1. Arcadia was the pop group formed in 1985 by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor of Duran Duran, during a break in that band's schedule. However, Roger Taylor appeared in only a few band photographs and in none of the music videos, and stated he was only to be involved in the recording side of the project (he also had minor involvement in The Power Station, the other Duran Duran splinter group). The name of the band was reportedly inspired by the Nicolas Poussin painting Et in Arcadia ego (also known as "The Arcadian Shepherds").
The group recorded just one album, the platinum-selling So Red the Rose. It peaked at number 23 on the US album chart, and featured the Top 40 singles "Election Day," "The Flame," "The Promise," and "Goodbye Is Forever." Simon Le Bon described So Red the Rose as "the most pretentious album ever made"[1], while All Music Guide called it "the best album Duran Duran never made"[2]. Musicians who contributed to the album included guitarists David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Carlos Alomar, pianist Herbie Hancock, Sting (who provided backing vocals on "The Promise"), Grace Jones (who provided brief but dramatic spoken-word interludes on "The Flame" and "Election Day"), bass player Mark Egan of the Pat Metheny Group (whose very distinctive fretless sound can be recognised in "The Promise", "El Diablo" and "Lady Ice") and David Van Tieghem, a percussionist from New York.
The band also recorded the single "Say the Word" for the Playing for Keeps movie soundtrack.
Arcadia continued the Duran Duran tradition of a slick image, tasteful fashions and hair-dos. For the Arcadia incarnation of their ever-changing band aesthetic, Rhodes, Le Bon, and Roger Taylor donned an upmarket 'gothic' look of black tuxedos, vintage formal wear, and bow ties. The three also dyed their hair black, as seen when they performed (as Duran Duran, with Andy and John Taylor) at the 1985 Live Aid concert in Philadelphia.
The group did a variety of promotional appearances on television, but never toured, and dissolved a year later in 1986 when Duran Duran re-formed with Le Bon, Rhodes, and bassist John Taylor to record their next album Notorious. During the tour to support Notorious, Duran Duran played the Arcadia single "Election Day" as well as "Some Like it Hot" from the Power Station record. Drummer Roger Taylor retired from the music business for 15 years after the release of the Arcadia album, but returned to rejoin the original Duran Duran line-up in 2001.
2. An Australian Metalcore band from Adelaide, South Australia. Arcadia have two releases under their name, 2009's 'From Ashes, We Rise' and 2012's 'Worlds Collide'. Both releases have been very well received, and have given the band the chance to play with bands such as Hypno5e (France), Sybreed (Switzerland) and many Australian bands, as well as two Australian tours.
3. Italian industrial/thrash metal band that formed in 1996. They have released three albums (Synth, Fracture Concrete, and Cold Cold Bones).
4. Japanese power metal band that formed in 2000. They have released two albums (Tales of Fantasia and Flight to the Rainbow).
5. A Canadian Christian Rock band that released it's debut album, "Passage" in January.
6. A Filipino Metalcore band signed under Tower of Doom records. They recently released their debut record "Parallels".
7. A Japanese visual-kei band that only produced one single. Alternative tag: οΌ‘ο½ο½οΌ‘ο½ο½οΌ‘.
Missing
Arcadia Lyrics
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The blood rushed up to meet the roses
In your hair
I thought I saw you smile
But now I don't see you anywhere
Whispering your love song in my ear
How can you touch me
When you're not really there?
Stumbling out I made my way towards the open door
Climbing fast the sun broad streaming
Laughter down into your empty gaze
Where can I find out
How I want to join in your games
I hear you calling
I hear you...calling calling calling calling
Whispering your love song in my ear
How can you touch me?
How do you really dare?
The lyrics to Arcadia's song "Missing" seem to explore the theme of longing and the feeling of disconnect. The singer is wandering towards where someone (presumably a loved one) is laying, and the blood rushing up to meet the roses in their hair conjures an image of a violent death or injury. The singer thought they saw the person smile, but now they don't see them anywhere. The image of roses in someone's hair could perhaps be a reference to the Mexican holiday of Dia de los Muertos, where people celebrate and remember their loved ones who have passed away. This connection is reinforced by the haunting and melancholic tone of the song.
The singer then stumbles out towards an open door, with the sun streaming in and laughter echoing in the empty gaze of the person they seek. The line "where can I find out how I want to join in your games" suggests that the singer desires to be close to the person, to understand them and their thoughts. The person seems to be calling out to the singer, whispering love songs in their ear. The final lines of the song raise questions about how someone can touch the singer if they're not really there, possibly exploring the idea of longing for someone who has passed away or left.
Overall, the lyrics of "Missing" can be interpreted in many different ways, but the tone of the song is undeniably melancholic and haunting. The singer is seemingly disconnected from the person they long for, either because they have passed away or because they are emotionally distant.
Line by Line Meaning
And as I wander down to where you lay
As I walk towards your resting place
The blood rushed up to meet the roses in your hair
The redness of the roses in your hair seemed to blend with the color of the blood and flow into it
I thought I saw you smile
I imagined that I saw your face light up with a smile
But now I don't see you anywhere
But now it seems you have vanished without a trace
Whispering your love song in my ear
I can hear the melody of your favorite love song echoing in my memory
How can you touch me when you're not really there?
I wonder how I can feel your presence and miss your touch when you are not actually present
Stumbling out I made my way towards the open door
I clumsily walked towards the exit after experiencing a strong emotional reaction
Climbing fast the sun broad streaming laughter down into your empty gaze
The bright sun rays were reflecting an image of a smiling person in your empty stare
Where can I find out how I want to join in your games
Where can I discover how to participate in your antics
I hear you calling, I hear you...calling calling calling calling
I can hear your voice calling out to me repeatedly
Whispering your love song in my ear
I can still hear the whispers of your favorite love song in my ears
How can you touch me? How do you really dare?
How is it possible for me to be so deeply affected by your absence and still feel your touch? How dare you have such a strong hold over me?
Lyrics Β© Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: NICK RHODES, SIMON LE BON
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Mist RΓ©me
Derived from a most tragic poem:
ON A DEAD CHILD by Richard Barham Middleton
Man proposes, God in His time disposes,
And so I wander'd up to where you lay,
A little rose among the little roses,
And no more dead than they.
It seemed your childish feet were tired of straying,
You did not greet me from your flower-strewn bed,
Yet still I knew that you were only playing --
Playing at being dead.
I might have thought that you were really sleeping,
So quiet lay your eyelids to the sky,
So still your hair, but surely you were peeping;
And so I did not cry.
God knows, and in His proper time disposes,
And so I smiled and gently called your name,
Added my rose to your sweet heap of roses,
And left you to your game.
Ms HotMess the Pixel Witch
Fell in love with the name Arcadia as a child after reading Isaac Asimovβs book Second Foundation. Then as a teen, D2 Simon, Nick & Roger created Arcadia. After listening to this album for the 1st time, I had a dream of having a daughter that I named Arcadia. 5 years later I named my 1st child, a daughter, Arcadia. As an adult I got to meet Nick & Simon. Nick & chatted about the name Arcadia. He found the name on a grave stone in an old cemetery somewhere I Europe & I told him about Issac Asimovβs sci-fi character. Over a decade later, my beautiful daughter, Arcadia, died. Today is the 1st time in over a decade that Iβve been able to listen to this album again without breaking down & crying. Almost.
This song represents the loss & empty hole that was left in my heart & soul when she died.
I miss her so much that my entire being aches with longing to hold her in my arms again.π
Bruno Russo
The people we love the most live in our memories, and I'm sure, that when we need them most, they visit us in our dreams.
kellie-jo
I sincerely hope you're doing ok πArcadia is a truly beautiful name too π€
Ms HotMess the Pixel Witch
@kellie-jo ππΌ Thank youβ¦ I focus on my youngest & her future, it helps to keep my mind from looking back all the timeβ¦for the most part
Yasneira Esther
Hermosisimo tema y el video sensacional, simΓ³n tiene una voz impresionante y un rostro belloooooo Duran Duran es increΓble gracias por compartir con nosotros los fans de Duran Duran este video ππππππ
Troy PΓ²l
After all these years, So Red the Rose is still one of my favorite albums.
Mike D
Song is texture upon texture. Listen to this in the dark, eyes closed, lights off with good headphones and envelope yourself in the tapestry of soundscapes and ethereal dreaming.
John Boehmer
It truly is an amazing song, such a powerful emotional punch to the whole thing. It instantly blew me away back in the day, as my impression of Duran Duran at the time was of a bubble gum pop group, no real musical ability. I would love to have been there to see this song evolve from beginning to end in the studio, really an amazing work.
BigBass13 13
The fretless bass on this album is intoxicating
Renee Shoregirl
Yess.... I've been doing that for many many years!!!