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Duran Duran on Why They Covered and Released 'Evil Woman' by ELO: 'The beauty of music is to remain flexible and open-minded. That’s at the heart of what has kept Duran Duran fresh'

According to Duran Duran and their disco Halloween take of “Evil Woman.”

Nick Rhodes, the band’s longtime keyboardist, says the idea arose when Simon Le Bon pitched it for the new deluxe edition of their 2023 Halloween-themed album Danse Macabre. We made a record in 1995 called Thank You, where we covered a lot of iconic songs — some of which have held up extremely well, like “White Lines,” by Melle Mel, which we still play in our live show, and “Perfect Day,” by Lou Reed. If I was able to sing like Simon, that’s how I would’ve sung it.” The ones that worked best were when we played them in our style but didn’t try to completely reinvent what the song was.

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