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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Duran Duran
Duran Duran
Performer
John Taylor
John Taylor
Bass Guitar
Nick Rhodes
Nick Rhodes
Keyboards
Sterling Campbell
Sterling Campbell
Drums
Warren Cuccurullo
Warren Cuccurullo
Guitar
Simon LeBon
Simon LeBon
Lead Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Barry
John Barry
Composer
Andy Taylor
Andy Taylor
Songwriter
Simon Le Bon
Simon Le Bon
Songwriter
John Taylor
John Taylor
Songwriter
Roger Taylor
Roger Taylor
Songwriter
Nick Rhodes
Nick Rhodes
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Jones
John Jones
Producer

Lyrics

(Barbarella)
(Mr President)
(Your mission is 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)
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!)
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
I tell you somebody's fooling around
I tell you somebody's fooling around
I tell you (no) (n-n-no, n-n-no, n-n-no)
I tell you somebody's fooling around (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)
(No, n-n-no, n-n-no)
Why why (wa, wa)
Why why
Why why (wa, wa, why)
Yeah!
Ta-na-na-na (ta-na-na-na) ta-na-na-na (ta-na-na-na) ta-na-na-na (ta-na-na-na) ta-na-na-na
(Fle-fle-fle-fle-flex)
Ta-na-na-na (ta-na-na-na) ta-na-na-na (ta-na-na-na) ta-na-na-na (ta-na-na-na) ta-na-na-na
(Fle-fle-fle-fle-flex)
Ta-na-na-na (ta-na-na-na) ta-na-na-na (ta-na-na-na) ta-na-na-na (ta-na-na-na) ta-na-na-na
(Girls)
(The rhythm, the rhythm, the rhythm is the power)
Ta-na-na-na (ta-na-na-na) ta-na-na-na (ta-na-na-na) ta-na-na-na (ta-na-na-na) ta-na-na-na
(Boys, girls)
The rhythm is the power
Ta-na-na-na (ta-na-na-na) ta-na-na-na (ta-na-na-na) ta-na-na-na (ta-na-na-na) ta-na-na-na
(Boys)
(Fle-fle-fle-fle-flex)
Ta-na-na-na (ta-na-na-na) ta-na-na-na (ta-na-na-na) ta-na-na-na (ta-na-na-na) ta-na-na-na
The rhythm, the rhythm, the rhythm is the power (boys, girls)
(Fle-fle-fle-fle-flex)
Boys! (to me yeah!)
Girls!
Wild boys!
The rhythm is the power (give it to me, give it to me now)
(Boys, girls)
The rhythm, the rhythm, the rhythm is the power
Written by: Andy Taylor, John Barry, John Taylor, Nick Rhodes, Roger Taylor, Simon Le Bon

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