Arcadia - The Promise (Official Music Video)
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- Опубліковано 27 лют 2020
- Arcadia's official video for ’The Promise' from 1985's SO RED THE ROSE. Directed by Marcelo Anciano.
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Lyrics:
Those tears on a gaping voice
Who's stretching arms match the hunger of mine
There lips will they never join
But always draw me closer and further entwined
With a promise dealer understand all freedoms fade away
To a point of view where many different pathways meet
And we're standing on this precipice with nothing much to gain save
But the deep blue screams of falling dreams with our next mov
Heaven hide your eyes
Heaven's eyes will never dry
The shades of a thousand steel
Come flashing by my face in the fury of war
In desolation and abandoned fields
The hungry make their stand when they'll stand for no more
Hear the passion in their voices see the heaven in their eyes
Their hopes and schemes are waiting dreams of less than paradise
And sometimes we make promises we never mean to keep
For blackmail is the only deal a promise dealer sees
Heaven hide your eyes
Heaven's eyes will never dry
Sting on backing vocals; Dave Gilmour on lead guitar; Mark Egan on fretless bass; Carlos Alomar on rhythm guitar. Insane line-up. One of Duran Duran's best songs (top 10 for me) from their massive catalog.
Wow, after 37 plus years of listening to this song I had no idea of the talent on this song. I so hear Sting and Gilmour now. 😎
Don't forget Masami Tsuchiya and Andy Mackay also on the album
I was today years old when I learned that was Sting on backup vocals...
Such a artistic song, when Simon sings falsetto on the chorus with sting doing the perfect backing vocals. Coulda shoulda woulda been at least a top 10 single. Duran or Arcadia were having hit after hit after hit, 37 years later still love it
This has been one of my favorites of theirs since this came out and had no idea Gilmour (my favorite guitar player) was on lead guitar. I always thought it was Nigel Rogers.
Arcadia's So Red The Rose was a MASTERPIECE! So UNDERRATED!
Hello Heather where are you from?
You're right
So Red The Rose album is a masterpiece!!!!
You know music. People nowadays don't possess the same high level of taste in music like you and I do
could easily be “Duran’s” best album.
@@crucifiedthief Well its long been considered the best album Duran Duran never made
Sorry , it' Arcadia. Not Duran Duran. It's a Masterpiece, that's it!
@@agkoksou Its still considered Duran Duran
this album is so so over looked , it is incredible start to finish , and Sting and Simon's mix of vocals worked so well on this track
So agree. Back in the days, i used to wonder that it would be cool if Sting appear also on this video
Hey! There's also a cool guitarist in this track.... David Gilmour from Pink Floyd!
@@fabiofronda I seriously didn't know this and I'm surprised and elated. Because this song still captures my spirit.
Thank you for enlightening me!
These lyrics blow my mind along with the mix.
Also david van tieghem, herbie hanckok , egan, ad even recently i learned that manu katche contributed to the album!
And the amazing fretless bass by Mark Egan. Such a sublime track, amazing musicians.
The album is a masterpiece and a cornerstone of music.
Speaking as someone who picked up "So Red the Rose" upon its release, I've always felt a kind of personal connection to the album, something I honestly can't explain. I always liked the songs, the moody take on the Duran Duran sound, and Simon's gripping, overdubbed vocal harmonies; but now I'm also hearing things in the background that went unnoticed before -- like all kinds of touches from Nick Rhodes, and the tasty work of the high-caliber session players (including longtime Bowie sidekick Carlos Alomar). "The Promise" is certainly a highlight, even if the single mix blunts much of its drama.
I always thought Simon and Sting harmonized so beautifully. We got another little taste of that harmony on "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
I wish they would do it again.
It's impossible to choose a favourite song off 'So Red The Rose' those backing vocals by Sting make this song even more beautiful.
Absolutely!
Oh yes, wait...Grace Jones was on this too.
One of the most underrated albums ever.
Kit Bush - I didn’t know Sting was on the backing vocals. Thanks for informing me!
@@saijala71 damn right.
This is my absolute favorite song from Arcadia's 🌹"So Red The Rose"🌹 album! It is one of Simon's most poetically exquisite creations ever!!! "The Promise" and my 2nd favorite "Missing" are both so hauntingly beautiful...it just goes to show the talent they possess!!! This album is by far one of their GREATEST achievements, yet so underrated and misunderstood for it's time!!! I treasure my copies (both on vinyl and CD) and play it often....THAT'S THE POWER OF GREAT MUSIC!!!
And the video is so beautiful. Seeing Simon seeing in B&W just brings forth a many path where many different pathways meet....
Heaven's eyes will never dry.
Mine, too. 💙
Simon Le Bon described So Red the Rose as "the most pretentious album ever made," while AllMusic called it "the best album Duran Duran never made". Musicians who contributed to the album included guitarists David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Carlos Alomar (David Bowie), pianist Herbie Hancock, Sting (who provided backing vocals on "The Promise"), Grace Jones (who provided the spoken-word interlude on "Election Day"), bass player Mark Egan of the Pat Metheny Group (whose distinctive fretless sound can be recognised in "The Promise", "El Diablo", and "Lady Ice"), Masami Tsuchiya, and David Van Tieghem, a percussionist from New York.
The sickness of this lineup.
Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuch a brilliant album!
A masterpiece
WOW!!! TYSM
It is and was an incredibly good album. One of my all time favorites. This video was always a bore.
One of SLB's best vocal performances
Arcadia needs another album
@andy morris Actually this was made when they were all taking a break from duran duran .John and andy formed power station with robert palmer and simon roger and nick formed arcadia.John`s divorce came in 1997 while this album was released in 1985.
Masterpiece epic platinum selling album from the best band in music history. So Red the Rose is the best album ever produced in history. Complete perfection.
👍😀👌😉❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😍😍😍👌
This is well done. And such an underrated song. Some of Simon’s best vocal work.
Everything is pefect in this song
Everything is perfect in this album
I agree--great vocals by Simon AND Sting! And Dave Gilmour's guitar is magic!
There’s no rating system.
It’s rated exactly where it belongs.
Simon’s voice is haunting. I love this song! 😍
Even though Simon LeBon once called this album "The most pretentious record ever recorded", I think it's a masterpiece - always loved this song.
Simon's entitled to his opinion, but without his being willing to experiment and risk being pretentious, we might never have heard (for example) the off-kilter but beguiling lyrics to "Election Day," or the Grace Jones interlude (unfortunately butchered on the single mix).
This song is one of more beautiful songs that I've heard.
Had this album been released under the name of Duran Duran it would have been a planetary success...
The Power Station’s work was more successful than this half ..
True. As Duran Duran overload was in full effect-- Plus, the other two Duran members already had top 5 & 10 hits with they're side project : " Power Station" band, along with another John Taylor release from " 9 & 1/2 Weeks" soundtrack ( "I Do what I Do to Have You").
No doubt about that.
What a sophisticated and gorgeous song. We loved it since we first heard it in 1985
Nick is stunning!!!
The BEST Duran Duran album never made!!!!
It wasn't DD
@toonboy2658 read the comment. Best dd album never made.
@@DjRenigade sorry I am pis.
planet earth and rio Best band in the 80s
David Gilmour from Pink Floyd on guitar. Epic!
...and percussion by Herbie Hancock, don't forget. Epic, indeed!
@@robbbase4397 carlos alomar on rhythm guitar and andy mackay on saxophone. that is a supergroup.
Mark Egan on bass, Sting on backing Vocals and Herbie Hancock didnt do any precussion here. Drums and precussion were all Roger Taylor.
The most criminally underrated album of the 80s.
Maybe ever in Pop/Rock
Wow, how did I miss it? Quite obvious now that you mention it.👌🏽
Except Gilmour bashed playing with Arcadia later in an interview.
God rest in peace my sister i miss you everyday this song was played at her funeral 😢 miss you Kim
God be with you
@@tomipresley6246 thanks
Love this song ❤
Brilliant lyrics, arrangement, bass line and a perfect melding of Simon and Sting’s voices. Sounds as fresh and unique now as it did back in the day.
And Gilmour on guitar ❤️
Simon is such a good lyricist. I never realized what this song was about until now. Wow!
He is one of the best, most cryptic song writers ever. And sorely underrated. When I wad young growing up in the 80’s, I never truly tried to decipher their songs. I just knew I really really loved Duran Duran and their music and style. Then as I got older, I started interpreting them and light bulbs went on inside my brain. 😂 Simon always intended to leave it up to interpretation of the listener. Throughout the years though, he has divulged the meanings of some of their songs. Some surprising and some not so surprising. I’m still trying to figure some songs out. I’ll always be a fan.
@@Aushra1969 yeah, I was a big Duranie back in the 80s - guess I still am - only as I got older I realized that their songs held more meaning. I think Simon is up there as a lyricist, as good as someone like Chris Cornell.
Absolutely Brilliant Song, And Such A Brilliant Band, Always Loved Duran Duran And Arcadia, And Always Loved The Power Station
Get it on!
@@keithharvey7230 bang a gong.
Simon's poetic lyrics with Nick's artistic vision and haunting keyboards. This is timeless music.
"Pretentious? I should jolly well think so!"
Nick Rhodes.
One of my favourite quotes ever.
When you have Nick's style, you can afford to be flippant.
I read a quote from a reviewer calling this "The most pretentious album Duran Duran never made." :)
@@Admiral_Johnand brilliant. A masterwork of modern music.
He is so great.
Thank you, there's something about this sound that cannot be replicated
as if , belong to other worlds...
agreed. Thing that made this album so special, is there wasn't or ever has been anything like it.
The APEX of my teenage years, ARCADIA made the sound of passion & romance come alive... A+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The jewel of So red the rose. This song is EVERYTHING
When this came out, I shunned it because I felt like Duran Duran betrayed us. But now, it is my favorite album, even above Rio. Really a beautiful album.
Fantastic album was listening to this and Black Celebration by Depeche Mode during my teen angst.
Im a teen now and im just listening to Depeche Mode (Black Celebration is my fav) and Duran Duran (but Arcadia is a masterpiece) all day long :D
That's so funny... I *just* listened to "Black Celebration" (DM's best IMHO) and followed up with Aracadia (on the last track now). Definitely two of the best albums from the 80's.
@@riczen6652 I did too! How strange. I love both albums soooo much.
Yep, both albums very significant in my life when I too, was going through my "dark" times.
You weren’t alone.
Best album ever produced in history.. and I'm not kidding
SLB's lyric-writing is just fantastic here.
"The shades of a thousand steel
Come flashing by my face in the fury of war
In desolation and abandoned fields
The hungry make their stand when they'll stand for no more
Hear the passion in their voices see the heaven in their eyes
Their hopes and schemes are waiting dreams for less than paradise"
It's been so long. This video disappeared from UA-cam years ago. Now it's back life can continue
Sometimes you wish time could stand still. I wish that sometimes for the 80's. I miss my teenage years.
My favourite discovery of 2021. What took me so long...
Simon lebon Voice amazing Vocals cords fantastic brilliant at is all time best 🎉🎉🎉is voice vocals are 🎉🎉🎉epic wow wow wow 🎉🎉🎉 go for Simon lebon 🎉🎉🎉
I dig Nick's extremely Goth look!
This whole Album takes me back to when I was 16. I still have all my vinyls of Duran Duran including this album.
I love this album
So sad that I lost my vinyl copy of this album when moving house back in 2017.
I was 16 in ‘85 too … I had this record and remember loving the somber, thoughtful way each song made you think the world.
Nick is so gorgeous and always dressed with class. 😍
Nick is so cool！ I love him!
Simon's and Sting vocals blend so well on this amazing track!
Amazing album ! Hard to choose a fave one ! This album is a masterpiece... absolutely !
Hi Silvia where are you from?
The whole album so red the rose is pure artistic genius. The side project gave simon an opportunity to showcase his voice and songwriting ability. The promise is such a great song with the additon of sting in the background.
My favorite song from this album.
Simon and Sting's voices blend and call/ respond well together. 🤘🤘
Had this album back then.The message is amazing so is the video. Arcadia project is still having so much meaning in the xxI century.
Absolutely LOVED this song when it was out. It's only now as an adult I can truly appreciate what a masterpiece it is.
Probably one of the best albums of the 80s. Wildly underrated. David Gilmour participated in the project and had nothing good to say about it. I’m sure he knows better now.
To be fair, I think he mentioned lots of tea breaks.😬
Wnen came out in the end of 1985 i dint under stand the greatest work was sored the rose.Incredible masterpiecesos a spin off from Duran Duran with incredibile sound incredibile musicians deeply and of great complexity
Ma senti che voce quest uomo...io lo adoro...Simon sei immenso❤
I was 13, in Grand Central, the music dept. Saw this, thought "never heard of this group," bot it. Hated it. Ranout of tapes to play in my sony walkman while pulling discplow driving tractor. Threw this in, it lasted for weeks, then a lifetime.
By far my fav song on this incredible album
Amazing Album! brilliant project. This songs was the just the best thing! ever
Duran Duran was the best band in my childhood, I was 9 when Seven and the ragged tiger came out, and 11 when they split. While I was a John Taylor fanboy, Arcadia definitely had the better tunes and musicality.
So red the rose an absolute masterpiece of an album from the start to the finish.
Highly underrated but should be held in the same respect as The queen is dead , The Joshua tree , or Depeche modes Some great reward or Black celebration
PERFECTION
Agreed; from one who was there....
Hey idiot.. never equate depeche mode with Arcadia. Duran Duran has more hits and better songs than gay depeche mode... If anything, dm should be held to the same standards and respect as Arcadia, not the other way around... poser idiot
Arcadia o duran duran sslon de la fama del Rock and roll simón bellooooooo nick precioso fenomenales temas arcadiaaaaa a ❤❤❤❤❤❤
some of SLB's strongest lyrics. profound and thought provoking. jezus. even the line; "Heaven hide your eyes" is so chilling and masterful. exceptionally well-done, Simon. bravo. outstanding lyrical work 🌹
One of the best Albums of the 80's
I'm old af but happy to have experienced all the great music that came along from 79 to 89.
Yeah bruh, I just turned 60. Peace😊
Capolavoro ...Geniale ❤❤❤❤ la voce di Simon la più bella del mondo ❤
amazing stuff
So red the rose 🌹 is a masterpiece of music and lyrics....thanks..from Glasgow, Scotland 😊
Simon’s vocal is so great on that song! I love this song!
Thank you for bringing Arcadia back into my life ... a phoenix rising from my collection of cassette tapes!
That whole album is perfect. The radio edit robs the introduction of its full drama, but that’s a minor quibble. Love that this was considered unsuitable for the US audience, who got Goodbye Is Forever instead.
This is such an underrated Song, i’ve never seen the video before now and needless to say it’s probably one of Their best
Oh damn!! Simon!! 🖤🖤. This album was amazing! It pleased my little goth heart so much. Absolute perfection.
Great song, great album overall
The best album Duran Duran never did...
Maybe , more underated album from 80's. Gilmur, Sting, Sakamoto, Grace Jones like guests on this record show us how much DD was huge. They in that time was kids in middle twentiest but look who's playing on the record . Words are not enough. Listen the sound of record ,production ,playing and singing, lyrics and atmosphere . Today 35 years later this songs still rules. Today's shit you forget for day.
Salute to the DD. I'm now 50 years old and I am so glad that I've been growing up in that beautifull time.
I love this album, so good. 💖
Loved this song from the minute I heard it on the album!
I sure wished this was on tour back in the day. This album inspired me to become a musician. Amazing album.
One of the most UNDERRATED bands, let alone, SINGERS
Simon is as unique as any other in the HOF
Bello tema y a la vez triste que voz fabulosa de Simon Le Bon guaooo 🐥👌que combinación de Simon y nick grandiosos fenomenales y bellísimo
Perfection ♥️🙏 sad , dark noises 🌜🌜 the Moon in this song
this is the most beautiful song i’ve ever heard- i’m so in love with it:) thank you for your music, simon❤️
This song is perfection ...love every second of its 7+ duration.
BEAUTIFULL❤!! Period! 🔊🎶😎🤙🏻🔊🎶🎵❤️😊🤙🏻
Just amazing, beautiful, the song and lyrics are amazing!!
The whole album is simply brilliant. One of my favourites, as it never grows old.
nick finally in 480p! here for it
I was a huge Duran Duran fan as a kid and had completely forgotten about this band that Simon and Nick formed! So glad this showed up in my recommendations. ❤️
A most moody and atmospheric track with a hint of a medevil quality to it. One of my faves from one of best (and underrated) albums from the 80s.
Most underrated album of the decade, seriously why hasnt it gotten its due?
The all star cast on this track! Wow!
So red the rose is a masterpiece at every aspect. Music, arrangements, atmosphere, artwork etc. An art monument to pop art
Da sempre è la mia canzone preferita di questo album e la voce di Sting insieme a quella di Simon è fantastica
how did i not know there was an official video for this incredible song? So Red the Rose, what an album! i bought it as a throw in for my first order from CDNOW during the summer of 2000. definitely worth the $12 or how ever much i payed. Notorious was the prize from that order though!
2021 now..still listening to this song
Merci d'avoir partagé cette vidéo Duran Duran. Arcadia fût pour moi un beau projet qui m'a accompagné durant toute mon adolescence. The promise est une de mes chansons préférée en 2021. Bonne continuité!
Amazing..!!! All of them, just completely talented as hell.. for decades..!!!!🤗🤗🥰🥰🥰🥳🥳👍👍🎶🎶🎶🔥🔥🔥
I will never forget seeing the video for The Promise on SOUNDS on a Saturday morning in Early 1986. I recorded the video and the interview with Simon Le Bon while he was in Australia. I still have the original VHS. I need to upload it to You Tube. The Promise was played in full that morning and I loved Arcadia so much. They are THE ultimate, I wished they made more music. The Promise is so powerful. World Class Masterpiece +
I love this album its brilliant
One perfect song from a perfect album.
Great song!!!
I just turned into my 14yr old self lol
Oh yes for sure!
Omg me too. Just so beautiful.
I miss new music being this magnificent BUT at least we have this.
"Heaven in their eyes....
Less than Paradise!"
@@berlinsaintclair9100 ♥️
35 years ago, drunk as Ollie Reed, in a bedsit in Cambridge, listening to this and loving it.
2021, finding it again, drunk, and loving it just as much!
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
@@chrisx8902 yes
lovely stuff
Damn this brings back so many memories.... I had a Honda scooter, the one Adam Ant and Grace Jones advertised on tv, and a friend had put a stereo on it for me and I BLASTED this tape constantly!