I howl and I whine... about why these guys don't get the credit they deserve.
Duran Duran are kinda like the Stones in a way; they both don't often get a lot of respect in the industry. Mislabeled as a 'boy band' in the mid-80s, some people forget band members actually played their instruments. And wrote their songs.
Looking back, I think the critics were jealous because they were good looking guys who could play. Oh, snap.
"Hungry like the Wolf" was the gateway to the band, and to the new wave genre for many of us a little too young to notice the music trends unfolding in the late 70s.
The video came out in junior high, wooing North American teenage girls and boys alike, with their exotic and adventurous videos and irresistible new wave sound.
Besides the grandiose chorus, "Hungry Like the Wolf" features the iconic "Do do do do do do do dodo dododo dodo" and an intriguing instrumental bridge.
How good were these guys in the early 80s?
Between gallivanting halfway around the world to create the classic trio "Hungry like the Wolf", "Rio", and "Save A Prayer" just before their Mad Max phase ("New Moon on Monday", "Union of the Snake", "Wild Boys"), they were asked by their record label to come up with a single to keep up a presence on the charts. Well, they winged it with what looked like a fifty dollar budget for "Is There Something I Should Know" (inspired by the video game Q*bert?), just because they could.
It is my sixth favorite Duran Duran song so no complaints here, they were thought of a boy band but what are you going to do. I read in an interview that even starting out they were very nice and had their heads screwed on right :)
ReplyDeleteSo by deduction, that would also make it your 6th favourite song?
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