Duran Duran have unleashed the multi-tracks (albeit in a considerably condensed format, with vocals smooshed together with synths and so forth) for their 1981 chart hit “Girls On Film” onto the general public, I’m assuming intentionally… and in any case the results have been spectacular, with many fan mixes cropping up over the past few months. The Catbirdman mix sits rather humbly alongside the best of those, but as this was my first real foray into the Duran Duran mixing world, it stands as a bit of a milestone for me. I’m particularly proud of the introduction.
I haven’t ever had much of a personal connection with this song, other than the general proclivity towards watching girls walk by, craning my neck now and then…
Duran Duran: Girls On Film [Catbirdman Version]
On the flip side, there’s white space. “Faster Than Light” is a fitting description of the group’s rise to stardom, a blinding brightness and an unbearable lightness propelling it forward. On close inspection there’s nothing too solid to see – just a flash in the aerospace. But it feels smart and stylish and it goes whoosh.