Sing Blue Silver

Infobox music DVD
Name = Sing Blue Silver
Type = Music video
Artist = Duran Duran


Released = late 1984 (VHS, LaserDisc)
start date|2004|4|5 (DVD)
Recorded = 1984
Rating =
Genre = Dance-New Wave
Region =
Length = 85 min. (runtime)
Label = EMI
Director =
Producer =
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Last DVD = "Dancing On The Valentine"
(1983)
This DVD = "Sing Blue Silver"
(1984)
Next DVD = "Arena (An Absurd Notion)"
(1984)

"Sing Blue Silver" is a tour documentary about Duran Duran's 1983-1984 World Tour. A sixty-minute edited version of the documentary was aired on MTV (and later other music channels) under the title "Blue Silver".

"Sing Blue Silver" was originally released on videotape (in VHS and Betamax formats) and on laserdisc, near the end of 1984. It was re-issued on DVD in April 2004. A 1984 book of the same name featured still photography by official tour photographer Denis O'Regan.

"18,000 miles, 51 shows, 79 days, over 500,000 fans..."

Filmed at the height of their fame, "Sing Blue Silver" follows Duran Duran around Canada and the United States for three months from 30 January - 17 April 1984 as they toured in support of their "Seven and the Ragged Tiger" album around North America.

Primarily, "Sing Blue Silver" is about the job of making music, so live musical performances feature quite heavily throughout the video.

The documentary features many other standout moments, including a Francesco Scavullo photo shoot in New York, meeting the L.A. Raiders backstage, and a Beatles-style press conference tinged with a bit of comedy. It also captures the band in more candid moments, from backstage antics to trying to stay entertained on the journey between cities.

All the while, the documentary doesn't attempt to gloss over the problems and pitfalls of trying to put on such a large scale show. Professional to the last, tour manager Spy Matthews manages to keep the show running even when the venue won't accommodate the band's stage setup.

The film also documented the band's teen idol status, showing hordes of hysterical young — mainly female — fans attempting to cope with seeing their heroes in a live arena.

Live footage from this tour was later used for the "Arena (An Absurd Notion)" long-form video and the "As The Lights Go Down" concert video. The video for "The Reflex" was shot in Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens in March 1984.

DVD Track Listing

# Intro
# Press Conference
# Load In/Backstage
# Is There Something I Should Know?
# Meeting the L.A. Raiders
# On The Road Again/Planet Earth
# John on touring
# Simon and Nick on image and recording in New York
# Francesco Scavullo photo shoot
# Back on the road
# Girls on Film
# Coca Cola press conference
# Visit to F.B.I.
# Discussing Filming/The Seventh Stranger
# In New Orleans
# Save a Prayer
# Oakland, California
# Soundcheck/Backstage
# Hungry Like The Wolf
# Careless Memories
# The end of the tour

External links

* [http://www.durandurantimeline.com/years/1984.html Duran Duran Timeline: 1984]
* [http://www.denis.co.uk/ Denis O'Regan - official Sing Blue Silver tour photographer and author of Sing Blue Silver official book]