Duran Duran - song-by-song rate & discussion thread

Harvest For The World
I never knew this was a cover and it's the Isley Brothers. Pretty cool. This is a true highlight on the album. I wish Andy sang more as a lead in Duran Duran. He's good on this one. Funky bass lines make it sublime.
4/5

 

Harvest for the World - 4/5. Listened to this the other day. Stood out for me. Bobs along quite nicely!

 

Harvest for the World - This is a great cover song.
I liked it when I first heard it, and still like it today.

Great guitar work, the drums complement it, and
roberts vocals are fine, along with the chorus.

Very catchy, and wish it had been a single. - 5/5

It was in Peru:
The Power Station - Harvest For The World / Still In Your Heart


Tracklist
A Harvest For The World = Cosecha Para El Mundo
B Still In Your Heart = Todavia En Tu Corazón


This is the only other good song on the album for me.

later
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Harvest For The World - love this song, best on the album for me. This is the song that was on repeat in my house at the time of release. I like the combination of the vocals, the arrangement is really uplifting, it all works. If this had been released under the Duran Duran name it would have been a No1 for sure. It gives me the feeling of some earlier Duran songs like Last Chance On The Stairway, just joyous. 5/5.

 

Havest for the world. It's enjoyable, but doesn't excite me. 3/5

 

Harvest for the World

This is a near brilliant, joyful take on the Isley Brothers original. Everything about this musically works to my ears. Similar to the best Macca/Jacko duet "The Man"; I just don't understand why the group or their record execs did not think this was worthy of a single release, as Andy does a great job on his vocals. It is far better than their bombastic take on "Get It On"...

Here is a live version from 1996 (where either Robert's mic is turned down, or it sounds like he had gone for a toilet break):


4.5/5

 

046 Still In Your Heart


"Still In Your Heart" is a power ballad by The Power Station, released on the album The Power Station by Capitol-EMI-Parlophone on 25 March 1985.

Written by Robert Palmer, Andy Taylor and John Taylor, the song was produced by Bernard Edwards.

This is a rock ballad, featuring Andy Taylor on guitar and powerful vocals performed by Robert Palmer.

 

Still In Your Heart 4/5. Good way to end the album. Nice synths as well.

 

Still In Your Heart

This song is OK. Not a favorite, but still enjoyable to listen to now and then.

 

Some Like It Hot - 4.5 /5
Murderess - 3.5/5
Lonely Tonight - 2.5/ 5
Communication - 3/5 (Spandau has a much better song with this title)
Get it On - 4.5/5
Go To Zero - 2/5
Harvest For The World - 1/5
Still On Your Heart - 1/5

 

Still in your heart: 3/5

 

I had forgotten that when I came to Canada the Power Station album was one of the ones I discarded. However I found fresh copies of it and Arena, plus a Canadian 83 reissues of the debut for $1 each in a local pawn shop. I actually upgraded the DD album Tuesday to a pretty minty copy for $2 from Value Village.

I don't think I had played the Power Station album since I bought it in 2014, but playing it now and it sounds good. Never overly fond of the album, but it is ok, always felt more like a precursor to RipTide to me.

 

Looking at the credits for the Power Station album it is interesting to see some familiar names for this Bowie fan. In addition to Tony Thompson, Lenny Pickett, Stan Harrison and David Lebolt all played with Bowie on the Serious Moonlight Tour.

 

Still In Your Heart never connected with me, 2/5

 

I seem to remember an old interview where Palmer claimed he "gave" Power Station "their sound". Which I found to be a bit of a stretch. Wasn't "Riptide" a rather quick attempt to cash in under his own name? The "Addicted To Love" clip is brilliant though!

 

Still In Your Heart

Just a throwaway ballad. Meh.

Some Like It Hot - 5
Murderess - 1.5
Lonely Tonight - 2.5
Communication - 4
Get it On - 5
Go To Zero - 1.5
Harvest For The World - 3
Still On Your Heart - 1.5

 

Still in your Heart is the final song on the album.

It's a rather slow ballad, and thankfully a short one.
It's basically another tribute to another relationship type song.
Not very memorable, but they did tone everything down for
the song, the drums, guitars, keyboards, even the obligatory sax solo.

Kind of odd to not end the album with something more powerful - 1/5

later
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Still In Your Heart

(Ironically) to my ears it always sounded like a failed attempt to come up with a James Bond theme. It actually sounds quite good listening to it. Just as a composition it is not that strong. I do like the saxophone (?) at the end though.

3.0/5

 

So before we move on to Arcadia tomorrow we have the one additional The Power Station track ....

047 Someday, Somehow, Someone's Gotta Pay (We Fight For Love)


Released in November 1985 as part as part of the 1985 film Commando.

Recorded by The Power Station, the song was written by vocalist Michael Des Barres for the movie Commando through his friendship with the film's producer Joel Silver.

"We Fight For Love" is a cross between a love song and a rally-cry for a warrior, which features in the final credits of the Commando film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

From 1985 to 2005, the song was only available on Commando, featuring in the movie's end credits as "We Fight For Love". Then in 2005, Capitol-EMI released The Power Station (2 Disc Set) for which this song now appears as a bonus track under the new title of "Someday, Somehow, Someone's Gotta Pay".

 

Have never heard We Fight For Love before, was unaware of it! It does sound familiar, this a very 80s sound and no doubt fits the movie well. I remember renting the film on VHS. Can't really give a rating now, on a first listen its OK.

 

Someday, Somehow, Someone's Gotta Pay

Sorry this line-up didn't do more...as I think this is a fantastic song.

5/5!

 

Still In Your Heart - 3/5 - Just an OK song. End the album on a bit of a down note.

Someday, Somehow... - 2/5

 

Someday, Somehow, Someone's Gotta Pay

Nice, a rarity. I think I heard this way back when, but not 100% sure. It's good to have a Des Barres-lead song recorded in the studio. Hmm, the song does sound vaguely familiar to me. Anyway, I will rate it as a 3/5.

 

Someday - 2.5/5. Mid-80s pap, saved only by Andy’s guitar...

 

Harvest For The World

The 4th best song on the album, after Get It On, Some Like It Hot, and Communication, IMO. The rest of the album doesn't make much of an impression on me.

4/5