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"Night Boat or (Waiting For The) Nightboat " is a song by Duran duran appearing as track six on their self-titled debut album.

About the song

The song was originally written by Simon Le Bon when he was waiting for a ride from the night bus home. It is spooky and atmospheric, unlike most of the other songs on the album. It is instrumental until about two minutes into it.

Music video

The video for "Nightboat" was directed by longtime music video director Russell Mulcahy. The video is a mini horror film shot on the Caribbean island side of Antigua. Before the music starts, a brief bit of dialog includes Le Bon's recitation of part of a speech by Mercutio in William Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet. The band have gathered in a small beach village as the sun is setting, only to be separated and set upon one by one by zombies, until the ragged Nightboat arrives to carry Le Bon away. It is possible that the video is a homage to the Italian horror film Zombi 2, with settings and zombies that look very much like the ones in the film. The video was filmed in May 1982, several months before Michael Jackson began work on the video for his song Thriller, which also featured zombies.

Song versions

No other versions of the song are have known to been recorded.

Lyrics

Standing 
On the edge of the quay
No lights flashing on the water for me
Fog in my mind darkens my eyes
Silently streaming for a distant sound
Ripple river yellows 
Rising for a breath of breeding and drowns
Stillness over comes me in the night
Listen to the rising water moan

I'm waiting
Waiting for the night boat 
(whoa)
I'm waiting
Waiting for the night boat

Shutters all through me shutter away
Echo me (echo me)
Am I alone or is the river alive
'Cause it echoes me (echoes me)

I'm waiting 
Waiting for the night boat 
(whoa)
I'm waiting 
Waiting for the night boat
Waiting (waiting)

Waiting for the night boat  
(whoa)
I'm waiting 
Waiting for the night boat

I'm waiting for the night boat

Other appearances

Personnel

Duran Duran are:

Simon Le Bon - vocals
Nick Rhodes - keyboards
John Taylor - bass guitar
Roger Taylor - drums
Andy Taylor - guitar

Also credited:

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 ==About the song==
-The song was originaly written by [[Simon Le Bon]] when he was waiting for a ride from the nightbus home. It is spooky and atmospheric, unlike most of the other songs on the album. It is instrumental till about two minutes in to it.
+The song was originally written by [[Simon Le Bon]] when he was waiting for a ride from the night bus home. It is spooky and atmospheric, unlike most of the other songs on the album. It is instrumental until about two minutes into it.
 ==Music video==