We have arrived to the last regular track on Pop Trash, Last Day on Earth. The song was originally written by Warren Cuccurullo and Nick Rhodes under the title, “Tomorrow Never Dies” with vocalist Tessa Niles for the James Bond film of the same name. The song was not chosen for the movie, so Duran… Continue reading Last Day on Earth
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Kiss Goodbye
Kiss Goodbye is a 41 second stand-alone prelude to Last Day on Earth, and it features Nick on Keyboards. When we say we review an album, we review the whole thing, including the 41 seconds of Kiss Goodbye, so let’s get into it! Audio Rhonda The thing is, these little interludes are synonymous with Duran… Continue reading Kiss Goodbye
The Sun Doesn’t Shine Forever
On to the tenth track from Pop Trash, “The Sun Doesn’t Shine Forever”, a ballad, that might just want to be an uptempo tune in its next life. The man who is infamous for his lists as well as his musical genius, Nick Rhodes, has included this track on a list of “Never Played Live”… Continue reading The Sun Doesn’t Shine Forever
Lady Xanax
On to the ninth track on Pop Trash, “Lady Xanax”. Nick wrote this song, and according to Katy on dd.com, “it is actually about someone he knows who represents spiraling into despair and unable to find any sense of purpose in her life”. The song is a ballad, some characterizing the song as having a… Continue reading Lady Xanax
Mars Meets Venus
From just five years after Match.com (1995) was developed comes Mars Meets Venus (2000). The song takes a satirical look at dating in the modern-age, and was produced by TV Mania. The fact that “modern-age” was used in a sentence here is already unnerving, but never mind. It is Monday. Let’s just take a listen!… Continue reading Mars Meets Venus
Fragment
We have arrived at the shortest song on Pop Trash, “Fragment”, which is an instrumental interlude lasting for a mere 49 seconds. Don’t yawn, because it may well be over by the time you’ve finished! Audio Rhonda There is no easy way to say it – Fragment is likely my least favorite of all the… Continue reading Fragment
Pop Trash Movie
We are listening to Pop Trash Movie this week, the sixth track off of Pop Trash. Like the other offerings on this album, the song is credited as being produced by TV Mania. The track was originally written for Blondie, who toured with Duran Duran in 1982. There is a mention of this work (although… Continue reading Pop Trash Movie
Starting to Remember
On the playlist for this week is Starting to Remember, the fifth track off of Pop Trash. Written by none other than Mr. Nicholas Rhodes, the song is poignant, and what many would consider to be an exact opposite from our offering last week (Hallucinating Elvis). Also produced by TV Mania, the song is a… Continue reading Starting to Remember
Hallucinating Elvis
We have arrived in the land of glitz and glamour this week, with Hallucinating Elvis on the docket for review! Hallucinating Elvis is the fourth track from Pop Trash. Credits indicate that Hallucinating Elvis, along with the rest of the album, was written by Duran Duran, and produced by TV Mania in association with SYN… Continue reading Hallucinating Elvis
Playing With Uranium
We’ve arrived at Playing With Uranium, the “not quite, but was supposed to be a single in Italy” third track off of Pop Trash. Instead, the only release of this song worldwide was a German 1-track 5” promotion CD single, issued for radio play only…in Germany, of course. This marked the final release of a… Continue reading Playing With Uranium