While perched on a branch over a lagoon and miming playing his guitar, an intoxicated Andy Taylor fell into the water. “It was funny as hell, but quite hairy for a moment”, says Rhodes. It turned out to be the elephant’s mating call, which led the elephant carrying Roger Taylor to charge downhill and attempt to mount the female. One of the crew had recorded it, and found it funny enough to play back. Along the way they were struck by the poverty they witnessed.ĭuring the filming of the scene where the band members were riding elephants, a female elephant made a strange sound. The driver who met them in a flatbed truck informed them it would be several hours’ driving time to Kandy in the centre of the country, where the band were lodged. Taylor reassured him they would be in their hotel soon and could relax. When they arrived in Colombo, it was very hot, and Rhodes was uncomfortable in his clothing. They had almost no time after that was done to change clothes before catching their flight, and Rhodes wore the same leather jacket and trousers he had been wearing against the London chill. Simon Le Bon and Roger and John Taylor went ahead to the location while Andy Taylor and Nick Rhodes were in London finishing mixes for the ‘Rio’ album and B sides. The shoot was a difficult but memorable experience for the band. Scenes were filmed atop the ancient rock fortress of Sigiriya, among the ruins of a Buddhist temple at Polonnaruwa and the island’s southern coastline. The video was filmed by director Russell Mulcahy among the jungles, beaches, and temples of Sri Lanka in April, 1982.
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