DURAN DURAN - WILD BOYS
The Wild Boys Are Calling
On Their Way Back From The Fire
In August Moon's Surrender To
A Dust Cloud On The Rise
Wild Boys Fallen Far From Glory
Reckless And So Hungered
On The Razors Edge You Trail
Because There's Murder By The Roadside
In A Sore Afraid New World
They Tried To Break Us
Looks Like They'll Try Again
Wild Boys Never Lose It
Wild Boys Never Chose This Way
Wild Boys Never Close Your Eyes
Wild Boys Always Shine
You Got Sirens For A Welcome
There's Bloodstain For Your Pain
And Your Telephone Been Ringing While
You're Dancing In The Rain
Wild Boys Wonder Where Is Glory
Where Is All You Angels
Now The Figureheads Have Fell
And Lovers War With Arrows Over
Secrets They Could Tell
They Tried To Tame You
Looks Like They'll Try Again
Wild Boys Never Lose It
Wild Boys Never Chose This Way
Wild Boys Never Close Your Eyes
Wild Boys Always Shine
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Andy Taylor, Nick Rhodes
Producer(s): Nile Rogers
This Song Is Based On The 1971 Novel Of The Same Name By William Burroughs. In The Book, Packs Of Adolescent Humanoids Ravage The Civilized Nations Of The Earth. When Wholesale Slaughter Erupts, The Battle Continues Underground Where The Survivors Evolve Into The Wild Boys.
At The Time, This Was The Most Expensive Video Ever Made. It Had A Futuristic Theme Consistent With The Book. Russell Mulcahy, Whose Work Populated The Early Days Of Mtv, Directed The Video. He Wanted To Make A Feature Film Based On The Wild Boys Novel, But When That Fell Through He Used Many Of His Ideas For The Movie In The Video For This Song.
This Contains Themes Of Homosexuality, As The "Wild Boys" In Burroughs Book Were Homosexual Warriors.
Nile Rodgers Produced This Song. He Was A Leader Of The '70s Disco Group Chic.
This Is The Only New Song On Duran Duran's Live Album Arena, Which Became The Group's Best-Selling Album. It's Also The Only Studio Track On The Album.
In The Video, There Is A Moment Where Simon Le Bon Is On A Wheel And Keeps Being Spun So That His Head Goes Underwater. During The Shoot, There Was A Point When He Was Dunked And Not Quite Ready. This Was After He Had Been In A Boating Accident Where His Yacht Had Overturned.
One Of The Woman In The Video Dancing Among The Wild Boys Is Perri Lister, Who Was Billy Idol's Girlfriend (And His Bride In The "White Wedding" Video). Lister Was A Friend Of The Director Russell Mulcahy, Who Had Her Wearing Gray Body Paint And White Hair.