In honor of the 34th year-mark of the prettiest face in the rock world today (oh and it’s also Father’s Day!), I list down a handful of my favorites from Brandon Flowers, and of course the Killers, here below in no particular order. This is obviously the abridged version.
Cheers to more strangely catchy lines, absurd metaphors, arena rock songs, and summer tours in Manila!
Shot in the Night
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Who is the Real Flower? Diana Agron plays Brandon in the Killers’ latest single, ‘Just Another Girl.’
Hardly just another Vegas-style love song. Spare me, critics. But Mr Flowers does know how to write and sing a heartbreak song. He starts with the imagery and delivers the hook, hitting right where it hurts singing, “I’m trying to tell myself that I’m better off alone.”
And the memories surf a free wave from there:
All my friends say I should move on
She’s just another girl
Don’t let her stick it to your heart so hard
And all my friends say it wasn’t meant to be
And it’s a great big world
She’s just another girlI could be reeling them in left and right
Something’s got a hold on me, tonight
Well maybe all of my friends should confront
The fact that I don’t want another girl
Video credits: The Killers Vevo. Lyrics from azlyrics.com.
“Thank you for not giving up on us,” charmingly begins the Killers‘ front man Brandon Flowers when he finally stopped dancing for an intro and a hello. I had the graciousness to feel guilty because I kind of did give up on them, nursing a hurt spot for when they cancelled the Manila leg – among others – of their Day and Age tour last January 2010. There is no pain like an excited fan returning a worthless ticket. After waiting in vain for “further details on tour scheduling”, I had to let go of the dream since the next few months saw the band taking a hiatus, Brandon launching his first solo album, followed by the band’s latest outing, Battle Born, records that I both ignored (out of revenge? ignorance? K-pop persuasion?). But then a new album means a new world tour, and hallelujiah, also meant that the Killers were (as Brandon said,) “sa wakas, finally” in Manila. A butt hurt fan cannot stay butt hurt for long.
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Time to fulfill some promises, Mr Flowers.
Instructions: Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions. You can’t use the artist/band I used. Try not to repeat a song title. It’s a lot harder than you think! Re-post as “My Life According to (artist/band name)”.
Are you a male or female?:
HEART OF A GIRL
Describe yourself:
HUMAN
How do you feel?:
THE RISING TIDE
Describe where you currently live:
THE WORLD WE LIVE IN
If you could go anywhere, where would you go:
FROM HERE ON OUT
Your favorite form of transportation:
JOY RIDE
Your best friend:
M(S) BRIGHTSIDE
You and your friends are:
SPACEMAN
What’s the weather like:
CHANGE YOUR MIND
Favorite time of day:
GOODNIGHT, TRAVEL WELL
If your life was a TV show, what would it be:
DEADLINES AND COMMITMENTS
What is life to you:
ALL THE THINGS THAT I’VE DONE
Your relationship:
FOR REASONS UNKNOWN
Your fear:
DON’T SHOOT ME SANTA
What is the best advice you have to give:
SMILE LIKE YOU MEAN IT
Thought for the day:
READ MY MIND
How you would like to die:
TRANQUILIZE
Your soul’s present condition:
GLAMOROUS INDIE ROCK & ROLL
Your motto:
EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT
Author’s note: Note repost from August 16, 2009, during a time when Facebook was all about quizzes and chain notes. Fun times. Reincarnated because picture below is finally happening.
Heartbroken Filipino fans who had to return their tickets when the Killers’ 2012 Manila concert was cancelled would want to go to TicketNet Online now. Here’s your official invite:
See you all September 26, dancers.
Photos, video credits to owners.
I am so coming.
[Update from 2012 me: Too bad this was cancelled 🙁 ]
[Update from 2013 me: I’m so sorry for being butthurt, Brandon. Didn’t know the tour was cut short because your mom died :”(
P.S. Thank you for finally coming to Manila]
