Duran Duran

Burning the Ground

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"Barbarella"
"Mr President"
"Your mission, dear, find Duran Duran"
"Find Duran Duran"
"Just a minute, I'll slip something on"

Can you hear me now?
(Woo..)
Can you hear me now (ow ow ow ow)
Can -Can -Can you hear me now (ow ow ow ow)

Htrae tenalp si siht [This is planet earth]

I tell you somebody's fooling around
I tell you somebody's fooling around
I tell you
I tell you
I tell you somebody's fooling around

Burning The Ground. Burning The Ground.
Burning The Ground. Burning The Ground

Girls (burning!)
Boys (burning!)
Girls (burning!) Boys (burning!)
Girls (burning!) Boys (burning!)

I tell you somebody's fooling around
I tell you somebody's fooling around
I tell you (n-n-no) (n-n-no, n-n-no, n-n-no)
I tell you somebody's fooling around
(n-n-no) (n-n-no, n-n-no, n-n-no)

Burning The Ground. Burning The Ground.

(n-n-no) (n-n-no, n-n-no) (n-n-no, n-n-no, n-n-no)

Whyyyy Whyyyy (wa wa) Whyyyy Whyyyy Whyyyy Whyyyy (wa wa whyy)

Da-na-na-na Da-na-na-na Da-na-na-na daa
(Fle-fle-fle-fle-flex)
Da-na-na-na Da-na-na-na Da-na-na-na daa
(Fle-fle-fle-fle-flex)
Da-na-na-na (girls) Da-na-na-na Da-na-na-na daa
(The rhythm, the rhythm, the rhythm is the power)
Da-na-na-na (boys) Da-na-na-na (Girls) Da-na-na-na daa
The rhythm is the power
Da-na-na-na (boys) Da-na-na-na Da-na-na-na daa
(Fle-fle-fle-fle-flex)
Boys!
The rhythm, (girls) the rhythm,
The rhythm is the power
(Fle-fle-fle-fle-flex)
Boys! (To me yeahh)
Girls!
Wild Boys!
The rhythm is the power
(Give it to me, give it to me now)
The rhythm, the rhythm, the rhythm is the power

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canada On Mar 31, 2005

"Barbarella"
"Mr President"
"Your mission, dear, find Duran Duran"
"Find Duran Duran"
"Just a minute, I'll slip something on"

Can you hear me now?
(Woo..)
Can you hear me now (ow ow ow ow)
Can -Can -Can you hear me now (ow ow ow ow)

Htrae tenalp si siht [This is planet earth]

I tell you somebody's fooling around
I tell you somebody's fooling around
I tell you
I tell you
I tell you somebody's fooling around

Burning The Ground. Burning The Ground. 
Burning The Ground. Burning The Ground

Girls (burning!)
Boys (burning!)
Girls (burning!) Boys (burning!)
Girls (burning!) Boys (burning!)

I tell you somebody's fooling around
I tell you somebody's fooling around
I tell you (n-n-no) (n-n-no, n-n-no, n-n-no)
I tell you somebody's fooling around
(n-n-no) (n-n-no, n-n-no, n-n-no)

Burning The Ground. Burning The Ground.

(n-n-no) (n-n-no, n-n-no) (n-n-no, n-n-no, n-n-no)

Whyyyy Whyyyy (wa wa) Whyyyy Whyyyy Whyyyy Whyyyy (wa wa whyy)

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2005-03-31 17:34:29

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21y ago

This is a great song. It's a mix of all their hits but it's got meaning on it's own. The first part seems to symbolize the band's search for fame and creating an image for itself. "Find Duran Duran" and "Just a second, I'll put something on". Trying to marry style and substance.

Then there's the line "Can you hear me now". I wonder if they're responsible for that cell commercial. Anyway, this lyric seems to express the need for communication through the medium of music, having something to say and wanting others to hear and understand.

Burning the ground I've read others say reminds them of how DD were entering a new era and shedding themselves of the past and starting again as a different five members. But also in the beginning, they wanted to lead music listeners out of the dark days of punk, they wanted to help set down the groundwork for this new music scene. But with the burning forests in the background it also seems like this song could be a commentary on the burning of the rain forests. I read that somewhere. And that would explain the line "I tell you somebody's fooling around" maybe.

And "The Rhythm is the power" relates to making music as well. Great song. Duran Duran never does anything half way.

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