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Porno for Pyros is an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles formed in 1992 by former Jane’s Addiction members Perry Farrell (vocals) and Stephen Perkins (drums) after Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro and bassist Eric Avery left the band in 1991 in order to better maintain their sobriety. Farrell claims that he named the band Porno for Pyros after seeing an ad for fireworks in a pornographic magazine. Porno for Pyros’ eponymous debut album was released on April 27, 1993. The band released only two albums before breaking up in 1998.

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“Hurts So Good” is a song by American singer-songwriter John Mellencamp, from his fifth studio album American Fool, which was released under the stage name “John Cougar” in 1982. “Hurts So Good” was a commercial and critical success - climbing to the #2 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and earning Mellencamp Best Rock Vocal Performance (Male) at the 25th Grammy Awards in 1983. Mellencamp says that he was inspired to write the song after hearing a girl named Tiffany say the phrase “Hurts so good,” in reference to an acupuncture treatment that she had received from Mellencamp’s grandmother.

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John Taylor was a British musician and founding member of the 1980s music group Duran Duran. Taylor, along with keyboardist Nick Rhodes, founded the group in 1978, and they quickly became one of the most recognizable new wave bands of the 1980s. The image on this button was taken from the inside of the booklet for their album "Arena," which boasted two singles in 1984, "The Wild Boys" and "Save a Prayer." Similar buttons exist for the other band members, as well. The band toured for nearly twenty years before Taylor left in 1996. In 2001, he returned, and he continues to tour with the band today.

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English musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and actor John Taylor (born June 20, 1960) is one of the founding members of Duran Duran. Duran Duran was a popular new wave and synth-pop band that first emerged in the late 1970s and went on to achieve international success in the 1980s and 90s. Taylor played bass guitar in Duran Duran from 1978 through 1997, when he left the band to pursue a solo career. John Taylor reunited with the original five members of Duran Duran in 2001 and has continued to play with the band since.

Released in November 1983, Seven and the Ragged Tiger is Duran Duran’s third studio album. After the massive success of their previous two albums, Duran Duran struggled to write and record new material for Seven and the Ragged Tiger. Although the album was commercially successful, eventually becoming Duran Duran’s first and only number one album in the United Kingdom, critical reaction was mixed. In an interview with AV Club/Music, John Taylor looks back fondly on his band’s third album: “I love the sound of that album now. It’s just not in-your-face like the first albums. It’s a much softer, much more subtle seduction…We were trying to be grown up.”

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English musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and actor John Taylor (born June 20, 1960) is one of the founding members of Duran Duran. Duran Duran was a popular new wave band that first emerged in the late 1970s and went on to achieve international success in the 1980s and 90s. Duran Duran was especially popular with teenage girls and band members were often featured in teen magazines and polls. In the 1980s, John Taylor was as famous for his good looks and hip style as he was for his musical skills. Taylor played bass guitar in Duran Duran from 1978 through 1997, when he left the band to pursue a solo career. John Taylor reunited with the original five members of Duran Duran in 2001 and has continued to play with the band since.

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English musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and actor John Taylor (born June 20, 1960) is one of the founding members of Duran Duran. Duran Duran was a popular new wave and synth-pop band that first emerged in the late 1970s and went on to achieve international success in the 1980s and 90s. Taylor played bass guitar in Duran Duran from 1978 through 1997, when he left the band to pursue a solo career. John Taylor reunited with the original five members of Duran Duran in 2001 and has continued to play with the band since.

Released in November 1983, Seven and the Ragged Tiger is Duran Duran’s third studio album. After the massive success of their previous two albums, Duran Duran struggled to write and record new material for Seven and the Ragged Tiger. Although the album was commercially successful, eventually becoming Duran Duran’s first and only number one album in the United Kingdom, critical reaction was mixed. In an interview with AV Club/Music, John Taylor looks back fondly on his band’s third album: “I love the sound of that album now. It’s just not in-your-face like the first albums. It’s a much softer, much more subtle seduction…We were trying to be grown up.”

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Duran Duran is an English new wave and synth-pop band that were first formed in Birmingham in 1978. The band got their name from Dr. Durand Durand, a character in the 1968 science fiction film Barbarella. Duran Duran’s original line up included keyboardist Nick Rhodes, bass guitarist John Taylor, drummer Roger Taylor, guitarist Andy Taylor, and lead singer Simon Le Bon. Duran Duran experienced huge commercial success in the 1980’s and 1990’s, due in no small part to the development of music video channel MTV. Known for their good looks, fashionable image, and sharp visual style, Duran Duran were a perfect fit for MTV, where music videos were played on 24 hour cycles, providing bands with regular exposure and promotion. Duran Duran were among the first bands to shoot their music videos with professional movie cameras on 35 mm film, giving their videos a professional look that was superior to many other music videos at the time.

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Duran Duran is an English new wave and synth-pop band that were first formed in Birmingham in 1978. The band got their name from Dr. Durand Durand, a character in the 1968 science fiction film Barbarella. Duran Duran’s original line up included keyboardist Nick Rhodes, bass guitarist John Taylor, drummer Roger Taylor, guitarist Andy Taylor, and lead singer Simon Le Bon. Duran Duran experienced huge commercial success in the 1980’s and 1990’s, due in no small part to the development of music video channel MTV. Known for their good looks, fashionable image, and sharp visual style, Duran Duran were a perfect fit for MTV, where music videos were played on 24 hour cycles, providing bands with regular exposure and promotion. Duran Duran were among the first bands to shoot their music videos with professional movie cameras on 35 mm film, giving their videos a professional look that was superior to many other music videos at the time.

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Released in November 1983, Seven and the Ragged Tiger is the third studio album by English new wave/synth-pop band Duran Duran. Duran Duran wrote and recorded this album while on self-imposed “tax exile”; after earning considerable wealth from the sales of their first two albums, band members left the UK in order to avoid paying taxes on their newly made income. Seven and the Ragged Tiger was written and recorded all over the world, from Cannes, in the south of France to the Caribbean island of Montserrat, with recording finally completed in Sydney, Australia. After the massive success of their previous two albums, Duran Duran struggled to write and record new material for Seven and the Ragged Tiger. Although the album was commercially successful, eventually becoming Duran Duran’s first and only number one album in the United Kingdom, critical reaction was mixed. Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon describes Seven and the Ragged Tiger as, “an adventure story about a little commando team. 'The Seven' is for…the five band members and the two managers and 'the Ragged Tiger' is success. Seven people running after success. It's ambition. That's what it's about.”

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Culture Club is an English new wave band that first formed in 1981. Band members include Boy George (lead vocals), Roy Hay (guitar and keyboards), Mikey Craig (bass guitar), and Jon Moss (drums and percussion). This image of the band was used on the cover of the extended dance mix of their second single “I’m Afraid of Me,” which was released in June 1982.

Culture Club were very successful in their 1980’s heyday, well-known for lead singer Boy George’s eccentric, androgynous style and for incorporating a variety of musical genres into hit songs like “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?,” “Karma Chameleon,” and “I’ll Tumble 4 Ya”. Culture Club broke up in 1986 due to Boy George’s escalating drug use. After numerous attempts to get back together in the 1990’s and early 2000’s, Culture Club officially reunited in 2014.