earth takes the roof off and View to a Kill brings a Bond theme to a small room in Birmingham, but the career-spanning setlist delves deeper than those copper-bottomed 80s hits.
With Duran Duran, Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, Reema Ruspoli. Le Bon challenges the audience to sing Tonight United even though it was only aired for the first time the night before, and they do. Duran Duran: Rio: Directed by Russell Mulcahy. Le Bon's ex-girlfriend, Fiona Kemp (a barmaid at the Rum Runner nightclub where Duran Duran played), introduced him to the band in May 1980. Duran Durans Simon Le Bon reflects on the Future Past : World Cafe : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast The bands fifteenth studio album, Future Past, has all the familiar sonic signatures. After a period, the four-piece needed a charismatic singer with a powerful voice. Anniversary marries a bassline similar to Frankie’s Two Tribes to a trademark Duran chorus. When did Simon Le Bon join Duran Duran Duran Duran was founded by childhood friends John Taylor and Nick Rhodes. Photograph: Jason Sheldon/REX/Shutterstock He is best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the new wave band Duran Duran. During Duran Durans hiatus in 1985, Le Bon drew media attention when his maxi yacht, Drum, lost its keel and capsized during the Fastnet Race, just off Falmouth along the southern coast of Cornwall. Father to Saffron Le Bon and brother of David. Le Bon, Taylor and touring/studio guitarist Dominic Brown. Simon John Charles Le Bon (born 27 October 1958) is an English singer. English musician, songwriter, lead singer and lyricist of the pop band Duran Duran and its offshoot Arcadia (3).
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