Paul fucking McCartney
Wheeling him out to massacre a few songs he wrote 40-odd years ago every time we have some kind of major televised event does not speak of our great musical legacy as a nation. It suggests we haven't produced any musicians worthy of note since the 60s.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 10:58, 6 replies, latest was 13 years ago)

I liked Dizzie Rascal coming out.
I also liked it pissed of some Tory MP's.
"Why's there so much focus on rap music it's only a small part of our culture waaahhh"
(PsychoChomp, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 10:59, Reply)

Someone pointed out on Twitter that Danny Boyle had assembled a celebration of loads of things that Tories hate
and got a Tory government to pay for it. They then proved him right. Aidan Burley is a fucking idiot.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:02, Reply)

awww man,
but everyone loves a good singalong number, na na na nanana nanana hey dude
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 30 Jul 2012, 10:59, Reply)

They should have got 1 Direction and JLS to sing
that would have been brilliant!
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:02, Reply)

At a guess it's because he was in a band called 'the Beatles', which a global audience will be able to connect with

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:02, Reply)

DF would have had a 9-hour celebration of 'industrial metalcore'
and a 'Weakest Link' themed laser show.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:04, Reply)

FUCK THAT SHIT

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:08, Reply)

Yeah, that's sort of my point, Rory
It basically says we haven't produced any music that a global audience can connect with for 40 years.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:04, Reply)

There's too many niches DF, kids aint into Michael Jackson no more, it's all trancemetalcore this grimedubhop that
there aint no melody no more


na nan nana na nana na
( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:08, Reply)

What about Wings eh?
They were alright too.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:04, Reply)

They were the band the Beatles could have been

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:07, Reply)

BAND ON THE RUN!!
dannandanananananndndandnanan bworouuuuwwwwww dnadnaadddnananna
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:08, Reply)

The Beatles were the Take That of the 60's. Complete and utter shite. A managed boy band.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:13, Reply)

who formed outside of management, wrote their own material which still seems to be doing quite well, played their own instruments, and dictated their own direction
so yes that's almost exactly right
( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:16, Reply)

Take That also wrote their own material (courtesy of that fat bastard Gary Barlow) and played instruments.
Fairpoint about management though.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:19, Reply)

I liked it when they played smells like teen spirit

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:20, Reply)

yes, take that are well known for being at the vanguard of popular music, and being viewed as a catalyst of youth culture

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:24, Reply)

SMASH THE SYSTEM

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:27, Reply)

Fairpoint Convention were just a manufactured folk band.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:23, Reply)

I deserve credit for this brilliant post. That's all I'm saying.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:27, Reply)

here have some credit
although I really don't know what you're on about
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:29, Reply)

On the opposite side of that
Jimi Hendrix's band was put together for him by management (albeit with his input) so one could say that from a certain perspective the Experience were a manufactured pop band.

What I'm saying is that JLS and the JHE are basically the same as each other and both are equally good. And Sonia is basically Janis Joplin.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:22, Reply)

not forgetting elvis being controlled by the evil colonel
to make shit loads of money and bang chicks from his surfer flicks.
( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:26, Reply)

Damn him and his fried chicken empire.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:28, Reply)

To be fair, he is *quite* popular.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:03, Reply)

what's wrong with his face?
He appears to be melting
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:05, Reply)

I was wondering the same.

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:08, Reply)

it's called "aging"

( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:09, Reply)

"and wig wearing"

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:11, Reply)

I thought it was spelled 'Botox'?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:11, Reply)

t l
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:14, Reply)

Keep at it! Nearly there!!!

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:15, Reply)

He opened the Ark.

( drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:18, Reply)

YEAH!
They should have had some more up-to-date stuff like The Arctic Monkeys, Underworld and Dizzee Rascal, the fucken SQUARES.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:13, Reply)

Somebody that can still sing would have done.
Would have thought after the Jubilee Concert someone would have had a word.
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:16, Reply)

See also: wheeling that poor bastard Mohammad Ali out
Like he's some sort of Victorian grotesque
( Kroney, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:18, Reply)

Especially with Shakin Stevens playing in the backround

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:19, Reply)

I love Shaky.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:24, Reply)

i know you do
I clearly have little knowledege of his work as to me he is a Christmas jumper wearing bellend
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:25, Reply)

he looked a bit re-animated,
I'm not sure he knew where he was, let alone who.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:20, Reply)

he don't know if he's shit himself or not
"WAVE YOUR HAND C'MON JUST WAVE IT" some bint was screaming at him and still didn't have a scooby.

Seb Coe is a monster
( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:21, Reply)

boxing is a totally safe sport with not long term repercussions

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:22, Reply)

I tried to watch the lightweight boxing,
it just looked like a pair of chavs on a fancy dress stag do after a club kick out.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:23, Reply)

Yes... you catch parkinsons from boxing.
That's now a proven fact.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:30, Reply)

Of course, because Parkinsons is a contagious disease
no wonder the so called NHS is 3rd world
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:32, Reply)

It's genetic.

( Kroney, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:33, Reply)

you're genetic

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:34, Reply)

But not necessarily inherited.
There's links to mutations in a number of genes but only 15% of sufferers have close family with it as well.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:34, Reply)

Look, Rory,
i'm sort of still pretty new here on /OT and considering how unpopular you are, I'd rather you didn't reply to me.
Thanks.

Pig aged 25 and 1 week.
xx
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:23, Reply)

it's true man, I reek of unpopularity
you should b4sh more, that'll heighten your offtopic profile
( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:29, Reply)

i'm not sure i'm ready for that sort of commitment

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:31, Reply)

it would involve you being ceremoniusly bummed

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:33, Reply)

In fairness, that was exclusive to you.
No-one else has been subjected to the African Punishment Bumming.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:36, Reply)

He looked like he needed a seatbelt on his wheelchair
just to stop the poor cunt pitching forward out of it.
( Kroney, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:32, Reply)

And that word ideally being 'die'.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 30 Jul 2012, 11:19, Reply)