Rio

For some reason, I have had the words "cherry ice cream smile" stuck in my head all day yesterday.  Why is that?  Well, I believe Duran Duran's "Rio" is the cause.  "Cherry ice cream smile, I suppose it's very nice..."  I have no idea what they meant by that particular lyric, but I am guessing that Rio is some sort of temptress with a cherry ice cream smile.  I have heard that the song is about the Rio Grande, but I highly doubt it.  No, I think it is about a woman.  Rio, perhaps, is the fictitious name for whomever stole the heart of the Simon Le Bon.

Meanwhile, Duran Duran was one of my all time favorite 80s groups when I was younger.  They still make me blush a bit because, well, they were some handsome guys back in the day -- with their awesome, flowing hair and cool suits.  Very much the trendsetters.  The video is also very fun with all of the bright colors (including those crazy pink and blue phones) and Rio's "chameleon" type body paint.  Lots of ice cream hues, water splashing, and a huge saxophone solo.  Oh yeah!  It might sound a bit cheesy today, but at least a woodwind instrument was in the limelight on this tune.  In fact, you'll notice some "air saxophone" by two of the band members toward the end of the video.  Now if only clarinets could be so cool...  Anyway, happy Tuesday -- enjoy Rio, and I dare you to resist the temptation to play some air saxophone...