The band members wore bare feet in deference to the temple's religious importance, frequently scorching themselves on the bare rock they were standing on. It is one of my most treasured memories." Īndy Taylor recalls in his memoirs that the shooting at the temple was very tense, since the country was on the verge of civil war and the temple's monks were impatiently waiting for their leader to arrive and address a large political gathering.
He would be teased about it for years afterwards. The band members all initially refused to do the scene where an elephant sprays water from its trunk onto one of them due to its homoerotic overtones they finally settled on John Taylor since he was the band's pinup boy. He accidentally imbibed some, and had to be hospitalized during the band's subsequent Australian tour due to a tropical virus he contracted at that time. While perched on a branch over a lagoon and miming playing his guitar, an intoxicated Andy Taylor fell into the water. "It was funny as hell, but quite hairy for a moment", says Rhodes. It turned out to be the elephant's mating call, which led the elephant carrying Roger Taylor to charge downhill and attempt to mount the female. One of the crew had recorded it, and found it funny enough to play back. Along the way they were struck by the poverty they witnessed ĭuring the filming of the scene where the band members were riding elephants, a female elephant made a strange sound.
Save a prayer driver#
The driver who met them in a flatbed truck informed them it would be several hours' driving time to Kandy in the centre of the country, where the band were lodged. Taylor reassured him they would be in their hotel soon and could relax. When they arrived in Colombo, it was very hot, and Rhodes was uncomfortable in his clothing. They had almost no time after that was done to change clothes before catching their flight, and Rhodes wore the same leather jacket and trousers he had been wearing against the London chill. Simon Le Bon and Roger and John Taylor went ahead to the location while Andy Taylor and Nick Rhodes were in London finishing mixes for the 'Rio' album and B sides. The shoot was a difficult but memorable experience for the band. Scenes were filmed atop the ancient rock fortress of Sigiriya, among the ruins of a Buddhist temple at Polonnaruwa and the island's southern coastline. The video was filmed by director Russell Mulcahy among the jungles, beaches, and temples of Sri Lanka in April, 1982. He wrote: "The music maintains the stormily romantic quality of the lyric by combining meditative verses with an aching chorus that swells and ebbs in a way that perfectly captures the song's heartbreak." Guarisco described the song in a retrospective review, as being "a lilting epic". The single reached #16 on the Billboard Hot 100.Īs well as being a commercial success, the song has received critical acclaim. However, a special US Single version with the live version from the Arena album on the flip side was released in January 1985. It was not originally issued as a single in the United States, although the video was very popular on MTV. Cover art for the single features a black mass. The track is opened by a somewhat eerie synthesizer riff which plays in the background throughout the song.
It became Duran Duran's biggest hit to date (at the time) in the UK Singles Chart, reaching #2, held out of the top spot by Survivor's " Eye of the Tiger". The song was the third single from the band's second album Rio.
The sleeve also has mistitled errors on " Hungry Like the Wolf" and " The Seventh Stranger"." Save a Prayer" is the sixth single by Duran Duran, released on 9 August 1982. The album's artwork features Duran Duran photography from the period around 1992. Marvin Gaye was fatally shot by his father on 1st April, the eve of Marvin's 45th birthday. The title of the album relates to " Save A Prayer", performed during the shows which Simon Le Bon dedicated to singer Marvin Gaye, who died a few days earlier.
Save a prayer tv#
Footage from these shows were used in Arena (An Absurd Notion) and the TV special As The Lights Go Down. This was The Sing Blue Silver Tour and the band performed at the venue on 12, 13 and 15 of April.
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