New Wave/Synthpop songs ranked from #200 to #1, one per day.
Sunday, June 18, 2017
Number 133: Duran Duran - Hold Back The Rain
Duran Duran's second album, 1982's Rio, is rightly regarded as a classic. Though not my favorite Duran LP, no one can deny it's full of fantastic songs, from the mysterious, creeping rhythm of "The Chauffeur" to the sparkling New Romanticism of "Rio" to the driving beats of "Hungry Like The Wolf". The song that rocks the most, however, is "Hold Back The Rain", a track that should have been released as a single, but wasn't. Duran Duran takes spot #133 in their first appearance on my list.
A Duranie ! An endangered species these days for sure
ReplyDeleteThere are still a few of us out there!
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