I remember hearing this song driving home after the doctor told me my mother had terminal cancer. It seemed like the world should have stopped but ppl kept on walking and talking as I drove by like it was an ordinary day! Its been years. I miss her so much, but I'm still here! Representing my mom, keeping her alive in my ❤. Great reaction as always.
I feel that way when something devastating happens in my life. Everyone is just going along like nothing is going wrong. On the other hand, they're going through their own stuff that I don't know about. ❤️
aww loved this reaction. this is one of my faves from duran duran, and aye, i do have a lot of there's i can say that about, but this one definitely has their magic in it.
Probably one of the most perfectly produced songs ever made. I loved this when it was new, and 30 years on, I love it just as much.Another song from this era that I love (and fell in love to) was 'Out of My Mind (Perfecto Mix)' - It's perfecto alright.
I've always loved this song and this post came at the right time for me. I just found out this morning that my Grandfather passed away. So, my memories of him are in the forefront in my mind. I know he is finally where he wanted to be and he's at peace. So, I hold on to that and just remember the smart, funny and goofy person he was. Rest in Heaven Grandpa. 💖
I'm grieving my love and soulmate and this song is something extra for me now. I don't want to escape his ghost. Also, you're wearing a hat that he would have loved. Bought him a shirt that would match. He went to the Bengals first game ever. Made me just have to comment. Thx for the smile.
Oh you've GOT to do Wild Boys next ❤ the video itself was a massive production. Thanks for 'getting' the amazing lyrics to this massive come back for D.D. ❤
My sister and I helped each other get through life, and some in our family called us codependent because of it. She hasn’t needed help navigating life for 2 1/2 years now since she passed, but I still do. I listen to this song a lot. “Where is my friend when I need you most?”
I am sorry for your loss and I wish you well. Just as an FYI: Do you Believe in Shame? (1988) is the first song that started a trilogy for Simon Le Bon traversing through his grief over losing his childhood friend. Ordinary World (1992) is part 2 & Out of My Mind (1997) is part 3.
This song came out as I was getting ready to leave my twenties and enter my thirties and I bought the single cassette tape. It was a bad time for me. The good times of recent years had faded away. Friends had moved away or just moved on. The vibe of this song reflected my mood at the time. My feeling was generally feeling out of place and no where to go. But eventually things got better and I met new people.
I recently subscribed to you guys and dropped my subscription from all others. Great job you guys are the best. Great insights and comments without the fluff. As a Gen Xer I'm so happy to see I can connect with others who appreciate what I grew up listening to. Keep up the excellent work Rob and Amber. Well done!
90s Duran Duran! It was so nice to have them come back and hit it again after the 80s! So nice and chill. This one and “Come Undone” were fantastic for nostalgia in the 90s.
Did you ever come back to Radiohead ? Maybe try Paranoid Android live on Later with Jools Holland ? Also maybe some Stone Roses or some Placebo ? How about The Cardigans "My favorite game " ? Bit of Kula shaker, The Bluetones, James perhaps. And dont miss Garbage (Only happy when it rains) for your Friday female artist. The list is endless and I look forward to sharing the journey with you both . PEACE.
And me too.I’ve lost friends over silly arguments and haven’t seen them for years.Amazing how getting out of the wrong side of bed and taking it out on someone you know or they do it back to you, can destroy a friendship.’Where is my friend when I need you most?’
I grieved my mother to this song. It came out about 6 months after she died in 1992. “Where is my friend, when I need you most” The paradox of grieving.❤
I can't even imagine. I'm so terribly sorry for your loss. If you get time, check out "You'll Never Walk ALone" by Gerry and the Pacemakers. When you listen to it, remember strangers on the internet care. God bless.
It really is. I remember how back in the 80s media and magazines would say his voice is amateur and I would think ... what ? Simon's voice is unique and instantly recognisable to me also.
@@coachtomas It's because he closes all his vowels & sings pitched consonants as opposed to releasing his voice on open vowels etc. It's really apparent on "Is There Something I Should Know?". "There's a dreammmmm that strinnnnngs the road With brokennnnnn glass for us to hold" Stuff like this can annoy a lot of singers LOL
It's funny that you mentioned that, I was thinking the exact same thing before I scrolled down the comments. I truly believe one of biggest differences between the kids of today and our generation is the messages that we received from our music and entertainment, not denying we didn't have some messed up stuff, we REALLY did, but I believe the 90's ended up being the pinnacle of music, and entertainment, in general. There has been some really good stuff since then but I can see a clear difference in the effect that it has on society.
You're interpretations of the song were very good and meaningful. The lead singer, Simon LeBon, actually wrote the song after a friend's suicide. After the funeral, he was looking through photos of them together and wondering how he would be able to move on and "survive" without his friend (the line "where's my friend when I need you most" was his mindset). After that, he started interpreting all the other meanings it could have and incorporated it into this song, which was kind of their comeback song in early 1992 (they had a massive falling off from their 80s heyday).
Well said. I was about to comment that this was written regarding Simon's good friend David Miles and in general was written about losing loved ones before I saw your comment. Great comeback song and comeback album after they disappeared for a bit
I always think of the end of my relationship with my first true love as it was around the same time... a lot of sadness at the time, still a little pain even now.
@@elcorado83 I never knew this was about a friend's suicide. I'm sorry about your relationship but I think your first love is always special. Maybe (in most cases) your first true romance is never meant to last. Mine didn't either and broke both our hearts. I still play this myself after surviving a decade and a half of psychological abuse married to my ex-partner. Thankfully I'm away from all that now (unfortunately no contact with grown up children either). I guess as Amber said this song can be what you want it to be.
@@stardemonspacecat I think you’re just using the term “overrated” as a buzzword and don’t know what that really means. I’m old enough to remember that song coming out and the popularity of it. So, in 1993 (when it was in heavy rotation on the radio and MTV), it was “rated” very well.
@brianjones3636 It's weird, isn't it. The word "underrated" is used by people constantly to describe things that are in no way on earth underrated. It's like they've seen it used totally incorrectly so many thousands of times that they just end up copying it. I just find it a very odd phenomenon.
I believe this song is part of a trilogy in tribute to a death of Simon's friend. When I first heard this song, I thought this was about a uber popular band back in the 80's dealing with fading fame. Either way, this is by far my favorite DD song. Another really good one is Come Undone. Nice reaction!!
They began pretty pop-y and easy listen but even from the start some songs stood up. But by the time they made this album they decided go fully embrace their artistic ambitions. The mood of the early 90s was that music had to have meaning, as a reaction to the bubblegum shallowness of the music scene in the 80s.
@@TahoeNevadaThey were never a ‘boy band’ because they wrote all their own songs and played their own instruments. ‘Boy band’ is used in the often derogatory sense that a band is manufactured - i.e. put together by someone else and all their material written and played by other people. Duran Duran were definitely more than that.
I was a huge fan of Duran Duran back in the '80's. Their resurgence in the '90's began with this song. Forty years later, I'm still hooked on this band!
They had some great new songs, from their new album, as well. So good!! I am thinking about taking in a second show in a month or so. They still pack the place when they tour.
@@edwardf103 I disagree. Considering their previous album was a complete stink bomb, many had written them off. Plus it was 1993. Grunge and Eurodance were the popular genres at that time.
My three favorite songs by Duran Duran are, in this order, "Save a Prayer", "Ordinary World", and "Come Undone". I like all their other songs too, but those three really move me.
It all depends on where you are from and what you mean by "missing from the charts" because DD had singles in the charts through 1990 in the U.S. The song Serious off of their Liberty album was #1 in Italy.
'Ordinary World' showed real growth and maturity in Duran Duran. At this point they had passed into the realm of adult music.I love this song. I have to give a special SHOUT OUT to Lead Singer Simon LaBon for bringing it, especially at the end. Do 'Union of the Snake'!!
Written as a song of grief. Certainly turned out that way for me also. Within a year of its release I lost my world. This song helped me get through that time. It will always be special to me although I had never been a Duran Duran fan before.
I have come to appreciate Duran Duran. I was a young teen when they were first popular, and they were like a boy band, so I did not care for them. They really do have some good music. The Reflex is my favorite song by them.
@tjmeyer4469.Completley agree with you.I didn’t really appreciate Duran Duran in the 80s.I’d been a Rude Boy in the late 70s,early 80s and a huge fan of THE SPECIALS.Then I got into the whole Hip Hop b boy scene from 83 onwards, so like you I thought bands like Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet were just early versions of boyzone or take that.I absolutely love this song though.It’s very poignant to me and how my life’s gone.I also remember this song in Daniel Craig’s ‘LAYER CAKE ‘.A Duran Duran masterpiece.
Amber, you called it. I believe Simon wrote this song about the grief after a close friend’s death, but for me it was a lifeline that got me through my first real heartbreak in life. I just kept singing that over and over, that I’d find my way to the ordinary world and I’d survive. Such a fantastic song that can be comforting in many ways.
Duran Duran is currently on tour, and I was at their concert in Tampa, Florida, back in June, and they are absolutely amazing. Ordinary World is on their Playlist, and there is another one I would love to see you both react to. It's called Lonely In Your Nightmare. Also, I would like to see your reaction to Missing by Arcadia. Simon's voice will put you in a trance. Love all that you do ❤
There are a number of Arcadia tracks they should react to. "Lonely In Your Nightmare" is a great choice. I would add "Hold Back The Rain" and "Careless Memories," from their debut.
You both hit the nail on the head with greif. I lost my wife through suicide, and thats what it is about. Respect to you both for getting it. You are true proffesionals, you open your ears and heart and feel it. Thanyou for being SO respectful. God bless.❤
This was 90's Duran Duran (1993 to be exact) and you can see how their sound has evolved since the eighties. One of the great things about them is that they are versatile and not afraid to change it up which is probably why they are still selling out arenas around the world and still making new music! I agree with Amber, this is a song open to interpretation but it’s definitely about getting over some type of loss! They are my favorite band since the eighties and I will always be a Duranie!💖💖
Simon's lyrics are often deep and profound. This was apparently written after a friend's suicide. There's a maturity to this one. Not that their other music wasn't. It was very mature considering how young they were in the 80's, bit these are guys in their 30's---husbands, fathers. So growth has occurred. This is my favorite 90s song of theirs. Just so sad and poignant. Also, it's a crowd pleaser when they do it live.
The song is about dealing with the loss of Le Bon's childhood friend, David Miles, who passed away from an overdose. Ordinary World (1992) is part 2 of a trilogy about Miles. Part 1 was written after Miles' passing & the song is called Do You Believe In Shame? (1988). Le Bon felt some guilt about not being there for his friend at the time. And part 3 concludes with the track Out Of My Mind (1997), which is also in the motion picture The Saint w/Val Kilmer. All three songs helped Le Bon grieve & get through his loss as much as he could.
Duran Duran was our youngest brother's favorite group. And I usually avoid listening to them these days having lost my younger brother just a couple years ago. This song specially it always sheds a tear. Sometimes you just have to stand up and face it. Rest in peace Dominic. We really miss you.
My favorite Duran Duran song
Awesome song... Waaaaaay underrated !!!
Same
Mine too! I love it
Yup
Ditto. Such a fantastic song.
I remember hearing this song driving home after the doctor told me my mother had terminal cancer. It seemed like the world should have stopped but ppl kept on walking and talking as I drove by like it was an ordinary day! Its been years. I miss her so much, but I'm still here! Representing my mom, keeping her alive in my ❤. Great reaction as always.
Hugs to you, dear. Losing a parent is terrible.
I'm so sorry for your loss.
Beautiful sentiment there, thank you for sharing ♥️ Sorry for your loss and all the best to you!
Thank you so much for sharing your emotions with us!
I feel that way when something devastating happens in my life. Everyone is just going along like nothing is going wrong. On the other hand, they're going through their own stuff that I don't know about. ❤️
aww loved this reaction. this is one of my faves from duran duran, and aye, i do have a lot of there's i can say that about, but this one definitely has their magic in it.
Probably one of the most perfectly produced songs ever made. I loved this when it was new, and 30 years on, I love it just as much.Another song from this era that I love (and fell in love to) was 'Out of My Mind (Perfecto Mix)' - It's perfecto alright.
A masterpiece and easily their best song👏👏👏
This is probably my favorite Duran Duran song.
I've always loved this song and this post came at the right time for me. I just found out this morning that my Grandfather passed away. So, my memories of him are in the forefront in my mind. I know he is finally where he wanted to be and he's at peace. So, I hold on to that and just remember the smart, funny and goofy person he was. Rest in Heaven Grandpa. 💖
My deepest condolences for your tremendous loss. 🕊 Grandfather's always hold a special place in our heart. Grandmother's too of course. ❤❤❤
This is my favorite Duran song! One of those you get lost in. Thanks ❤
My favourite Duran Duran song 😍 lyrics always make me emotional about the past and all I lost though 😢
I'm grieving my love and soulmate and this song is something extra for me now. I don't want to escape his ghost. Also, you're wearing a hat that he would have loved. Bought him a shirt that would match. He went to the Bengals first game ever. Made me just have to comment. Thx for the smile.
My fav Duran Duran song ❤
Oh you've GOT to do Wild Boys next ❤ the video itself was a massive production.
Thanks for 'getting' the amazing lyrics to this massive come back for D.D. ❤
My sister and I helped each other get through life, and some in our family called us codependent because of it. She hasn’t needed help navigating life for 2 1/2 years now since she passed, but I still do. I listen to this song a lot. “Where is my friend when I need you most?”
I am sorry for your loss and I wish you well. Just as an FYI: Do you Believe in Shame? (1988) is the first song that started a trilogy for Simon Le Bon traversing through his grief over losing his childhood friend. Ordinary World (1992) is part 2 & Out of My Mind (1997) is part 3.
@@edwardf103 Thanks, and I’ll check those songs out.
i love this song so much , great song
I remember when this came out! It was played on the radio quite a bit. Among all the other great 80s music. ✌️😊
@WilliamMitchell-hp4qj ?
@WilliamMitchell-hp4qj the U.S.A.
Ordinary World is my favorite Duran Duran song because it was totally different from their previous music.
Wonderful track by DD. A great comeback
This song came out as I was getting ready to leave my twenties and enter my thirties and I bought the single cassette tape. It was a bad time for me. The good times of recent years had faded away. Friends had moved away or just moved on. The vibe of this song reflected my mood at the time. My feeling was generally feeling out of place and no where to go. But eventually things got better and I met new people.
They don't get much better than this!
Great song from a great album
Great lyrics was pride will tear us both apart now prides gone out the window cross the roof tops run away .
Duran Duran's best song in my opinion.
So jazzed you reacted to this great song. Definitely thought it was about getting over a love lost.
What a band 💪💪🎸🎶🔥
checkin in .love me some duran duran
Omg i love this song so much
❤❤❤❤❤
I recently subscribed to you guys and dropped my subscription from all others.
Great job you guys are the best. Great insights and comments without the fluff. As a Gen Xer I'm so happy to see I can connect with others who appreciate what I grew up listening to. Keep up the excellent work Rob and Amber. Well done!
Save A Prayer is a great 80’s song by them.
90s Duran Duran! It was so nice to have them come back and hit it again after the 80s! So nice and chill. This one and “Come Undone” were fantastic for nostalgia in the 90s.
"The Reflex" is my jam 🔥
Damn near perfect song. Enjoyed the comments. Thanks.
Come Undone Great From That Time...
From The Past Careless Memories And Save A Prayer
After losing a close friend he wrote this beautiful tribute. My favorite Duran Duran song
It was so catchy !!!!!
If you haven't, definitely give a listen to "Save a Prayer"! A great tune!
Definitely my favorite Duran Duran song!
You should check out Simon LeBon singing it with Pavarotti!
This and come undone are their best
Dumbledore says "Welcome to the Layer Cake, son"
Just some info the girl in the video is actually the lead singers wife she was a super model in the 90s her name is Yasmin
The girl in the video is Virginia Anne Douglas a model from L.A. 'Girl Panic' is the only video of theirs that Yasmin has starred in.
Save a Prayer
You need to check out "the union of the snake" Simon's voice is ON POINT
They have so many great songs but I like save a prayer and white lines
Saludos cordiales desde Uruguay 🇺🇾😊
Goosebumps everytime I hear this song...
On their recent tour, they dedicated this song to the people of Ukraine.
You should do New Moon on Monday next. Or the Seventh Stranger
You've to listen gene loves jezebel... Break the Chain and Sweet Rain
Am i the only one who sings oohhh to the fam's intro music??? Lol. Srsly I'm curious who else does that... 😊
Did you ever come back to Radiohead ? Maybe try Paranoid Android live on Later with Jools Holland ?
Also maybe some Stone Roses or some Placebo ? How about The Cardigans "My favorite game " ?
Bit of Kula shaker, The Bluetones, James perhaps. And dont miss Garbage (Only happy when it rains)
for your Friday female artist.
The list is endless and I look forward to sharing the journey with you both . PEACE.
I think Simon wrote this when a friend of his died.
This song is about one of Simon Le bons friends dying
This was my song when I was going through my separation/divorce from my ex. It hit right at that time, very deep.
Lampshade girl.
This is 90s Duran Duran. An awesome song! Another great one from this same period of their career is "Come Undone"..think you would like it! ✌️💐
They did Come Undone. ☺️
Lynnwood 😈 Brian- This is a good son but not my favorite. That would be The Reflex!
You can tell it's 90s from the video style. Very similar to Oasis, or The Rentals, or The Rembrandts.
@@mozzetti1 Oh I had no idea. Thanks I'm gonna go check it out! ✌️
@@3DJapan Definitely.
"Where is my friend when I need you most?"- that line gets me every time.😢
And me too.I’ve lost friends over silly arguments and haven’t seen them for years.Amazing how getting out of the wrong side of bed and taking it out on someone you know or they do it back to you, can destroy a friendship.’Where is my friend when I need you most?’
"Still, I can't escape the ghost of you..."
Went through a break up when this song came out and that line tore me up for the longest time. All good now though. 🙂
Wow, that is my favorite line with so many feelings.
Especially the next 2 words 'gone away' to really hit you in the feels.
This song was a HUGE comeback for Duran Duran in 1993!
good times goood times .
It totally blew my mind! Still love it to this day.
Wow haven’t heard that in years I can remember it well fantastic comeback song ❤
Why do I still consider it their “new” song?
And so deservedly so.
Save A Prayer is my absolute favorite but this one comes right behind it. I love that this became a huge hit for them.
My favorite too. I highly recommend Save a Prayer. The video is epic too.
Totally! Save a Prayer!
Save a prayer is my favorite!!!
Save a Prayer is good, alright, but my all time favourite is The Chauffeur. "Sing, blue silver..." just love it!
Same here 👍🎶
Iv asked my family to play save a prayer at my funeral
I grieved my mother to this song. It came out about 6 months after she died in 1992.
“Where is my friend, when I need you most”
The paradox of grieving.❤
@@martinpascoe5904 you’re very kind. Love to you as well!❤️
I played this song so much as I was grieving the death of my husband. Cried billions of tears listening to this.
Sorry for your loss. I am going to lose my mom soon and have been playing it often recently
@@reallymysterious4520 I'm so sorry to know that. I hope you'll be OK. I'll pray for you.
I can't even imagine. I'm so terribly sorry for your loss. If you get time, check out "You'll Never Walk ALone" by Gerry and the Pacemakers. When you listen to it, remember strangers on the internet care. God bless.
I'm so sorry for your loss.
I'm sure it was no ordinary love. *hug* ♥🙏
Simon LeBon's voice is one of those instantly recognizable sounds...great comeback album for DD
It really is. I remember how back in the 80s media and magazines would say his voice is amateur and I would think ... what ? Simon's voice is unique and instantly recognisable to me also.
@@coachtomas It's because he closes all his vowels & sings pitched consonants as opposed to releasing his voice on open vowels etc.
It's really apparent on "Is There Something I Should Know?".
"There's a dreammmmm that strinnnnngs the road
With brokennnnnn glass for us to hold"
Stuff like this can annoy a lot of singers LOL
The song that showed us MTV Gen X kids that Duran Duran had "grown up" .....and so had we. A very beautiful and heartbreaking ballad
It's funny that you mentioned that, I was thinking the exact same thing before I scrolled down the comments. I truly believe one of biggest differences between the kids of today and our generation is the messages that we received from our music and entertainment, not denying we didn't have some messed up stuff, we REALLY did, but I believe the 90's ended up being the pinnacle of music, and entertainment, in general. There has been some really good stuff since then but I can see a clear difference in the effect that it has on society.
This one and Come Undone.
You're interpretations of the song were very good and meaningful. The lead singer, Simon LeBon, actually wrote the song after a friend's suicide. After the funeral, he was looking through photos of them together and wondering how he would be able to move on and "survive" without his friend (the line "where's my friend when I need you most" was his mindset). After that, he started interpreting all the other meanings it could have and incorporated it into this song, which was kind of their comeback song in early 1992 (they had a massive falling off from their 80s heyday).
Well said. I was about to comment that this was written regarding Simon's good friend David Miles and in general was written about losing loved ones before I saw your comment. Great comeback song and comeback album after they disappeared for a bit
I always think of the end of my relationship with my first true love as it was around the same time... a lot of sadness at the time, still a little pain even now.
Agree and Simon also said that he felt responsible for his death as his friend as to come and see him and he didn't. He never forgot that.
@@elcorado83 I never knew this was about a friend's suicide. I'm sorry about your relationship but I think your first love is always special. Maybe (in most cases) your first true romance is never meant to last. Mine didn't either and broke both our hearts. I still play this myself after surviving a decade and a half of psychological abuse married to my ex-partner. Thankfully I'm away from all that now (unfortunately no contact with grown up children either). I guess as Amber said this song can be what you want it to be.
I also think there's a subtext of finding normality after the chaos of universal fame. Thanks for the info about his friend. ❤️
Their BEST SONG!! Music today can’t come close to this EXCELLENCE
Awesome song... Wassaaaaay underrated !!!
@@stardemonspacecathow is underrated? It was a huge success and played on heavy rotation when it came out.
@@Wrangzilla Oh, okay... Lol... I obviously don't know the history of the song
@@stardemonspacecat I think you’re just using the term “overrated” as a buzzword and don’t know what that really means. I’m old enough to remember that song coming out and the popularity of it. So, in 1993 (when it was in heavy rotation on the radio and MTV), it was “rated” very well.
@brianjones3636 It's weird, isn't it. The word "underrated" is used by people constantly to describe things that are in no way on earth underrated. It's like they've seen it used totally incorrectly so many thousands of times that they just end up copying it. I just find it a very odd phenomenon.
I believe this song is part of a trilogy in tribute to a death of Simon's friend. When I first heard this song, I thought this was about a uber popular band back in the 80's dealing with fading fame. Either way, this is by far my favorite DD song. Another really good one is Come Undone. Nice reaction!!
They had the looks, so they became an instant heartthrob band, but they were artists and musicians first and foremost. Songs like this prove it.
Awesome song... Waaaaaaaay underrated !!!
They began pretty pop-y and easy listen but even from the start some songs stood up. But by the time they made this album they decided go fully embrace their artistic ambitions. The mood of the early 90s was that music had to have meaning, as a reaction to the bubblegum shallowness of the music scene in the 80s.
They were a Boy Band!
@@TahoeNevadaThey were never a ‘boy band’ because they wrote all their own songs and played their own instruments. ‘Boy band’ is used in the often derogatory sense that a band is manufactured - i.e. put together by someone else and all their material written and played by other people. Duran Duran were definitely more than that.
@@TahoeNevadaThey were never a boy band. Get your facts right, kiddo!
Imagine Prince, The Police, Tears for Fears and Duran Duran just 4 of the amazing groups from the 80s
I was a huge fan of Duran Duran back in the '80's. Their resurgence in the '90's began with this song. Forty years later, I'm still hooked on this band!
I was too! I saw them live in 1987, 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2011. I've also met the original band twice and John three times.
Same 💜🔥🦄
It’s simply a perfect song. You couldn’t write any part any better
Saw them in concert last month. They still GOT IT! Hungry Like the Wolf is my personal favorite, but they did ALL their hits. It was awesome!❤
I can’t hear that song without seeing Andy Dick dancing my atound with a carrot. Lol
I saw them in concert at the NEC Birmingham, a few years ago and they were amazing!
They had some great new songs, from their new album, as well. So good!! I am thinking about taking in a second show in a month or so. They still pack the place when they tour.
Saw them in Halifax last year. Fantastic gig - not too big so you could get close.
This song is a masterpiece, like someone said below todays music doesn't come close to the music in the past.
Simon outdid himself with these lyrics. Ridiculously good.
I feel it comes with maturity and understanding of which songs have real meaning behind the words.
Duran Duran never recorded a masterpiece!
Wasn’t really a fan, but my girlfriend dragged me to their concert- I was blown away! Awesome show and made me examine their catalog.
I saw them do 'Save a Prayer' at a festival and it was incredible
This album was considered their comeback album. The whole thing is great.
That was an overexaggeration because it wasn't a comeback.
@@edwardf103 I disagree. Considering their previous album was a complete stink bomb, many had written them off. Plus it was 1993. Grunge and Eurodance were the popular genres at that time.
Really great song by Duran Duran. You know the lyrics are great when so many could relate to them in their own ways.
One of the greatest pop ballads ever! Duran nailed it!!
I love when the guitar sings almost as good as the singer themselves, they emit the same emotions for me personally.
My three favorite songs by Duran Duran are, in this order, "Save a Prayer", "Ordinary World", and "Come Undone". I like all their other songs too, but those three really move me.
@dennis2966 I agree 100%. Those are my favorite too.
This song was released in 1992. They had been missing from the charts since 87 or 88, and this put them back towards the top
It all depends on where you are from and what you mean by "missing from the charts" because DD had singles in the charts through 1990 in the U.S. The song Serious off of their Liberty album was #1 in Italy.
Deservedly so. It's the best single they ever put out.
One of my favorite Duran Duran songs. Teenage me had my bedroom walls plastered with their posters. 🎶❤🎶
Awesome song... Waaaaaaay underrated !!!
So were my bedroom walls as a teenager.
I’m 56 and my daughter gave me a framed poster of Duran Duran for Xmas last year. It’s displayed proudly in my den! Lol
Nobody ever mentions Simon LeBon when speaking of the great voices in rock/pop. He is extremely unique and clean in his vocals and phrasing. 2:50
I've always said that Simon belongs right up there as one of the best front men ever.
Jay & Amber, you'll love their "New Moon On Monday" and "Union of the Snake"!!!
'Ordinary World' showed real growth and maturity in Duran Duran. At this point they had passed into the realm of adult music.I love this song. I have to give a special SHOUT OUT to Lead Singer Simon LaBon for bringing it, especially at the end. Do 'Union of the Snake'!!
Would love to see them react to The Chauffeur.
By far my favorite Duran Duran song - followed by Undone, Save a Prayer, Union of the Snake, View to a Kill
One of their best songs, out of Many great songs by Duran Duran.
Written as a song of grief. Certainly turned out that way for me also. Within a year of its release I lost my world. This song helped me get through that time. It will always be special to me although I had never been a Duran Duran fan before.
This song is very therapeutic, my favorite of theirs!
I have come to appreciate Duran Duran. I was a young teen when they were first popular, and they were like a boy band, so I did not care for them. They really do have some good music. The Reflex is my favorite song by them.
Yeah, The Reflex rocks! The video for it looks influenced by Mad Max II, I think.
@@mr.a8315I think you meant "Wild Boys."
@@seanswinton6242 Oh yes, you're right, thanks bud. 👍 They both rock.
@tjmeyer4469.Completley agree with you.I didn’t really appreciate Duran Duran in the 80s.I’d been a Rude Boy in the late 70s,early 80s and a huge fan of THE SPECIALS.Then I got into the whole Hip Hop b boy scene from 83 onwards, so like you I thought bands like Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet were just early versions of boyzone or take that.I absolutely love this song though.It’s very poignant to me and how my life’s gone.I also remember this song in Daniel Craig’s ‘LAYER CAKE ‘.A Duran Duran masterpiece.
Amber, you called it. I believe Simon wrote this song about the grief after a close friend’s death, but for me it was a lifeline that got me through my first real heartbreak in life. I just kept singing that over and over, that I’d find my way to the ordinary world and I’d survive. Such a fantastic song that can be comforting in many ways.
Their absolutely best song!
Duran Duran is currently on tour, and I was at their concert in Tampa, Florida, back in June, and they are absolutely amazing. Ordinary World is on their Playlist, and there is another one I would love to see you both react to. It's called Lonely In Your Nightmare. Also, I would like to see your reaction to Missing by Arcadia. Simon's voice will put you in a trance.
Love all that you do ❤
There are a number of Arcadia tracks they should react to. "Lonely In Your Nightmare" is a great choice. I would add "Hold Back The Rain" and "Careless Memories," from their debut.
Was at their Tampa show too...amazing! Love Arcadia!!!!
the song that allowed them to span the decades...stunning song
Save a prayer is another song that shows their serious side.
Love that song!❤
This is a beautiful song of loss, sorrow, and regretful acceptance. In the scope of world events, our sorrow is small but oh, so painful.
This song always makes me cry. It’s beautiful
You both hit the nail on the head with greif. I lost my wife through suicide, and thats what it is about. Respect to you both for getting it. You are true proffesionals, you open your ears and heart and feel it. Thanyou for being SO respectful. God bless.❤
The song is about drug addiction.
@@TheMarlinspikeno it’s not.
Their 90s sound was different than their 80s sound, but both were excellent.
Melancholic songs, I adore them! Great song wiring. Favorite Duran Duran song by far
The bands evolution over the decades has been nothing short of perfection. Great song!
This was 90's Duran Duran (1993 to be exact) and you can see how their sound has evolved since the eighties. One of the great things about them is that they are versatile and not afraid to change it up which is probably why they are still selling out arenas around the world and still making new music! I agree with Amber, this is a song open to interpretation but it’s definitely about getting over some type of loss! They are my favorite band since the eighties and I will always be a Duranie!💖💖
It was mainly in 1993 but it was released as a bootleg in December 1992.
Definitely a more mature sound and more mature subject here than their 80s heyday
Simon's lyrics are often deep and profound. This was apparently written after a friend's suicide. There's a maturity to this one. Not that their other music wasn't. It was very mature considering how young they were in the 80's, bit these are guys in their 30's---husbands, fathers. So growth has occurred. This is my favorite 90s song of theirs. Just so sad and poignant. Also, it's a crowd pleaser when they do it live.
The song is about dealing with the loss of Le Bon's childhood friend, David Miles, who passed away from an overdose. Ordinary World (1992) is part 2 of a trilogy about Miles. Part 1 was written after Miles' passing & the song is called Do You Believe In Shame? (1988). Le Bon felt some guilt about not being there for his friend at the time. And part 3 concludes with the track Out Of My Mind (1997), which is also in the motion picture The Saint w/Val Kilmer. All three songs helped Le Bon grieve & get through his loss as much as he could.
Duran Duran was our youngest brother's favorite group. And I usually avoid listening to them these days having lost my younger brother just a couple years ago. This song specially it always sheds a tear. Sometimes you just have to stand up and face it. Rest in peace Dominic. We really miss you.