Happy Birthday, Simon Le Bon!

Posted by kroq_jock

October 27, 2010

Today is the 52nd birthday of Mr. Simon Lebon, lead singer of the popular 80′s New Wave band, Duran Duran! If ever there was a band that many New Wave artists copied after, it was always a mixture between Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet. But Unlike Spandau, Simon and the boys were more prettier to look at (androgyny was always part of their look) and they just happened to have a string of radio-friendly hits such as “Rio”, “Hungry Like The Wolf”, “The Reflex”, and the theme to the 1985 Bond flick called “View To A Kill”.

If you haven’t been on the Duran Duran wagon since ’85, Simon and the boys are STILL together and doing tours around the world to sold out crowds. I’ve had the chance to see the band in concert in 2005 and Simon has not lost a touch in his step nor in his voice. And for that, Happy Birthday, Simon!

And, of course, let’s have an 80′s flashback, shall we?