Needles & Grooves

Huh?

Duran Duran did a cover of White Lines in 1995. I was unaware of its existence until tonight when I watched Duran Duran: The Hollywood High on Peacock.

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I thought this was just a really poorly edited documentary until about a third of the way through a rooftop performance they did post pandemic which was the actual thing that the movie was - a concert film of that show.

More informative than interesting but I appreciate the effort.

Have you seen any other 80s band contemporary concert films on streaming services? Perhaps an A-Ha concert on Paramount+ or a Flock of Seagulls show on Hulu?

lol. I mean Duran Duran is still a working ass band. Also bite me.

Flock of Seagulls: Behind the Hair

Now I like Duran Duran as much as the next guy but that whole covers album (that has White Lines on it) is…not great.

It’s worse when it’s a 64 year old Le Bon singing it. I was like this isn’t actually happening, is it?

They still perform it live. Way to drain all the funk from a song.

I bought that Duran Duran album on CD back in the day specifically for the White Lines cover. It was an entire cover album if I remember correctly. They used to show the video on MTV or VH1.

I wont stand for Flock Of Seagulls slander. Space Age Love Song is a masterpiece. (I wouldn't pay to see them now though)

@imtheocean but would you spend an hour+ watching a live concert on Peacock?

@TenderLovingKiller® I just spent 2 minutes watching a Flock of Seagulls performance at Epcot from 2024. That's all I need.

Just in case anyone is wondering.