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Duran Duran's Live Earth-Friendly Catalog
- Posted on Jul 7th 2007 12:28PM by Melissa Olund
When did Duran Duran become earth crusaders? As the band plowed through their Live Earth set at London's Wembley Stadium it was immediately apparent that they've been super-secret environmental activists all through their nearly 30-year career.
Commencing their performance with 'Planet Earth,' their first-ever single and a NASA favorite, the band sang the global warming-appropriate lyric, "Look now, look all around, there's no sign of life." Simon Le Bon and Co. then segued into 'Ordinary World,' with its chorus of "But I wont cry for yesterday, there's an ordinary world," a clear plea for preserving the environment. Even 'Notorious' rears its extreme green head, opening with "I can't read about it, burns the skin from your eye," a searing nod to the disappearing ozone layer.
And as we waited for the promised Justin Timberlake collaboration, which sadly, did not come to pass, Duran Duran closed their environmentally friendly set with 'Girls on Film' -- an obvious nod to preserving our cellulose-rich forests ... or something.
- Filed under: Concerts and Tours, News, Live Earth
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Radloff
If Duran Duran accepts this invitation from the Israelis they are selling their souls to the DEVIL, TELL THEM NO- NO- NO!!
September 29 2007 at 10:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
trcle9502
i love duran duran ! my five year old loves them too ! they are still around to this very day ! not a lot of 80's bands are still around ! simon,nick ,john and, roger are still very cute guys ! andy is too ! but he is not in the band ! i wish he was !
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Lara
Duran Duran were awesome as they always are in concert! I've been a fan for 25 years (OMG!) and have enjoyed all of their work through out the years. They have never looked better!! Its sad that Andy has left the band, so only 2 Taylors now. But the LiveEarth concert really rocked - with the help of DD!!
**They were also a great addition to last weekends Tribute Concert for Diana, as they were one of her favorite bands!**
Simon, John, Nick, & Roger... you all are amazing and dont stop!!
your #1 Fan in Oregon!!!!
Malcolmina
Duran Duran has always been a great band, thanks for finding some earth-friendly lyrics in their songs! LOL
Can't wait for the new album this fall!
anonymous
dang, they look good for their age!
I hate to sound like the old bat in another forum mourning for the past 'greats' like Red Skelton and Sid Caesar, lol, but DD look like stars.
avalon
You're right! They are and were environmentally conscious chaps.
We must not forget their tributes to the animal kingdom either.... Hungry like the Wolf and Union of the Snake. Astronomy minded as well, there was New Moon on Monday.
Now I'm mulling over all my Tiger Beat, Star Hits, and 16 magazines from the mid 80s that are composting in a landfill somewhere...
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