Originally Posted by JBO:
“What happens is Gladys does sing "kill" but just at the point she finishes, the backing singers come in with "to kill", making it sound like "kilt"
It bugged me for years too till I noticed it .”
With all due respect, I've given it a couple of listens, and watched the video on YT as well, and this does not seem to be the explanation JBO. The first two times she says it, she is not being interupted or oversung by any backing singers, and on the third time she says it correctly! Then goes back to saying it like "Kitt" again on the next verse all over again. Right at the end she clearly ends with a "Kill".
So it still bugs me, and even if your own explanation is 100% correct it still makes you wonder why such a curiousity was not picked up at the recording. It's just utterly weird. Even in June 1989 when I recorded the song off the radio to tape, it puzzled me to the point of irritation. I don't think you have given the definite answer however. Our ears are not deceiving us, and it's not some kind of audio illusion I'm sure.
Duran Duran don't sing A View To A Kilt / Kitt do they!