Chris Corner from Sneaker Pimps and special guest Simon Le Bon from Duran Duran perform live at Meli Melo in Tokyo. Follow us for more updates: www.syn.world / synmusic.world / synmusicworld / synmusic.world nickwood.jp/
@@oplina9166 So am I, very much. I have a bunch of photos from a show I went to in Stuttgart, DE in 2002 in this old WWII bunker. The place was called De Rohre. I sat on the end of the stage and took pics with the first real digital camera I ever had. It was before cell phones and I was hooked. IAMX is Chris.
There is no way I could have been more obsessed with The Chauffeur until I heard this version. It's gorgeous, and I love how Simon is so stoically into it. Love.
5:55 Simon gives a little sly smile like. Damn, this kid's got this song and made it his own. Mad props to Simon to still be able to hit high notes 35 years plus, after making this song.
I remember discovering this song roughly 15 years ago, as a fan of Chris. Now as an adult I find myself going back to this song and his other music again and appreciating the music even more than I thought was possible. So beautiful and addictive
The Chauffeur is my favourite song of Duran Duran!! ...and I am so in love with the original version on the album. This... this was... well... shocking and wonderful - in the best of ways! Yes... I love it!
I love this version. I love how it is slow and sounds darker and more depraved than the original. The Duran Duran version is all nice and polished and pretty. This is gritty and dirty and sort of makes me feel like I want to shower, but it leaves me satisfied and with no regrets. It's like a hot musical tryst in a seedy motel room.
Original version was more depraved, because it fools the superficial into thinking it's pretty. This version is more obvious. The young guy is talented, but Nick and Simon did it better in the original.
This is my #1 favorite DD song of all time, and these guys look like they either just had a GREAT time, or are about to. They look totally wasted. Chris's version definitely pays respect to this classic song, he does a great job singing it. Bravo.
"The Chauffeur" is just one of those songs for me that just..... hits this little private spot in the back of my head, where no one but is allowed to be, and it just makes like a crazy endorphin realease from the space there, it's just an insane moment of audio bliss.
One of greatest songs of all time with backing vocals with the original singer. He knew it something special and good. I remember coming down from MDMA on a boardwalk at 5 am listening to this song. It was one the most beautiful experiences in my life.
Being an old school Duran Duran fan and also a big Chris Corner Fan, I must say that this is a wonderful treat for me. Chris and Simon are BOTH great vocalist ! ...This is my favorite Duran Duran song ever and Chris did a wonderful job signing this with Simon..Even though they are both smashed in this clip...haha!
OK.... one more "Duranie for life" here :-) and watching this video I HAD TO SAY that Chris Corner respects and honors this masterpiece song sooo much that I got shivers down my spine! Bravos young man! No need to say much about Simon Le Bon though... To my ears he is always a sonic god, is that enough? xxx
Simon is eerie and very smooth. What does that smirk mean? He is the king is that what he is implying? Chris you think you have it? Poseur the deceiver joker. Dimon here is an incredible magician
Chris Corners live vocals are amazing on this track and suit it perfectly. I have to say that I never thought anyone could rise above Simon for what for me is the best track on the DD Rio album. Many have tried to cover The Chauffeur and many have failed... except the Sneaker Pimps, this live version is even better than their studio cover in my opinion. I had never heard of them until I came across them while looking for versions of The Chauffeur. Thanks for uploading!
If you like Chris corners voice.. maybe Have a listen to some of chris corners ( Iamx ) songs ...triggers ,happiness , dead in this house(used in the series how to get away with murder) amongst many others of theirs... extremely talented and underrated in my opinion. Xxx
It's great to see Simon sing his harmony part as he probably did during the original recording of this song while having Chris Corner sing the melody. I've learned through reading that Simon is a master at harmonizing with himself on the Duran Duran recordings. I think that this collaboration is certainly well done!
It's interesting you would say that. I feel similarly, if not precisely the same. It feels like some of the sex and darkness was lost as the years have gone past, and been replaced with a different flavor of darkness. It's more existential dread and cleansing now.
been a fan of DD since i was a kid and this is one of my all time favorite songs. even before i became a fan of IAMX, i loved the sneaker pimps cover of this song. this version is just incredible - absolute perfection.
Duran Duran was my first favorite band. the Chauffer remains one of my favorite songs EVER, Sneaker Pimps/Chris Corner/IAMX is one of my favorite new artists. This version and these two kick ass. Two very different versions, both awesome.
Ok old school Duranie here...this blew me and my bff away...also an OSD...to the point of obsession with chris corner! Holy shit that is one fucking talented man!!!
A la base j'adore depuis sa sortie cette chanson de Duran Duran, cette version est une belle découverte un énorme coup de cœur, Chris Corner a une voix sublime pour l'interpréter et son arrangement musical est génial.
Chris Corner and Simon Le Bon is the start of a pretty cool band if you asked me.....always kinda thought sneaker pimps and IAMX had a duran duran vibe.
Out on the tar plains, the glides are moving All looking for a new place to drive You sit beside me so newly charming Sweating dewdrops glisten freshing your side And the sun drips down bedding heavy behind The front of your dress - all shadowy lined And the droning engine throbs in time With your beating heart Way down the lane away, living for another day The aphids swarm up in the drifting haze Swim seagull in the sky towards that hollow western isle My envied lady holds you fast in her gaze And the sun drips down bedding heavy behind The front of your dress - all shadowy lined And the droning engine throbs in time With your beating heart And the sun drips down bedding heavy behind The front of your dress - all shadowy lined And the droning engine throbs in time With your beating heart Sing Blue Silver And watching lovers part, I feel you smiling What glass splinters lie so deep in your mind To tear out from your eyes, with a thought to stiffen brooding lies And I'll only watch you leave me further behind And the sun drips down bedding heavy behind The front of your dress - all shadowy lined And the droning engine throbs in time With your beating heart And the sun drips down bedding heavy behind The front of your dress - all shadowy lined And the droning engine throbs in time With your beating heart Sing Blue Silver Sing, Sing. Blue Silver
Ohhh hell yesss... ima neeeding to fan myself to cool off from this.... this is soMe sexy shit right here😛👍😁 hot is hot... don’t try to anylize... just get it 👍😍😉😛😛😛😛😝😝😝😝
It's not that I dislike Chris's voice, but you cannot replace Simon Lebon on any Duran Duran song. DD is the only band that cannot be duplicated, because of Simon F.cking Lebon. I do appreciate every band that covers a DD song. It is just sometimes the Master cannot be beaten.
I adore Chris Corner im one of his biggest fan's i love sneaker pimps that was the band he was in but now its IAMX I like IAMX way more then sneaker pimps but sneaker pimps was a good band THE GUY HAS A AMAZING VOICE ONE OF THE BEST
Ummm.... my new deliciousness... Chris corner is amazing!!!! I’m a Duran girl from way back, “genre’d” into hair band metal... but also this is gorgeously connecting and sexy🙃 I love this Chris corner IAMX stuff ooooifffff!!!! 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
