For today’s music video of the day, we have the second video for Duran Duran’s Lonely In Your Nightmare.
Both videos were directed by Highlander’s Russell Mulcahy.
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Music Video of the Day: Lonely In Your Nightmare by Duran Duran (1982, directed by Russell Mulcahy)
This is one of two videos for Duran Duran’s Lonely In Your Nightmare. In this one, Simon Le Bon finds old photographs and remembers a past relationship that might have just been someone’s dream. Lonely In Your Nightmare appeared on Rio, one of the defining albums of the early 80s.
Before he made a little film called Highlander, director Russell Mulcahy was Duran Duran’s video director of choice in the early 80s and, of course, he worked with many other bands as well. His stylish music videos dominated MTV and set the template for which most subsequent videos would come.
Enjoy!
Music Video of the Day: The Wild Boys by Duran Duran (1984, directed by Russell Mulcahy)
Directed by Russell Mulcahy, the video for Wild Boys cost over a million pounds, which was considered to be an astronomical sum in 1984. Both the video and the song is based on the William S. Burroughs novel, The Wild Boys. Mulcahy had long-wanted to adapt the book into a film and the song was written to serve as a part of the soundtrack of the proposed film. (The film itself was never made.)
The costumes in the video were left over from The Road Warrior. The video, featuring all of the members of Duran Duran being tortured in different ways, was controversial but ultimately very popular.
Enjoy!
Brad’s Video of the Day – “Hungry Like the Wolf” by Duran Duran!
When I was a kid, I lived in Perry County, Arkansas, and we didn’t have cable TV or MTV, but what we did have was Friday Night Videos on one of our 3 channels. I’d stay up late on Friday nights in hopes of seeing a video for one of my favorite songs. This would have been somewhere around 1983 or so. I distinctly remember one night being excited that the song “Hungry Like the Wolf” was coming on. Sitting on my porch tonight and feeling a little nostalgic, I think I’ll share that song with all of you!! Enjoy!
Music Video of the Day: Danse Macabre by Duran Duran (2023, dir by ????)
Today’s music video of the day is for the title track of Duran Duran’s 2023 Halloween-themed album. It’s a good video, one that gives off a definite Tim Burton Before He Want Hollywood sort of feel.
All bands should put out special Halloween albums and videos. It would certainly make my job a lot easier.
Enjoy!
Music Video of the Day: Evil Woman by Duran Duran (2024, animated by Juan Pinto)
More bands need to put out Halloween videos. Thank you, Duran Duran, for remembering the season!
Enjoy!
Music Video of the Day: The Wild Boys by Duran Duran (1984, directed by Russell Mulcahy)
Directed by Russell Mulcahy, the video for Wild Boys cost over a million pounds, which was considered to be an astronomical sum in 1984. Both the video and the song is based on the William S. Burroughs novel, The Wild Boys. Mulcahy had long-wanted to adapt the book into a film and the song was written to serve as a part of the soundtrack of the proposed film. (The film itself was never made.)
The costumes in the video were left over from The Road Warrior. The video, featuring all of the members of Duran Duran being tortured in different ways, was controversial but ultimately very popular.
Enjoy!
Music Video of the Day: Lonely In Your Nightmare by Duran Duran (1982, directed by Russell Mulcahy)
For today’s music video of the day, we have the second video for Duran Duran’s Lonely In Your Nightmare, to go along with the first.
Both videos were directed by Highlander’s Russell Mulcahy.
Music Video of the Day: Lonely In Your Nightmare by Duran Duran (1982, directed by Russell Mulcahy)
This is one of two videos for Duran Duran’s Lonely In Your Nightmare. In this one, Simon Le Bon finds old photographs and remembers a past relationship that might have just been someone’s dream. Lonely In Your Nightmare appeared on Rio, one of the defining albums of the early 80s.
Director Russell Mulcahy was Duran Duran’s video director of choice in the early 80s and, of course, he worked with many other bands as well. His stylish music videos dominated MTV and set the template for which most subsequent videos would come. He also directed a little film called Highlander.
Enjoy!
Music Video of the Day: All She Wants Is by Duran Duran (1988, directed by Dean Chamberlain)
Today’s music video of the day is from the Golden Age of MTV, back when MTV still played music videos and when music videos themselves were more than just a clip of the band performing. Admittedly, you can see the influence of Peter Gabriel’s Sledgehammer here, though All She Want Is would hardly be the first or the last video to be at least partially inspired by the look of Gabriel’s video.
The video was directed by the band’s favorite photographer, Dean Chamberlain and filming took nearly a month. Because of the band’s schedule, they could only be present for a limited number of days. Hence, masks were made of each band members and then those masks where placed on mannequins who stood in for the band. Stop motion animation was used in several scenes.
Needless to say, this video took a lot of time and effort but it was rewarded with the VMA for “Most Innovative” video.
Enjoy!
Through the Shattered Lens 