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dates, which had them performing the new collaborative single, " Pressure Off," on The Ellen DeGeneres Show with Janelle Monae and Nile Rodgers.įans can also watch Eagles of Death Metal perform " Complexity" on TFI Friday below. Print it Download Font Style Embed Page format: Direct link: BB code: Embed: Corner of the main street And the lights are flashing on your window sill All alone aint much fun So youre looking for the thrill And you know just what it takes and where to goDont say a prayer for me now. The group has several more stops throughout the UK to finish out the year following a string of U.S. While reporting on the attacks at the Bataclan, I happened upon a video featuring EODM and Duran Duran. However, it would seem those other projects currently do not include new material for Queens of the Stone Age, as bassists Michael Shuman confirmed the band is taking a break after "two long years of touring."ĭuran Duran on the other hand is in the midst of its own tour promoting the band's latest effort, Paper Gods. Paris attacks: Eagles of Death Metal escape gunfire. In the past, he's worked on the band's recordings and left the touring to Hughes, while Homme continues work on other projects. Homme didn't join the band behind the drum kit as he did for the band's performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live earlier this year. Singing alongside Simon Le Bon, Hughes reverted the song back to its cheesier origins but still seemed to enjoy the song clapping, dancing and snapping his fingers along to the heavily synthesized sound in a pink shirt, leather jacket and those large framed glasses that always adorn his face. On Zipper Down, Eagles of Death Metal give it a fuzzed out guitar and make it far grittier than the sparkling original recording. Given the size and scope of the band’s career, “Save a Prayer” is never anyone’s favorite Duran Duran song, but it’s still a solid, tender addition to their oeuvre.Eagles of Death Metal, the rock project created by Jesse Hughes and Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme, covered Duran Duran's 1982 single, " Save A Prayer" on the band's recent release of Zipper Down, and now the two groups have combined forces for a performance of the song on the UK's TFI Friday variety show.ĭuran Duran's original version off of the band's smash hit sophomore record, Rio, falls right in line with its typical synth filled, new wave style. A hit on MTV, it propelled the song to number two in the UK in 1982 (the song was initially not released in the States, but a belated “single” release charted at number 16 in 1985). Aiding the song’s success was an exotic video, set in Sri Lanka. Previous slow-jams like “The Chauffeur” had failed to find a mass audience in the US, so after opening their American chart fortunes with buoyant ‘80s anthems like “Hungry Like the Wolf” and “Rio,” “Save a Prayer” became their first successful ballad. The original Duran Duran version is a romantic ballad. 'We are honored that the Eagles of Death Metal covered 'Save A Prayer,' and included it on their most recent album. There is already dissent about whether this chart campaign is appropriate or not, but it doesn’t matter - the Eagles of Death Metal cover is quite good. Back in the UK rehearsing for their upcoming tour, Duran Duran issued a statement today regarding the fan campaign to propel the Eagles of Death Metal’s cover of their song 'Save A Prayer' to 1 on the British charts.
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Ze ontlenen hun bandnaam aan het soort muziek dat ze maken, wat ze zelf definiren als een kruising tussen Death Metal en de muziek van The Eagles. De twee weten steeds een andere groep artiesten rond zich te formeren voor hun liveshows. Meanwhile, as writers of the original version, Duran Duran were headed for a small windfall in increased royalties - however, the band has agreed to donate all royalties to related causes. While specifics have yet to be divulged - the band says “There are a number of causes under consideration, all of which are peaceful, effective and unifying” - it’s a gracious and appropriate response during this confusing time. Jesse Hughes en Josh Homme vormen in 1998 de band Eagles Of Death Metal. Additionally, despite worldwide support for the endeavor, only UK downloads of the song count towards the chart. This is a fan-generated campaign Eagles of Death Metal are not involved, nor have they commented on it. In light of the tragedy, a Facebook campaign has been launched, encouraging the public to purchase Eagles of Death Metal’s cover of Duran Duran’s “Save a Prayer.” The aim of the Facebook page, “ Eagles Of Death Metal For No.1,″ is to get the song to number one in the UK charts, as a way of showing “solidarity against terrorism and support for peace.”