
Based on dirty doodles by
Duran Duran bassist John Taylor, the electric girl appeared on the "
Some Like It Hot" release in 1985 (the video of which includes Robert Palmer propositioning a golden eagle, and Caroline "
Tula" Cossey, the first transsexual to pose for Playboy; hence the odd extended shaving sequences). Self-described "awful pervert" Taylor's fantasy sketches were to form the public face of The Power Station, a pop supergroup whose ranks included Robert Palmer, drummer Tony Thompson, guitarist Andy Taylor and John Taylor (who I previously asserted were brothers but eagle-eyed readers have pointed out are not - thanks!). Not much chance of a reunion tour for this band -
Palmer (January 19, 1949 – September 26, 2003) and
Thompson (also of
Chic, and Allah and the Knife Wielding Punks; November 15, 1954 – November 12, 2003) died within weeks of one another and Duran
Duran's popularity abides. You couldn't turn on a radio in 1985 without hearing "Some Like It Hot" or "
Bang a Gong" every fifteen minutes or so. It says something about Taylor's psyche that he simplifies a woman to her most basic parts: visors and
electricity. Reductionist pig!
1 comment:
Taylors not brothers. Basic Duran trivia.
Love the blog otherwise, though.
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