Chords for Duran Duran win Outstanding Contribution Award presented by Justin Timberlake | BRIT Awards 2004

_ And we come to the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to [E] Music.
_ This year it goes to a band that define the 80s.
During the past 20 years [N] they've sold tens of millions of records, fallen apart, formed other bands, reformed,
and now they're touring to rave reviews.
Let's take a look at a piece of musical history.
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[D] _ _ _ [N] And _ now to present the awards to Duran Duran.
Here is the international man of the moment, girls go crazy.
It's Justin Timberlake! _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [F] Ho, ho.
_ Hi, my name is Justin Timberlake and I'm here to present an award to a [Gm] band that ruled the [Gb] 80s.
They successfully married [G] image, music, style, performance and attitude.
[N] They had it all.
At a time when music television was revolutionizing the way bands gained exposure, they led the pack.
With videos such as Girls on Film, Rio, _ Wild Boys, _ Duran Duran pushed the [Ab] envelope and set the standard for imagination [N] and creativity.
They took their own sound and went on to take over the world in a way that has since rarely been replicated.
Their sound was unique but it was also well crafted pop, [D] crossing boundaries and genres.
They made [F] pop cool and credible, playing their own instruments [Gb] and writing their own songs.
_ Everyone, and [N] I think I speak for everyone when I say we are a fan of this band. _ _ _
_ _ _ So, it is my great honor and is the only reason that I came here tonight to present this honor for outstanding contribution to these guys.
And I can only hope that I'll still be cutting it as well as they do in 20 years time.
Ladies and gentlemen, _ get off your _ asses _ _ [G] _ and give it up [Dm] for the one, the only, _ _ Duran Duran. _ _
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The band you see on stage in front of you owes everything to this country and the great British music scene that we are all such huge fans of.
We grew up here, _ listening to and seeing live great bands and artists, people who inspired us to create music of our own in an effort to be like them.
_ By presenting us with this award tonight, you validate us.
You also honor us with a place alongside those who first inspired us.
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here we are, _ five of us, everyone in this room, and all you people around the world watching on TV.
At the heart of it all is the music. _ _ _
Thank you.
_ [F] There's a few people we need to thank that we want to thank by name.
Dave Ambrose signed us many years ago.
Our producers, Colin Thurston, Alex Sadkin, Niall Rogers and the late great Bernard Edwards.
[D] _ _ [Ab] And for our videos, Russell Mulcahy, Eric Felner.
[N] Thank you guys. _ _ _ _ _
_ We'd also like to thank all of the fans and supporters for _ an incredible [Ab] 23 years.
_ [D] Give yourself a round of applause.
And [E] to all our friends and families, long [Gb]-suffering families for picking us up when we're down and helping us through everything.
Thank you very much.
We love you [G] all.
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_ I'd like to say a [C] very special thanks to Warren Coccarulo, _ who brought us a lot of great music to this band.
And we [F] share this with you, Warren.
And also to CAAA, who have been working with us on the tour that we're going to be playing [Cm] Britain in April this year.
We're very excited.
And [N] finally to _ David Rafton for putting this line-up back together.
And to Wendy Leister for keeping us all together.
Thank you. _ _ _
_ _ I think you said it all actually, guys.
So thank you.
Let's do some music.
Thank you.