Ahhhhh, Duran Duran. The words evoke two distinct mental images: the pop-art album cover for 1982’s Rio, and a sweaty face-painted Simon Le Bon chasing an exotic tiger-woman through the jungles of Sri Lanka.

Both are associated with Duran Duran’s album Rio (released in 1982), arguably the greatest of all Duran Duran albums. It was a #1 hit in Australia and catapulted Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Roger Taylor and Andy Taylor into international celebrity after years of working nightclubs and a debut self-titled album. But before we start reminiscing too much, SBS will be screening a Classic Albums doco on Rio on 14 January at 11pm – make sure you check it out! The doco tells the fascinating story of the writing, recording and reaction to the unbelievable success of the Fab Five’s sound.

In the meanwhile, check out the video for Hungry Like The Wolf! The clip cost $200,000 (yikes), but is now one of the most recognised and played videos of all time: it won the very first short-form music video award Grammy, and MTV rated it 11th on the century-end MTV “100 Greatest Videos Ever Made”.