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An open letter to Duran Duran

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I must confess, I wasn’t a fan of you until “All that you need is now” in 2010. Of course I liked your music in the 80’s but that was just randomly. I don’t remember much about that time when it comes to music. I do remember my mother taped songs from the radio on a cassette and one of them were “A view to kill” But I didn’t know it was you until years later. Maybe the first song I heard was “Rio” But it could also be “Union of the snake” or “Hungry like the wolf” I know “Rio” was the first video I saw. We got cable in 1987 which opened a lot of great things. Like music videos. Those short films like you also have done. “Girls on film” was even banned on MTV. Today, when you think about it, it was kind of silly. They show even worse videos these day. Why your video “Girl Panic!” was banned, is beyond me. But thanks to Youtube, fans can watch it there instead. Ha, ha in your face, MTV. I’ve seen every music video you made. I have the DVD of Greatest album. I’ve seen those videos a lot.

Let’s go back to 2010. I only heard your singles (I especially love “Save a prayer” and “Skin trade”) before so I started to search for your older songs on the internet. Even those rare ones. It makes me wonder why I hadn’t done it before. Your music is absolutely amazing. Your songs might not reach to number one. But all that matters is that the fans won’t abandon you. I couldn’t resist buying every studio album I could find. The only albums I haven’t found is ‘Medazzaland’ and ‘Pop Trash’ I can’t buy them online since I don’t own a credit card. Nothing is better than holding a real CD in your hand. Listening to songs online is not the same.
I think ‘Astronaut’ is one of your best one’s. It’s great that you still can produce great music. I don’t know how many times I’ve listened to “All you need is now” All the songs are great to sing to. I especially love “Too bad you’re beautiful” I learned the words before I found lyrics to it. There were a few words that I missed though. Since English is not my first language, I was quite proud of myself for learning that song.

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The concert that never happened

When I heard you would come on tour to Finland I was so excited. I’ve never been to a concert in my life. I don’t like big crowds and I could never afford to go to one. But since I’ve seen the video to “The Reflex” I wanted to see you live. But then when you had to cancel the whole tour because of Simon’s voice, I was really disappointed. The concert would have been excellent. I have the ‘Diamond in the mind’ concert DVD which is the closest I could get. It just wasn’t meant to be. But if you ever come to Finland, I’m so gonna go. No matter what it costs. I don’t do bucket lists but if I had one, seeing you live would be one of them.

My least favorite song has been ‘The Chauffeur’ but after listening to it a lot of times, I actually started to like it. That’s what makes your music so brilliant. It’s gets better with age. I’ve listen to your songs so many times, I only have to hear the first sounds before I already know what it is. I love every song you ever recorded. Not forgetting those great cover versions. I have a lot of favorite bands but nothing compares to you.

I started to write this letter over a year ago. It’s only now I’ve finished it. Lot of things has happened since then. But one thing that will never change, your ability to make great songs will never stop surprising me. The first time I heard ‘Pressure off’ I fell in love with it. I’ve listened to it a lot of time and I’m still not bored of it. I really look forward to ‘Paper Gods’ I already pre-ordered the deluxe version because I know it’s gonna be good. Amazing, it’s your 14th studio album already. How time flies when you’re having fun. I’m sure you never thought in 1978, that Duran Duran would still be around in 2015. That’s something that doesn’t happen everyday. You’re living proof that no matter what drama happens in a band, you should never give up.

You made such an impact on people’s lives. Me included. Especially after a personal loss of mine, my mother who past away in 2013 to cancer. Without your music I wouldn’t have coped with my sorrow the way I did. You did not kill me with your silence. You resurrected me with your sounds.

You might never read this letter but I’ll do this anyway.

Thank you,

Simon Le Bon
John Taylor
Roger Taylor
Nick Rhodes

You’re the greatest and please never stop making great music. Without you the world would be a dull place.

Game of Leaks

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It started again. 5th season of Game of Thrones. You didn’t know I’m a fan of the show? OK, well I’m a fan of Game of Thrones. Not a fan that collect merchandise and things like that. Just a fan that loves the show. I still don’t remember half of the character’s names but there’s so many of them anyway. I’m not very good with names. I know how someone looks like but I never remember their names. That’s the same with life. I have a good memory of faces but that’s about it.

I really looked forward to this season. But then someone leaked the first 4 episodes on the internet. Not very surprising since it’s the most bootlegged TV series. Of course Tumblr was full of those spoilers. I don’t understand why some people wants to ruin things for others. They can’t really be trustworthy in real life. If they can’t keep the spoilers to themselves then they’re not very good at keeping secrets. I understand some are excited but when it comes to internet, you can’t really ignore spoilers. No matter what you do. Luckily some do put spoiler alert on their posts.
Personally I don’t like spoilers. They ruin all the excitement from a movie or a TV show. I’m not gonna watch those episodes in advance. I have enough of self-control. The point is the waiting for the next one. Looking forward to something makes it more fun. If you already seen all 4 episodes, you have to wait another month to see the next one. That’s not much fun, is it?!

I don’t really know why some have the urge to leak unseen episodes on the internet. Not just Game of Thrones but also movies. They are usually bad quality anyway. Not that it matters to me. I’m not very fussy about screen quality. I watched sports online and the quality is not the best but that’s better than nothing. As long as you can see what’s going on.
If the episodes have already been seen on TV then this leak thing is a different matter. But since it’s not, is not that nice. It does spoil the excitement for season 5. There are those who have seen the leaked episodes and those who haven’t. It’s a bit unfair. Those who has, can only blame themselves for watching them in advance. I’ve read on Tumblr how they complain about having to wait for a month. That’s what you get and now you have to pay the price.

I for one will watch Game of Thrones once a week. I really look forward to those. Waiting a week is much better than waiting for a month. Good things come to those who wait.