According to Le Bon, the chorus of the song was based on Gordon Lightfoot's folk song "If You Could Read My Mind".[2]. 7": Capitol Records. It became Duran Duran's biggest hit (at the time) on the UK Singles Chart, reaching number two, held out of the top spot by Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger". Difficulty: novice. And the lights are flashing on your window sill. "I loved it. The band members all initially refused to do the scene where an elephant sprays water from its trunk onto one of them due to its homoerotic overtones; they finally settled on John Taylor since he was the band's pin-up boy. / 1C K 060 2005036 Europe, 7": EMI. The Story of... 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The verses of the song are in D minor, while the chorus is in B minor. Album Version: at approximately 4:35 "Save a prayer 'til the morning after" is repeated 6 times until fade out. [26] Eagles of Death Metal's cover ultimately peaked at number 53 for the chart dated the week after the attack. Pure, unadulterated Duran Duran at … And you know just what it takes and where to go. Download Pdf. AZLyrics. "Save a Prayer (Live)" is the fourth track from the album Arena. Single Version: at approximately 4:35 "Save a prayer 'til the morning after" is repeated 4 times until fade out. It is scheduled to be released on October 2, 2015. The song is sampled throughout on Cosmic Belt's single "Do It". Het werd een top 50-hit in eigen land (#25) en in Nederland (#41). 6,622 views, added to favorites 100 times. During some takes, the band members yelled "Fuck you, Russell!" The lyrics is about a chance meeting between two people, that turns into a one-night stand. He accidentally swallowed some, and had to be hospitalized during the band's subsequent Australian tour due to a tropical virus he contracted at that time. This is a simple piano karaoke cover of the song Save A Prayer by Duran Duran. In December 2019, Canadian electronic duo Bob Moses released a cover version of the song on their Unplugged EP. Duran Duran - Save A Prayer (Official Live Video) - YouTube A live version of the song was released in 1985. Last edit on Jul 06, 2016. It is one of my most treasured memories. In 1992 maakte het houseduo Heller & Farley de zooromancer remix van Salomé van U2. The most-efficient way to describe Duran Duran’s “Save a Prayer” is as it being based on a one-night stand. Capitol Records released an edited version as B-side of the single "Save a Prayer" (US Single Version) in the United States in January 1985. [4][6], During the filming of the scene where the band members were riding elephants, a female elephant made a strange sound. 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