Posted in: Entertainment History, News, Trivia Q & A | No Comments | January 11, 2022
Q. Who’s book is the Duran Duran song “Wild Boys” based on?
A. This song is based on the 1971 novel of the same name by William Burroughs. In the book, packs of adolescent humanoids ravage the civilized nations of the Earth. When wholesale slaughter erupts, the battle continues underground where the survivors evolve into The Wild Boys.
Duran Duran recorded the song because Russell Mulcahy, who directed their videos, bought the movie rights to the book and planned to make it into a film. The band wrote the song for the movie, which was never made. At the time, this was the most expensive video ever made.
Nile Rodgers produced this song. He was a leader of the ’70s disco group Chic.
