Muse treats Turkish PM with wrecking ball in new video
Muse, one of the most solid rock bands of England, began to give a sniff of songs for the promotion of their latest album "Drones" months ago. They have recently released the video clip for their new song called "JFK+Defactor," in which a number of world leaders, including Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu, are smashed by a wrecking ball The video clip, opening with a famous speech by John F. Kennedy in 1961, features many famous images and figures, from the toppling of Saddam Hussein's statue to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. And boom? Ahmet Davuto?lu is also present in the video of the song, which has lyrics such as "You think you are strong and you can't be broken / But your empire is dissolving." At the 1:08-minute mark of the clip, among many world leaders, Davuto?lu is seen on a television screen, which is then smashed by a wrecking ball.
We feel the whiffs of MTV rock clips of the late 80's and early 90s in the latest squeaky "JFK+Defactor" clip. Unfortunately, this does not attract our attention. Because for us, the distressing thing is the comments on the internet about the possibility Muse will not come back to Turkey again. Probably most of us fear the possibility of not being able to watch the group we love live.
Let us remember, it was only a few years ago when, on the Istanbul leg of the "One Love" festival, advertisements of alcoholic drinks were banned and black-market vendors sold beer at the entrance. Moreover, questions such as "Was Kaiser Chiefs vocalist Ricky Wilson holding beer or not?" and "Can't the artists drink beer too?" were risen. We are right to worry.
It has been a bleeding wound for a long time among their fans that Muse has not come to Turkey since their 2002 and...
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