Just thought of another two...
Russel "weasel-face" Watson and Katherine "blowup-sexdoll" Jenkins.

Talentless oiks, the both of them. They think that they can just do a breathy version of "Nessun Dorma", add a shitload of sweeping orchestral sounds in the background, and then overproduce it to buggery, and that they will automatically be thought of as clever, talented and musical artistes.

Real opera singers have to go through years and years of training to be any good, and then Watson and Jenkins (and other people of similar ilk) just waltz in with their warbling voices and 'come-hither' eyes, getting their baps (or pecs) out, and worming their way into the public's affections. The result is that a large proportion of the public now think that that is how classical music is meant to sound, and no longer appreciate the hard work and stamina that real singers have to put in to get anywhere in the profession.

If I could stick a bunch of crossover artists, plus Eiffel 65, Westlife and Cliff Richard in a leaky inflatable dinghy, and push it out to sea off the coast of South Africa in shark breeding season, I'd be happy. I'd throw Jodie Marsh into the mix for good measure.

Rant over now. Sorry. That was nicely cathartic though!
(The Empress it seems you CAN polish a turd!, Wed 13 Feb 2008, 10:18, Reply)