Genius Meanings
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Duran Duran – Save a Prayer
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Arguably one of Duran Duran’s biggest songs. That hauntingly brilliant synthesizer opener sets the whole mood/tone of the song.
It was released in August 1982.
It hit #2 in the
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Duran Duran – Save a Prayer (Single Version)
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[Verse 1] / You saw me standing by the wall / Corner of a main street / And the lights are flashing on your window sill / Take a chance like all dreamers / You can't find another
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Duran Duran – Save a Prayer [Video Mix]
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[Verse 1: Simon Le Bon] / You saw me standing by the wall / Corner of a main street / And the lights are flashing on your window sill / All alone ain't much fun / So you're looking
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Duran Duran – Save a Prayer [US Single Version]
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[Verse 1: Simon Le Bon] / You saw me standing by the wall / Corner of a main street / And the lights are flashing on your window sill / Take a chance like all dreamers / You can't
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Bob Moses – Save a Prayer - Acoustic
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[Verse 1] / You saw me standing by the wall / Corner of a main street / And the lights are flashing / On your windowsill / All alone ain't much fun / So you're looking for the
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Eagles of Death Metal – Save A Prayer
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[Verse 1] / You saw me standing by the old / Corner of main street / And the lights are flashing on your window sill / All alone ain't much fun / So you're looking for the thrill
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Gregorian – Save a Prayer
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You saw me standing by the wall / Corner of a main street / And the lights are flashing on your windowsill / Take a chance like all the dreamers can't find another way / You don't
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The Relentless (American Satan/Paradise City) – Save a Prayer
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[Intro] / [Verse 1] / You saw me standing by the wall, corner of a main street / And the lights are flashing on your window sill / All alone ain't much fun, so you're looking for
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Duran Duran – Rio
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On an episode of the VH1 show True Spin the band explained that “Rio” was a metaphor for their desire to succeed in America.
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Duran Duran – Save a Prayer [Live in Oakland, Oakland Coliseum, USA - 1984/04/14]
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[Verse 1: Simon Le Bon] / You saw me standing by the wall / Corner of a main street / And the lights are flashing on your window sill / All alone ain't much fun / So you're looking
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Duran Duran – Rio [US Edit]
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[Verse 1: Simon Le Bon] / Moving on the floor now babe you're a bird of paradise / Cherry ice cream smile I suppose it's very nice / With a step to your left / And a flick to the
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David Dima – Save a Prayer
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You saw me standing by the wall / Corner of a main street / And the lights are flashing on your window sill / And you wanted to dance, so I asked you to dance / But fear is in your
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Duran Duran – Save a Prayer Samples
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See all of “Save a Prayer” by Duran Duran’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Duran Duran – Hungry Like the Wolf
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“Hungry Like the Wolf” was the second single from Rio. Lyrically, it was inspired by the fairy tale, Little Red Riding Hood, while sonically, fiddling around with burgeoning
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Duran Duran – Rio [UK Promo Single Version]
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[Verse 1: Simon Le Bon] / Moving on the floor now babe you're a bird of paradise / Cherry ice cream smile I suppose it's very nice / With a step to your left / And a flick to the
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Duran Duran – The Chauffeur
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“The Chauffeur” Is the ninth and final track on the famous “Rio” album and is inspired by the poem featured in a poetry book brought by Simon Le Bon to his first ever audition for
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Duran Duran – Hold Back the Rain
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[Intro] / Hold back the rain / [Verse 1] / Yes, we're miles away from nowhere / And the wind doesn't have a name / So call it what you want to call it / Still blows down the lane
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Goldfinger – Rio
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[Verse 1] / Moving on the floor, you're like a bird of paradise / Cherry ice cream smile, I suppose it's very nice / With a step to the left and a flick to the right / You catch
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Duran Duran – Save a Prayer Covers
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See all of “Save a Prayer” by Duran Duran’s covers
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Duran Duran – Rio (US album remix)
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[Verse 1] / Moving on the floor now, babe, you're a bird of paradise / Cherry ice cream smile, I suppose it's very nice / With a step to your left and a flick to the right / You
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Duran Duran – All She Wants Is [45 Mix]
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[Intro-Chorus: Simon Le Bon] / All she wants is, all she wants is, all she wants is / All she wants is, all she wants is, all she wants is / [Verse 1: Simon Le Bon] / Hey! / Spend
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Duran Duran – My Own Way [Single Version]
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[Verse 1: Simon Le Bon] / I saw you at the air race yesterday / April showers get out of my way / Fear of flying? No, not me / I'm never bothered what you say / Someone's kid just
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Duran Duran – My Own Way
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[Verse 1] / I saw you at the air race yesterday / April showers get out of my way / Fear of flying? No, not me / I'm never bothered what you say / Someone's kid just lives for
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Duran Duran – Lonely in Your Nightmare
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[Verse 1] / Even on the darkest night when empty promise means empty hand / And soldiers coming home like shadows turning red / And when the lights of hope are fading quickly, then
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Duran Duran – Careless Memories [Single Version]
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[Verse 1: Simon Le Bon] / So soon / Just after you've gone / My senses sharpen / But it always takes / So damned long / Before I feel how much / My eyes have darkened / [Pre-Chorus
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Richard Cheese – Rio
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Moving on the floor now, babe, you're a bird of paradise / Cherry ice cream smile, I suppose it's very nice / With a step to your left and a flick to the right / You catch that
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