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Duran Duran — Save A Prayer
Album: Rio
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Released: 1982
Length: 5:30
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You saw me standing by the wall, corner of a main street
And the lights are flashing on your window sill
All alone ain't much fun, so you're looking for the thrill
And you know just what it takes and where to go

Don't say a prayer for me now
Save it till the morning after
No, don't say a prayer for me now
Save it till the morning after

Feel the breeze deep on the inside, look you down into your well
If you can, you'll see the world in all his fire
Take a chance, like all dreamers can't find another way
You don't have to dream it all, just live a day

Don't say a prayer for me now
Save it till the morning after
No, don't say a prayer for me now
Save it till the morning after
Save it till the morning after
Save it till the morning after

Pretty looking road, I try to hold the rising floods that fill my skin
Don't ask me why I'll keep my promise, melt the ice
And you wanted to dance so I asked you to dance, but fear is in your soul
Some people call it a one night stand, but we can call it paradise

Don't say a prayer for me now
Save it till the morning after
No, don't say a prayer for me now
Save it till the morning after
Save it till the morning after
Save it till the morning after
Save it till the morning after
Save it till the morning after

Save a prayer till the morning after
Save a prayer till the morning after
Save a prayer till the morning after
Save a prayer till the morning after
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I haven't heard this in a long time.  Thanx RP!   
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Now: autotune the singer to the backing.
Then: detune everything to mask the singer.
Posted 1 year ago by MattRudely    [ Reply ]
love this. i just read the lyrics for the first time. so good.
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Haters are truly the silliest posters… didn’t your parents pr grandparents teach you the golden rule “don’t yuck someone else’s yum”
Posted 1 year ago by tm    [ Reply ]
I've never given a 1 before. This song has always, IMHO, taken a spot on radio that a better quality song could have filled.  
Posted 1 year ago by xrdstv    [ Reply ]
Another song from the past, newly dug out of its digital grave  (last song comment seven years ago!)- thank you once more.
Posted 1 year ago by Lemmes    [ Reply ]
I'm a complete music snob, but at the same time I'll defend the first 2 DD albums all day long.  You could argue that this is one of the weaker songs on Rio; there are some amazing rail songs with clever musical twists.  New Religion & the Chauffer are examples of their incredible musical ability when they were young lads. 
Posted 9 years ago by Relayer    [ Reply ]
Save it till the morning after? 

No, please save it for when I'm not listening. Everything about Duran Duran seems contrived and inorganic.
Posted 9 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
Nostalgia & memories of 'Night Tracks' on Superstation WTBS guide my heart and hand...

=7= 
Posted 9 years ago by Bone    [ Reply ]
Yes DD broke first on Album Rock Radio
Posted 9 years ago by jmsmy    [ Reply ]
Awesome Bill, and I don't know who thinks it does not fit with RP.  It is brilliant and it keeps me smiling.

BUTCH 
Posted 9 years ago by melzabutch    [ Reply ]
 Nenelena wrote:
I can't believe to hear Duran Duran on Radio Paradise!!  I give to it a 7 only because remembers to me when I was a little girl...

 
I know, right?  Not gonna lie, I gave this a 10 for about the same reason... I used to LOVE Duran Duran so much when I was a kid.  Memories!
Posted 9 years ago by gratefulgator    [ Reply ]
I can't believe to hear Duran Duran on Radio Paradise!!  I give to it a 7 only because remembers to me when I was a little girl...
Posted 9 years ago by Nenelena    [ Reply ]
I just came back into my office, heard this, and thought "That can't be Duran Duran." But it was. What a fun blast from the past. Thanks Radio Paradise!
Posted 9 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
reedifus wrote:
Doesn't quite fit with RP, but as an old Duran Duran fan I don't mind. Reminds me of when MTV was MTV.
Yeah, the MTV that actually played music.
Posted 17 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
Yes everybody before they got huge Duran Duran was only played on album rock radio
Posted 17 years ago by jmsmy    [ Reply ]
yay! another idea for my ~music to f(& to~ playlist.
Posted 17 years ago by enidualc    [ Reply ]
Never cared for Duran Duran. Simon's voice is lame.
Posted 17 years ago by dixiedeb    [ Reply ]
I'm sure you're playing this with a heavy dose of irony, but I've gotta say, I'm happy that you did! When I was eight years old, I wanted so much to dye my hair brown in the back and blonde in the front because Simon LeBon just looked so cool. hahaha. Thank God I had a mother who put a stop to that idea.
Posted 17 years ago by MissAmy    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
ginger wrote:
I don't want to start hearing this in heavy rotation or anything, but I have to say that I always liked this song and enjoy hearing it occasionally. To automatically poo poo a song just because it's by Duran Duran -- or any particular group or performer -- is closed-minded. I would say this fits in well with what we regular RP listeners seem to like. But like I said -- I don't want to start hearing it all the time. ;)
my thoughts exactly!
Posted 17 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
word play set? Is something else with "Save" in the title next?
Posted 17 years ago by LazyBoy    [ Reply ]
THANKS FOR PLAYING!
Posted 19 years ago by KMH    [ Reply ]
I don't want to start hearing this in heavy rotation or anything, but I have to say that I always liked this song and enjoy hearing it occasionally. To automatically poo poo a song just because it's by Duran Duran -- or any particular group or performer -- is closed-minded. I would say this fits in well with what we regular RP listeners seem to like. But like I said -- I don't want to start hearing it all the time. ;)
Posted 19 years ago by ginger    [ Reply ]
federico wrote:
this is a joke, isnt it?
Gotta be... or then RP is REALLY, REALLY eclectic.
Posted 19 years ago by Karmala    [ Reply ]
reedifus wrote:
Doesn't quite fit with RP, but as an old Duran Duran fan I don't mind. Reminds me of when MTV was MTV.
You mean there was a time where they actually played music on MTV?
Posted 19 years ago by DMay    [ Reply ]
this is a joke, isnt it?
Posted 19 years ago by federico    [ Reply ]
BigPete wrote:
I literally had to check what station I was listening to. I can't believe I'm hearing this crap on RP.
AMEN. What a monotonous song. UGGGGH will it end already?!!?!?
Posted 19 years ago by bmeador    [ Reply ]
Mmmm....the stench of new romantic 80's....that synth sound...makes me hungry like a wolf.... I like it for retro-quasi-kitsch nostalgic reasons...I think.....
Posted 20 years ago by shell    [ Reply ]
"WARNING, Will Robinson! WARNING!"
Posted 20 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
Boosiewolf wrote:
:nodhead: LOTS of great memories with this one. Poetic, pretty, wonderful.
Add me to the "lots of memories with this one" club.
Posted 20 years ago by Darlington    [ Reply ]
Doesn't quite fit with RP, but as an old Duran Duran fan I don't mind. Reminds me of when MTV was MTV.
Posted 20 years ago by reedifus    [ Reply ]
I literally had to check what station I was listening to. I can't believe I'm hearing this crap on RP.
Posted 20 years ago by BigPete    [ Reply ]
I couldn't stand (or sit) quietly by -- this was my first '2' (usually if I don't like something, I just don't rate em -- out of respect for the artist actually) but this one takes the cake for me. Please, go real slow on playing those Duran Duran 'songs'. Thanks, Shari
Posted 20 years ago by shari    [ Reply ]
Nice "oldie"
Posted 20 years ago by Dais    [ Reply ]
Boosiewolf wrote:
:nodhead: LOTS of great memories with this one. Poetic, pretty, wonderful.
Yeah I was seeing this girl who was nuts about Duran Duran. Actually she was just nuts. Her mom used to let me sleep over :)
Posted 20 years ago by Nuance    [ Reply ]
Eeewwwwwww...Where'd THAT come from? This *might* be one of their better ones, but....EEEESH! :-s
Posted 20 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
Stands the test of time. Nice!
Posted 20 years ago by thermion7    [ Reply ]
I Iike their old stuff better than their new stuff............
Posted 20 years ago by shell    [ Reply ]
masterhead wrote:
Great tune..This song stands aside from the rest of their work..Awsome...intense..Epic
:nodhead: LOTS of great memories with this one. Poetic, pretty, wonderful.
Posted 20 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
I made a video to this song when I was in high school! Ah, memories...
Posted 20 years ago by Mairy    [ Reply ]
Great tune..This song stands aside from the rest of their work..Awsome...intense..Epic
Posted 20 years ago by masterhead    [ Reply ]
1
Posted 20 years ago by kerr    [ Reply ]
Their best song, IMO.
Posted 20 years ago by GolfRomeo    [ Reply ]
This song has always annoyed me, even back when I liked most Duran Duran.
Posted 20 years ago by MaxEmerika    [ Reply ]
Maybe its nostalgia, but I STILL love this song.
Posted 20 years ago by ankhara99    [ Reply ]
wilderbill wrote:
Let me know if they ever reach the note their trying to sing....
They reached it before you were born.
Posted 20 years ago by mig7    [ Reply ]
Let me know if they ever reach the note their trying to sing....
Posted 21 years ago by wilderbill    [ Reply ]
Oh my God, was not expecting this after "La Femme D'Argent" by Air. I'm 13 again and madly in love with Simon LeBon.... ...20 years later it's kind of nice to hear!
Posted 21 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
Please No. Stop that warbling sound... no not LeBons weak voice, that strange warbling theme that runs through this terribly hohum if not worse song.
Posted 21 years ago by stubbsz    [ Reply ]
cool tune pretty video :D
Posted 21 years ago by orpheus    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by billyboy: "some call it a one night stand, but we can call it Paradise"
Remember singing along to that when I must have been about 13 and not having any idea what they were talking about! Great to hear the song again though, it reminds me of the time when I wore a bad frilly shirt and velvet knickerbockers to their gig in Sydney (it was 1983)....and knew every word to their first two albums
Posted 22 years ago by Allyson    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by breckwitte: it's interesting to see how much context can do for a song.
Absolutely crucial point. And an area where Bill and RP are so skilled.
Posted 22 years ago by mperry    [ Reply ]
This song fits RP well. Always liked this one. \"Rio\" and \"Hungry...\" are guilty pleasures. Not, too me, as guilty: \"Wild Boys\" or \"All She Wants Is\", both probably over the RP line, but I wouldn\'t mind hearing them in a late night set. Btw, cannot stand \"Reflex\", \"Union of the Snake\" stuff. Quite the polarizing band I suppose, even for some of us who like some of their stuff. ;)
Posted 22 years ago by mperry    [ Reply ]
it\'s interesting to see how much context can do for a song.
Posted 22 years ago by breckwitte    [ Reply ]
\"some call it a one night stand, but we can call it Paradise\"
Posted 22 years ago by billyboy    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by Patti_M.: Hey! There are some of us in our 40's that like Duran Duran....right? Anyone else? pbm
Yep. Except I just turned 50. Just hearing it now was like a breath of fresh air. But, then, most of what I hear on RP has that affect on me.
Posted 22 years ago by Spalted    [ Reply ]
I thought Duran Duran was done done. Please kill them off now.
Posted 22 years ago by pkeys    [ Reply ]
Ugh. Just as sucky now.
Posted 22 years ago by eric    [ Reply ]
The best song DD ever did.
Posted 22 years ago by appst89    [ Reply ]
i always dug this tune. one of 3 duran duran that i enjoy.
Posted 22 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Not too crazy about the whole 80\'s Duran-Duran thing but I like some of their songs and I think this song fits in the mix nicely. Even though I think that the 80\'s are not my favorite decade in music some great tunes have been put out in that period. I still don\'t dig the whole hair/makeup/attitude 80\'s thing though. Drum machines, lots of cheap synths and solid-state guitar amps lots are more of the things 80\'s music seemed to suffer from. Musically the 80\'s post-punkrock development of music is interesting. Although when it comes down to it I\'m more of a blues-rock kinda person.
Posted 22 years ago by SuperWeh    [ Reply ]
Good choice. Duran Duran\'s first 2 albums contain some really good songwriting.
Posted 22 years ago by Relayer    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by gypsy222: I am a huge Duran Duran fan and this is one of my favorite songs. Beautiful vocals and lyrics. I loved this song when I was 13 and I still love it at 30.
:) :) :) Great band, great song, but I guess... only for us in our 30's...
Posted 22 years ago by nexxia    [ Reply ]
EVERYTHING IS SKIPPING!!!! GET THE HAIR OUT OF THE CD PLAYER!!!! (GOOD SONG)
Posted 22 years ago by dillydoo    [ Reply ]
This must be a cruel joke, right Bill?
Posted 22 years ago by Enrique    [ Reply ]
Not a huge fan, but they had a few good songs and this was definitely one of them. Also a really nice video, with lots of aerial photography of pyramids (or something like that) in South or Central America.
Posted 22 years ago by kevinc    [ Reply ]
I am a huge Duran Duran fan and this is one of my favorite songs. Beautiful vocals and lyrics. I loved this song when I was 13 and I still love it at 30.
Posted 22 years ago by gypsy222    [ Reply ]