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WATCH: Duran Duran Cover David Bowie's "Five Years"

Watch Brand New Video Of Duran Duran Covering David Bowie's "Five Years"!

Following the release of their poignant tribute cover of David Bowie’s classic ‘Five Years,’Duran Duran share their official music video today in continued celebration of the late and legendary icon. The song originally can be found on Bowie's 1972 album The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The SPiders from Mars.

Directed by regular collaborator Gavin Elder, and using state of the art technology and VFX, Elder oversaw the filming of each band member remotely in both London and Los Angeles and incorporated the work of experimental artist Teek Mach – known for capturing the human touch in virtual and digital spaces, using Titlbrush and Unity – collectively creating a truly unique and modern music video, fit for these times, bringing each band member together in one space, virtually.

"Shooting in lockdown was challenging as we had to film the band members one at a time, but this gave each of them the opportunity to deliver a unique and intimate performance,” explains Gavin Elder. Virtual Production Producer Scot Barbour continues: “Not only did we get to work with the megastars in Duran Duran, but also with some unique technical processes. Producing this video was a collaborative effort that certainly stretched across the Pond. The production team shot three of the band members, the two backing singers and the string section separately in London, under Elder’s direction, and then completed the filming with Kerry Brown’s Rolling Live Studios team in Los Angeles, for guest pianist Mike Garson, and Duran bassist John Taylor. I then conformed the edited footage from London and exported the selects to our VFX team at Mercury Studios who handled all of the compositing work in Nuke. Between us, we established a unique pipeline to achieve the desired look and feel of the video."  In yet another Duran Duran ‘first’, this marks the first time that Tiltbrush, Unity, Nuke, Premiere and Resolve have been combined in this way to create a music video.

Duran Duran’s touching tribute was first seen and heard as part of Mike Garson’s ground breaking ‘A Bowie Celebration: Just For One Day!,’ the highly anticipated and applauded global virtual concert that took place on January 9th in celebration of what would have been David Bowie’s birthday weekend. Founding member and keyboardist Nick Rhodes shares: "David Bowie’s apocalyptic vision in the song Five Years was written almost half a century ago yet it seems ever more poignant today. Although it is five years since David left Planet Earth, his vast catalogue of songs remain as significant and inspirational as they always have been. Mike Garson’s heartfelt celebration show was a testament to the breadth of influence that David had on other musicians. It was also a display of the deep affection and gratitude for what he gave to us all.”

On the cover and how it came about, Rhode’s also reveals, “When Mike Garson asked if we would consider participating in his show, collaborating on a Bowie song with him, the one that instantly came to my mind was Five Years. Later that same day we received news that Mike had specifically requested we should do Five Years... sometimes things just feel right… nobody in the band even questioned the choice, we all embraced it and channeled the excitement and joy the song brought to us when we listened to it as young kids, spectacularly opening the Ziggy Stardust album."

With 2021 marking 40 years since the release of their eponymous first album, internationally acclaimed, multi-platinum and award-winning pop legends Duran Duran plan to return to the stage in the UK and Europe this summer for a handful of live dates. For more information and tickets go to: http://duranduran.com

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