# AUGH, what is this 80's song? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 14, 2005, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-what-is-this-80s-song/284786 "2005-01-14T23:30:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pride\_of\_the\_Peaches](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Pride\_of\_the\_Peaches](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pride_of_the_Peaches)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2005, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-what-is-this-80s-song/284786/1 "2005-01-14T23:30:03Z")
I’ve spent hours on Google and whatnot and I still can’t find it . . . It’s kind of Tears for Fears sounding. If I heard it correctly the last lyrics of the bridge are “across the Rio Grande.” Sorry for the dumb question but it’s driving me crazy! ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2005, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-what-is-this-80s-song/284786/2 "2005-01-14T23:33:45Z")
> [@Pride of the Peaches](#): > > I’ve spent hours on Google and whatnot and I still can’t find it . . . It’s kind of Tears for Fears sounding. If I heard it correctly the last lyrics of the bridge are “across the Rio Grande.” > > Sorry for the dumb question but it’s driving me crazy! Most likely “Rio” by Duran Duran ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2005, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-what-is-this-80s-song/284786/3 "2005-01-14T23:34:16Z")
“Rio” by Duran Duran? [lyrics](http://www.elyrics4u.com/r/rio_duran_duran.htm) ---
**Author:** ![ColonelDax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@ColonelDax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColonelDax)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2005, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-what-is-this-80s-song/284786/4 "2005-01-14T23:34:17Z")
> [@Pride of the Peaches](#): > > I’ve spent hours on Google and whatnot and I still can’t find it . . . It’s kind of Tears for Fears sounding. If I heard it correctly the last lyrics of the bridge are “across the Rio Grande.” > > Sorry for the dumb question but it’s driving me crazy! “Rio,” Duran Duran. ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2005, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-what-is-this-80s-song/284786/5 "2005-01-14T23:35:19Z")
Yeah, it’s [“Rio”](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002U84/ref=ase_duranduranoff-20/102-6663207-4108101?v=glance&s=music) by Duran Duran. Check out the soundclip at the bottom of the page I linked. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2005, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-what-is-this-80s-song/284786/6 "2005-01-14T23:36:44Z")
I’m suprised no one has come up with “Rio” bu Duran Duran yet. Seemed like a gimme. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2005, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-what-is-this-80s-song/284786/7 "2005-01-14T23:38:20Z")
Y’all sure it’s not Rio by Nirvana? [http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Rio-lyrics-Nirvana/DC29D79E1C37A84148256BBF00070455](http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Rio-lyrics-Nirvana/DC29D79E1C37A84148256BBF00070455) ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2005, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-what-is-this-80s-song/284786/8 "2005-01-14T23:59:02Z")
It’s quite obviously “Rio” by Duran Duran. ---
**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-what-is-this-80s-song/284786/9 "2005-01-15T00:00:57Z")
Just a WAG, but it might be “Rio” by Duran Duran. Check that one out. If that’s not it, try “Puppy Love” by Donny Osmond. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-what-is-this-80s-song/284786/10 "2005-01-15T00:02:32Z")
You’re all wrong. It’s clearly _I’m an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)_ by Bing Crosby. ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-what-is-this-80s-song/284786/11 "2005-01-15T00:06:52Z")
You know, I’ve listened to _Rio_ by Duran Duran just once. You know the rest. ---
**Author:** ![Pride\_of\_the\_Peaches](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Pride\_of\_the\_Peaches](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pride_of_the_Peaches)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-what-is-this-80s-song/284786/12 "2005-01-15T00:40:08Z")
Ah, I should’ve said that I know it’s NOT “Rio” by Duran Duran. I think **Reeder’s** got the answer but I’m having a hard time finding any sound clips so I can’t confirm it quite yet. ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-what-is-this-80s-song/284786/13 "2005-01-15T00:42:18Z")
So, it’s a cover of “Rio” originally performed by Duran Duran? Heh, ok… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-what-is-this-80s-song/284786/14 "2005-01-15T00:57:51Z")
I suspect that it’s _Rio_ by Duran Duran, but only for 20 minutes at the bottom of the Challenger Deep in the Mariana’s Trench, just once. In 1960. ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-what-is-this-80s-song/284786/15 "2005-01-15T01:04:44Z")
I found a cover of “Rio” by[Goldfinger](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000005AYQ/qid=1105751465/sr=8-3/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i3_xgl15/102-6663207-4108101?v=glance&s=music&n=507846), from a Duran Duran tribute album. (Link is to [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com)’s page on the album, scroll down for the sound clip.) ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-what-is-this-80s-song/284786/16 "2005-01-15T01:12:52Z")
Maybe it’s just [“Rio [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]”](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005BJ9W/ref=m_art_li_4/102-6663207-4108101?v=glance&s=music) by Duran Duran? ---
**Author:** ![BMax](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bmax/32/4267_2.png) [@BMax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMax)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-what-is-this-80s-song/284786/17 "2005-01-15T01:16:51Z")
Maybe it’s a 1920’s style death ray? :d&r: ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-what-is-this-80s-song/284786/18 "2005-01-15T01:17:54Z")
I will say, also, with absolute certainty, that it is NOT “Seasons In The Sun.” ---
**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-what-is-this-80s-song/284786/19 "2005-01-15T02:30:17Z")
Sorry for the hijack, but does anyone know that 80’s song where the video had a guy in a suit sitting on the front of a sailboat? I think it was the Pet Shop Boys. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-what-is-this-80s-song/284786/20 "2005-01-15T03:47:30Z")
> [@yoyodyne](#): > > Sorry for the hijack, but does anyone know that 80’s song where the video had a guy in a suit sitting on the front of a sailboat? I think it was the Pet Shop Boys. Now that sounds like “Rio” by Duran Duran. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-what-is-this-80s-song/284786.md?page=2)