Duran duran Simon le bon flirts with girls on film

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Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon flirts with the girls on film
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Last updated at 12:13pm on 20th September 2007

He's been married to a supermodel for 22 years, but Simon Le Bon clearly still enjoys being surrounded by gorgeous women as he films a new video.

Once the pop world's biggest pin-up, the front man of eighties supergroup Duran Duran was clearly reliving his youth as he spent most of his time on a video shoot flitting from one gorgeous model to the next.


Flirt: Duran Duran heartthrob Simon Le Bon turns on the charm
on a video shoot for the group's new single


The video's doctors and nurses theme fitted in perfectly with flirtatious le Bon's naughty persona.

Dressed in a white doctor's coat, he hovered around the skimpily-dressed models, who were dressed as somewhat sexy patients although what there were supposed to be suffering from was unclear as they looked the very picture of rude health.



Girls on film: Duran Duran became well known for their lavish videos
which always featured plenty of sexy girls and boys toys


Le Bon then made his way round to the sexy nurse. But with a showbiz marriage that's lasted over two decades, clearly wife Yasmin doesn't any cause for concern.

The models provided the eye candy, but time has clearly taken its toll on both 48-year-old Le Bon and fellow bandmate Nick Rhodes, who both looked a bit on the portly side.



Nurse in the house: Doctor Simon has an in-depth
consult with his onscreen nurse co-star



The father-of-three was shooting the video in downtown LA ahead of the release of their new album Red Carpet Massacre, which drops on November 3.

It features a host of big-name producers including Timbaland and long-time Duran Duran fan, Justin Timberlake takes the helm on some of the tracks.

The still popular band, whose fans are known as 'Durannies', were one of the highlights at a recent Emmy awards after-party.



Portly: The Duran bandmates keep
on rocking but time has clearly taken its toll


In fact after performing at the Entertainment Tonight post-Emmys party last weekend, Le Bon was handed the keys to £65,000 Audi R8 sports car.

He was given the exclusive car, which has a two year waiting list, as a thank you for performing at the Audi sponsored party.

Fast cars, hot girls, not much has changed in the world of Duran Duran.




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No it hasn't. They are the same old Simon and Nick. Not much has changed.

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here's another article about the video



'Models in rehab' is the theme of video for new single 'Falling Down'

Duran Duran are gearing up for the release of their new album 'Red Carpet Massacre', which is due out November 12 in Europe and the UK and a day later in the US.

The band have been making the rounds in Los Angeles this week, where they previewed the new album at a listening party on Tuesday (September 18), and shot the video for the album's lead single 'Falling Down', which was co-written and produced by Justin Timberlake.

Inspired by a photo shoot for Italian Vogue that depicted models in rehab, the band decided to use the timely theme for their video.

They shot both an X-rated version featuring topless models, and a less racy version, as they did for their 1981 hit single 'Girls On Film'.

The band spent the entire day shooting at an old hospital in downtown LA. Original band members Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor dressed sharply in white suits, portraying doctors. Several glamourous, scantily clad models portrayed girls in treatment.

"The concept of models in rehab has so much to do with what the song's about," frontman Le Bon told NME.COM.

"It's very sad but there's a kind of beauty in it as well. The song is about arrogance and pride, as well as personal breakdowns and the hope for redemption and the resilience of the human spirit," he said.

Le Bon said that the theme of the song subconsciously came from a severe motorcycle accident he was involved in back in 1992.

"I was thrown to the ground at 90 miles an hour and I had enough time to think, 'If I survive this accident, I'll never race again,'" Le Bon recalled.

"I realised that's what I was referring to in the song. It was very personal and very easy to write. It's not about motorcycle racing. But I remember thinking, 'Please let me survive, I don't want to die.' And here we are making the video for it. This whole building and the way the girls are dressed really suits the song. It does have a glimpse of redemption."

--By our Los Angeles staff.
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