Duran Duran's John Taylor breaks down the bassline to Rio
His latest Stone Love Bass Odyssey episode looks at the 1982 smash hit
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Duran Duran's John Taylor explains the evolution of the Girls On Film bassline
One of pop's funkiest bassmen explains how the 1981 hit evolved from its early incarnation
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