Talking to Girls About Duran Duran: A Video Playlist

To help you better understand the music that helped shape Rob Sheffield's formative years, below is a compilation of music videos that correspond with the chapters of his Talking to Girls About Duran Duran:    

1. The Go-Go's, "Our Lips are Sealed"
2. David Bowie, "Ashes to Ashes"
3. Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio, "A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)"
4. The Rolling Stones, "She's So Cold"
5. The Human League, "Love Action (I Believe in Love)"
6. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, "Enola Gay"
7. Culture Club, "I'll Tumble 4 Ya"
8. Daryl Hall & John Oates, "Maneater"
9. Roxy Music, "More Than This"
10. Bonnie Tyler, "Total Eclipse of the Heart" 
11. Haysi Fantayzee, "Shiny Shiny"
12. A Flock of Seagulls, "Space Age Love Song" 
13. Chaka Khan, "I Fell for You" 
14. Prince and The Revolution, "Purple Rain" [acoustic cover] 
15. Paul McCartney, "No More Lonely Nights" 
16. Madonna, "Crazy for You" 
17. The Replacements, "Left of the Dial"  
18. The Smiths, "Ask"  
19. The Psychedelic Furs, "Pretty in Pink"
20. Lita Ford, "Kiss Me Deadly"
21. Tone Lōc, "Funky Cold Medina"
22. The New Kids on the Block, "Hangin' Tough"
23. Big Daddy Kane, "Aint No Half Steppin'" 
24. L'Trimm, "Cars with the Boom"
25. Duran Duran, "All She Wants Is"

In addition, here are some of Duran Duran's biggest hits from the 80s:

• "The Reflex"
• "Union of the Snake"
• "Planet Earth"
• "Rio"
• "Girls on Film" [NSFW]
• "The Chauffeur" [NSFW]
• "Hungry Like the Wolf"
• "New Moon on Monday"
• "The Wild Boys"
• "A View to Kill"
• "Is There Something I Should Know"
• "Notorious"
• "Save a Prayer"