Taylor recalled in his biography Wild Boy : “I suppose there’s a lesson there somewhere: if you smoke dope and drink Jack Daniel’s in the tropical heat, don’t fall into a lagoon full of elephant’s urine. At 3 minutes, 40 seconds into the clip, you can see him perched on a branch looking a tad dazed, immediately before his unscheduled splash. Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor fell into water used as an animal latrine during the filming of the video and ended up being hospitalized with dysentery. The visual earned plenty of airplay on MTV with its shots of the ancient rock fortress of Sigiriya and the ruins of a Buddhist temple at Polonnaruwas as well as the island’s southern coastline. The video was filmed by frequent Duran Duran, Australian director Russell Mulcahy, in Sri Lanka. Le Bon described the lyrics as “realistic, and not romantic.” According to Le Bon, the song’s chorus structure is based on Gordon Lightfoot’s “If you could read my mind.” And you wanted to dance so I asked you to dance but fear is in yor soul. Don't ask me why I'll keep my promise melt the ice. Pretty looking road I try to hold the rising floods that fill my skin. Save it till the morning after, save it till the morning after.

They revolve around a chance meeting between two people that flares into a one-off sexual encounter. No don't say a prayer for me now, save it till the morning after. TitlePerformerRelease dateInfoSave a PrayerDuran DuranMay 10, 1982First release Sampl.Save a PrayerG.M.T. Vocalist Simon le Bon penned this song’s words whilst on tour. A special US single version was finally released in January 1985 and reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100. This week, we are featuring music from Duran Duran! Today our song of the day is “ Save a Prayer ” and was from their second album, Rio (1982).

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