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The young had their go at the start. They mimed.
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The young had their go at the start. They mimed.
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W.C.
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This. The opening ceremony showed what you can do in the UK when you let someone with vision and talent do it.
The closing ceremony was ok but basically just a load of well known names 90% of whom had their hits 20+ years ago. Even Norman's tracks are about 15 years old and I guess he was representing more recent music.
All the fireworks were ace though.
public school boy
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In future Please Keep Jessie J locked away whilst the rest of the world is looking on!!
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Dave the OAP
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I thought on the whole it was brilliant and I sort of got what he was trying to convey....however this is now and excellent opportunity to put our historical artists out to seed.
Even from an oldie like me, Annie Lennox, Paul Mccartney, Elton John, The Who, George Michael, spice girls, Queen etc ...they have had their time and now is the time to move onwards.
I thought it was ticking along until Jessie and the other two came on and it turned up a gear. Jessie is a real talent and singing live really got the crowd going...FBS stiff was excellent and that 15/20 minutes was the best bit of the whole thing IMHO...followed very closely by a very brave Gary barlow.
Eric Idle was just surreal
I was amazed Tom Jones/Shirley bassey didnt come on though
All in all 8/10
I was very dissapointed we didnt get samba bands, and young ladies in skimpy bikinis but that is probably just me! Blokes with drums perched on their heads....riiiiight
Even from an oldie like me, Annie Lennox, Paul Mccartney, Elton John, The Who, George Michael, spice girls, Queen etc ...they have had their time and now is the time to move onwards.
I thought it was ticking along until Jessie and the other two came on and it turned up a gear. Jessie is a real talent and singing live really got the crowd going...FBS stiff was excellent and that 15/20 minutes was the best bit of the whole thing IMHO...followed very closely by a very brave Gary barlow.
Eric Idle was just surreal
I was amazed Tom Jones/Shirley bassey didnt come on though
All in all 8/10
I was very dissapointed we didnt get samba bands, and young ladies in skimpy bikinis but that is probably just me! Blokes with drums perched on their heads....riiiiight
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Shouldn't have sung Queen though.
SK1NT
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I think everyone is being way too negative. Ofcourse we would bring out our most famous artists from the past rather than a load of xfactor created bands.
Thought it was a great closing party. Good concert atmosphere. Love the queen bit...
A fantastic olympics. We are now GREAT Britain again
and fit girls:
Thought it was a great closing party. Good concert atmosphere. Love the queen bit...
A fantastic olympics. We are now GREAT Britain again
and fit girls:
Dave the OAP
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I have heard other people having a go at Queen songs including the bloke who fronted Free, but there will never be a Freddie. I thought she actually had a bloody good go at it.
But its all about opinions
I think everyone is being way too negative. Ofcourse we would bring out our most famous artists from the past rather than a load of xfactor created bands.
Thought it was a great closing party. Good concert atmosphere. Love the queen bit...
A fantastic olympics. We are now GREAT Britain again
and fit girls:
The cameras didn't linger NEARLY long enough, on those angels, for my liking. Dissappointing.
SK1NT
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Some fantastic photos here:
London 2012 Closing Ceremony: Awe-inspiring shots from the fantastic fireworks show | Mail Online
London 2012 Closing Ceremony: Awe-inspiring shots from the fantastic fireworks show | Mail Online
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I agree that there will never be another Freddie and I wish people would stop trying. The only person who MIGHT have the necessary combo of voice and presence is Robbie Williams.
Jessie J may have a half decent voice but she has no more business trying to emulate Freddie than I do trying to emulate Usain Bolt just because I know how to run.
It says a lot for the state of British music that the best voice on display last night (with the exception of Eric Idle, obviously) belonged to a man who has been dead for 20 years.
Uncle Spielberg
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It was a very entertaining closing ceremony, varied, random, some brilliant, some not quite so but overall very good. It was not as good as the opening ceremony but they were 2 completely different events. The first 20 minutes of the opening ceremony was without doubt the greatest piece of live theatre I have seen on TV in my lifetime with the industrial revolution to the joining of the rings. Nothing was ever going to compare to that.
All the singers did a decent job, Emelie Sande is a very good singer but according to some on here was shit, yeh singing live to over 80000 people and over 1 000 000 000 000 across the world with just a piano to accompany her, yeah your right , what shit
, Jessie J is also a very good singer getting the abuse on here for some reason. Every bit was pretty entertaining and overall for whole 17 days was 100 out of 100 so stop f***ing moaning.
All the singers did a decent job, Emelie Sande is a very good singer but according to some on here was shit, yeh singing live to over 80000 people and over 1 000 000 000 000 across the world with just a piano to accompany her, yeah your right , what shit
, Jessie J is also a very good singer getting the abuse on here for some reason. Every bit was pretty entertaining and overall for whole 17 days was 100 out of 100 so stop f***ing moaning.
Ernest
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All very frantic, 100mph and most weird at times but totally British and no other nation could have put a show on like that
, I also get the feeling that if I keep watching 'til the bitter end, it'll get even worse.
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Basil Fawlty
Don't Mention The War
I caught the last two Hours of it, most of it was catching up on Twitter whilst walking along the Lewes Road. I thought the Tribute to John Lennon was fantastic but Jessie J singing We will Rock you, will haunt me for the rest of my life. I can't listen to that song now, without thinking her voice ruined it from start to finish. The fireworks were really impressive, did anyone shed a tear when the Flame was put out because I did!