In 1985 after completing their massive Seven and The Ragged Tiger world tour Duran Duran took a little break. John Taylor and Andy Taylor worked on a side project, Powerstation, while Simon LeBon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor (for the recording only) worked on their own side project Arcadia. I remember seeing Arcadia on tour at the Worcester Centrum! This clip is of them lip synching the song on U.K. music television program Top of the Pops. I remember that I was craaaazy for Nick Rhodes with jet black hair and all that eyeliner! The voiceover interlude on this song is done by none other than Grace Jones! They had a lot of help from their friends on the album this song came off of (So Red the Rose) including Sting, David Gilmour from Pink Floyd, Herbie Hancock, and the bassist from the Pat Metheny Band. My favorite line in the song is: "She's moody and grey, she's mean and she's restless (so restless...so restless indeed!)"
Lyrics:
Wild kind of look to the day
Opening eyes impale neon flickers
She moon she turning away
The city's her slave but he's cheating his mistress
She's moody and gray
She's mean and she's so restless (so restless)
All over you as they say
Rumours or rivals yell at the strike force
Hi guys, by the way
Are you aware you're being illegal
It's making your saviour behaviour look evil
'scuse my timing but say
How d'you fit in with this flim, flam and judy
Maximum big surprise
Your smile is something new
I pull my shirt off and pray
We're sacred and bound together
To suffer the heatwave
Pull off my shirt and pray
We're coming up on re-election day
By roads and backways
A lover's chance downwind
Cut open murmurs and sounds
Becalm hands on the skin
Carry further oh...
Entangled strands all sing
Saving some time to slip away
We could dance oh...
Shouldn't be asking
Wild and scheming
Could be my election day
Stretching my luck down the way
To your invitation stretching my body
Use your intuitive play
'cause maybe we have more play time than money
Maximum big surprise
You know something new
I pull my shirt off and pray
We're sacred and bound together
To suffer the heatwave
Pull off my shirt and pray
We're coming up on re-election day
Re-election day
Lyrics:
Wild kind of look to the day
Opening eyes impale neon flickers
She moon she turning away
The city's her slave but he's cheating his mistress
She's moody and gray
She's mean and she's so restless (so restless)
All over you as they say
Rumours or rivals yell at the strike force
Hi guys, by the way
Are you aware you're being illegal
It's making your saviour behaviour look evil
'scuse my timing but say
How d'you fit in with this flim, flam and judy
Maximum big surprise
Your smile is something new
I pull my shirt off and pray
We're sacred and bound together
To suffer the heatwave
Pull off my shirt and pray
We're coming up on re-election day
By roads and backways
A lover's chance downwind
Cut open murmurs and sounds
Becalm hands on the skin
Carry further oh...
Entangled strands all sing
Saving some time to slip away
We could dance oh...
Shouldn't be asking
Wild and scheming
Could be my election day
Stretching my luck down the way
To your invitation stretching my body
Use your intuitive play
'cause maybe we have more play time than money
Maximum big surprise
You know something new
I pull my shirt off and pray
We're sacred and bound together
To suffer the heatwave
Pull off my shirt and pray
We're coming up on re-election day
Re-election day
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