Posted on 10/19/2004 6:30:37 PM PDT by mabelkitty
NEW YORK - They played the obligatory classics: "Hungry Like the Wolf" and "Girls on Film." But when Simon Le Bon ripped into the chorus of the new single "(Reach Up for the) Sunrise," the sun suddenly illuminated Times Square as if to officially mark a new day for Duran Duran.
As the original five members performed for "Good Morning America" last week, it seemed the planets had finally aligned for a band that had been ignored through its ever-changing lineup and lackluster albums of the past ten years.
The British quintet once created a fan hysteria that was compared to the Beatles', and they are largely credited for ushering in the music video age with their innovative and exotic clips. Still, until recently, they couldn't buy the sort of publicity they're now enjoying.
"We are really pleased to be back in the history books where for a while it looked as though we were being written out of them," Le Bon told The Associated Press, commenting on the Lifetime Achievement award MTV finally bestowed upon the video pioneers last year and the sudden excitement over Duran Duran's 12th album, "Astronaut."
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Damn you guys are killin me...thats right..they were a relatively unknown at that time
Another hint: good chicken wings
The Hooters.
I watched that tape a couple months ago....hmmmmm.....
nice
Of course!...stop showin off and git ta bed.
You got it.
that was a stretch guess. They wouldn't have been unknowns to Geldhof. Figured it was an American band, but I honestly couldn't remember any of the American acts.
Ok, I am off to la la land. Have a great night. Good chattin' with ya.
The Hooters...another mediocre band from my hometown...that never made it
We ought to start a musical chat forum....have a good one
Nay, twas TheBigB who got it.
night, all.
no, wait. For whom did the Hooters play as backing band?
Im off too...stay cool...stay drummin...
Bruce Springsteen maybe?...hmmm
Wait you dont mean starting band...
Sorry for the delay. Got out of bed just to see if there were any replies (wife thinks I'm insane). All I know is they were her backing band at some point. She bops.
Cyndi Lauper...they wrote her hit..Time after Time!
Get back to your wife...there are some things more important than music trivia.
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