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Same here. x12 and the cringeworthiness is gone.Clive Brooker wrote:I've been watching recordings this week so I've only seen LG's contributions in silence at 16x normal speed.
Alec Rivers wrote:x12 and the cringeworthiness is gone.
LG isn;t a bad guest, apart from the warbling ,I admire her enthusiasm for her craft and her general cheeriness.Sue Sanders wrote:I feel LG as a whole package is 90% of the problem. The fact that she also performs opera smugly and for...so....cocking....long... is just the straw etc. But don't ban singing altogether. What about J Digance and the very special (no not special needs) Stickleback Song?
Ok guys, what's the most inappropriate famous-for thing that DC guests could have done?Davy Affleck wrote:What next - football guests playing keepie uppie when they are on?
Ron Atkinson could abuse some ethnic minorities in the audience.Matt Morrison wrote:Ok guys, what's the most inappropriate famous-for thing that DC guests could have done?Davy Affleck wrote:What next - football guests playing keepie uppie when they are on?
I'm going for money-saving-obsessed knob Martin Lewis, I'd like to see him command total silence for five minutes as he completes a balance sheet and profit and loss account.
Well at least Jonathon Ansell didn't sing when he was onPhil Reynolds wrote:It's a slippery slope isn't it. Start allowing DC guests to exercise their professional skills on the programme, and before you know it Paul Zenon will be doing magic tricks, Dr Phil Hammond will be demonstrating CPR, Martin Lewis will be giving out money-saving tips and Tim Vine will be telling jokes. I mean please.
Mint.Charlie Reams wrote:Ron Atkinson could abuse some ethnic minorities in the audience.
I was waiting for someone to mention Jonathan "G4" Ansell. Good lord, what was anyone thinking of that day, when he was chosen to come on!Marc Meakin wrote:Well at least Jonathon Ansell didn't sing when he was on.Phil Reynolds wrote:It's a slippery slope isn't it. Start allowing DC guests to exercise their professional skills on the programme, and before you know it Paul Zenon will be doing magic tricks, Dr Phil Hammond will be demonstrating CPR, Martin Lewis will be giving out money-saving tips and Tim Vine will be telling jokes. I mean please.
Yeah - or...'J' to his friendsMarc Meakin wrote:LG isn;t a bad guest, apart from the warbling ,I admire her enthusiasm for her craft and her general cheeriness.Sue Sanders wrote:I feel LG as a whole package is 90% of the problem. The fact that she also performs opera smugly and for...so....cocking....long... is just the straw etc. But don't ban singing altogether. What about J Digance and the very special (no not special needs) Stickleback Song?
Also, Sue, do you mean Richard Digance
Phil Reynolds wrote:It's a slippery slope isn't it. Start allowing DC guests to exercise their professional skills on the programme, and before you know it Paul Zenon will be doing magic tricks, Dr Phil Hammond will be demonstrating CPR, Martin Lewis will be giving out money-saving tips and Tim Vine will be telling jokes. I mean please.
D Eadie wrote:Phil Reynolds wrote:It's a slippery slope isn't it. Start allowing DC guests to exercise their professional skills on the programme, and before you know it Paul Zenon will be doing magic tricks, Dr Phil Hammond will be demonstrating CPR, Martin Lewis will be giving out money-saving tips and Tim Vine will be telling jokes. I mean please.
[/quoteThis post caused me to bust out laughing while at work on the phone to a guy whose son had just died.Charlie Reams wrote:Ron Atkinson could abuse some ethnic minorities in the audience.Matt Morrison wrote:Ok guys, what's the most inappropriate famous-for thing that DC guests could have done?Davy Affleck wrote:What next - football guests playing keepie uppie when they are on?
I'm going for money-saving-obsessed knob Martin Lewis, I'd like to see him command total silence for five minutes as he completes a balance sheet and profit and loss account.
I may ask to have that inscribed on my tombstone.D Eadie wrote:the voice of reason in an ocean full of diarrhoea
It's a brave man who opens his mouth while swimming in an ocean of diarrhoea.D Eadie wrote:the voice of reason in an ocean full of diarrhoea
Charlie Reams wrote:It's a brave man who opens his mouth while swimming in an ocean of diarrhoea.D Eadie wrote:the voice of reason in an ocean full of diarrhoea
Phil is right though.
No, but the woman getting on the bus in front of him just had.D Eadie wrote:On the subject of diarrhoea, that profile pic Charlie.
You weren't were you?
It's not that no guest should ever excersise their professional skills, but that people find this Garrett woman particularly annoying when she does so. That is the point, so you are still wrong.Phil Reynolds wrote:It's a slippery slope isn't it. Start allowing DC guests to exercise their professional skills on the programme, and before you know it Paul Zenon will be doing magic tricks, Dr Phil Hammond will be demonstrating CPR, Martin Lewis will be giving out money-saving tips and Tim Vine will be telling jokes. I mean please.
Sorry Martin - I don't think age has anything to do with appreciation of opera. I was born in 1954 so I was part of the pop generation of the mid-60s onwards. I have avidly followed the music scene ever since and at 55 I still keep up to date with most of the new music. But being a fan of pop music certainly didn't mean that I couldn't appreciate other forms of music. From an early age, I loved the big band sounds of Glenn Miller, in the late 60s and throughout the 70s I listened to progressive rock and heavy metal, in the late 70s I played in a punk band, I've enjoyed funk and reggae, I've always enjoyed classical music and I've been listening to opera since my late teens. So, no age is not a determining factor in my book - it's having an open mind and appreciating quality, irrespective of the genre.Martin Smith wrote:I guess C4C users aren't a typical cross-section of Countdown viewers - being younger than average we're less likely to appreciate opera.
I think when you're categorising music the style of performance is far more important than the background or origin of the song.Andy Thomson wrote:so far as I can recall, Lesley Garrett only sang one operatic aria during her stint last week, O Mio Babino Caro; the rest of the songs she sung were from musicals. Not quite the same thing.
Isn't that just a wall of noise with piercings?Matt Morrison wrote:speed metal
So if Daniel Barenboim were to play the repertoire of Chas and Dave, would Gertcha and It's Lucky for Spurs when the Year ends in One become classical pieces?Matt Morrison wrote:I think when you're categorising music the style of performance is far more important than the background or origin of the song.Andy Thomson wrote:so far as I can recall, Lesley Garrett only sang one operatic aria during her stint last week, O Mio Babino Caro; the rest of the songs she sung were from musicals. Not quite the same thing.
If you played a speed metal version of a Britney Spears song, I'd call that speed metal, and not pop. I wouldn't expect pop fans to have any more time for it just because it isn't 'true' speed metal.
That football song did make me groan.Derek Hazell wrote:Will you be reviving this poll, Marc?
What about if they're singing offscreen?Marc Meakin wrote:That football song did make me groan.Derek Hazell wrote:Will you be reviving this poll, Marc?
Ah - not strictly karaoke as I did it in a recording studio (all be it in some bloke's basement ) My real karaoke is much more in the Tim Vine stylee and can be horrible, I'm proud to say!Derek Hazell wrote:What about if they're singing offscreen?Marc Meakin wrote:That football song did make me groan.Derek Hazell wrote:Will you be reviving this poll, Marc?
I wonder if you could put Sue's vocals on one of Alec's tunesDerek Hazell wrote:What about if they're singing offscreen?Marc Meakin wrote:That football song did make me groan.Derek Hazell wrote:Will you be reviving this poll, Marc?
Let me guess..........the lyrics that come just before you name the person, they wouldn't be "Happy Birthday dear.....(insert name) ", would they?Marc Meakin wrote:Although I cannot carry a tune in a bucket I do have a party piece whereby if you give me a first name, then I will be able to sing a sing containing that name, instantly
Yeah, I have won many a bar bet with that one.D Eadie wrote:Let me guess..........the lyrics that come just before you name the person, they wouldn't be "Happy Birthday dear.....(insert name) ", would they?Marc Meakin wrote:Although I cannot carry a tune in a bucket I do have a party piece whereby if you give me a first name, then I will be able to sing a sing containing that name, instantly
Cheeky... I'm going to use this as a 'real hustle'.D Eadie wrote:Let me guess..........the lyrics that come just before you name the person, they wouldn't be "Happy Birthday dear.....(insert name) ", would they?Marc Meakin wrote:Although I cannot carry a tune in a bucket I do have a party piece whereby if you give me a first name, then I will be able to sing a sing containing that name, instantly
That was recorded in a studio and is a very simple song to sing. My true colours are revealed at Karaoke. Jeff's comment to RR was right - karaoke isn't about being able to sing. ( http://www.picasaweb.com/sooztooz - 'Karaoke' album )Marc Meakin wrote:I wonder if you could put Sue's vocals on one of Alec's tunesDerek Hazell wrote:What about if they're singing offscreen?
Very brave of you.Sue Sanders wrote:That was recorded in a studio and is a very simple song to sing. My true colours are revealed at Karaoke. Jeff's comment to RR was right - karaoke isn't about being able to sing. ( http://www.picasaweb.com/sooztooz - 'Karaoke' album )Marc Meakin wrote:I wonder if you could put Sue's vocals on one of Alec's tunesDerek Hazell wrote:What about if they're singing offscreen?