Duran Duran acaba de sacar a la venta su nuevo album, Red Carpet Massacre- y el video del primer single ya esta causando algo de controversia.

La canción, “Falling Down” ha sido producida y co-escrita por Justin Timberlake, y en el video aparece una chica ingresando a una clinica de rehabilitacion que se parece bastante a Britney Spears. (en este caso la rehabilitacion es poblada por modelos escasamente vestidas, hey es un video rock!).

Entonces el personaje del video viene a ser Britney?

“Supongo que esta algo basado en ella, pero no solo en una celebridad- sino en la cultura de las celebridades en general” dijo a PEOPLE el bateria Roger Taylor el miercoles antes de salir al escenario en una gala benefica en Manhattan en beneficio de la Sociedad Nacional del Sindorme de Down. “muchas estrellas jovenes parecen desaparecer en medio de la rehabilitacion… es como, que podria pasar en tu sueño mas salvaje en aquel centro de rehabilitacion?”

Sobre que Timberlake- quien antes era el novio de Britney- piensa acerca del video, el cantante Simon Le Bon dice “no he hablado con el desde que el video se hizo público. Pero a el le gustan sus chicas bonitas asi que probablemente a el le gustara”.

El final del video- enseñando a la chica dejando rehabilitacion y inmediatamente agarrando una copa de champagne- es polemico hasta entre los miembros del grupo.

“No me gusta nada” dice el bajista John Taylor. “Queria que fuese un poco mas ambiguo al final, ya que creo en la recuperacion”.

De todos modos, los miembros del grupo- que ha experimentado los altibajos de la fama en sus 30 años juntos- no le desan mas que lo mejor a la problematica Spears.

“Solo deseo que ella acepte ayuda” dice Le Bon. ” Parece que todo el mundo se preocupa por ella, pero ella se aparta”.

creditos: Diego
traduccion: osdia

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Duran Duran have just released their new album, Red Carpet Massacre – and the video for their first single is already causing quite a stir.

The song, “Falling Down” was produced and co-written by Justin Timberlake, and features a girl checking into rehab who looks remarkably like Britney Spears. (In this case, the rehab is populated by scantily clad models. Hey, it is a rock video.)

So, is that character meant to be Britney?

“I suppose it’s loosely based on her, but not [only] on one celebrity – just celebrity culture in general,” drummer Roger Taylor told PEOPLE Wednesday before hitting the stage at a Manhattan gala benefiting the National Down Syndrome Society. “A lot of [young celebrities] seem to disappear into rehab. … So it’s kind of like, what could be happening in your wildest dream in that rehab center?”

As for what Timberlake – who eons ago was Britney’s boyfriend – thinks of the video, lead singer Simon Le Bon says, “I haven’t spoken to him since the video has been made public. But he likes his pretty girls, so he probably would like it.”

Controversial Finish
The ending of the video – showing the girl leaving rehab and immediately grabbing a glass of champagne – is controversial, even within the band.

“I didn’t like that at all,” admitted bassist John Taylor. “I wanted it to be a little more ambiguous at the end, because I’m a believer in recovery.”

Still, the band members – who have experienced both the highs and lows of fame in their 30 years together – wish nothing but the best for the troubled Spears.

“I just wish she could accept help,” said Le Bon. “It seems that all the people who care about her, she’s pushing away.”