Rio (No.20)
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"Rio" was first recorded & released as a single by Duran Duran in 1982 and eventually went on to peak at No.9 on the UK Charts in Novemeber 1982.
Nick Rhodes created the wierd sound at the beginning of the song by throwing metal rods onto the strings of a grand piano. He recorded the sound, reversed it, and then used it as the intro to the song.
It is one of Duran Duran's most recognisable songs, partly due to the video, now regarded as being symbolic of 1980's glamour & excess.