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The wild boys are calling on their way back from the fire
In August moon's surrender to a dust cloud on the rise
Wild boys fallen far from glory
Reckless and so hungered on the razors edge you trail
Because there's murder by the roadside in a sore afraid new world
They tried to break us, looks like they'll try again
Wild boys never lose it
Wild boys never chose this way
Wild boys never close your eyes
Wild boys always shine
You got sirens for a welcome there's bloodstain for your pain
And your telephone been ringing wile you're dancing in the rain
Wild boys wonder where is glory
Where is all you angels now the figureheads have fell
And lovers war with arrows over secrets they could tell
They tried to tame you looks like they'll try again
Wild boys never lose it
Wild boys never chose this way
Wild boys never close your eyes
Wild boys always shine
In August moon's surrender to a dust cloud on the rise
Wild boys fallen far from glory
Reckless and so hungered on the razors edge you trail
Because there's murder by the roadside in a sore afraid new world
They tried to break us, looks like they'll try again
Wild boys never lose it
Wild boys never chose this way
Wild boys never close your eyes
Wild boys always shine
You got sirens for a welcome there's bloodstain for your pain
And your telephone been ringing wile you're dancing in the rain
Wild boys wonder where is glory
Where is all you angels now the figureheads have fell
And lovers war with arrows over secrets they could tell
They tried to tame you looks like they'll try again
Wild boys never lose it
Wild boys never chose this way
Wild boys never close your eyes
Wild boys always shine
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That was always an awesome visual to me.
In a nutshell, Dr. Duran is angered with the guys for taking his name. So he comes down from space and invades one of their arena concerts (remember this is during their '80's prime) and sets traps for each member to capture each one. The "Wild Boys" video shows what happens after their capture. Each is being tortured by the denizens of a post-apocalyptic society. Simon, the perceived "leader", is subjected to aggressive water torture. John, the perceived "empath", is chained to a car in front of a t.v. constantly flashing images of him and things that I associate with his vanity at the time, thus subjecting him to mental torture. Nick, as the perceived "brains", is essentially caged and forced to work on projects for Dr. Duran (one of the creatures tentatively hands him something through the bars). Andy, the perceived "muscle", is left hanging from a wall, fighting off the creatures with his guitar then collapsing from exhaustion. Roger, the perceived "navigator", is meanwhile teased by them, as he is stuck in a hanging flight device and they keep grabbing at his legs. Simon finally frees himself, fights a water monster, locates each of the band members and frees them (I thought the first hand he sees reaching for him is Nick's). Then they all leave victoriously in a car via ticker tape parade. See? Way too much time spent on this. :)
The breakup of the original group just needed to happen. It was obvious with this song and video that they'd reached the limit. Luckily it ended and the band's music became much stronger as a result. They began focusing more on the music and less on the image. Whilst the Arcadia album was not all that memorable, Notorious and Big Thing both have great album tracks that few people ever hear.
though being unrecognized is hardly exclusive to soldiers
wild boys never lose it
wild boys never chose this way
wild boys never close your eyes
wild boys always shine
BTW, Duranie, I'm sure you know that that wasn't the only time Simon was stuck under water. He also capsized his sailboat during a big regatta.