| Khanada | |
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| song by Duran Duran | |
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| Released | 20 April 1981 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 3:17 minutes |
| Label | Capitol, EMI |
| Writer(s) | Duran Duran |
| Producer | Colin Thurston |
| Duran Duran | |
"Khanada" is a song by Duran Duran, released as the B-side to their second single "Careless Memories" by Capitol-EMI on 20 April 1981.
About the Song[]
The song "Khanada" (pronounced "keh-NAY-duh") was included as the B-side to Duran Duran's second single Careless Memories. It is reported to have been written for fashion designer Jane Kahn who owned, with partner Patti Bell, the #72 Hurst Street shop (Kahn & Bell) where Duran Duran (and numerous other club goers of the day) shopped for clothes. (It has nothing to do with Canada.)
Simon: "It's about a new romantic clothing designer I used to hang with in Brum. Her name is Jane Kahn." [1]
Patti Bell was asked to style Duran Duran for the band's "Planet Earth" video with a budget of £500, and chose the shirts the band wore with large ruffles; that took about an hour to iron. Patti Bell became the cover girl on the album Only After Dark, which Nick Rhodes and John Taylor compiled with their favourite club music from their Rum Runner period, which also features in the Duran Duran Unseen book by Paul Edmond. Jane Khan moved to London, and began her own label 'Kahniverous'.
Nick 2008: "When we started the original line-up in 1980, the first thing we thought about was "OK, how are we going to present ourselves?". "We wanted it to be something we were comfortable with. Once we started experimenting with different clothes at the time, we found Kahn & Bell. They were two girls, Jane Kahn and Patti Bell, the two most exquisite looking peacock girls in all of Birmingham. You saw them 10 streets away; they had such a huge charisma. Once we started wearing all the clothes from that period that they were making, it felt natural, and our identity developed from there."
Versions[]
Aside from the version on the "Careless Memories" single, no other studio versions are known to have been recorded.
There is a live arrangement that features a slightly faster tempo and extended ending with an aggressive guitar solo, which interpolates the sitar part from the original studio version. This live version was performed in 1981 and has appeared on numerous unofficial recordings, noteably the Live at Hammersmith Odeon and Live at Odeon LPs, as well as the Perfect Days: Now and Then CD.
Track Listing[]
Release information pertains to UK release only.
7": EMI EMI 5168
- "Careless Memories" - 3:53
- "Khanada" - 3:17
12": EMI 12 EMI 5168
- "Careless Memories" - 3:53
- "Fame" - 3:11
- "Khanada" - 3:17
CD: Part of "Singles Box Set 1981-1985" boxset
- "Careless Memories" - 3:53
- "Khanada" - 3:17
- "Fame" - 3:11
Other appearences[]
EPs:
Personnel[]
Duran Duran are:
- Simon Le Bon - vocals
- Nick Rhodes - keyboards
- John Taylor - bass guitar
- Roger Taylor - drums
- Andy Taylor - guitar
Lyrics[]
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la loo La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la loo Didn't no one tell you Money is the game You're playing so hard to get now I don't even know your name Don't play with me, I've nothing to lose It ain't no one's day, coming so soon ((Khanada, I'll get by I don't believe in dragons or blues (Khanada, I'll get by), I don't believe in nobody's rules (Khanada, I'll get by), Heavy as the rain falls I might go outside Just because you're with me Doesn't mean you're not the same Don't play with me I've nothing to lose It ain't no one's day, coming so soon (Khanada, I'll get by), I don't believe in dragons or blues (Khanada, I'll get by), I don't believe in nobody's rules (Khanada, I'll get by),