Le Bon has been quoted as saying that the song’s chorus structure is based on Gordon Lightfoot’s “If You Could Read My Mind.” Do you hear it? “If You Could Read My Mind” by Gordon Lightfoot They are said to be about a chance meeting between two people that turns into a one-night stand. Simon Le Bon, Duran Duran’s lead singer, wrote the Lyrics to “Save a Prayer” while the band was on tour. It reached #16 on the Billboard Hot 100, and yes, I have a copy of that one, too. As a teenager, I was a Duranie in the truest sense of the word and was a completest when it came to their Music, and other memorabilia.įinally, at the start of 1985, a Single for “Save a Prayer” was released in the U.S. I remember having to hunt down the import 45″, as well as the 12 inch Single, finding one at a Swap Meet that had an Import Vinyl booth, and the other at Tower Records. It hit #2 on the UK Singles Chart at its highest.Īlthough MTV played the Video to the Song continuously in the United States, it was never released stateside as a Single. At the time of release, it became Duran Duran’s highest ranking Song in the UK. It was also the sixth Single released by the band, and the third to be released from the Album. “Save a Prayer” is Track eight on Duran Duran’s 1982 Album Rio.
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