not guilty: duran duran

my telephone rang on a lazy saturday afternoon.  "hi hotrod," the voice on the other end replied to my greeting, "i've got the perfect song for you."  i knew immediately what she was talking about.  she and vrabel have a standing invitation to Karaoke to the Death.  i'd told them many stories through the years, and even confided to no small degree about my song selection.  "i need to start off by saying," she continued, "that i went to the duran duran concert last night."

nine months later i was in pittsburgh.  my beloved steelers had advanced to the super bowl the week before, and i wanted to enjoy the off week in the 'burgh for.... well, for obvious reasons.  we had decided on five guys for dinner before visiting, unbeknowst to me, victor at the squirrel hill cinema and a subsequent screening of "walk the line."  upon starting the ignition of their car, we were greeted by a most wretched sound emanating from the vehicle's speakers (i believe it was phish, but i might be mistaken) and i was invited to select a new CD for our short trip.  i flipped through the sleeve (i knew i would find something i, at least, would like - vrabel's ear for music is as unfailing as emma's) before settling on a somewhat controversial choice.  i put 'duran duran's greatest' into the CD player and forwarded to the track that was suggested to me so many months before.

by the time we reached our destination we had heard "wild boys" three times and i knew that vanna was right.  this was the song i had to sing.  this was the song that would bring me Karaoke to the Death glory for the second time and the coveted Ramsey Cup for the first.  and you know what?  it was.  i borrowed the CD and listened to only that one song for at least half the drive home the next day.  it was so worth it.

so in honor of vanna's first vox post and to wish her a warm welcome, i give you duran duran's "wild boys" - or, as it is sometimes credited: "the wild boys."  (don't ask me why.)  i can't believe i never thought to look up the video before today.  it's even more ridiculous than the lyrics.  and that's saying quite something.