![]() “Nick remembers sitting with Bob through most of the night while he mixed the song at Power Station Studios in New York,” Katy Krassner wrote in a 2014 “Ask Katy” column on Duran Duran’s website. In the end, however, Duran Duran opted against using the Clearmountain version. They even brought in engineer Bob Clearmountain, who was known for his work with the Rolling Stones, Bryan Adams and Bruce Springsteen. According to Little’s book, the drums weren’t recorded quite right, making it difficult to balance the volume levels for the final version.Įveryone was determined to find a mix that suited the sterling musical performances captured at Good Earth. The recording went well, but finding the best mix for “Is There Something I Should Know?” was challenging. Watch Duran Duran's 'Is There Something I Should Know?' Video “ You're about as easy as a nuclear war.” Later in the song, the desperation continues to mount, as Le Bon shares, “ Can you see how much I'd die? / Every time it passes by?” while backing vocalists repeat the line, “ Please, please tell me now.” “ Don't say you're easy on me,” he pleads. Simon Le Bon’s yearning lyrics, meanwhile, hint at miscommunication and turmoil with a romantic partner. These weren’t the only classic flourishes: Roger Taylor’s drum pattern at the beginning of “Is There Something I Should Know?” echoes the legendary “Be My Baby” beat by Hal Blaine, a lovely contrast to Nick Rhodes’ modern synthesizer work. “Andy had a great Beatles-style guitar riff that was hooky and endearing, and it quickly became clear that a song could be built around it.”īetween the song's guitar riff, rich multipart harmonies and Le Bon’s melodic lead vocals, the Beatles ended up being a solid comparison. “After setting up, tuning their instruments and warming up, they started to loosely jam together,” Little wrote in his book, Baptism of Fire.
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