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So it looks like the closing ceremony is even better than the opening one.
Can we really complain about the sheer quality of the show?
Not too 'Leftist' or too multicultural is it? (apart from Tinie, Jessie and Taoi).
Not too 'Leftist' or too multicultural is it? (apart from Tinie, Jessie and Taoi).
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Best musical piece of the show was the really jolly Brazilian National Anthem :) everyone was dancing to it as it was so bright and cheerful - why can't ours be like that?
Sad they didn't choose to sing Land of Hope and Glory somewhere in the show (but maybe I missed it?) that would be a celebration of British music in my opinion.
Sad they didn't choose to sing Land of Hope and Glory somewhere in the show (but maybe I missed it?) that would be a celebration of British music in my opinion.
If 'Jessie J' stole the show it was only because she seemed to be popping up all over the place. She's a reasonable singer but she's not that special. In fact, I'd be very surprised if anyone remembers who she is in ten years time – she's the epitome of a transient pop star. Why on earth did they get her to sing a Queen song? Of all the people...
I thought that Elbow's performance was magnificent as ever – it's a shame their performance was ruined by the endless prattle of the BBC's commentators who seemed hell-bent on drowning out Guy Garvey's vocals. George Michael was pretty good too – nice to see he's recovered after being at death's door a few months ago.
I thought that Elbow's performance was magnificent as ever – it's a shame their performance was ruined by the endless prattle of the BBC's commentators who seemed hell-bent on drowning out Guy Garvey's vocals. George Michael was pretty good too – nice to see he's recovered after being at death's door a few months ago.
Can we really complain about the sheer quality of the show?
Everyone seems to be having a crack at it. Grumbles about just about everyone who was on it, and some speculative grumbles about people who might have been but weren't.
Sometimes I wonder if the British actually deserve the quality of popular music they've had over the last 50 years.
Everyone seems to be having a crack at it. Grumbles about just about everyone who was on it, and some speculative grumbles about people who might have been but weren't.
Sometimes I wonder if the British actually deserve the quality of popular music they've had over the last 50 years.
Looking for a few reviews.
The Times of India
// The sometimes spectacular, and often quirky and surprising opening ceremony of the Olympic Games had been matched for craziness and bizarre sights in the closing ceremony at the Olympic Stadium, but with one big difference -- it was even more madly bonkers.
The most surreal moment of a truly mad evening was the appearance of Monty Python star Eric Idle singing 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life' -- often sung by defeated sports fans to cheer themselves up -- complete with roller-skating nuns, morris dancers, dancing Roman centurions, frantic Indian Bhangra dancers and a kilted-bagpipe band. //
The Times of India
// The sometimes spectacular, and often quirky and surprising opening ceremony of the Olympic Games had been matched for craziness and bizarre sights in the closing ceremony at the Olympic Stadium, but with one big difference -- it was even more madly bonkers.
The most surreal moment of a truly mad evening was the appearance of Monty Python star Eric Idle singing 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life' -- often sung by defeated sports fans to cheer themselves up -- complete with roller-skating nuns, morris dancers, dancing Roman centurions, frantic Indian Bhangra dancers and a kilted-bagpipe band. //
Don't know who the blonded lady who opened the show was, but she was singing American music in a strong American accent.
Where was Katherine Jenkins, then?
I could have stood a lot more Queen and Eric Idle...
And where was the Royal Family? Surely LIzzie could have shown her face for 10 minutes, and Anne, as an Olympian, would have been my choice.
I suppose they wanted to show off the younger, more with it royals...
Where was Katherine Jenkins, then?
I could have stood a lot more Queen and Eric Idle...
And where was the Royal Family? Surely LIzzie could have shown her face for 10 minutes, and Anne, as an Olympian, would have been my choice.
I suppose they wanted to show off the younger, more with it royals...
New York Times
// With a gaudy three-hour farewell that mashed up theater, acrobatics, fashion and a few generations of musical idols, London extinguished the Olympic torch Sunday night, capping two weeks of athletic achievements with a jukebox collection of songs and a marathon display of endearingly wacky stagecraft. //
That article contains a funny correction.
// The man waving the Olympic flag in that picture was Boris Johnson, London’s mayor, not Jacques Rogge, the president of the the International Olympic Committee. //
Easily mixed up.
// With a gaudy three-hour farewell that mashed up theater, acrobatics, fashion and a few generations of musical idols, London extinguished the Olympic torch Sunday night, capping two weeks of athletic achievements with a jukebox collection of songs and a marathon display of endearingly wacky stagecraft. //
That article contains a funny correction.
// The man waving the Olympic flag in that picture was Boris Johnson, London’s mayor, not Jacques Rogge, the president of the the International Olympic Committee. //
Easily mixed up.
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