Duran Duran ' Hungry Like The Wolf' Live From London town

Duran Duran's clip for their massive classic "Hungry Like the Wolf" presents the band traveling to Sri Lanka in some curious and strange adventures, with Simon Le Bon meeting an exotic girl and having a wild time with her while the other four band mates go through many different places trying to find him...
This lush and cinematic video filmed in Sri Lanka was filled with shots of jungles, rivers, elephants, cafes and marketplaces evoking the exotic atmosphere of swashbuckler adventure films like Gunga Din and Raiders of the Lost Ark. The story-line reflected the lyrics "I'm on the hunt, I'm after you," with Le Bon pursuing a tiger-like woman from parties in the city through obstacles in the jungle, culminating in a final chase and struggle in a jungle clearing. In the meantime, other band members hunted for Le Bon. One shot of Le Bon's head rising out of the water in portentous slow motion (it was actually filmed backwards) is an homage to an identical shot in Apocalypse Now.
And in that moment we were all hungry like wolves...This cinematic clip directed by Russell Mulcahy (a few years before "Highlander") is the one that put Duran Duran on the map, a heavily aired clip on MTV back in the day presenting what the band was all about: edgy, sexy and with sounds and melody that captured your attention very easily. A perfect mix of rock and pop, the great sound of the 1980's.

So, "Hungrly like the Wolf" presents Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and three Taylors (Nick, John and Roger) in strange adventures in Sri Lanka, evoking "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and even "Apocalypse Now" - strangers in a strange land in search of adventures, running all around in an exotic place filled with poverty, crowded spaces and one particular exotic and gorgeous woman, object of attraction of Le Bon of whom he searches and has a final and wild moment filled with eroticism, and we expect, they don't show but they were about to devour each other like wild animals. Instant classic clip with Le Bon throwing a table at a bar; their band mates running to rescue him - John Taylor, man, and that opened shirt, woof - the fight/sex scene with Simon and the girl...pure gold.

Compared to many artists from the period, the sound always were what made them what they are; the clips were top notch back in the 1980's, I must say. It's not like many other Brit or American videos that came in the 1980's, the style and visual was good and effective, translating much of the song's message but today it's a little strange to watch them. Still a lot better than the junk that came in the years to come. They were hot without overreacting in the sexiness.

Along with "Rio" clip (same album) it has to be one of their greatest video triumphs, very memorable. My personal picks, though, go with "A View to a Kill" and "Sunrise" and let's not forget the monumental, accidental and crazed "Wild Boys", a halva of clip

[leeknott]

If you don’t love this song, you’re wrong.

[warpspeedpower]

This song was a stroke of musical genius.

[bonjovirocks]

Damn!!! This is such a killer performance!! Thank you God for letting me be a kid in the 80’s!! Best music with bands that wrote & performed their own music without backup tracks, auto tune and lip syncing. ❤️❤️❤️

[gabrielledormuth]

I've always loved the bass line in this song

[StephenMountenayHenhawke]

This is the best live version of this song

[patrickgallimore]

It's amazing how great these guys look and sound, 30 odd years later...Amazing!

[wizardstower]

When bands actually sounded great live. These guys are epic.

[zanducktv]

Glad they left in the unique intro laugh. That’s a lot of lyrics to get your mouth round quickly, so fair play to Simon.

[gimmefuel]

In the 80’s, these guys were GODS. 😳😮

[petraluger]

hohoooo ! this song always gives me a kick !!!! a teenager from the 80s.... love it for ever !

[moustapha]

Legends never die, still amazing
nobody can out sing his songs

[leeknott]

Having a bit of a Duran Duran night, I need to see this band live. If you don’t sing the “Do do do do do do do dodo dododo dodo” part in “Hungry Like The Wolf” as brilliant as you can, then you don’t deserve music in your life.

[franklingarcia]

A band that sounds as good at concert as it sounds on studio, not many bands do it

[christianberreondo]

So many ultra gorgeous female older fans an young ones that appreciate quality

[glenbrown]

The lovely lady at 2:06 😍😍

But seriously though, this song is literally one of the greatest ever written. It's just so catchy and probably my absolute favourite DD song.

[nitrofiche]

Saw these guys in concert four years ago and I was amazed at how they still look and sound good.

[jesusmavarez]

Duran Duran forma parte del telón musical de mi vida. Banda atemporal, la excelencia en su estado más puro...!

[werty]

The song every band wishes it wrote.
This is the best live version of this song

[gabrieldaley]

Andy come back !!!
So many ultra gorgeous female older fans an young ones that appreciate quality

[jumpingjeffflash]

these guys sound amazing live! Loved these guys since they hit the scene in the 80's. 80's were the best to grow up in!