Duran Duran Share Cover Of Electric Light Orchestra’s ‘Evil Woman’
Duran Duran have shared their cover of the Electric Light Orchestra classic Evil Woman, an inclusion on the deluxe edition of Danse Macabre, which was released last Friday, 11 October.
Singer Simon Le Bon and company deliver a snappy and uptempo rendition of Evil Woman, adding their own stylistic signatures with a disco beat, funky guitar strums, and cutting synth lines. Meanwhile, Le Bon hits the song’s demanding melodies with ease. You can hear the track below.
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The cover will surely be a crowd pleaser if Duran Duran decide to perform it during their upcoming run of October gigs. The outing kicks off on 21 October in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and will be highlighted by a special Halloween show at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
As for the deluxe edition of the Halloween-themed Danse Macabre — a collection of re-imagined originals, new songs, and covers — Duran Duran have added seven additional tracks to the collection, including the cover of Evil Woman and a re-imagined take of their own New Moon on Monday.
“This year, the inspiration was somehow still lingering,” commented keyboardist Nick Rhodes in a press release, “and I loved the idea of expanding the collection, because we could… Why not add some of the songs that we considered initially now that we had the luxury of a little more time? This thought resulted in another new song, a cover of the ELO classic, Evil Woman, and a remake of New Moon on Monday’”
The new De Luxe version will be released on CD and as a special 3LP deluxe vinyl box set – available only on the band’s official store. The Halloween inspired box set includes a spirit board, metal planchette, bespoke tarot cards, four art prints, and a booklet.
Danse Macabre De Luxe will also be released on Blu-Ray audio via Super Deluxe Edition. The Blu-Ray audio edition is initially limited to 1,500 copies.
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