Duran Duran- Girls on Film

Burning Flame introduces Nude Wave, a new feature dedicated to music videos from the 1980s that stirred controversy for their explicit content. Many of these videos were banned, censored, or heavily edited due to nudity, sexuality, or violent imagery.

One of the first and most notorious examples came from Duran Duran, then one of the biggest bands of the era. Their video for “Girls on Film”, directed by Godley & Creme, showcased topless women, mud wrestling, and fetish-inspired scenes. The clip was immediately banned by the BBC and only made it to MTV in a heavily re-edited form.