That's not to say that Le Bon's lyrics are poetry - fucking hell, god no
I don't think I agree with this appraisal of Le Bon lyrics, which I hear a lot... he is a master of couplets, and in a song like, for example, Election Day, he has transcended his Duran Duran pace of a handful per song and just fires them at you one after the other. The whole song rarely hangs together but it really is top shelf cocaine nonsense. Focus on lines instead of verses!
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Tuesday, 8 December 2015 16:53 (eight years ago) link
Focusing on lines instead of verses is exactly how I suspect Le Bon put a lyric together! :D
― Turrican, Tuesday, 8 December 2015 18:59 (eight years ago) link
https://www.superdeluxeedition.com/interview/35-today-the-making-of-arcadias-so-red-the-rose-in-their-own-words/?fbclid=IwAR0G0AKMVCaReTf33u8YCO68hEUWMdwtcMbOLr8YM9fBgUw9oZql_oNaPeQ
― Maresn3st, Wednesday, 25 November 2020 18:02 (three years ago) link
Excellent! Thanks for the link.
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Wednesday, 25 November 2020 20:07 (three years ago) link
Yeah that was fun. Not sure I ever realized that the sick rhythm guitar on the instrumental cut of Election Day was Carlos Alomar but it makes sense. I loved them calling him “Mr. Alomar.”
― Naive Teen Idol, Saturday, 28 November 2020 00:01 (three years ago) link
Wow! No idea Andy Mackay even remembers playing on it, let alone liking his contributions.
― Patriotic Goiter (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 28 November 2020 00:33 (three years ago) link