How Duran Duran Blended Style and Substance to Rule the 80s and Beyond
Professor of Rock · Gamut Podcast Network
May 15, 202015m 36s
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Show Notes
Duran Duran were undeniable pin-up idols. Teenage girls plastered their walls with pictures of each member of the band for sure, but, the music of Duran Duran was NOT Tiger Beat/ bubble gum fare. Duran Duran actually wrote amazing songs, with heady lyrics that gave their music substance, and artistic credibility.. In each Duran Duran creation, there is some clever turn of phrase, or engrossing subtext that set them apart from other bands in the 80s and 90s, but not just from other bands of those decades, they could write catchy hooks and melodies with the best in the history of the Rock
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