Duran Duran - Salt In The Rainbow Lyrics

What an absolute gem - crazy how such material ends up on the floor.
This is how DD should sound. Like a band playing their instruments, raw without too much studio production.

Gorgeous song. xx

Andy looks so unhappy here you can see him distancing themself from the band it's so obvious.

There's no other singing voice like Simons. 💓💓

Love Simon's voice so unique, beautiful peaceful tranquillity from 1978 till now brilliant most underrated group off all time!!!!!!!

@Jacqueline Mullan I love him ❤️💕

@Michelle Loves animals I first heard Duran Duran on the radio at work along time ago in around 1980 i thought Simon's voice was amazing and it still is 40+ years later he certainly has healing in his voice which is very unique.

@Jacqueline Mullan I first heard Duran Duran in 1982 and loved them ever since.

@Michelle Loves animals Can't wait for the release of Duran Duran's new album just wish they could come and perform some concerts in lreland they are amazing the ones seen on you tube recently.

Wait, how did I miss this ? What year did this come out?

it didnt come out it was part of the reportage album that was scrapped for red carpet massacre hence andy taylor leaving

@Anna Kennedy thank you so much, I never knew

Este tema no está en Spotify

Does anybody know why this was unreleased....So strange....Brilliant track.

Can so hear an influence of the old Irish song ''She moved through the fair'' in this song.

I so agree with DaftSwank and many of you below. I don't need to say more. Fantastic, Beautiful Song. This is what makes Duran Duran extra special and so different from other artist out there. Xx

Dido ripped off the beginning of this song for her new one "Give you up"

Another amazing Duran Duran song that no one knows about, god I love this band...

Wish DD would release an album of these unreleased songs 🙏🏻

Great idea and b-sides also!!!

This should have been included in the final release. Such a wonderful song.

なんて美しい曲‼️

Brilliant❤❤❤❤❤❤

linda linda lindaaaaa

simons vocals n harmonies are amazing....

Linda canção...encontro com Deus!!!

Hallo Simon Lebon Pucci Cinzia😀😀😀😀

Was this from Reportage? Good song (and since Red Carpet Massacre didn't do much for me, I'd like to hear more like this).

Andy was suffering from depression and losing his dad was tough. He didn't want to tour. He wanted to spend time with his family. Sure we all wish him happiness and success. But the band have moved on..

Love this song. DD was my band in the 80's. So many memories.

One if their mastetpiece should be on the Astronaut album

Please put this on Spotify 🙏🏻

Great song.

me transporta/////////////

Simon Le Bon!!! My favorite voice!!! The master of harmonizing his voice with his own!

Very good song, and the other version of it is even better.

Que linda cancion y no esta en ningun Album !! Creo que a DD le gusta eso dejar algo escondido solo para sus verdaderos fans ❤❤

Another soaring soul sliding melody that I can't hear enough.

Love this song.

Masterpeace !!!

Somethin I wrote awhile back when I noticed Andy wearing sunglasses all the time from the reunion until his departure. And heard about his Dad. For all you Andy fans Ive been reading comments from. Hope you like....Andy's shades

I've waited so long to see you again
Wondering all this time where you've been
Let me look in your eyes
Let me see that smile
I have missed the face we've not seen in a while
Fingers dancing on strings
I can hear the things
I have wanted to hear for so long
What are you hiding, what is residing
Behind this beautiful song
You can leave them on
No one needs to know why
But if the pain lingers on
We can all see you cry
Behind the shades

OMG!! I love that.

my angels,i love these guys forever,

Always to remenber and earing.Another great soung.

Love this song

Broken record, but what a tragic shame that this is such a hidden gem!
By the way, I've only *just* discovered "I Believe" which I find even more beautiful, so if you haven't heard that one, check it out!

SLB is so underrated as a vocalist and it infuriates me that the general public equates DD with "80s band" because they're obviously SO much more than that...

Yeah I Believe is....f....good :)

Very good song

I LOVE LOVE this song!

I miss the original line up... so much. I miss the darkness of the B sides that they all brought to it

I  am  addicted  to this  beautiful and  sad  song ! Eu estou viciado  nesta linda  e  triste  cancao !

I dont think its any coincidence that some true masterpieces are kept in the so called faults. Rhodes, Taylor and co know this and the record companies are aware too. Think longevity of a band and $$$$$. Got to keep classic forgotten songs held back sometimes as well as the odd secret album (Reportage) for one day in the future....:-)

I just discovered this song randomly in some old MP3 files. I was amazed, and I really wanted to buy it. But it's not for sale. It would have been the best song on Astronaut if they had put it on there. Who is the marketing genius behind that?

Robert Staton I bought the Beautiful Colours CD from Japan. It’s got this a remix of this and a few other gems.

Beautiful song! May 17th, 2017

Alguien sabe si se le encarnaron los lentes a Andy? Se los sacará para bañarse?

Jesus, these guys take a lot of pictures.

Neglected B-Side! Another instant classic from DD

I love this beautiful song

What an incredible tune!!

Love this song! But I have to comment on the hotness that is Roger Taylor.. always my fave but he grew up to be incredibly super sexy. Lord have mercy!

This is fantastic! Agree with the other comments ...many of Duran's best songs never make the albums, or they are never promoted as singles. This and Beautiful Colors are among my favorites from the last 20 years! She's Too Much from RCM is another gorgeous jewel of a song. If you haven't listened to it because of biases towards RCM please give it a chance. The entire album is better than many old school Duran fans want to admit. 😘

Stormy Clouds I Love RCM. Has great material on it. Perhaps people were turned off by the production, but it is one of my favorites.

So true and yes STM is indeed a jewel.

RCM was great my ex loved it more than me and it was a fantastic record .It can be called papergods 1

I feel this would've fit well on "All You Need is Now" or "Paper Gods"... Just me?

Wrong.

It would fit well anywhere at any time.

I have loved Duran Duran since my first introduction in 1984. There are countless masterpieces which I love. But this incredible work is my absolute favorite D2 song of all time. It is so well balanced, each part is gorgeous, and the gestalt is amazing.

Love this, miss Andy

duran duran gran banda desde ARGENTINA SIEMPRE

mi piace tantissimo Simon e i duran Duran rimarranno nella storia della musica

I adore this beautiful song perfectly sung by one of the most awesome person ever xx

This is what drives me nuts about Duran -- they always leave such great and soaringly gorgeous material off their albums!?! This clearly should have been kept on "Astronaut" or moved to a subsequent album. Also, Andy should come back already, goddamnit!!??!!!

It would have been the best song on the album BY FAR !

Add Beautiful Colour's to the Astronaut album along with this sublime ballad and you then have the ultimate masterpiece from the original fab five master musician's !!!

Totally agree! And they left this one out of Liberty... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0-khRa73GI

Love this song. As regards to Andy, he isn't in the band because he doesn't want to be in Duran Duran. He left,....twice. Nothing more to say about it. It's his decision.

Gorgeous song!! Beautiful harmonies....my new obsession.

Nicole Blessings you can tell Simon was listening to Gordon lightfoot when he was getting the melody of this song together

One of DD's finest tunes. Should have been included on an album. Superb

Just so odd to kick Warren out only to utilize more of his sound than one that you would equate with Andy

+Holly I Never thought about it like that before, but you're right, the guitar has more of a Warren vibe to it.

Música linda, uma das minhas preferidas.

salt in the rainbow thank yu what a great song

This bridges nicely with the Pop Trash sound...while picking up strands of the original Duran sound.

Mamma mia, ho le delicatissime lacrimucce per questa favolosissima canzone! Mi viene in mente la reunion di Simon Le Bon e soci! I Duran Duran sono bravissimi, porca miseria!!!

hermosa canción. ..bien simón. ..

wow.... TY for posting this and the video is nicely done!

what's up durannies?

I myself was a Roger durannie ,trilby hat, blonde hair , even had a boyfriend who was a drummer! ! over the years only Andy has actually matured enough to admit that he can't stand the screaming and paparazzi any more!!I salute him!!

+Bel Mac Im a Roger girl too :D

Hi lori

+Bel Mac I there :)

+Lori H Hi there.

Definitely a Roger girl! ;)

oh come on guys. . remember Andy and the guys in 'hold back the rain' 'new religion' lonely in you nightmare' and all the others he shouldn't be forgotten! !

I totally agree with you regarding andy he should always be regarded as a driving force behind some of the most classic duran songs and an around nice guy and family man , I really hope he finds happiness in what ever he does he so desives it le bon girl 71 xx

Hear.hear! !!

i know u mean well, but the biggest myth is that Duran isnt the same w/ o Andy ; granted , he was a key ingredient early on, but Warren Cucurullo came in and significantly contributed to TWICE as MANY records as Andy, recordsxa lot of "so called " Duranies have never listened to , like " Liberty and " Medazzaland" 2 name 2, and...he shouldnt have been booted out when they reunited ; they could have done it w/ the 5 + 1 ; hes as original a member given his tenure in the band, as Andy or Roger ...also, if Andy was so great he would have had a solo career and/ or new band to back it up ...its ok to retire, help kids by being the "high profile " guitar instructor which he's. never done, primarily because hes been dking his drugs and living off royalties of the Duran "back catalog, a catalog he often criticized ..when he did return, he was a former shadow of the man who was so good on POWERSTATION, so hes not as needed as some would think ; what should happen is 4 Warren to be "re ~ hired 2 replace Dom Brown, who is good, but really dosent gel w/ John rhythmically as Warren did ...but who am i to criticize ; im just a dumb black American guy whose claim 2 fame has been following every move these "under ~appreciated "legends have made since i heard those throbbing and crucial bass lines of " New Religion " from a friends car stereo back in 1984 ....

Thanks for this... so glad someone still cares about Andy. .. enough to mention him. ... He is a wonderful guy.. A gem...

he always was really nice to the fans a real nice guy with a wicked sense of humour .le bon girl 71 xx

I wish Andy could have been happy with them. In a lot of these photos he's just kind of glaring, or stone-faced, while the rest of them are smiling and excited. I don't know if that was just due to his persona "on camera" or because he was already unhappy. But it makes me a little bit sad.

Anyone who has watched someone that matters to them, slowly die of cancer, it is VERY difficult and changes families. I feel for Andy!

I was just thinking the same exact thing! They all look thrilled to bits (I mean, even Nick is smiling :) and Andy is his grumpy self... sad indeed!

mgparis- Andy's dad had cancer at the time and was dying. He was carrying a heavy load. It's very difficult to carry on with your own life when someone that matters to you is dealing with cancer and is going to die. During their reunion tour he missed shows because he was with his dad. It's possible that his priorities changed. I'm not even going to get into their choices for produces of RCM .

Natalie Eichler I think a small part of it is persona but his pops dying I’m sure certainly had a huge effect. Also not getting along with the other members I’m sure didn’t help either. Crying shame that this lineup didn’t continue. Astronaut was there best album in over a decade prior and since. All due respect to dom but while the guys can still put out good music they are at their best WITH Andy.

@j2times2006
I agree about Astronaut.

listening to this breath taking song again so lovely thanks again for posting it .le bon girl 71 xx

Amazing- I've never heard this track before! Thanks for sharing it! Go Padres!

god what a beautiful song i am listening to this over again , it's so moving it made me cry perfect le bon girl 71 xx

It doesn't get much better than this, what a song from the most underrated band I know.

I know they are iv been saying it for years Duran Duran should be in the music hall of fame Everyone thought they where just gorgeous looking guys with there hair and make-up proved all of them wrong with their unique talent Simon's voice is beautiful, 1978-2019 wow one of our greatest band's off all time!

This song makes me fall more in love with Simon and his beautiful voice!

Me too! 😍😍😘😘💙💖

Magníficos como siempre!!Una de las mejores y legendarias bandas  si las hay!! Together,forever,the moment is forever...

What a beautiful song by DD

I think this song is from an album that never got completed after the astronaut album , right before Andy's second departure

What is that one called ?
I read an interview with John Taylor where he said they were working on a album after the Astronaut , which was gonna be called Reportage , so I thought this one and Beautiful Colors belonged to that album .

Beautiful Colours and Salt in the Rainbow were recorded during the sessions for Astronaut, which lasted in total from the summer of 2001 to the summer of 2004. Both of these songs were probably completed before the end of 2002 in the form we're hearing them now. Salt in the Rainbow leaked in a shorter form at the end of 2003 (before Astronaut was released), and Beautiful Colours even got played live consistently during the band's first reunion dates from late 2003 to early 2004.

Reportage was recorded from mid-late 2005 to early 2006, and except for a few 'behind the scenes' videos,, has never leaked in any shape or form.

I love them so much they're a musical barnacle on my soul.

+Arcana7609 this made me laugh and I was like "that's kind of cool" I looked to see who said it...and it was me....:P

I. Still. Love. This.song!!

This song brings me to life Duran Duran rules

Love you, Duran Duran!

I love this song have had it for years, Never never get tired of hearing it....I miss the original line up but Do is doing great and a very important part of the band. Love DD have since '78 and will for ever!

What a shame... a shame that I'm just now hearing this.   Wow.  Beautiful!

Mark Brewster Same here

i'm just discovering this one too, i'm obsessed

Unos grandes... hoy, mañana y siempre... LOS AMO! <3

Thanks for sharing! Great song and your gallery of pictures is fantastic. Lovely to see so many photos of Duran Duran with the great Mr Andy Taylor. The original line-up rocks! X

And I wish it was still the same too,but hey we can't have everything,andy did what he had to do at the time,i have been a fan since I was 12 and am now nearly 45.

would every 1 please STOP pushing the myth the band was never the same w/ o Andy ; his best days ,including POWERSTATION are LONG GONE ; if he was so great , @ the least he would be the "high profile guitar tech in the town he resides in, and @ best he would have had a successful solo career and / or formed joined another band or two, the way John did ...he was an arthritic, doped up shadow of himself on the reunion tour, and he has the nerve to criticize the music. that hes living off off (the royalties from the back catalog ) ...if people knew better when it comes 2 the facts they would be saying Warren Cucurullo sparked the band in the post Andy / Roger era , making a significant contribution 2 TWICE as MANY albums as ANDY (7) and damn good ones might i add ; the records the "so called" Duranies / super fans never listened to , including " Liberty and " Medazzaland, the latter a record John partially played on becore he left 2 pursue solo mzterial...Warren also plays mad bass as well as all the guitars on this record ; a tremendously gifted, under ~ appreciated , a wrongfully fired guitarist in the wake of the reunion ; as much as i love these cats, that was ....WRONG ; they could have fone the reunion as a 5+1 and enlightened the audience on how much Warren contributed, and that he is AS MUCH an ORIGINAL MEMBER as the others ; and in a "perfect world , Dom Brown , though he is adequate and good, he dosent have the rhythmic & creative chemistry that he and John had ; therefore Warrren should be "re ~ hired ; but who am I to criticize ; im just a dumb BLACK AMERICAN dude who dosent know anything about UK New Wave Funk ; my only claim 2 fame has been following every move of these "under ~ rated legends" since the day i heard those crucial & throbbing bass lines of " New Religion " from a friends car stereo way back in 1984, a year or 2 after "Rio " had hit in North America .....

@CS RACING REPORT
Liberty* was mediocre and Medazzaland sucks.

* My Antarctica was great!

Heard this for the first time yesterday-god, what a beautiful song!

John & Simon are both 6'2" Andy is 5'6" and Nick is 5'7" I think Roger is 5'7" or 8" :o)

Thanks for sharing!!!

Ok thank you

Andy doesn't laugh in the picture's and the others do.

Nice melody DD

Does anyone know where i can get this song and Beauiful colors. I would love to be able to put them on my ipod. This is such a beautiful song.

Every time I listen to the melody and emotion that Simon sings with on this track it stirs my soul completely. Music is such an amazing remedy for what ails. There's nothing more spiritually therapeutic for me then sitting with my guitar or at a keyboard and writing. Duran Duran continue to be the most under rated band on the planet.

So much "unreleased" Duran Duran stuff on YouTube! I've been a fan for 30 years, and it's great to hear things I hadn't heard before. I can't understand why they didn't release all this amazing stuff.

WOW fucking Simon Is Belting it out, What a rock God. BEAUTIFUL Majestic.

can you please send these two songs to me too...

bellissima!

Pure beauty, absolutely beautiful!