1987 [Interview/MV] Duran Duran – Meet El Presidente, Skin Trade

Dressed in flimsy clothing
Use your lipstick line
To colour fear and loathing
With a pink disguise
You’ve never refused when she lies back
Put a stripe on the union; and a star on the jack
She’s on the case at dinner time
She’s on the evening news
And if you dare step out of line
You’re going to be abused
You may not like it
You may not be scared
But hell has no fury like a
Young girl’s ego

Ooh, ooh. When the chamber’s empty
She said ooh, ooh, Meet El Presidente.

Ooh, ooh. Doo, doo, doo
You might adopt an attitude
Look on the moral side
But if police are after you
Where’s the best place to hide?
For this production
They gave her a gun
Ain’t no director–
So watch out actors!

Would someone please explain
the reason for this strange behaviour
In exploitation’s name
we must be working for the skin trade

Doctors of the revolution gave us
the medicine we desired
Besides being absolutely painless
it’s a question of compromise
They got steel
It’s so cool
to get angry at the weekend
and go back to school
So big deal: it’s what rules
When it comes to making money
say yes, please, thank you…

Sometimes you wonder
and you ask yourself the question

Would someone please explain
the reason for this strange behaviour
In exploitation’s name
we must be working for the skin trade
Would someone please explain
the reason for this strange behaviour
In exploitation’s name
we must be working for the skin trade

I know the answer
but I’m asking you the question

Would someone please explain
the reason for this strange behaviour
In exploitation’s name
we must be working for the skin trade