This song is timeless. Even after almost 40 years it sounds fresh, unique, and amazing. The lyrics are so clever and the flute piece to close is epic.

@dbl319

Жыл бұрын

incredible,working as time machine and meditation

I'm still waiting for someone to build a Time Machine and get me back to the '80s!

@amyigou7942

3 жыл бұрын

If you find that person let me know! I wanna go too! 😉

@madiaatwell4186

3 жыл бұрын

It was pretty awesome.

The instrumantal part in this song is just incredible, one of the best ever!

@vincentgabato364

5 жыл бұрын

Arcadia - my all-time fave album. ARENA is 20th. my band is looking for a producer of our 1st album. contact me at facebook: Dondon Mollaneda.

@AlexandrosDeligiorgis

4 жыл бұрын

@@vincentgabato364 YES

@JCB-bc1lb

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Go to the extended album and listen to the acoustic version....so pretty

Probably the best song never released as a single.

@exxcaliburs6002

8 жыл бұрын

+steven batty What man? Most single releases are rubbish and rarely the best tracks on an collection. Regardless, Simple Minds' Hunter and the Hnted with that award in my subjective world.

@reservoirdude92

8 жыл бұрын

+Exxcalibur S Nobody ever gives Hunter and the Hunted the credit it deserves!! I'm so happy there are others who feel the same.

@Kblog777

6 жыл бұрын

steven batty Hold back the ☔️ as well, that's a serious banger.

@DJJezzebella

5 жыл бұрын

steven batty but wasn't that tour called the "Sing Blue Silver" tour?

@ZEUSDAZ

4 жыл бұрын

That and "The Chain" by Fleetwood Mac!

O.O the fact he is signing THAT good..while in THAT position...ladies and gentlemen let me introduce you to a amazingly talented musican named Simon LeBon

@stefanolugo9215

7 жыл бұрын

The part I like most is during Planet Earth, when he uses all his energy and concentration to save the fans with the Jedi Force Lighting and still manage to sing! What a great performer!

@lilioshka

7 жыл бұрын

I thought he was lip synching! I thought there is no way he is singing like that. I can't even talk like that!

I’m 14 and I’m living each day like it’s 1987. Truly better times than now.

Only true Durannies will 'get' this video. Thank you for whomever posted this.

I saw this concert in 1984 when I was 17. Will never forget it!

Nick Rhodes skills are proven in this song so well. He’s a legend.

I can't believe this is live. Why aren't performances today put together so beautifully anymore!

@-belue-6697

7 жыл бұрын

hekewika...I know! It makes me sad that I'm not still in 1984 & that I missed this concert. :*-(

@hekewika

7 жыл бұрын

And I can't believe you just replied to this comment TODAY! I heard a cover of this song on Pandora on my way to work today! I think I haven't listened to this song since I last wrote that comment a couple years ago! I think the universe is trying to send me a message through this song today haha.

@ruthgriffeth9540

7 жыл бұрын

Actually this was taped over 3 days and the Oakland Col. Arena... hence Arena A Absurd notion. The first two days where the "live" parts where done and then the others where done in front a very select small crowd. I was lucky to get tickets to that they where handed out to very few..I was there All three nights

@BarrySlisk

5 жыл бұрын

@@-belue-6697 I hate going to concerts. I have always said this is the ONLY concert I would ever go to. Unfortunately that requires a time machine :(

@vincentgabato364

5 жыл бұрын

@@BarrySlisk Arcadia - my all-time fave album. ARENA is 20th. my band is looking for a producer of our 1st album. contact me at facebook: Dondon Mollaneda.

to think that 40 years have gone, when this was prevalent in my life.... and 40 years is nothing when music really matters cheers gents

This is, by far, my absolute favorite song by Duran Duran. Those of us who are old enough to remember that this was one of the sexiest and most sensual songs of its day. It still holds up. Absolutely brilliant!

i buy Arena when i was 15 , my first album ... my treasure today .. so beautiful song ... i remember that anybody in my family understud me at that time ... but wow 23 year later i still have this vinyl ... and i still love duran duran .. duranie forever

I will never forget the first time I saw this concert. ::shiver:: I still love this song!

I listend to JD singing this and then listend to this version. This is how it should be done JD...take note. THis song is a classic but not of the 80s. Its frankly as good as the best Beatles or Stones stuff. This is a haunting and moving piece of music that DD are best at and really what makes them so much more than teeny boppers. Who at that time can produce a track in this calibre. One song i will hear till im an old man. Thanks for the music duran.

I remember my brother in Heaven playing this song as well as their other songs many times on his boombox.💔

It is the best song I have ever heard. And I am definitely in love with Nick Rhodes. He is wonderful :)

The best of Duran Duran and one of the best songs in the 80's (and 50's and 60's and 70's and 90's and 00's and.......

I am 40 years old and have seen DD more than any other band in my life....they were sooo ahead of their time...and this song , hand down one of the best!!! Looking forward to seeing them in a few weeks here in Denver....LONG LIVE Duran Duran!!

I saw DD in 1984 in Hampton, Virginia . My sister and I were lucky enough to be really close to the stage. Till this s day, this was the BEST CONCERT I have ever been to. These guys put on an awesome show!!! Absolutely love this song and Simon Le Bon is a sexy , extremely talented front man!¡ #Duranie for Life!!

What a frontman, unbelievable. You don't have a guy like this these days.

The most under-rated singer ever! OMG! It's like butter!

The best live performance all time with Condemnation by Dave Gahan on 1993

Saw them at Reunion Arena in Dallas in 84. Frickin awesome concert. Saw them also at Six Flags in 86. One of the best bands of the 80's.

One of my favourite 10 songs of all time, and i have like 2000 CDs home

J’avais 13 ans ,j’en ai 51…..je les aimes toujours ❤❤et en 2022 thé chauffeur est une pure merveille ❤

@NightmansSexyHands

Жыл бұрын

Same age and similar years of wonder. This song is in my adolescent and adult heart.

the best song of Duran Duran ever

Even people who don’t like 80s synth pop love this song. One of the greatest songs ever written. This live version is even better than the original version on the Rio album.

my fave dd song. remember my dad telling me how crap they were, then coming in my room, telling me that he loved this song and who was it by!!!n lol

I totally agree it was so sad to see them written off as a teen or boyband...in my opinion one of the most underestermated bands ever.

Simon Le Bon is a god ...his voice is amazing and even now sounds the same as it always has. I'm a proud Duranie since age 11(25 years ago.....haha) This song is probably my favorite....so many memories

One of their BEST songs...EVER

This is what the eighties had to offer! To bad it al seems to have dissapeared in the last decades

solo at the end....every note is genius.

So many covers of this song. Some are good, others are bad. But this one is still the greatest. Even after all these crazy years!

I'm jealous! What a performance! I saw it one time where he wore a chauffer's hat and sat on a stool w/ a blue light. 3rd fav song, probably tied w/ 7th.

Duran Duran, Simple minds and Haircut 100 : Greatest bands of the 80s...

Masterpiece.

@Thailux

9 жыл бұрын

Lori H Totally.

Duran Duran - The Chauffeur Out on the tar plains The glides are moving All looking for a New place to drive You sit beside me So newly charming Sweating dew drops glisten Freshing your side And the sun drips down Bedding heavy behind The front of your dress all Shadowy-lined And the droning engine Throbs in time With your beating heart Way down the lane away Living for another day The aphids swarm up in the Drifting haze Swim seagull in the sky Towards that hollow Western isle My envied lady holds you Fast in her gaze And the sun drips down Bedding heavy behind The front of your dress all Shadowy-lined And the droning engine Throbs in time With your beating heart And the sun drips down Bedding heavy behind The front of your dress all Shadowy-lined And the droning engine Throbs in time With your beating heart Sing Blue Silver And watching lovers part I feel you smiling What glass splinters lie So deep in your mind To tear out from your eyes With a thought to stiffen Brooding lies And I'll only watch you leave Me further behind And the sun drips down Bedding heavy behind The front of your dress all Shadowy-lined And the droning engine Throbs in time With your beating heart And the sun drips down Bedding heavy behind The front of your dress all Shadowy-lined And the droning engine Throbs in time With your beating heart Sing Blue Silver Sing Sing Blue Silver (Known as Albert Schweitzer) There's more to this kind of camouflage More than just colour and shape Who's crawling now, in the tall grass near my tent? Listen

simply brilliant and timeless.....

@steveboswell7506

9 жыл бұрын

This is my fav track from them.

@marioh.3633

7 жыл бұрын

joydivisiongirl i totally agree with you

Eighteen people either clicked the wrong button or they just don't like real music.

Wasn't even born yet. Classic

to this day none of my old metalhead friends could understand why i would see DD every time they came 'round, well lets see fantastic music, great shows, and oh,yeah- the audience was full 70% love-sick girlies. not until bonjovi was there such a target rich environment. thanks DD!~!

I love how the setup of the concert makes it look like all that stuff is actually happening behind the stage...this was such a visually creative show, I hope "As The Lights Go Down" gets officially released on DVD eventually....

Quando ho visto questo concerto in tv ero un bambino pazzo dei duran duran...sono contento di aver vissuto questa era...troppo bella...canzone del secolo secondo me...mi viene da piangere...bellissimi ricordi

This song is sexy, mysterious, and I love it ❤. This video is awesome! I can't believe it's live too! Simon's voice, his performance, everything! Everything is perfect! 👏👏

@daviedlebonnie7721

6 жыл бұрын

Danii Cat I think it was separately filmed Dani and then added to the show for effects on documentary they made ! It was the 80s at it's hedonistic height pure good times and indulgence. I loved growing up in the 80s

@danielaagridoce

6 жыл бұрын

Davied lebonnie7 Yeah! now I'm thinking about the possibility of being filmed separately. But even so, this video is still wonderful! I wish I had grown up in the 80's too! If I could have a time machine... Haha

@daviedlebonnie7721

6 жыл бұрын

Danii Cat ah ! Danii you would surely loved these times Artistic and lavish! I remember goin to niteclubs at the time and no one hardly went out for trouble , they went out to out pose each other 😍😎🤣 I used to be Simon le bon lookalike , so if ye pick me up in your time machine I'll be wearing a beige suit white shoes I'll have blonde streaked hair and guy liner on 😍😃🤣😎

@marioh.3633

5 жыл бұрын

I agree with you, danii!

can you imagine how hard it was to sing while laying on that contraption?

It's one of those songs you enjoy most while in a laying position with your limbs stretching awkwardly.

DD's best ever.

I love this song. Love how, in this version, Simon’s accent peeks out a little!

3.50-end, one of the best instrumental parts of pop music history.

My teenage years wrapped up in a nutshell was Duran Duran were my teenage good as a result? HELL YEAH!!!

DURAN NEVER DIES

My favourite song by Duran Duran. Nick Rhodes and his synths are fierce...

Maybe I added this comment already but I bought this when I was about 11 years old because I love the reflex. I didn’t listen to any of the other songs until I was in my 20s and then I found the chauffeur. It’s been one of my favorite songs of all time ever since, especially this particular recording for some reason I just love this version. Long live Duran Duran!

Duran Duran. Never thought of it before, but very lyrical. Bloody excellent.

I used to listen to this in the mid-eightties at the same time when i was diggin anthrax,suicidal tndencies,kreator and so on..of course i didnt tell my moshing friends about this..

@somedaysometime

4 жыл бұрын

haha good stuff man

Quanti ricordi avevo 10 anni bellissima da allora li ascolto sempre e sopratutto li amo da sempre...................i love Duran.

This is the first time I have seen this. It won't be the last. Very cool.

what an amazing and haunting song. I prefer this particular live version over any others. I love the theatrical drama and costumes here.

Agree. Highly underrated.

¡Se me hizo el milagro! Duran Duran tocó The Chauffer ayer 04 de noviembre en Lima.

omg why have I never seen this before. It's so Dali-esque!! Love it.

...one of the best....heard over to philippines 1983 thru wxb102.7fm station....hello to all people who dare to be different.

The best song of this band ♥

This man has a voice that heats me from the inside out!

Unbelievable Simon can sing so wonderfully hanging in such a strange position like that!

the best year ever in 1984! when i was born.!!! and is simon le hot OMG!

My God .. I feel so old! Saw them at Oakland Coliseum (Oakland, Ca.) in 1984!!!! Roger was my fave .. although John was a close second .. rowr!

This song was banded from being on many radio stations in the 80,'s for it's ' sexual innuendos"" great stuff. Simon the lady Killer,!!

classic duran duran-was a teen when they were most popular-still love me-and have their vinyl albums-yup, I am OLd LOL

I was at this concert in April of 1984! Two weeks before I saw Billy Idol in the same venue.

erano fantastici, nn esistono piu' delle boy band cosi'...

My favorite song of all time. #DD4ever

I love this song. It's never old. .

I love the set and acting almost as much as the song.

duran duran..... another hit thats puts a place onour earth..... thats the least i can say! sing blue silver... thnks agan

thanks thatis nice I am37 and i love to hear thinks like this from you guys moci ,nove zamky ,slovakia

Best song from Duran, best life performance as well

timeless classic

One of the great live of this band! My favorite song! Like Simon!!! 🤘🏻

i'm now addicted to this song!

I love Duran Duran all there music. Wish I could have seen them live. Missed out there :o(

I adore this song!!! The piece one whith flaute then... what emotion to listen again!

Absolutely amazing performance

The best song of Duran Duran for me :)

John Taylor is one of the greatest bass players in history

I was 10 years old when my father bought me my first tape, Duran Duran "Arena": thanks daddy, that day I knew what is "THE MUSIC", DD forever in my heart !

wonderful, classic, amazing, was then, is now , Love It !! Siiiinnnnggggg Blue Silver

ThIs song makes me lose myself in the memories. ... I want back...

A masterpiece! So sweet and sensual as it's possible. Magical...

My top song of the 80‘s. Hell! my top ambum of the 80‘s!

I always thought this to be the best from the Rio album, it just has a huge great sinister feel to it. And the the keyboard theme seems to be able to go on and on and on....its like a farewell to the world in the most beautiful way

Quanti ricordi....suggestivo il passaggio col flauto!

Now, that was a very well made show...

Whow - great! How could I forgot this beloved song??? Thanks!!

Their best song, by far!

Adoro questa canzone!!!Il pezzo con il flauto poi... Emozionante riascoltarla.

Love everything about this song... and video... and band.

Impressive song, the last part is great. Well, Duran Duran is great