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Duran Duran Inspired By Second Life?
I never looked to the 80s pop band Duran Duran for profound musical inspiration (hit singles included "Girls on Film" and "Hungry Like the Wolf") but now I'm certainly not awarding them any medals of melodic valor.
On the way to work on Wednesday, I heard a radio interview with the British boppers who recently put out a new album called "Red Carpet Massacre." In the XM Satellite Radio spot, they explain that the inspiration for their song "Zoom In" is the popular virtual world Second Life.
Apparently they were somewhat addicted to playing the computer game, which boasts 20 million online members, as they were coming up with songs for the album and that song was the result. Here's an excerpt:
"Now she arrives
In a flaming crash
Like a falling star
Heading straight for the dive
Gonna make some cash
With the avatar"
"We're not alone
In the second life
There are millions like us
Right here
In the stones
In the air too bright
All the new insiders"
Poetic? Prophetic? Pathetic? You decide. All I'll say is that I prefer the single "Falling Down" because it doesn’t hurt my ears.
Posted by Andrew on January 23, 2008 10:32 AM | Permalink
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