DURAN DURAN - RIO
Moving On The Floor Now Babe You're A Bird Of Paradise
Cherry Ice Cream Smile I Suppose It's Very Nice
With A Step To Your Left And A Flick To The Right You Catch That Mirror Way Out West
You Know You're Something Special And You Look Like You're The Best
Her Name Is Rio And She Dances On The Sand
Just Like That River Twisting Through A Dusty Land
And When She Shines She Really Shows You All She Can
Oh Rio, Rio Dance Across The Rio Grande
I've Seen You On The Beach And I've Seen You On Tv
Two Of A Billion Stars It Means So Much To Me
Like A Birthday Or A Pretty View
But Then I'm Sure That You Know It's Just For You
Her Name Is Rio And She Dances On The Sand
Just Like That River Twisting Through A Dusty Land
And When She Shines She Really Shows You All She Can
Oh Rio, Rio Dance Across The Rio Grande
Hey Now Woo Look At That Did She Nearly Run You Down
At The End Of The Drive The Lawmen Arrive
You Make Me Feel Alive, Alive Alive
I'll Take My Chance Cause Luck Is On My Side Or Something
I Know What You're Thinking I Tell You Something I Know What You're Thinking
Her Name Is Rio And She Dances On The Sand
Just Like That River Twists Across A Dusty Land
And When She Shines She Really Shows You All She Can
Oh Rio, Rio Dance Across The Rio Grand
Her Name Is Rio She Don't Need To Understand
And I Might Find Her If I'm Looking Like I Can
Oh Rio, Rio Hear Them Shout Across The Land
From Mountains In The North Down To The Rio Grande
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SONG FACTS
Writer(s): Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Andy Taylor, Nick Rhodes
Producer(s): Colin Thurston
On The Vh1 Show True Spin, Duran Duran Explained That Rio Is A Metaphor For America, And The Song Expressed Their Desire To Succeed There, Which They Did. The Wordplay Is Interesting, As Rio Is Sung As If It's A Girl's Name, And The Word Conjures Images Of The Popular And Glamorous Brazilian City, Which Goes With The Exotic Image The Band Was Cultivating. The Lyrics Clearly State, However, "From Mountains In The North Down To The Rio Grande," Which Is The Span Of America. The Rio Grande River Separates The Us From Mexico.
The Girl Heard Laughing In The Instrumental Break Is Nick Rhodes' Girlfriend At The Time, Cheryl. You Can Also Hear Her On "Hungry Like The Wolf," Where She Does Some Heavy Breathing And Another Laugh.
"Rio" Is The First Song And Title Track To Duran Duran's Second Album, Released In 1982.
"Rio" Is Usually Played In The Encore At Duran Duran Concert, Typically As The Last Song. It's A Reliable Crowd-Pleaser That The Audience Can Sing Along With And Go Home Happy.
The Album Version Runs 5:33; The Single Was Cut Down To 3:58, Truncating A Lot Of The Sax Solo. The Version Used In The Video Goes 5:02.