Over the past few weeks I've also blogged about my first visit in 1986, and even in exploring the possibilities of buying retirement vacation property there for our rainy winter months.
There was one thing I'd forgotten though and that was the musical group, Duran Duran, got there before I ever set foot in Sri Lanka. They filmed 'Save a Prayer' entirely on the island in 1982. As well as beach scenes, there are glimpses of the fortress area atop Sigiriya Rock and ancient ruins in Polonnaruwa. The song is haunting but easily identifiable as music from the 1980's. Nobody else ever quite managed to sound like Duran Duran.
