Duran Duran - The Reflex (Live Aid 1985)
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- Опубліковано 10 жов 2018
- Duran Duran performing at Live Aid in front of 100,000 people in the John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia USA on the 13th July, 1985. The event was organised by Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for the Ethiopian famine disaster. Broadcast across the world via one of the largest satellite link-ups of all time, the concerts were seen by around 40% of the global population.
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I've always been a metalhead but DD was a band I really liked that I couldn't admit out loud. I'm old now so I'll say it unapologetically now.
Same here I didn't tell anyone either but secretly I played DD when I was alone then right after that I played motley crue Haha
@Smatchet same here Motley crue fan to the fullest, but I do like Duran Duran etc....too
Ha ha my husband is a metal head too and I have him listening to Duran Duran, I even managed to get him to come and a Duran Duran cover at the Glasgow Ferry 😁🎵🎤
I'm a duranie but I've always listened to Metallica andany others 😊
Crazy you say that, because it done the same to me.
Duran Duran always has the most insane bass lines. Lol
Have you been watching JTs Stone Love Bass Instagram videos? He's been breaking down DD song by bass line. It's pretty badass.
A crazy bass line!!!
John Taylor is a tremendous bass player.
I was just listening to this song on iHeart80s on the iHeartradio app.
xavier vieira This song rocks. It’s way better than the music that’s being put out by Ed Sheeran, Ariana grande, taylor Swift, John legend, and Billie eilish.
They don’t make groups like Duran Duran anymore, fantastic wild boys .👀❤️💯🎵🎵🎼🎼🎼🎶
They don’t make groups (like Duran Duran) anymore ...
❤Duran Duran ,Únicos!
Who makes groups?
These guys should be in the R&R hall of fame it's long overdue. So many great albums.
They should. Overdue
You are correct, talented, influential, and deserving
No they shouldn't because they are pop not rock
Oh please, there is a fine line between rock and pop. Notorious was definitely a funk rock album. DD is still relevant, making albums of their own music for almost 40 years, still touring and have influenced many, many people. If that doesn't make them eligible, then I don't know what is a good candidate for the hall of fame. Isn't Madonna in??
Other acts like Tupac and Michael Jackson are in R&R how on earth can you exclude Duran Duran?
Let us all pray for our beloved Andy....... 🤞🏻🤞🏻 Stay STRONG Andy, you can make it!!!!!!!
John Taylor the coolest guy in the band, also the coolest mullet in the entire world
It was a bi level haircut. The term mullet did not come out until the 90s.
Nothing about his ‘do that says “business in front”...
He seems like a super super nice man and I was recently watching him on UA-cam while Susanne Hopper from The Bangles was singing eternal flame. I was about in tears but she still has this gorgeous voice and still beautiful as ever on the inside and out. John Taylor was fabulous during the whole conversation and the song. he's one person I would really like to meet and I think that Queen and Duran Duran put on the bus show for Live Aid that day.
I saw Duran Duran in concert in Roanoke Virginia in February 1984 and it was incredible and far better than the Van Halen concert the month before.
Did he go and play with Powerstation?
I think he took his mullet with him.
have you seen John Taylors videos on Facebook? He streams live every week : facebook.com/8744372732/videos/295381491664876/?__so__=channel_tab&__rv__=all_videos_card
Wow, John Taylor's bass really was a driving force to Duran Duran, accompanied by Nick's soaring magical keyboard notes. Of course Andy and Roger were awesome in their own right, but that bass! What would their songs be without that bass?!
I like how Andy added that cool funky guitar line as the songs ends .
It’s a bass mounster
Songs with a different bass line.
Without his bass it’s Arcadia. Lol
Roger and Andy are really underrated, watch the "As the lights go down." Performances, and concentrate on them, you"ll see or hear what I mean.
One of Britain's all time greatest pop bands.
they're considered a rock band. I personally wouldn't put them in the pop category.
@@MarkBeckford Pop is short for popular. You can't argue with that!
John Taylor is great!
Yep...I saw him and Andy with the Power Station. Great.
....absolute destruction...killer performances...live. No computer gimmicks. Beautiful 80s.
But Nick is nit really playing. He is pretending.
oh really?? how come you've noticed it?
Nick learned to program and trigger. The master of the what is on your drive home now.
@@andothermoves in this case, Nick was doing the keyboard version lip syncing. The “track” was playing, he was pretending. Also, live now, in 2024 Ozzy plays the guard stuff off stage, while Nick pretends. Check out Rio, Forth Worth Texas, when John’s bass in not plugged in properly. The band stops, Nick’s hands off the keyboards yet “someone” is still paying. Nick may create this stuff in the studio, but he can’t play it live.
The Bass played by John Taylor made and defined that group.
It was John's bass playing that first caught my attention and got me into listening to Duran Duran. What a group and what a time to be alive..
If time goes back I would attend this concert the whole day to see all 80's artists perform
Yeah, me too!
Saw this historic concert on local TV the day it aired. Still the greatest concert of all time for my money and I am 50!
I would too! I saw a few, but I would of loved to of seen more! I did see Duran Duran in 1987, though! And then again this year! They are my fave band to see live!!!
@@philaman1972 Same here, i remember it but i was 14 at the time, didn't really appreciate that i was watching something amazing that would never ever happen again, my Dad recorded almost all of it on VHS tape, now sadly gone.
Yo también!!!!!!!
Simon has to be one of the most confident front men, but I love Nick and his intelligence
Nick Rhodes is a genius. This gentleman, cEvin Key, and Rhys Fulber are the best.
What I wouldn't give to go back to 1985 for a weekend...
Love or hate them, no other band sounds anything like Duran. Totally unique pop band.
So true. Plus not many bands have had such a long career, and still going strong... I mean there are other, but at the time many people - including music critics - thought "Eh, a bunch of pretty boys making commercial hits" and would never have guessed they would still be around in 2021 :)
I'm not a fan of this band, but I can't find any reason to hate them, they sound great here, so: I think it would be impossible to hate something so cool
Don’t ever let JT hear that…. He’s punk to his brain cells
No one sounds like them. Even though they admittedly have drawn upon a number of influences, the amalgam uniquely theirs and appreciated
AGREED!
These guys were way ahead of their time musically. Their songwriting is absolutely brilliant. I agree that they should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
IDK, sounds pretty 80s... complicated and textured, but still 80s.
remember this summer day of '85 so well. it was like the entire world was involved. big events and great memories during that era. was 15 at the time. seeing this again makes me feel so old. wish I could live that day again. miss the friends of the young world and the times we shared. 🇺🇲
I was 10 years old in 1985
Me 11. Watched it whole day on tv. Unforgettable. 80s were absolutely the best.
I was the same age! What a great time that was.
One of the best bass lines ever, and I mean ever.... One word.....
RIO ... !!!
Nah, CRY BABY CRY is better. RIO was good, and difficult. CRY BABY CRY is more funky, and difficult in my personal opinion.
Girls on Film bass line is no slouch.
@@spaztekwarrior John Taylor once said the band somehow hated to play "Hold back the rain" live because in his opinion (his own words) "the song is a b*tch" - In the 80ies he used to play the verses with his fingers and had to produce a pick just in time for the chorus. (Nowadays Duran Duran somehow re-discovered the song - and he playes the whole song with a pick).
I watched a video of the isolated bass multitrack a few years ago and my world was forever changed. INSANE.
I'm high school class of 1988... Duran Duran was the coolest band of them all... every kid wished they were them.
I need time machine... High school... '88, yeees ... I remember this one ua-cam.com/video/e-dxAxfkmvk/v-deo.html
I was HS class of 87 and you're 100% right! Look at Nick's hair!
I was there that day and it was incredible.
Totally agree.
Let's travel back to 1985.
I was 2nd year high school boy who trained Taekwondo listening to this song ,Rio and New moon on Moday every time I stayed at home.
At that time I was full of vitality because those song made me fulfil youth and dream.
I've never thought about 50s like me in 21st century. I'm So missing myself of teenager.
Anyone notice that none of them are wearing hearing protection? For anyone who knows the bands history, this concert was put together at the last minute, that is, not playing together for a year, flying in and having little time to practice. The feedback ..high squeal noises.... happened in many stadiums with performers. With that large of a crowd, it would knock anyone off key. I think considering the circumstances, this was a great concert. They may have felt more at home at wembley stadium, but they were a young band, touring constantly, 3 albums, and the stress shows. John had a drug problem, Andy partied, and Roger quit shortly after this concert. It was an honor just to play. Here we are, 33 years later, .....who is still making new music, alive, from live aid? I watched live, and I didn’t care. I was home, but those who 💩 on Duran Duran because of this, or define them because of this? You don’t know Duran Duran.
They have very particular harmonies. Without practice they'd be quite hard to return to against the instruments' stacked up notes.
Agreed indeed. Simon and Nick never left the band, they kept at it, and Roger and Nigel/John came back 2005 Astronaut CD, and their last stuff is very good "Pressure Off''..decent video, and Simon's what now, 60? he still pulls girlies. Duran Duran made my arm..only a select kind of band makes my tattoo'd arm. THEND.
As a bass player of 30 years I gotta say these guys are top notch musicians bottom line.
@@anakinwildstar8759 Yeah, Simon turned 60 this past October and has been happily married to Yasmin for more than 30 years and they have three daughters.
Absolutely agree with you. Duran Duran is my favorite 80s band, see them 10 years ago in Lima, Peru and it was an extraordinary show with the complete band (except for Andy). Two more things, I love the bass line on this song and Roger (a great drummer btw) is married with a peruvian lady since 2007.
John Taylor killin it with the Kubicki Ex Factor bass. Sounds so nice through headphones, you'll get more of an appreciation for that awesome sound.
His bass carries that band. They’re all great but his bass lines are remarkable
Thanks John Taylor for great and amazing bass.
GET WELL ANDY - praying for you! Sending love to the band and all Duranies!!! ❤ 🤗 ❤
Love Duran Duran and John Taylor is one of the greatest bassists of all time! Duran Duran had one of the greatest rhythm sections with him on bass and Roger Taylor on drums. You can really hear it here in this live performance.
Don't forget about Nick.
His sound effects are so crucial in this song.
For example the album's recording for this song/video has the part with those "Deep Yeahs."
I think those are part synth and part his voice, doing backup vocals, if I'm not mistaken.
@@resa.walters Nick Rhodes is a great keyboardist! They all were great musicians in Duran Duran!
Top notch band : playing free with other groups for the common good...Simon Le Bon great front man!
We just saw Duran Duran at the Hollywood Bowl for their final show of FUTURE PAST and they freaking blew "The Reflex" (and everything else) out of the water. Simon sounded just like he did on the album. I know Live Aid had numerous technical difficulties that prevented artists from performing at their peak, but Duran Duran has still got it! They sounded better now than in 1985!
Just saw them a week or so ago and I was amazed!!! At how great they still sound❤❤❤
The shit Nick does on this Song is just amazing! 👍 Song is still fresh 40 years on! 👍
Simon always gave 110% every performance..
Duran Duran at their best with all the original band members!!!
Lord God, I remember watching this way back then, has 35 years really passed? Damn, I'm old. Was only 18 when this concert took place.
I was nineteen that summer.
@@annieskywalker6405 Actually I didn't have it "good" in 1985. That was one of the my most difficult years. But I survived everything and I am still here! 😀
Isn’t that bizarre
Had just hit 20 & in the heart of the 80's.
Their music still makes me feel like getting up and dancing!!
Often overlooked is the respectable level of musicianship behind the good looks and trendsetting fashion style, funky beats and shallow lyrics.
Andy Taylor is a really good guitar player in his own way.
Live Aid was a historic music event. I am so glad I was able to watch "LIVE" as it happened.
I got my dad to tape Duran Duran and Madonna as they were on during the middle of the night in England (I was only 11) I was a bit alarmed at their dark hair at the time and didn't recognise them!
Same here.
Best single concert in the history of music. Bar none.
Rose Petal Oh I envy you. I was 11 years old living in Korea. I watched the whole thing on TV.
It was because they were doing The Power station and Arcadia, but I know what you mean!
37 years late, Duran Duran still rock
We saw Duran Duran in Los Angeles in the 80’s and we just flew to Red Rocks to see them again last month you are right Taylor on the bass was great they were all great wow
Great musicians!! No auto tune B.S. of today.
Good lord !!! John Taylor was and still is beautiful 😍😍😍😍
John Taylor is a very handsome guy....this time and now
John Taylor was a pretty man before Johnny Depp
comatoo - So true!!!
John Taylor's face score 9,17 measured by golden ratio and facial features, higher than johnny depp, brad pitt, robert pattinson, david beckham, ian somerhalder and all of duran's members
He has lovely bone structure and eyes.
One piece Fortest Omg girl, how do you know this?? LOL
Sometimes I forget how funky these mofos were. This is such a great performance. The synths were turned ON too!
I remember this very well. Just 24 hour before Simon and Nick were shooting the video for elrctionday for the Arcadia album. Clothes and hairstyle from Nick says actually everything...They were asked for this gig and with no rehearsel or anything they blowed it away! Very good like always!
Yes exactly
I feel so privileged to be a child of the seventies and still be able to remember that day ❤️❤️❤️
The image at the time took away from the fact that they were such a tight spot on band. John Taylor was really an underrated bassist.
agreed. he's started to get some credit finally. the last two Duran albums have had some good basslines that the younger audience is appreciating
I always thought he was an amazing bassist that never got the credit he deserved. His playing was always very tight and funky!
Underrated? By whom?
@@bonkeydollocks1879 Is "was" a difficult word for you? Time has vindicated his musicianship, but at the time nobody was interested in him other than girls drooling over his looks.
@@grilledspaghetti well that shut you up big mouth, those of us that know have always rated him even from the days of shock treatment he was fantastic.
The way you worded you attempt at a statement implies he has only recently got good, he has always been good.
Lesson over.
This was my Favorite Group in the 80's .My family's still tease me about my obsession over Duran Duran back than.
Joann Johnson My family tease me about my obsession of Duran Duran now, I'm 15 and my mum's glad, but I get a lot of hate off of my siblings and friends.
John Taylor. Brilliant!
John Taylor is Pure Genius
He’s so professional
The reflex song is brilliant too.
Duran Duran had a really unique pop sound. I put them with Depeche Mode, The Cure and The Smiths as far as writing numerous great songs.
I love this song for the diversity of the music. It suits so well on Simon's voice.
I know, me too! My fav song of DD!
Thank you for the dream John Taylor
I see a little bit of Elvis's face in Simon. Anyone else see it too? 💌Duran Duran. I wish I had been there at this concert.
I was 15 years old, I watched live aid all day long waiting for Duran Duran! It was worth it! I also got to see so many other amazing performances including U2 and Queen! What a time to be alive and what an amazing time for music! I'm so lucky to have experienced the 80's and 90's!
playing for free...all proceeds to charity : we NEED ANOTHER LIVE AID TO HELP SAVE THIS WORLD
So true!
Big Simon, good voice, big performance all.. Duran❤️❤️👍👍
I hope we can gather in a crowd like this again.
I love Simon Le Bon's black hair! Brings out his blue eyes!! 😍
Brenda Echols
I reckon that's the eyeliner.
@@samanthalewin4397 Hey!.....Agree, the eyeliner ,mascara,, eyeshadow, plus he has brown eyes.....
@@willomina1990 On what planet does Simon Le Bon have brown eyes???? :O
Tiempos gloriosos!
I L💓VE SIMON LE BON !😘🎵
I L💓VE DURAN DURAN! 😘🎵
Que regresen los 80's!!!!! 👏👏👏
Si:(
JT like a freight train. Such a hugely underrated bass player.
literally underrated
Nah, everyone knows how much of a badass JT is
No one made music videos quite like Duran Duran :)
Finally! On their way to the R&R Hall of Fame were they belong!! I met them back in 2008, really really nice guys.
God, I miss the 80's!!!!! Incredible music and NO cell phones to numb our brains. We "lived in the moment"!!!!
...and weekly music magazines that printed the lyrics which we would study religiously (instead of doing our homework)... posters on our walls that the sun would fade over time... the excitement of counting down the days till you went to the record store, and that moment of pure joy when you held the record in your hands... I feel genuinely sorry for the kids today, they will never experience any of that
@@mgparis - AMEN!!!!!
Excellent sounds bass so great to hear favorite band ever so good
This live goes down in human history.
I don't know why some of these comments are so negative. This was a charity event concert and this was not terrible at all. I enjoyed this performance. Some people just love to hate.
It's all about expectations. Duran Duran was the #1 rock band in the world at the time - "View to a Kill" was #1 in just about every country. There was a LOT of pressure on them to be perfect, but let's be real: they hadn't played together in 18 months, they were all sick of each other, Roger didn't even want to do it anymore, and John and Andy were very likely high as kites during this performance.
Add to that there was no sound check and the general mayhem of the day, and yeah, you get something that isn't as tight as it should have been. But like you, I thought the performance was fine for what it was. Many acts were worse. If you don't believe me, go watch Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's performance. Every single one of them was off-key and David Crosby was so drugged out he didn't even move. It was awful.
They’re called losers
Don't get me wrong. I like Duran Duran but this performance compared to what they did at Maple Leaf Gardens the year before? The Maple Leaf Gardens show was vastly superior. This performance it seemed like they weren't even trying.
ElusvOptmst1 So right! Peace and love brother!!✌️🕊️
True. Even so much going bad they still rockin. What a band. To bad Andy left the band, but he began overplaying with the band which wasnt good at all
I remember hearing this on the radio in Chicago with a friend who died on his motorcycle a month later. I’ll never forget your band and the 80s
They were massive back then .. One of the major acts that night
So cool...bass lines..JT
I just never realized how good Duran Duran was when I was listening to a lot of metal and prog rock when they were around. I knew a couple of their songs that I liked - but this concert is amazing.
I was 14 years old when this incredibly wonderful benefit concert had aired. Me and some members of my family were all glued to the TV. It was and will always be a very beautiful place in my heart and soul. The 80s were so freakin amazing. This band's performance was not one to miss.
Love to look at Nick when he is so focused.... 😄😍
I was there and I couldn’t wait for Duran Duran to come onstage. I remember it being so hot that day but I loved every minute of it
Lucky
What a bass! Uncomparable!!!
Simon and John still do that little forehead touch when they perform today. The love between them is so wonderful to see.
They were one of the premier bands of the 2nd British Invasion. I think some people don't know, or have forgotten, just how enormously popular these guys were in the 80s. I was 29 when I saw LiveAid on MTV, with a couple of friends, some beer, and a hand full of joints. I miss my MTV, and my damn youth for that matter. 😁
Love you john taylor😍
I'm back on my childhood on the 80's!
Moi aussi.
So do I.... By Cecilia from Rome Italy
Same
@Fabrício Assis MG comeback and stay ! 😂😂😂👌👌👌
me too, great music, amazing singer's miss those times.
Cannot have a Duran Duran concert without the reflex. What a classic rock song
I think Nick is an amazing non technical keyboard player.Underrated... Very inventive.. All taste..all style and great parts and sounds. For a guy who isn't a "Player" per se..He's written hits/ recorded some incredible music. Tiger Tiger etc
Ah, Live Aid. I was glued to TV all day and most of the night. Remember this fondly. ❤
the reflex is my favorite song since 1984.
Duranduran is glowing up top artist all over the world
I’ve never noticed this before but Simon looks like Elvis Presley.
He also looks lit af in this performance. lol
He also looks.like someone's mama or grandma...
I've been a fan of the band since 1984 and i noticed that simon did look like elvis then...it's his features
Totally. In the 80s there was a Smash Hits edition where they compared the 2.
Simón siempre a sido guapo,con el look que sea,se ve genial
John is one of the best bassist ever .They were despised at the time but they were and still are great musicians .Talented .
❤Beautiful
何年経っても名曲は名曲だ！
Brilliant..There is nothing I wouldn't allow John Taylor to do to me! 😅😆❤😜
Jayne Martindale nothing?
Join Da Club💋
Bro???
Have some class, JJ.
One of the greatest bands of all time 💗
Beautiful song and they still handsome
Nick and Andy arm in arm at the end.
There is always hope!
I know, but I hope there will be again a reunion.
Watching December 2019...DURAN DURAN....Simon Le bon-Lead Vocalist...John Taylor- Bass Guitar....Nick Rhodes-Keyboard....Andy Taylor-Guitar....and Roger Taylor on Drums...
Oh man, I'm reliving being 12 year's old and seeing this on tv.
I was 15
@@javigomez1697 I bet you were way cooler than my 12 year old self. We always tried hanging out with the older teenagers. I think we just annoyed them. The 80''s were a great time to grow up in that's for sure!
I was 14 and remember this like it was yesterday.
same age but i don't remember any of the acts although i remember watching it on TV
After 37 yrs I saw tis again..really insane luv u DD simon, john, nick andy roger..goshh
i loved this group ❤️
'The reflex' is a description of elements of the AUTOMATIC systems of the Divine machine. Duran Duran also served GOD. Everything does.
One of the greatest bands of the 80s....I love the 80s!
The Reflex became one of my favorite songs from first hear! Peace!
I remember watching this and thinking how great it was that you could finally hear Andy Taylor’s guitar in the mix. Of course, this was the last appearance of the original lineup (for a long long time)
They were my favorite band then, and still my favorite today. I never got a chance to see them in concert though. They deserve their place in the R&R Hall of Fame.
Reflex got me into Duran in 84 aged 13
Best British Band fron 80's Era Duran Duran.Most popular British Band they are next to Beatles fron their popularity.
i honestly dont see why anyone could hate on this, it is honestly just as good as any of thier other concerts i have seen, and they all have been pretty spectacular
AWESOME SHOW! I was there and 18 years old, the day was just memorable.
It’s because of Simon’s singing
It was the one song performed here where simon's voice breaks. View to a Kill. Not this one. I love The Reflex so much. Just a ridiculously joyous romp of a song
Wow...that crowd is massive. I remember watching Live Aid on television. Are we ever going to see a concert of this size again?
I was 4 1/2 and it was one of my first memories. It was my first time watching so much talent come out of the tv. Rocked my world!
Never again unfortunately...humanity has nowhere near as much compassion as It did 37 years ago.its a crying shame.i said to my wife earlier,they could of really did this every year but I suppose it's too much to ask of them lol.The reason I believe it was never done again was because of the corruption in Africa.The money got siphoned off and it never reached it's intended targets.Africa failed their own people yet again.nothings changed to date
The problem is not the size of the event to make it nowadays but the lack of a great line up like that!
@@Denilson.Carreiro I agree. Who are we paying to watch these days? Harry Styles? Olivia Rodrigo? Shawn Mendes? Justin Bieber? Drake? Travis Scott?
@@robertchutonogbanua2564 The big problem with all this "artists" mentioned is that all of them are unemotional. For me, at least. They didn't touch my soul just like our old idols.
When I was 12 I was supposed to marry John Taylor...still waiting 35 years later
GOOD ONE! 😂🤣
Jaja me too
Me too!!!!!!!
When I was that age I was supposed to marry Madonna, but thank God that did not happen...
Me too....JT has aged well,
80s BANDS MUSIC IS FOREVER!!!
back in the 80s, all my schoolmates listened to metal bands at that time. I didn't really give a damn. And although I felt their looks and their judgment towards me for listening to Duran Duran and on top of that, having my folder full of photos of the band. I appreciate having the courage to enjoy it at a time when being just a little bit different was reason enough to be bullied.