Duran Duran - Ordinary World (Official Music Video)

The official Duran Duran video for "Ordinary World" from 1993's THE WEDDING ALBUM. Directed by Nick Egan..



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Lyrics:

Came in from a rainy Thursday on the avenue
Thought I heard you talking softly
I turned on the lights, the TV, and the radio
Still I can't escape the ghost of you
What has happened to it all?
Crazy someone say
Where is the life that I recognize?
Gone away
But I won't cry for yesterday
There's an ordinary world
Somehow I have to find
And as I try to make my way
To the ordinary world
I will learn to survive
Passion or coincidence once prompted you to say
"Pride will tear us both apart"
Well now prides gone out the window
Cross the rooftops, run away
Left me in the vacuum of my heart
What is happening to me?
Crazy someone say
Where is my friend when I need you most?
Gone away
But I won't cry for yesterday
There's an ordinary world
Somehow I have to find
And as I try to make my way
To the ordinary world
I will learn to survive
Papers in the roadside tell of suffering and greed
Fear today, forgot tomorrow
Besides the news of holy war and holy need
Ours is just a little sorrowed talk
And I don't cry for yesterday
There's an ordinary world
Somehow I have to find
And as I try to make my way
To the ordinary world
I will learn to survive
Every world is my world
(I will learn to survive)
Any world is my world
(I will learn to survive)
Any world is my world

[mknghorn]

I found my poor sweet big brother dead in his bed on 7/30/20. That was the most devastating day of my life. I don’t remember the first few days after. But the Sunday after I put on my brave face and went to clean out his room and get it ready to be emptied. For some reason the moment I opened his door this song came into my head. I hadn’t thought about or heard it in literal years but there it was strong and clear every note and lyric. I burst into tears with the perfection of how exactly it captured what I’m going through. Thanks Duran Duran. My brother loved this song when we were teens. We both did.

[Kilogram]

Some of you will never know what it felt like spending day in school, no technology, then listen to this on mtv when you get home, maybe catch it on a radio somewhere throughout the day if your lucky, everything had so much more feeling because it wasnt ao available as it is today ... what a time it was, you truly had to be there to understand it.

[larryprimeau]

considered by some musicologists to be the most perfectly written song ever.

[PatiGlossi]

Perfect harmony, perfect sound, perfect voice, its a masterpiece.

[Oak]

A wise man once said...when you are happy, you enjoy the melody but when you are broken, you understand the lyrics...amazing song.

[wishuwerehere]

My husband passed away suddenly last week. 12/22/22. My heart is broken and this song has been on repeat at my house. Except for me it’s while I cry for yesterday. Thank you Duran Duran.

[kevinpease]

My Mothers favorite song. She passed away in 2014. Im 49 this year and still think of her often. Spend as much time as you can with your loved one kids.

[Claudia-esjv]

There’s something so damn emotional about this song 😭

[jps]

In my opinion this is the best song Duran Duran ever did.

[massimilianoputzu]

This song represents a wonderful era, which no longer exists. Everything has changed, everything is different.
Beautiful memories are destined to be lost over time.

[JoshuaCriswell-vgze]

I love this song and Duran forever who agrees with me?❤❤❤

[elvisa_amfm]

Por favor toda vez que alguém estiver👂ouvindo Essa música 🎶, Curta Esse Comentário Só Pra Eu Poder Voltar e Apreciar Esse HINO De Novo! ❤❤❤

[tamanegi]

30 years on. 1993-2023.
This song NEVER grows old.

[dkirhnn]

I was 31 years of age when this song came out, and the same year my wife died. . . . "Where is my friend when I need you most" . . . I thought they wrote this song for me. . . . . . I had to learn to survive! Thank you Duran Duran.

[jaycorby]

Our beloved daughter Mary Ann, born 1974, died one week after her 49th birthday on September 29, 2023. She was a child of the 80's, but also loved music from the previous two decades - especially the Grateful Dead and CSN. I know she was into pop music when in middle and high school, Duran Duran being one of her favs. Losing her has been the hardest thing I've ever gone through, and I doubt I'll ever be over her death. Hug your loved ones every day, and tell them how much you love them while they can still hear you. Mom and I miss you very much, and we will continue loving you until we meet again. Love ya, Dad

[syams]

Malang, Indonesia. Aug 3 2024
Sending big hug to every broken soul.
This too shall pass

[JimmyPtheman]

My god, where has this music gone? this is pure magic.

[mr.d]

Right before my wife passed away, she made me promise her that I would move on and find happiness again. During the rough years of grieving this song served as a reminder of a promise I made to someone who I love dearly to this day. That was many years ago. Today I have a loving wife and twins in high school. This song now serves as a reminder of a promise kept. This song still makes me cry.

[martinhudson]

Having suffered losses and deaths and breakups in the past and been totally broken this song means a great deal to me. As a musician I can clearly see that this song is a brilliant production and it must have taken a lot thought to create it. Outstanding. 👍

[lorenafernandez]

Quien en agosto Décadas han pasado y siguen vigentes ! La mejor musica