Wow, who would have thought MTV would ban a music video by Duran Duran! The new music video, Girl Panic!, which stars supermodels (as you do) performing as the band, has been released some 30 years after another music video of theirs (also starring supermodels) Girls On Film suffered similar controversy in 1981. I was there, man! The only difference is the girls are a little bit older now (and still in good nick, I might add) and the video includes girls kissing. With tongue. That’s probably where they pushed it too far.

According to Digitalspy:

The video – which stars supermodels Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Eva Herzigova, Helena Christensen and Yasmin Le Bon, will not be aired on MTV and VH1 as it has been branded too sexual.

A source said: “MTV are simply overreacting to this video, it’s not like this is anything new in pop videos, which have always been controversial. Compared to some pop videos this is all rather tame.

“The video was also banned for its blatant product placement, yet this is how videos are made today. Four million viewers on YouTube have already seen the video anyway, it’s a bit of light-hearted fun, titillation and escapism.”

The ban comes 30 years after the group’s ‘Girls On Film’ music video was also blocked by MTV after it featured topless girls mud wrestling.

‘Girl Panic’s nine-minute visual was directed by Jonas Akerlund who has previously worked on Lady GaGa’s ‘Paparazzi’ and ‘Telephone’ videos. MTV has called for the director to re-edit the cut before it will show it.

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Cool, whatever – let’s watch the video! Click link below to check it out!

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