Olympic 2012 closing ceremony (4 Viewers)
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CovKingChris
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At least they've got Elbow on. But other than that it's been shit.
cornoccfc
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The olympics have been class and you know it Scotty, I'll be there competing in 2016, just need to find a sport I can do to a reasonable level now.
Just overkill for me.
Radio 1 covering the torch relay daily didn't help!
Had enough of it, but glad we hosted it, don't get me wrong.
I've got my sport- darts, when it becomes an olympic sport in 2020!
PS. Music now is just a CD of British bands now isn't it?
Marty
Well-Known Member
It has been a bit of an anti-climax, with the lack of good events at the end, but it's been an amazing spectacle. I wonder if it's actually possibly to become good enough for a sport in 4 years that you would be picked for the next Olympics??
PS, I think Phil Taylor may have your darts spot on the plane like.
sky blue zam
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they shouldve had team gb doing a lap of honour by themselves. completly agree bout the bands and music
dutchman
Well-Known Member
My one's alright, don't fancy your's much though! :laugh:
lbskyblues
New Member
It has been awful. Not one bit of decent music to represent GB. Gallagers voice was quite shocking
Shit loads of drugs happened. Shame, in the early 90s he had one of the best rock and roll voices of all time.
Noel's voice is getting better with age though.
I was going for the whole set old chap!
Your spot on there mate
Grendel
Well-Known Member
Lemmys voice has never changed......
Tad
Member
It was music themed. They will never please everyone. Overall, I think it was good. Though I think Jesse J singing with Queen was awful. Eric Idle was pretty funny, not sure what they were trying to go for putting Indian lightbulb changing music in though. It's meant to be about the UK.
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dutchman
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Otis
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Think people on here are being rather unfair.
The problem was in the delivery and sound problems etc. it was very messy to watch for sure, but if you look at it in summary you had represented The Beatles, John Lennon, The Kinks, The Who, Bowie, Bee Gees, Queen, Blur, Oasis, Muse, Elbow, Madness, Spice Girls, George Michael, Jessie J, Tiny Tempah, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Elton John, Pet Shop Boys, Fatboy Slim ............
Remember, this was a message to the world so I think they pretty much represented the globally recognised UK music scene rather well to be honest. Can't see there was too much missing.
Not sure what else people wanted. Wasn't supposed to be a concert of your favourite bands, it was supposed to be a representation of UK music. Punk was covered very well during the opening ceremony so was notable by it's absence last night. Who else were you expecting?
The problem was in the delivery and sound problems etc. it was very messy to watch for sure, but if you look at it in summary you had represented The Beatles, John Lennon, The Kinks, The Who, Bowie, Bee Gees, Queen, Blur, Oasis, Muse, Elbow, Madness, Spice Girls, George Michael, Jessie J, Tiny Tempah, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Elton John, Pet Shop Boys, Fatboy Slim ............
Remember, this was a message to the world so I think they pretty much represented the globally recognised UK music scene rather well to be honest. Can't see there was too much missing.
Not sure what else people wanted. Wasn't supposed to be a concert of your favourite bands, it was supposed to be a representation of UK music. Punk was covered very well during the opening ceremony so was notable by it's absence last night. Who else were you expecting?
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Think people on here are being rather unfair.
The problem was in the delivery and sound problems etc. it was very messy to watch for sure, but if you look at it in summary you had represented The Beatles, John Lennon, The Kinks, The Who, Bowie, Bee Gees, Queen, Blur, Oasis, Muse, Elbow, Madness, Spice Girls, George Michael, Jessie J, Tiny Tempah, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Elton John, Pet Shop Boys, Fatboy Slim ............
Remember, this was a message to the world so I think they pretty much represented the globally recognised UK music scene rather well to be honest. Can't see there was too much missing.
Not sure what else people wanted. Wasn't supposed to be a concert of your favourite bands, it was supposed to be a representation of UK music. Punk was covered very well during the opening ceremony so was notable by it's absence last night. Who else were you expecting?
I agree Otis, people cant really complain about the cross section of artists they covered, however....I would say two things though, George Michaels second song (and his dancing) what was all that about ?! Also, when they just repeated the live songs when the athletes were walking out was sloppy, there was loads of great tracks they couldve played.
As a spectacle it was pretty impressive still but not really a patch on the opening ceremony. Great games overall though, gutted its over.
RichieGunns
New Member
It has been a bit of an anti-climax, with the lack of good events at the end, but it's been an amazing spectacle. I wonder if it's actually possibly to become good enough for a sport in 4 years that you would be picked for the next Olympics??
PS, I think Phil Taylor may have your darts spot on the plane like.
It is possible. One of the rowing lasses only started doing it three years ago. She was in the army though.
I'm thinking about taking canooing back up and seeing if they'res a club nearby me that does rowing...
RichieGunns
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Tad that was about the UK. The Indian music section was celebrating Britians cultural diversity! Plus the fact that every single member of that Indian Band (if they are called a band) are born in the UK and have featured a lot over the years in the british music industry doing backing for songs etc and other such things in the industry.
You couldn't have kept them out of it and just because the music origionates from Indian etc doesn't mean the people playing it are any less British!
RichieGunns
New Member
His second song (Called 'White Light') is about his near death experience a few months ago when he nearly died of pneumonia. I also think its appt for our country as well. We've been wallowing in our past imperilism for many many years and in truth i believe we lost our identity.
I believe this Olympics has resurrected our country, showed everyone what it means to be British. 'White Light' was a clear indication that Britain is not dead, it is still alive and that it and everyone living in it have so much more to do and offer to the world. So i can't think of a better song for George to sing!
I for one would have loved to have seen Artists like Elton John, Phil Collins and Simply Red on the stage too but you can't have everyone, can you. Still puzzled why they had 1 direction. I mean, they mimed :/
Then again so did Anni Lennox and Russell Howard. And everyone seems to bash Jessie J about her singing but in truth she has a fantastic voice, no mimming from her in that performance at all. And don't you think the serviving members of Queen would have chosen who sung with them. They chose Jessie J because they felt she was someone who could do the job, so as much as you might hate it, Queen see the talent she has, so accept it i guess
Oh and yeh think about how much of a logistical nightmare it must have been to get all those olympians into that union jack? Wouldn't you go for a simple repeat music option if you had that many people to move??
His second song (Called 'White Light') is about his near death experience a few months ago when he nearly died of pneumonia. I also think its appt for our country as well. We've been wallowing in our past imperilism for many many years and in truth i believe we lost our identity.
I believe this Olympics has resurrected our country, showed everyone what it means to be British. 'White Light' was a clear indication that Britain is not dead, it is still alive and that it and everyone living in it have so much more to do and offer to the world. So i can't think of a better song for George to sing!
I for one would have loved to have seen Artists like Elton John, Phil Collins and Simply Red on the stage too but you can't have everyone, can you. Still puzzled why they had 1 direction. I mean, they mimed :/
Then again so did Anni Lennox and Russell Howard. And everyone seems to bash Jessie J about her singing but in truth she has a fantastic voice, no mimming from her in that performance at all. And don't you think the serviving members of Queen would have chosen who sung with them. They chose Jessie J because they felt she was someone who could do the job, so as much as you might hate it, Queen see the talent she has, so accept it i guess
Oh and yeh think about how much of a logistical nightmare it must have been to get all those olympians into that union jack? Wouldn't you go for a simple repeat music option if you had that many people to move??
Id never heard it before, but if thats the inspiration behind the song then fair enough. I personally woulve preferred something else (and his gyrating was a little disturbing)
Appreciate it was probably logistically tricky to move that many people but Im sure the musical director or his assistant couldve put on a CD to play a couple of classic British songs that we hadnt heard whilst the athletes walk on finished.
Houchens Head
Fairly well known member from Malvern
Didn't watch it, didn't watch the opening thing and didn't watch the sporty bits in between either!
The Highlights!!!:claping hands:
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Diehard Si
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It lost me for bits at times but finshed well.
Massive respect to Gary Barlow for doing that so soon after his loss. Absolute legend. They should have let Take That do more songs to be fair, and drop some of the crap acts they had on.
Massive respect to Gary Barlow for doing that so soon after his loss. Absolute legend. They should have let Take That do more songs to be fair, and drop some of the crap acts they had on.
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Grendel
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Think people on here are being rather unfair.
The problem was in the delivery and sound problems etc. it was very messy to watch for sure, but if you look at it in summary you had represented The Beatles, John Lennon, The Kinks, The Who, Bowie, Bee Gees, Queen, Blur, Oasis, Muse, Elbow, Madness, Spice Girls, George Michael, Jessie J, Tiny Tempah, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Elton John, Pet Shop Boys, Fatboy Slim ............
Remember, this was a message to the world so I think they pretty much represented the globally recognised UK music scene rather well to be honest. Can't see there was too much missing.
Not sure what else people wanted. Wasn't supposed to be a concert of your favourite bands, it was supposed to be a representation of UK music. Punk was covered very well during the opening ceremony so was notable by it's absence last night. Who else were you expecting?
I saw the drummer and some bloke murdering Wish You Were Here and the Queen bit was awful - couldn't they have got Paul Rogers at least.