Oh hell yeah 👍🏻💯 I graduated in '82 and my first favorite band was Styx. I've been enjoying trips down memory lane, so MUCH great music from Led Zeppelin, Heart, AC⚡DC to Duran Duran, I wouldn't trade growing up when I did for anything. I lean towards metal but still love classic rock and the songs I grew up with.
I agree the saxophone was definitely smoking. It's so strange, I think in New Religion or one of their other songs, Duran Duran seems like they ate about to go into a JAZZsession, only to bring it back to Rock, Duran Duran Style.
One of the sickest bass lines ever written in my opinion... I know a lot of true musicians can really appreciate the complexity of this KICK ASS BASS LINE!!!! DURAN DURAN IS THE BEST 80’s GROUP EVER!!!!
Best bass? Did you ever hear "Pulling Teeth" Cliff Burton? or Anything from Getty Lee, or Les Claypool ? Like the song, not EVEN close to the greats though!
JT is thumping, popping, groaning his bass. Stopping, sliding, holding up the melody even. And the mix between him and that ass blasting SAX. This Duran piece is GOLD.
THIS VIDEO ENCOMPASSES THE 80'S!!! So much color , crazy fashions and such original sounds. I truly believe I grew up in a time full of originality. LOVE BRITISH POP!!!
The First Music Video Absolutely MODERN. When Duran Duran Conquered the World as The Kings of New Wave. Thanks, Russel Mulcalhy. You created this Masterpiece and made the REVOLUTION.
As a bassist myself. John Taylor so underrated as a bassist. This man rocked that bass. Just listen to his speed and precision. He had once stated that he admired Bernard Edward the late bassist for the group Chic one was in a class all by himself. This' one of my favorite Duran songs from that era.
@@jonbongjovi1869 mick was friend of duran duran, the bassist can't do a line good enough. mick show him his idea for the song, it works so well that they use it
Synth pop, New Wave, New Romantics, ska, alternative, second British Invasion, NWOBHM, house, techno, industrial, goth, post-punk, power pop, jangle pop, Hi-NRG, Hip Hop, Rap, free style, New Jack Swing, college rock, Prince’s Minneapolis Sound, all happening for the first time in the eighties-the most creative and diverse musical decade of the rock era that will never be surpassed. Wouldn’t trade anything for being a teenager witnessing and discovering all that-if I only knew how lucky I was at the time.
I was 17 in 1983, and Duran Duran was one of those moments when the music changed, and now it belonged to 'us,' our generation! Thanks Duran Duran for the music and memories!
Yes. As a fan of Rush and Iron Maiden, I am very partial to songs and groups that don't bury the bass. A shame that I didn't appreciate this very much back in the day, but I got better!
Duran Duran posters all over my wall growing up. Roger is one of the best drummers ever, John Taylor kills it as a bassist. The whole band is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! they are so amazing that my 24 year old son loves them... ❤❤❤❤
Five hundred or a thousand years from now youd probably be able to, literally. Actually their Girls On Film music video would be even better! Minus the sumo wrestler, ha haa haaa!
John Taylor has got to be the most underrated bass player in history. Brilliant bass lines in many of his songs. What he has done here in this song is called ghost notes. Very difficult to do, and brilliantly executed.
Exactly. Every single line and riff on Rio as a whole is clean and has a punch to it. He plays a lot of riffs, what you would think Andy Taylor would play. The guy seriously knows what he is doing.
As a metal fan I have to say JTs bass is right up there with anyone I listen to. Been watching his TH-cam bass tutorials-absolutely excellent. Blokes a genius!
Thanks for teaching me some real facts not just gossip. ❤ ta. I'm a total metal head too but sometimes we have to make exceptions. Do you like soulfly "shutdafukup" give it a go. Or pantera "walk". Great song but they were white supremacists so I hate racism and keep them to myself except for in the car so loud I've forgotten people's reaction, it's for me not them
More into Sabbath/Maiden/UFO/Saxon etc Alena-but also like the Cure/The Damned/Sisters of Mercy/The Jam/Ian Dury-anything that involves a bit of talent and a great song is fine by me!
This song fueled my pre-high school experience and molded me into a forever fan of New Wave, I'll never let that go! The MTV era, tans, long hair, high school angst, melancholy, chasing beauty, and the wealth of music that came from it, a little brooding, absurd, dark, kooky, what a fun time! ...and I became a bassist, thanks John, your amazing!
Duran Duran could have been the biggest band in the world. And still be today. Changed their formula, lost members, released poorer songs, and that's how history went... But from 1981 to 1985, boy, they were THE kings.
They were worn out from 4 years od success. The drummer retired from what I can remember and the others split into Arcadia and Power Station. Took them years to get back together. Still my favorite, though.
I think Rio would be an amazing name! I mean, you just know someone named “Rio” would be super cool, right? Plus you’d have a killer Duran Duran track for a theme song. That’s way more awesome than having Michael Jackson’s “Ben” sung at you in middle school, a sappy song from a movie about a dang rat!
@@amyknarr2270 - I’ll never tell. ;) And of course now I think it’s a sweet song, though any tease you get as a kid feels like the sickest burn, so I also hated being called Benji like the little dog. Now I struggle to even see how that was an insult!
@@amyknarr2270 - Rio was a name I would have loved to called my daughter, but unfortunately my husband and I (both huge Duran Duran fans) were never able to produce a daughter, we had 5 boys... All 5 are now also Duranies though!
I’m from the 80’s -90’s era and I love that my 12 year old daughter likes all my music from this era. Puts a smile on my face when I hear her playing 80’s music
The First Music Video Absolutely COOL, MODERN and ICONIC. When Duran Duran Conquered the World as The Kings of New Wave. Thanks, Russel Mulcahy. You created this Masterpiece and made the REVOLUTION.
Who is here because they grew up in the 80s and with Duran Duran!!! Hard to pick my fave DD song but this video was just so awesome, I remember it practically blew up MTV when it premiered!!!!
Was never keen on Simon Le Bon back in the 80's but this has always been my favourite Duran Duran track. Now regularly play Rio LP when I fire up the turntable. JT is an awesome bass player. ☺️
When I was a teenager in the 80’s I was really into metal and played drums in metal bands. But secretly I played this album over and over because of John and Andy Taylor. Incredible musicians. Also a lot of Police too. What a great time in music.
I've started putting together a playlist called The Best Decade Of Music. It's only got 4 songs including this one right now, but it's a work in progress. If you have suggestions feel free.
Lyrics: Moving on the floor now, babe You're a bird of paradise Cherry ice cream smile I suppose it's very nice With a step to your left and a flick to the right You catch that mirror way out west You know you're something special And you look like you're the best Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand Just like that river twisting through a dusty land And when she shines, she really shows you all she can Oh Rio, Rio dance across the Rio Grande I've seen you on the beach And I've seen you on TV Two, of a billion stars It means so much to me Like a birthday or a pretty view But then I'm sure that you know it's just for you Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand Just like that river twisting through a dusty land And when she shines, she really shows you all she can Oh Rio, Rio dance across the Rio Grande Hey now (woo) Look at that did he nearly run you down At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive You make me feel alive, alive, alive I'll take my chance 'cause luck is on my side Or something, I know what you're thinking I'll tell you something, I know what you're thinking Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand Just like that river twists across a dusty land And when she shines, she really shows you all she can Oh Rio, Rio dance across the Rio Grande Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand And I might find her if I'm looking like I can Oh Rio, Rio hear them shout across the land From mountains in the north, down to the Rio Grande Doo doo doo doo doo doo Doo doo doo doo doo doo Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
MTV was my home as kid and Duran Duran was the wallpaper. They were colorful, everywhere and made that home an appealing place to always be. 🖤 🥁 🎸 🎤 🎹 🎶 🎵
OMG I Would watch MTV all day and love it. I'd see Rio maybe 10 times a day along with lot's of Michael Jackson, the police and various other artists. MTV used to be awesome with just videos and the host's. I want to go back to the early 80's.
A friend worked as a crew member on that charter yacht during the filming. 30 years later we rebuilt her at a boatyard in Maine. Built in 1926 and still going strong. Schooner Adventuress…
This song made me move to Brazil and I am about to marry a Carioca. Our apartment cost $150 a month...in a small town north of Rio De Janerio in the state of Rio De Janeiro. She's a looker and has a huge heart. I am a lucky man. Thanks Duran Duran.
In the early 80s bands like this and several others stood out with their sounds. John Taylor appeared with a notorious bass touch, and most of Duran-Duran's songs would be marked by that very good bass level! Besides the whole band, excellent.
No wonder the eighties were the eighties with this electric charged, powerful, energetic music! Makes you feel that you want to go, go, goooo! Boy did we have a good time, alot to do with great music like this..
My inner child is delighted. As we age as Gen X, every so often I have to pop over to one of these diamonds from the 80's to recharge. Forever Duranie here!
Such a cool group from the 80's. Duran Duran was one of my favorite groups in that era. I play bass, and John Taylor laid down some awesome bass lines on so many of their hits. Rio is one of them.
These young men were 20, 21, and 22 years old when they recorded this. Their first 2 albums, Duran Duran and Rio, came out in 1981 and 1982. They were all born in 1960, '61, and '62. Damn good musicians and songwriters!
@@stephaniespragg5586 In 1981 he would've been 22 until late October when he turned 23. He is the oldest. So for Rio he would've just turned 23, and for their first album in 1981 he was 22. It's amazing how good they were for so young. That was my point.
I love people who know what and how, your a real fan not just someone who knows 2 songs and nothing else so ta for teaching me facts that I love to know ❤ta.
Quarantined during Corona virus, thinking of watching this video over and over again on MTV in the early ‘80s and taking for granted how great life was then. WTF happened to the world? :(
I hear you. I saw the Grateful Dead play Buffalo on a beautiful July day in 1990. Then 10 days later keyboardist Brent Mydland died of an overdose, then a week later Iraq invaded Kuwait. To me, the world went to hell after I saw that concert.
Torgo1969 i was born in May 1990. I guess two months of my life was decent lol .. joking aside the worlds always been an awful place, we just hear about it 24/7 now.
"Jury is out on which way those guys'll go. They're a lot of fun, and John Taylor is one of the most proficient bass players in the UK at the moment, giving them a funky edge."-Sing Street
I like it, but it's really just a heavily Jaco-influenced 16th notes line with lots of chromatic runs. I am a bass player so I understand it pretty well
I just turned 15, Rio plays every night as I go to bed in my bedroom, the CD slides in my brand new Kenwood CD player, Luxman amplifier, and some awesome 80's headsets. Time flies, but this masterpiece lasts a lifetime.
I love ❤️ this song. Also it’s one of the best videos from the 80’s. Can’t believe it was from 41 years ago. I was 15 when this song was on MTV and the radio every day.
Very underrated band because they were seen as "glam" and "radio pop" by many critics. I love their action-adventure films as they really put you then and there before Jackson's "Thriller" in '83.
I was a British tourist traveling across the U.S. in 1982. I heard this song on local radio as we were traveling across the Rio Grande. Doesn't get much sweeter than that.
In 1983 I was 14 year boy and lived in Soviet Union. Duran Duran was one of best group ever that have made a huge influence on me from early 80's. Thanks for music!
Everything about this song I love! The keyboard at the beginning, then the guitar (great tone), the drumming and bassline setting the groove.The engineering was top notch. The fact that it (deservedly so) became such a huge hit made it certain that you heard it everywhere you went. Because of that I shied away from everything DD for a decade or so,until they released the Wedding Album, which rekindled my interest in this band.I would have followed them more closely (and actually regret not doing so),had their music not been so overplayed.
I've been listening to diffrent DD songs for the last hour. JT is an awesome bassist. I remember when i was a kid, this girl wanted ti fist fight me for who "loved" JT the most. Badass baseline!
Was praying for a daughter and got confirmed today, was driving home with the wife and this song came on, we will be naming her Rio ❤
Awwwww!!!!
CONGRATS! RIO IS A BEAUTIFUL NAME!
❤❤
Congrats!! That’s an awesome choice for a name
Beautiful God bless all 3 of you
Congrats to Duran Duran on being part of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2022! So very well deserved.
They fully deserve it 100000000%
and overdue
Fosho.....
@@davidschlessinger9945 For sure. Phenomenal band. Absolutely professional and the vanguards of their time.
One of my favourite bands of the 80s so well deserved ... class
Feeling so privileged to have been a teenager during the 80's. Those were the best times!
That makes two of us. Can you imagine being young and in the prime of your life in today's world? UUgggghh! I am so glad I was a teen in the 80s.
Oh hell yeah 👍🏻💯 I graduated in '82 and my first favorite band was Styx. I've been enjoying trips down memory lane, so MUCH great music from Led Zeppelin, Heart, AC⚡DC to Duran Duran, I wouldn't trade growing up when I did for anything. I lean towards metal but still love classic rock and the songs I grew up with.
Amen to that great times
I was 19 when this album came out. What a great time to be a young adult.
@@Libertygirl76 Best time ever
John Taylor is a sick bassist. The bass line in this song is just masterful.
he s cute extremely attractive all of em r❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
He added a fusion jazz line to the song...😮😮
GODLIKE. AND VERY UNDERRATED TOO.
I pray he finds the cure. 🤣🤣
Yes, the bass line is maaad!
Insane bass line and a ridiculous sax solo.
How could you not love this?
Pure sex
I agree the saxophone was definitely smoking. It's so strange, I think in New Religion or one of their other songs, Duran Duran seems like they ate about to go into a JAZZsession, only to bring it back to Rock, Duran Duran Style.
I believe John was was inspired by Jaco at this time.
Straight jacket city
I'd be more likely to describe today's music as insane and ridiculous.
One of the sickest bass lines ever written in my opinion... I know a lot of true musicians can really appreciate the complexity of this KICK ASS BASS LINE!!!! DURAN DURAN IS THE BEST 80’s GROUP EVER!!!!
U2 and Depeche Mode do exist too.
@@sevenfootball7tv998 Depeche Mode is definitly the best for me.
as a musician i can say yes, this is a great bass line. although it is not as complex as it sounds. the rhythms make it sound more complicated.
Queen o they started in 70) but u2, Van Halen, many many more, but I do love DD too
Best bass? Did you ever hear "Pulling Teeth" Cliff Burton? or Anything from Getty Lee, or Les Claypool ? Like the song, not EVEN close to the greats though!
JT is thumping, popping, groaning his bass. Stopping, sliding, holding up the melody even. And the mix between him and that ass blasting SAX. This Duran piece is GOLD.
You make it soundd even sexier, kudos. 😘
I'm reading John Taylor's book right now. The only thing I'm disappointed about is his failure to mention that he's a completely kick-ass bassist.
This bass line is amazing, I love playing along to it, it took me a long time to get it down!
1985
That is art I love it
I can't imagine what this song would be like without the bass playing; it really makes this song special. The bass playing is phenomenal! 👍
I agree. It's the reason that this song has bedrock in my mind.
Not easy to play! Several underrated.
It's the bass that lift it to another level. The song would have been a so-so.
Dont forget sax now that is pretty bad ass too..
@@werearethedreamteam3724 Without a doubt. Absolutely. The sax is indeed killer. 😃
THIS VIDEO ENCOMPASSES THE 80'S!!! So much color , crazy fashions and such original sounds. I truly believe I grew up in a time full of originality. LOVE BRITISH POP!!!
I totally agree! 80's vibes are strong in this one
And budgie smugglers
i would say the best pure 80's video
txarly2008 creative an original!
The First Music Video Absolutely MODERN.
When Duran Duran Conquered the World as The Kings of New Wave.
Thanks, Russel Mulcalhy. You created this Masterpiece and made the REVOLUTION.
The bass in this song blows my mind! He's absolutely fantastic! What a great, technical groove he's laying down!
Really all of their shit bro,that’s why I always loved them being black and loving funk.
its a great bass line! The bridge is my favorite part
Yes very technical, even has ghosts notes..
As a bassist myself. John Taylor so underrated as a bassist. This man rocked that bass. Just listen to his speed and precision. He had once stated that he admired Bernard Edward the late bassist for the group Chic one was in a class all by himself. This' one of my favorite Duran songs from that era.
His basslines are incredible
it also sounds like these guys are ROXY MUSIC.....meets.....YES!!
(Chris Squire will always be the god of busy bass!)
the bass line here was written by mick karn of the band " japan "...this is why it's sound so cool
@@cammefantaman WHAT??? Tell me more! Is this true? Cuz all the credits are to the DD lineup.
@@jonbongjovi1869 mick was friend of duran duran, the bassist can't do a line good enough. mick show him his idea for the song, it works so well that they use it
So glad I grew up in this Era of music. The 80's was the best.
Hell yes it was ✊️😃💯
so true
You could name hundreds of singers and bands.. you’re lucky to name 30 or more nowadays if that
So much great music!
Synth pop, New Wave, New Romantics, ska, alternative, second British Invasion, NWOBHM, house, techno, industrial, goth, post-punk, power pop, jangle pop, Hi-NRG, Hip Hop, Rap, free style, New Jack Swing, college rock, Prince’s Minneapolis Sound, all happening for the first time in the eighties-the most creative and diverse musical decade of the rock era that will never be surpassed. Wouldn’t trade anything for being a teenager witnessing and discovering all that-if I only knew how lucky I was at the time.
Everyone talks about the Bass line but no one talks about the Sax.. 10/10 saxophone
You are so right! The sax kills in this song!
Andy Hamilton is the sax player.
@@paultwiss199 Way to go Andy then
The bass in the sax part...
:-)
I was 17 in 1983, and Duran Duran was one of those moments when the music changed, and now it belonged to 'us,' our generation! Thanks Duran Duran for the music and memories!
You're the same age I am, and yes Duran Duran is awesome!!
It belongs to every generation!!
I waa 17 years old in 1983 also and I loved listening to Duran Duran😊 especially this song
..
I get 18 that year...what a music time! After the summit...the abyss.
John Taylor, maybe the most underrated bassist of all time.
He never gets enough credits as he deserve, even as the founder of duran
No doubt.
Hes anytime but underatted hes a god
The bass on this song is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yes. As a fan of Rush and Iron Maiden, I am very partial to songs and groups that don't bury the bass. A shame that I didn't appreciate this very much back in the day, but I got better!
This iconic music video surely gives 80s retro vibes . The 80s will forever be the best music decade!😁😁
Hell yeah the 80's we're the best!!!!
I concur
Completely agree there …..👍🏻🙏
That bass line gets me everytime!
fuck off
You get me every time as well
@@ryanspangler4569 th-cam.com/video/z5CgStcVauc/w-d-xo.html
John Taylor is killing it! Damn that bassline is badass!
Their music, lyrics, videos, and fashion are timeless. Duran Duran embraces everything that was great about the 80’s.
Duran Duran posters all over my wall growing up. Roger is one of the best drummers ever, John Taylor kills it as a bassist. The whole band is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! they are so amazing that my 24 year old son loves them... ❤❤❤❤
I want to permanently live in this music video.
Wish granted person man
Five hundred or a thousand years from now youd probably be able to, literally.
Actually their Girls On Film music video would be even better!
Minus the sumo wrestler, ha haa haaa!
And I live there with you LOL
me too for a long while now lol
Totally
The crew had a fire extinguisher on stand by afterwards for the bass players fingers.
John is surely on 🔥
This song has to be in the top 10 of best songs of the 80's hands down.
By the way, one of the greatest baselines of all time.
The 80's wasn't a decade, it was an emotion.The iconic voices of some rock singers are just... unforgettable.
@@Jorge_Broa beautiful comment🙌🏻💯
WHEN WILL THE REVOLUTION START TO BRING REAL ROCK BACK. DOES ANYONE OUT THERE HAVE THE SPINE TO EVEN TRY?????? 😊😊😊😊.
@@StuartRyan-yi5ok Youngsters don´t like rock anymore. Lame songs for slow brains.
John Taylor has got to be the most underrated bass player in history. Brilliant bass lines in many of his songs. What he has done here in this song is called ghost notes. Very difficult to do, and brilliantly executed.
Exactly. Every single line and riff on Rio as a whole is clean and has a punch to it. He plays a lot of riffs, what you would think Andy Taylor would play. The guy seriously knows what he is doing.
yeah great musician and every girl I know thinks he was the best looking guy ever. ( im jealous )
Totally agreed, man this dude recorded this one when he was 22 years old!!! Amazing
CABLE GUY!!!!.😂 LOVE THIS SONG LOVE THIS BAND.
Just read his Autobiography,it’s a good read
A group of excellent musicians at the top of their game. This encapsulates the 80's perfectly. God it was great.
As a metal fan I have to say JTs bass is right up there with anyone I listen to. Been watching his TH-cam bass tutorials-absolutely excellent. Blokes a genius!
Thanks for teaching me some real facts not just gossip. ❤ ta. I'm a total metal head too but sometimes we have to make exceptions. Do you like soulfly "shutdafukup" give it a go. Or pantera "walk". Great song but they were white supremacists so I hate racism and keep them to myself except for in the car so loud I've forgotten people's reaction, it's for me not them
I'm totally a metal head but i love a trip down memory lane back to the 80's when I was in HS. Good times, great music. 😊
I'm a metal head to love this song.pantera where white supremacist ???they weren't stop looking into everything.
More into Sabbath/Maiden/UFO/Saxon etc Alena-but also like the Cure/The Damned/Sisters of Mercy/The Jam/Ian Dury-anything that involves a bit of talent and a great song is fine by me!
You know it's a 80s banger when they throw in a sax🎉
Ps this video has no logic but totally works
@@josswhelan293❤
That sax is no joke
@@werearethedreamteam3724 Sax on the beach baby.
No it was the 50s.... 80s were all about keyboards
This song fueled my pre-high school experience and molded me into a forever fan of New Wave, I'll never let that go! The MTV era, tans, long hair, high school angst, melancholy, chasing beauty, and the wealth of music that came from it, a little brooding, absurd, dark, kooky, what a fun time! ...and I became a bassist, thanks John, your amazing!
This bassline is _immaculate_ even by Duran Duran standards.
Ridiculous bass line. Jt so overlooked
I see what you did there...
It's *immaculate* like a dream
@@michaelfrazia4569 Don't Hear The Bass Nerd
@@WSPROJECT08 not quite sure what you mean . It makes absolutely no sense so I'm assuming it was written wrong.
Hello fellow member of the brigade✌️🏳️⚧️
I'm naming my baby boy 'Río' and I remembered this song.
Greetings from ARGENTINA.
Duran Duran could have been the biggest band in the world. And still be today. Changed their formula, lost members, released poorer songs, and that's how history went... But from 1981 to 1985, boy, they were THE kings.
They were worn out from 4 years od success. The drummer retired from what I can remember and the others split into Arcadia and Power Station. Took them years to get back together. Still my favorite, though.
I loved this song so much I wanted to name my daughter ‘Rio’
Didn’t of course but when I told her she said ‘thank you Mom’ 😊
I think Rio would be an amazing name! I mean, you just know someone named “Rio” would be super cool, right? Plus you’d have a killer Duran Duran track for a theme song. That’s way more awesome than having Michael Jackson’s “Ben” sung at you in middle school, a sappy song from a movie about a dang rat!
My cat is named Ben and I sing it to him.
He doesn’t know about the rat background lol
@@amyknarr2270 - I’ll never tell. ;) And of course now I think it’s a sweet song, though any tease you get as a kid feels like the sickest burn, so I also hated being called Benji like the little dog. Now I struggle to even see how that was an insult!
Aw!
@@amyknarr2270 - Rio was a name I would have loved to called my daughter, but unfortunately my husband and I (both huge Duran Duran fans) were never able to produce a daughter, we had 5 boys... All 5 are now also Duranies though!
I dont know how it is possible to create a genial bassline like this one... John Taylor is a LEGEND
These guys weren't just pretty boys. They could play the hell out of their instruments.
I am glad to hear a guy say this !!!
In the 80s we called them preps.
Yeah, that bass is pretty insane
John Taylor was only just 22 y/o at the time and he was already a massively gifted bass player.
@@ericzerkle5214 We also called them New Romantics.
I’m from the 80’s -90’s era and I love that my 12 year old daughter likes all my music from this era. Puts a smile on my face when I hear her playing 80’s music
The saxophone solo has got to be the most relaxing thing ever
Whose that playing the sax?
Simon or John?
@@resa.walters I’m pretty sure Simon is.
@@sulekastieber7287 Actually, I doubt that.
It's Andy Hamilton. A very accomplished saxophonist
@@paultwiss199 in the RIO video, I mean.
One of the most iconic videos of the 80’s. It’s definitely stood the test of time-.
The First Music Video Absolutely COOL, MODERN and ICONIC.
When Duran Duran Conquered the World as The Kings of New Wave.
Thanks, Russel Mulcahy. You created this Masterpiece and made the REVOLUTION.
Just timeless pure class
Who is here because they grew up in the 80s and with Duran Duran!!! Hard to pick my fave DD song but this video was just so awesome, I remember it practically blew up MTV when it premiered!!!!
I blasted them back then and I still do.
Me!
Was never keen on Simon Le Bon back in the 80's but this has always been my favourite Duran Duran track. Now regularly play Rio LP when I fire up the turntable.
JT is an awesome bass player. ☺️
GAY
Meeee !!!
40 years later all these DD songs still sounds fantastic
Aaabsolutely
The first music VHS tape I bought back in 85. Still looks gorgeous. And John Taylor's bass line is still one of the best ever.
When I was a teenager in the 80’s I was really into metal and played drums in metal bands. But secretly I played this album over and over because of John and Andy Taylor. Incredible musicians. Also a lot of Police too. What a great time in music.
Same here. I was always pure metal but liked early DD a lot. Energetic and full force... like metal.
As you get older you really stop giving a fuck about image and start just doing what you do.
I've started putting together a playlist called The Best Decade Of Music. It's only got 4 songs including this one right now, but it's a work in progress. If you have suggestions feel free.
@@jeremyfrost2636 Coming Home by Peter Schilling and All Night Long by Peter Murphy.
@@BIGBLOCK5022006 I'll check them out.
alive! alive! alive! that's exactly how I felt as a teen in the 80’s❤❤❤
Exactly!!!!
Lyrics:
Moving on the floor now, babe
You're a bird of paradise
Cherry ice cream smile
I suppose it's very nice
With a step to your left and a flick to the right
You catch that mirror way out west
You know you're something special
And you look like you're the best
Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand
Just like that river twisting through a dusty land
And when she shines, she really shows you all she can
Oh Rio, Rio dance across the Rio Grande
I've seen you on the beach
And I've seen you on TV
Two, of a billion stars
It means so much to me
Like a birthday or a pretty view
But then I'm sure that you know it's just for you
Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand
Just like that river twisting through a dusty land
And when she shines, she really shows you all she can
Oh Rio, Rio dance across the Rio Grande
Hey now (woo)
Look at that did he nearly run you down
At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive
You make me feel alive, alive, alive
I'll take my chance 'cause luck is on my side
Or something, I know what you're thinking
I'll tell you something, I know what you're thinking
Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand
Just like that river twists across a dusty land
And when she shines, she really shows you all she can
Oh Rio, Rio dance across the Rio Grande
Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand
And I might find her if I'm looking like I can
Oh Rio, Rio hear them shout across the land
From mountains in the north, down to the Rio Grande
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
The opening 33 seconds are arguably the most exciting 33 seconds of any 80’s song
MTV was my home as kid and Duran Duran was the wallpaper. They were colorful, everywhere and made that home an appealing place to always be. 🖤 🥁 🎸 🎤 🎹 🎶 🎵
OMG I Would watch MTV all day and love it. I'd see Rio maybe 10 times a day along with lot's of Michael Jackson, the police and various other artists. MTV used to be awesome with just videos and the host's. I want to go back to the early 80's.
a huge part of early MTV
hi
Loved MTV back in the day. Duran Duran was my favorite band throughout high school and still today.
honestly, ya’ll need to talk more about jt’s epic bassline! absolute madness! glad he syncopated it. but yeah, what a bassist🥺✨
Agreed🥰
Syncopation was the name of the game for JT!!
A friend worked as a crew member on that charter yacht during the filming. 30 years later we rebuilt her at a boatyard in Maine. Built in 1926 and still going strong. Schooner Adventuress…
I read about the hard life it had. I'm glad it's still sailing the seas.
This was when MTV was watchable...back in the 80s
Back when they played music.
Hell freakin yes!
ill watch you in your sleep
and 90s
I couldn't agree more and Duran Duran were 5 very good reasons why I watched it ;)
This song puts a smile on my face every time!
This smile puts a song on my face every time.
@@Ophiuchus123456789 yes, if nostalgia don't kill me..
Me too! I just love the sexy sax!
@@Ophiuchus123456789 Every... time!!!!!
@@ilbeda What he said!!
John Taylor's bass lines...one of the last times a pop band actually had serious chops.
This song made me move to Brazil and I am about to marry a Carioca. Our apartment cost $150 a month...in a small town north of Rio De Janerio in the state of Rio De Janeiro. She's a looker and has a huge heart. I am a lucky man. Thanks Duran Duran.
In the early 80s bands like this and several others stood out with their sounds. John Taylor appeared with a notorious bass touch, and most of Duran-Duran's songs would be marked by that very good bass level! Besides the whole band, excellent.
No wonder the eighties were the eighties with this electric charged, powerful, energetic music! Makes you feel that you want to go, go, goooo! Boy did we have a good time, alot to do with great music like this..
Yes, well said, the 80s were like this!!!!
Tons of coke
My inner child is delighted. As we age as Gen X, every so often I have to pop over to one of these diamonds from the 80's to recharge. Forever Duranie here!
Simon has a better voice than he is thought to have not just an 80's legend but good voice too.
nah
And still good in his 60s. I heard a recent live performance (online) of The Chauffeur, which takes some control and it sounded fantastic.
Woo! My dad loves Duran Duran. I guess his constant playing of it made me love them so much. Great, great song.
My mom loves them! I remember just blasting them on the car! Just happy memories
erin 865 my mum did too
erin 865 your dad knows his stuff!!
This bass player is out of control!
That my friends is a fat BASSLINE! and that Sax 🎷 pure electric!!
Luv that sax
👍🎷🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
That sax is sexy
The most underrated bass player ever!
FOR SURE!! 😉
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And that, my friends, is a bass line.
agreed buddy.
And you, my friend, are right. :)
Ville Hardén Right on!!! He’s so underrated😤
There's really not much else going on, just static synth and sparse rhythm guitar.
@@k_zildjian4460 - Try listening to the song again.
Such a cool group from the 80's. Duran Duran was one of my favorite groups in that era. I play bass, and John Taylor laid down some awesome bass lines on so many of their hits. Rio is one of them.
These young men were 20, 21, and 22 years old when they recorded this.
Their first 2 albums, Duran Duran and Rio, came out in 1981 and 1982.
They were all born in 1960, '61, and '62.
Damn good musicians and songwriters!
Simon would’ve been 24, he was born in 1958
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In 1981 he would've been 22 until late October when he turned 23. He is the oldest.
So for Rio he would've just turned 23, and for their first album in 1981 he was 22.
It's amazing how good they were for so young. That was my point.
I love people who know what and how, your a real fan not just someone who knows 2 songs and nothing else so ta for teaching me facts that I love to know ❤ta.
Did they really do their own songs and so young. I love to learn and have a stranger teach me facts. I thank you stranger for the knowledge ❤ ta
Don't know why weirdos like you mention how old they are. Many people are in their early 20's when they make music.
The sound, the colors, the images and that wink at 4:20. That's the 80s
YES!!!!!!!!
And what a good time it was. A rich time around the world
This was just played on the radio ,40yrs on and still AMAZING !!!🤩 I've never stopped listening to them right from the beginning!
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Quarantined during Corona virus, thinking of watching this video over and over again on MTV in the early ‘80s and taking for granted how great life was then. WTF happened to the world? :(
I hear you. I saw the Grateful Dead play Buffalo on a beautiful July day in 1990. Then 10 days later keyboardist Brent Mydland died of an overdose, then a week later Iraq invaded Kuwait. To me, the world went to hell after I saw that concert.
Normies + MTV = bad pop songs
So true...
Al Gore invented the internet and now we're here. /s
Torgo1969 i was born in May 1990. I guess two months of my life was decent lol .. joking aside the worlds always been an awful place, we just hear about it 24/7 now.
Bass Line getting a lot of well deserved praise but the shimmery synth bit is also iconic. Everything just works in this song!
Bass line is amazing
Duran Duran has always been my favorite band... Still AMAZING to me to this day. ❤️
John Taylor the most underrated bass and most gorgeous man ever
I concur!😎
I'd have to agree!
He has me questioning my sexuality...
@@theBIGBLUTO He CONFIRMED mine!! Lol
I thought I was the only one who loved him!!!!!!😋😘😍😘😍😋❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
This is one of my favorite videos. Duran Dyran was a breath of fresh air in 1983. Great videos.
So much joy and energy. Nothing in modern music comes close.
Undoubtedly one of the greatest pop songs created. Perfect in every way.
And its not even their best song, imo thats > is there something i should know.
LOL!
The video is perfect in every way also
so true it's catchy and brilliant
"Jury is out on which way those guys'll go. They're a lot of fun, and John Taylor is one of the most proficient bass players in the UK at the moment, giving them a funky edge."-Sing Street
i feel sad for those who can't understand how amazing is this bassline
Get over yourself.
I like it, but it's really just a heavily Jaco-influenced 16th notes line with lots of chromatic runs. I am a bass player so I understand it pretty well
I just turned 15, Rio plays every night as I go to bed in my bedroom, the CD slides in my brand new Kenwood CD player, Luxman amplifier, and some awesome 80's headsets. Time flies, but this masterpiece lasts a lifetime.
I love the bass comments here! Glad people appreciate and have the ear. Makes my heart happy.
The bass and sax together👍🏻🔥🔥
2:44....pure bass bliss along that tenor solo!!
I love ❤️ this song.
Also it’s one of the best videos
from the 80’s. Can’t believe it was from 41 years ago. I was 15 when this song was on MTV and the radio every day.
if your listening in 2020, you have a good taste in music
Don't worry it sounds just as good in 2021 but the same shite still goes on in the world but worse
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Oh you bet. I listened to this in high school back in 1984. Still sounds fantastic after all these years.
2021!!
or its a case study for media studies
Great song, good to see people are still enjoying that bass......
🫐 40 years ago? No... This song _can't_ be that old!
It still looks good for its age... *Sexy, exotic & brilliant!*
Their BEST song by far... Bass is sick and sad solo... What the heck, the whole song is cool !!!
One of the best... What a bass line...
Craziest bass line ever.
Unlike you
Yeah. 2:40 min
Every now and then then I must go on a 80s binge and relive my awesome childhood.
My brother's on a boat in Thailand playing this song on his trip. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BILLY!!
Very underrated band because they were seen as "glam" and "radio pop" by many critics. I love their action-adventure films as they really put you then and there before Jackson's "Thriller" in '83.
Hell yeah love the 80's never get tired of it
You know, they where really smart, because they wanted to travel crazy locations and decided to film along the way. I call that GENIUS
Underrated? They were huge in the early 80's. There is no comparable band today. Their video's were ground breaking on MTV.
The reason why they split into the Power Station and Arcadia...they wanted to be respected as musicians ....kill the Duran Duran imagery!
i think that perception is as out of date as anthony price suits - thankfully Duran DUran are recognised as a serioulsy talented band.
Best bass line ever.
2022 and this video is still so stunning. Such an amazing song. How could we not fall in love with them in 1983?
I was a British tourist traveling across the U.S. in 1982. I heard this song on local radio as we were traveling across the Rio Grande. Doesn't get much sweeter than that.
You were experiencing what was called the Second British Invasion in the United States
Nick’s keyboard is amazing 🤩
Nick was always my favorite-love him so much.
Congrats to Duran Duran on their induction into the RRHoF. it is a well deserved honor. Fabulous concert at the Rosemont Horizon-Chicago in 1984.
the bass line ... bloody hell
AFWAN ,BLOODY HELL. MUCH BE BRITISH? THAT'S KOOL. MUCH LOVE FROM SOUTH TEXAS. BLOODY HELL. I'VE HEARD IT B/4. WAS DEPLOYED TO ENGLAND
In 1983 I was 14 year boy and lived in Soviet Union. Duran Duran was one of best group ever that have made a huge influence on me from early 80's. Thanks for music!
CONGRATULATIONS AND I'm so PROUD OF YOU DURAN DURAN FOR BEING INDUCTED IN THE RRHOF, FINALLY ,it was well way over due.
Everything about this song I love! The keyboard at the beginning, then the guitar (great tone), the drumming and bassline setting the groove.The engineering was top notch. The fact that it (deservedly so) became such a huge hit made it certain that you heard it everywhere you went. Because of that I shied away from everything DD for a decade or so,until they released the Wedding Album, which rekindled my interest in this band.I would have followed them more closely (and actually regret not doing so),had their music not been so overplayed.
I've been listening to diffrent DD songs for the last hour. JT is an awesome bassist. I remember when i was a kid, this girl wanted ti fist fight me for who "loved" JT the most.
Badass baseline!
One of the top 5 best music videos of the 80s, imo.