Ordinary World (4:19)
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“Ordinary World” is the first single from Duran Duran’s self-titled 1993 album, better known as The Wedding Album. The song peaked at No. 3 in the American charts and No. 6 in the British charts. Simon LeBon, the vocalist, later sang this song with Luciano Pavarotti, to help children affected by war in Bosnia & Herzegovina.
By the early 90s, Duran Duran’s popularity had faded. Their album Liberty had proved a commercial failure, its two singles failing to make a significant showing on British or American charts. The song was also covered by Fenix TX in the mid 90’s.
It wasn’t until Capitol leaked “Ordinary World” to a radio station in Florida in the autumn of 1992 that it looked like Duran Duran mania might yet hit again. The single proved so popular that Capitol had to push the US release date up, ultimately releasing it in December. In the UK, the original January release date stood. The song can be credited as introducing Duran Duran to a new generation of fans.
Simon LeBon would go on to sing the song with Pavarotti at a WarChild benefit, which was released on home video as Pavarotti & Friends: Together for the Children of Bosnia. Le Bon later said of the event, “If you’re talking about name dropping, he’s one of the biggest names you could drop, Pav-The-Man.”
The strings in the song were arranged and performed by Nick Rhodes, using a Kurzweil K2000, a digital synthesizer that was highly advanced for its time.
The song won an Ivor Novello Award in May 1994 and later featured in the soundtrack to the film Layer Cake in 2005.
The music video was filmed by director Nick Egan at Huntington Gardens in San Marino, California.
By the early 90s, Duran Duran’s popularity had faded. Their album Liberty had proved a commercial failure, its two singles failing to make a significant showing on British or American charts. The song was also covered by Fenix TX in the mid 90’s.
It wasn’t until Capitol leaked “Ordinary World” to a radio station in Florida in the autumn of 1992 that it looked like Duran Duran mania might yet hit again. The single proved so popular that Capitol had to push the US release date up, ultimately releasing it in December. In the UK, the original January release date stood. The song can be credited as introducing Duran Duran to a new generation of fans.
Simon LeBon would go on to sing the song with Pavarotti at a WarChild benefit, which was released on home video as Pavarotti & Friends: Together for the Children of Bosnia. Le Bon later said of the event, “If you’re talking about name dropping, he’s one of the biggest names you could drop, Pav-The-Man.”
The strings in the song were arranged and performed by Nick Rhodes, using a Kurzweil K2000, a digital synthesizer that was highly advanced for its time.
The song won an Ivor Novello Award in May 1994 and later featured in the soundtrack to the film Layer Cake in 2005.
The music video was filmed by director Nick Egan at Huntington Gardens in San Marino, California.
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Ordinary World, as performed by Duran Duran at VooDoo Fest 2006 in New Orleans, LA, including dedications and intros by John Taylor & Simon LeBon (full song).
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clackerman wrote:
Songwriting at its very best.
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felipelorran wrote:
good
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niallcrazyhorse wrote:
Classic Tune!!! guess it will always stand the test of time in my eyes \m/ (*-*) \m/
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Webmeester wrote:
It moves me...
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ABM1708 wrote:
mmmmmm I wish I could have written this song! Love it
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cardroia wrote:
Bittersweet love.....
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emidark wrote:
one of my fav of them! <3
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penggemardota wrote:
mantappppppppppppppppppp
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markalvin wrote:
Great song for driving top down through desert.
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pinknoiseboys wrote:
Not 80s, but same awesome vibe
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Maya-Liysa wrote:
mmm...so...perfect, unreal...good work
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keysrgood wrote:
This is just brilliant, as good as their earlier stuff and I'd go as far as to say it's my favourite song of theirs.
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Oneiota wrote:
Tres bon!
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antaramir wrote:
Ich mag!
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mussarbeitdrei wrote:
Das ist sehr,sehr schön!!!!
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AnsgarLeEmo wrote:
Good one
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Northfleetjoe wrote:
I dont cry for yesterday....
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MamaSusan wrote:
nice song! geil
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Wunderkind1983 wrote:
Ordinary World... What can I say? will always be my favorite song
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Neshinea wrote:
beautiful
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