On today’s date in 1984, Duran Duran played at the Capitol Center in Largo, Maryland and dedicated Save A Prayer in memory of Marvin Gaye, who had been shot and murdered by his own father the day before.
Save a Prayer is a song that many Duranies have equated with uplifting spirits in times of sadness or crisis. There are a few DD songs that tend to be on the short list for those moments, and the band has been very kind in dedicating performances of their songs when appropriate. Sometimes it’s the simple acknowledgment of grief that helps us get through the toughest of times.
-R
The Save a prayer lyric is melting , I love the drama thriving in its lines.
Although the apparent topic of the song (it seems it deals with a man who has a one-night love affair and who asks his partner for forgiving) doesn’t share anything with post-death sadness, I agreed the band dedicated it to Marvin Gaye’s tragic fact.