Arcadia “Election Day (Cryptic Cut-No Voice)” 1985. 12″ single b/w “Election Day (7 inch mix)” and “Election Day (The Consensus Mix).” Today is election day in Wisconsin and fortunately I have several different 12″ and 7″ versions of this excellent Duran Duran side-project for this election year. I just voted – I go in the middle of the day when usually the polls aren’t so busy but wow, lots of people for an April election. Besides the presidential primary, we have many important state and local officials to vote in (or out) today, including a State Supreme Court judge, Milwaukee County Executive and Supervisor and our local alderman (hopefully soon an alderwoman! My friend Meagan is running).

Side A’s No Voice version of “Election Day” is slightly misleading – it’s a No Simon Voice cut, but Grace Jones’ glorious cryptic cameo is still included. Side B has the single version, which reached #6 in the US and #7 in the UK. The Consensus Mix clocks in at 8:39 (the 7 inch mix is just 4:30), with extra instrumentals (more saxophone!), vague radio chatter and Simon howls.

Shouldn’t be asking
Wild and scheming
Could be my election day