Rio
Duran Duran Lyrics
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 mirror way out west
You know you're something special
And you look like you're the best
Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand
And when she shines, she really shows you all she can
Oh Rio, Rio dance across the Rio Grande
I've seen you on the beach
And I've seen you on TV
Two, of a billion stars
It means so much to me
Like a birthday or a pretty view
But then I'm sure that you know it's just for you
Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand
Just like that river twisting through a dusty land
And when she shines, she really shows you all she can
Oh Rio, Rio dance across the Rio Grande
Hey now (woo)
Look at that did he nearly run you down
At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive
You make me feel alive, alive, alive
I'll take my chance 'cause luck is on my side
Or something, I know what you're thinking
I'll tell you something, I know what you're thinking
Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand
Just like that river twists across a dusty land
And when she shines, she really shows you all she can
Oh Rio, Rio dance across the Rio Grande
Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand
And I might find her if I'm looking like I can
Oh Rio, Rio hear them shout across the land
From mountains in the north, down to the Rio Grande
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Andy Taylor, Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Roger Taylor
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"Rio" is the seventh single by Duran Duran, released on November 1, 1982.
The song was the fourth and final single lifted from the band's album Rio, and was edited for its release. It was issued worldwide in November 1982 and became an immediate Top 10 hit in the UK Singles Chart.
The song did not attract much notice in the United States upon its initial global release, but after the band's breakthrough hit "Hungry Like the Wolf" stormed MTV and scaled the American charts in December 1982 Read Full Bio"Rio" is the seventh single by Duran Duran, released on November 1, 1982.
The song was the fourth and final single lifted from the band's album Rio, and was edited for its release. It was issued worldwide in November 1982 and became an immediate Top 10 hit in the UK Singles Chart.
The song did not attract much notice in the United States upon its initial global release, but after the band's breakthrough hit "Hungry Like the Wolf" stormed MTV and scaled the American charts in December 1982, radio programmers paid closer attention to the catchy melody and insistent, intricate bass line of "Rio", and Capitol Records reissued the single in March 1983 to great success.
It is one of the band's most recognisable songs, mostly due to its famous music video, which is widely regarded as symbolic of 1980s glamour and excess. Rio contained one of the most iconic saxophone licks of the eighties, played by Andy Hamilton on Tenor Saxophone.
The song was the fourth and final single lifted from the band's album Rio, and was edited for its release. It was issued worldwide in November 1982 and became an immediate Top 10 hit in the UK Singles Chart.
The song did not attract much notice in the United States upon its initial global release, but after the band's breakthrough hit "Hungry Like the Wolf" stormed MTV and scaled the American charts in December 1982 Read Full Bio"Rio" is the seventh single by Duran Duran, released on November 1, 1982.
The song was the fourth and final single lifted from the band's album Rio, and was edited for its release. It was issued worldwide in November 1982 and became an immediate Top 10 hit in the UK Singles Chart.
The song did not attract much notice in the United States upon its initial global release, but after the band's breakthrough hit "Hungry Like the Wolf" stormed MTV and scaled the American charts in December 1982, radio programmers paid closer attention to the catchy melody and insistent, intricate bass line of "Rio", and Capitol Records reissued the single in March 1983 to great success.
It is one of the band's most recognisable songs, mostly due to its famous music video, which is widely regarded as symbolic of 1980s glamour and excess. Rio contained one of the most iconic saxophone licks of the eighties, played by Andy Hamilton on Tenor Saxophone.
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AMAZING FACTS:
In 1982, the British media dubbed Duran Duran the "Fab Five" because teen girls had not been so enthusiastic about.a band since the Beatles.
The band was the most played on MTV from 1982 to 1984.
They were the first major MTV artist to use 35MM film and professional directors for their videos.
The group was formed in 1978 by 17-year-old John Taylor and 15-year-old Nick Rhodes. LeBon joined in 1980.
Three of the bandmates met as workers in a bar. The entire band ended up performing there, where they were discovered.
The band was Princess Diana's favorite.
All of the band's members were straight, unlike the majority of other 1980's male pop stars.
Three of the band's members had the same last name despite not being related to one another.
The bandmates entered their own lookalike contests and actually lost once.
Nick Rhodes scored 780 on his math SAT's.
The three Taylors have worked as studio musicians for major artists such as Madonna and Stevie Wonder.
Most of the band's hits were written as poems by Simon LeBon at age 16 to 17.
The bandmates performed their own stunts. While filming the video for "Save a Prayer" in Sri Lanka, Andy Taylor fell from a tree into a lake, swallowed some of the polluted water, and was hospitalized for an infection from it.
LeBon almost drowned while filming the video for "Wild Boys" but a navy diver saved his life. LeBon denies it but several witnesses say otherwise.
Starting at age six, the photogenic LeBon starred in several major television commercials.
Milton Bradley made a Duran Duran board game called "Arena", the name of the band's 1984 live album.
All band members except Nick Rhodes did not want to wear makeup and unisex clothes but their manager talked them into it.
LeBon was born in 1958, the same year as Prince, Michael Jackson, and Madonna.
Peter Traynor
Lyrics:
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 mirror way out west
You know you're something special
And you look like you're the best
Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand
Just like that river twisting through a dusty land
And when she shines, she really shows you all she can
Oh Rio, Rio dance across the Rio Grande
I've seen you on the beach
And I've seen you on TV
Two, of a billion stars
It means so much to me
Like a birthday or a pretty view
But then I'm sure that you know it's just for you
Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand
Just like that river twisting through a dusty land
And when she shines, she really shows you all she can
Oh Rio, Rio dance across the Rio Grande
Hey now (woo)
Look at that did he nearly run you down
At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive
You make me feel alive, alive, alive
I'll take my chance 'cause luck is on my side
Or something, I know what you're thinking
I'll tell you something, I know what you're thinking
Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand
Just like that river twists across a dusty land
And when she shines, she really shows you all she can
Oh Rio, Rio dance across the Rio Grande
Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand
And I might find her if I'm looking like I can
Oh Rio, Rio hear them shout across the land
From mountains in the north, down to the Rio Grande
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Jeremy Williams
Congrats to Duran Duran on being part of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2022! So very well deserved.
Jack McMorrow
totally, these guys OWNED the early 80s.
John Paul Irvine
@Dave G Exactly.
Dave G
@John Paul Irvine I'd say that Billy idol is more rock-'n'-roll than Durán Duran
non biz
This was my first concert! I’m 51 now
John Paul Irvine
They're hardly Rock 'n' Roll, but then it's all been corporatised.... what a sham. Billy Idol isn't even on it, for fucksake!
Jennifer Jarvis
Feeling so privileged to have been a teenager during the 80's. Those were the best times!
Jeff
We had the coolest clothes, the best music,the best bud.....beer 😆
RAE CATTELL
@Richie Rich I was 19 when this video first came out, great times.
Cornelia L Short
Me too, saw them in concert and wow! ❤