# What's Duran Duran's "Union of the Snake" All About?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-duran-durans-union-of-the-snake-all-about/740242>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 12, 2015, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-duran-durans-union-of-the-snake-all-about/740242 "2015-12-12T13:52:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2015, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-duran-durans-union-of-the-snake-all-about/740242/21 "2015-12-15T04:20:49Z")

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If you have to ask, a rock song is about sex and/or drugs

Brian

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**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2015, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-duran-durans-union-of-the-snake-all-about/740242/22 "2015-12-15T05:29:09Z")

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> [@you\_with\_the\_face](#):
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> I love Duran Duran because they no one makes random word salads sound more touching and profound than they do. Beautifully crazy is the best descriptor for their style.

Oh, look, now you’ve made The Fixx cry. They tried, you know!

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2015, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-duran-durans-union-of-the-snake-all-about/740242/23 "2015-12-15T06:12:03Z")

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> [@WOOKINPANUB](#):
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> Okay, I was going to take umbrage at **up\_the\_junction’s** bellend comment (I lovvvved me some Duran Duran back in the day) but these are the words of a real twat.

Are you taking about me or Simon Le Bon?

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**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2015, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-duran-durans-union-of-the-snake-all-about/740242/24 "2015-12-15T12:57:25Z")

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> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> Are you taking about me or Simon Le Bon?

I was referring to my sweet baby Simon’s misunderstood quote. He was just being ironical. Why on earth would I call you a twat?

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**Author:** ![botsgotme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@botsgotme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/botsgotme)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2015, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-duran-durans-union-of-the-snake-all-about/740242/25 "2015-12-15T13:02:58Z")

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Did Duran Duran ever make a Christmas album? that would be neat!

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