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"Night Boat" Song by Duran Duran from the album Duran Duran Released June 15, 1981 Recorded October-December 1980 at Red Bus Studios, Abbey Road Studio, Utopia Studio and Chipping Norton Studio Genre New Wave, Experimental rock Length 5:25 Label EMI Writer Simon Le Bon Composer Duran Duran Producer Colin Thurston Duran Duran track listing "Careless Memories"
(5)"Night Boat"
(6)"Sound of Thunder"
(7)"Night Boat" or "(Waiting For The) Nightboat " is a song by Duran Duran appearing as track six on their debut album.
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About the song
The song was originally written by Simon Le Bon when he was waiting for a ride from the nightbus home. It is spooky and atmospheric, unlike most of the other songs on the album. It is instrumental for a little over two minutes. Simon Le Bon recites the beginning of the Queen Mab speech before singing original lyrics for the rest of the song. Another song (which also focuses heavily on the use of synthesizers) featuring a long intro like this is New Order's 1983 hit, "Blue Monday"
Music video
The video for "Nightboat" was directed by longtime music video director Russell Mulcahy. The video is a mini horror film shot on the Caribbean island side of Antigua. A brief bit of dialog before the music starts includes Le Bon's recitation of one of Mercutio's speeches From Romeo and Juliet. The band gathers on a small beach village as the sun is setting, only to be separated and set upon by zombies one by one, until the ragged Nightboat arrives to carry Le Bon away. It is possible that the video is a homage to the Italian horror film Zombi 2, with settings and zombies that look very much like the ones in the film. The video was filmed in May of 1982, several months before Michael Jackson began to work on the video for his song Thriller, which also features zombies.
Other appearances
- Duran Duran
- Live from London
- Live at Hammersmith '82!
Personnel
Duran Duran are:
- Simon Le Bon - vocals
- Nick Rhodes - keyboards
- John Taylor - bass guitar
- Roger Taylor - drums
- Andy Taylor - guitar
Also credited:
- Colin Thurston - producer and engineer
References
Categories:- Duran Duran songs
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