“And as we got closer to it, we were all like, ‘Hmmm, is it really something that we wanna jump up and down to the world about?’ But at one point we thought, ‘How about a song called ‘Anniversary’?” “A few years ago, when we got this anniversary thing in our sights, our manager was getting quite excited there was an opportunity to do all these sorts of things to celebrate,” said bassist John Taylor, 61, another founding member. Celebrity lookalikes for Daniel Craig, Brad Pitt, Lady Gaga and Vladimir Putin are featured in the “Anniversary” video. It was amazing watching them being transformed.”ĭuran Duran certainly has good reason to have a soiree with the stars: It’s been 40 years since the group’s self-titled debut - featuring the synth-pop classic “Girls on Film” - was released on July 13, 1981. “And since famous people always get booked up and can never agree on the same date, the idea actually came up speaking to Alison saying, ‘Wouldn’t it be fun to do a spoof on one of the greatest parties ever, but with lots and lots of lookalikes?’ So we went to this quite extraordinary castle called Belvoir Castle in the UK, and all these lookalikes turned up.

Duran Duran performed at Global Citizen Live in London in September. “We thought it might be interesting, as the song is all about celebration, to have a big party to fill it with famous people,” keyboardist and founding member Nick Rhodes, 59, told The Post. The festivities go down in the video for the band’s latest single, aptly titled “Anniversary.” But if you’re wondering just how they got the queen to do a group selfie at this shindig, well, it’s because they used celebrity lookalikes in the clip, which was released three days before Duran Duran’s 15th studio album, “Future Past,” arrived on Friday. Partying with everyone from Lady Gaga, Elton John and Daniel Craig to Kim Kardashian, Vladimir Putin and Queen Elizabeth II, Duran Duran holds the anniversary bash to end all anniversary bashes in celebration of 40 years in music. Paul McCartney’s song catalog lawsuit may be stalled by Duran Duran case Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts Dolly Parton against her wishesĮminem leads Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominationsĭuran Duran video yacht rescued by luxe watch CEO

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