The Closing Ceremony is a SPOILER

capt_slog

nevman wrote:

Did someone mishear `man on wire` for `man on fire`-or am I your mum?

"I SAID 'MAN ON FIRE',........ IT'S ON THE COVER OF THE RECORD.............THE RECORD...........PINK FLOYD.........NO NOT THE CHEF, THAT WAS KEITH.........YES I KNOW HE'S DEAD............NO IT WASN'T A FIRE........ANYWAY, THERE USED TO BE A BAND CALLED PINK FLOYD.......oh forget it"

daviesee

ShockedSoShocked wrote:

Ben6899 wrote:

No David Bowie?

David Bowie can't sing for shoot these days but a rendition of Heroes was in order.

Some of David Bowie's tunes were played. Fashion in particular.

jim453

daviesee wrote:

jim453 wrote:

daviesee wrote:

jim453 wrote:

Though, I suppose the Oasis tribute band was passable - even if the try hard singer was hamming up Liam's nasal vocal rather too much.

Kidding about the tribute band. Right?

I'm beginning to understand why you loved the ceremony so much.

I think we have a misunderstanding. Beady Eye (your Oasis tribute band) is Oasis but without Noel. That was Liam doing the nasal vocals. I thought the version last night stank the big one!
Some of the closing was brilliant, some utter shoite, and mostly average. Overall, much better than I expected.

It's difficult to know how to reply to this.

daviesee

jim453 wrote:

It's difficult to know how to reply to this.

Looks like you succeeded anyway.

nevman

Capt Slog wrote:

nevman wrote:

Did someone mishear `man on wire` for `man on fire`-or am I your mum?

"I SAID 'MAN ON FIRE',........ IT'S ON THE COVER OF THE RECORD.............THE RECORD...........PINK FLOYD.........NO NOT THE CHEF, THAT WAS KEITH.........YES I KNOW HE'S DEAD............NO IT WASN'T A FIRE........ANYWAY, THERE USED TO BE A BAND CALLED PINK FLOYD.......oh forget it"

It seems I AM your mum-now go and tidy your room.And stop that awful racket.

mattshrops

You cant tell a word they're singing -all you can hear is boom boom boom.....

Ben6899

My mates mum asked him: "Why did Keith Harris sing 'Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life'?"

OffTheBackAdam

Now, WTF were those rollerskating nuns all about?

team47b

I didn't see the opening ceremony or the closing one, or in fact the good bit in the middle, I got all my information from people on this forum :shock:

So what I 'saw' was an embarrassing opener that was a 'class' start some brilliant achievements and the most misjudged end to anything since they let Mick Fleetwood and a short woman host something else I never saw.

TV rocks!

rick_chasey

Ben6899 wrote:

I guess the ceremony was supposed to be a celebration of British music from the past 50-years? Maybe, but there were some notable ommissions and some decidedly interesting inclusions.

I mean, One Direction and Tinie Tempah, are you pulling my length? Over-produced 16-year olds and some fella who raps about guns, bitches, Blackberry phones and big watches? Jessie J really isn't my thing, but she sure as hell can sing.

I fully endorse George Michael's inclusion by the way; his musical talent and influence is absolutely undeniable. Anyone who cannot see that, because they're too hung up on what he does in his spare time, has my pity.

No The Smiths? No Status Quo? No Noel Gallagher? No Stone Roses? No Rolling Stones? No David Bowie?

I remember moaning about it being the impulsive thoughts of some tragic baby-boomer who is desperately trying to relive his youth.

Then I saw this. Much more eloquent.

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/arts ... 2081337959

dmclite-3.0

Rick Chasey wrote:

Ben6899 wrote:

I guess the ceremony was supposed to be a celebration of British music from the past 50-years? Maybe, but there were some notable ommissions and some decidedly interesting inclusions.

I mean, One Direction and Tinie Tempah, are you pulling my length? Over-produced 16-year olds and some fella who raps about guns, bitches, Blackberry phones and big watches? Jessie J really isn't my thing, but she sure as hell can sing.

I fully endorse George Michael's inclusion by the way; his musical talent and influence is absolutely undeniable. Anyone who cannot see that, because they're too hung up on what he does in his spare time, has my pity.

No The Smiths? No Status Quo? No Noel Gallagher? No Stone Roses? No Rolling Stones? No David Bowie?

I remember moaning about it being the impulsive thoughts of some tragic baby-boomer who is desperately trying to relive his youth.

Then I saw this. Much more eloquent.

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/arts ... 2081337959

Ha, Rick your'e hardly full of youth yourself and you are a young hip groovy cat.

rick_chasey

Let me put it this way.

Annie Lennox was busy topping the charts with Sweet dreams are made of these 5 YEARS before I was born.

I was 7 when Oasis released wonderwall > a good 17 years ago.

At least One Direction and Tinie Tempah are from the last decade. :roll:

BigJimmyB

Cornerblock wrote:

BigJimmyB - No one is disputing that the opening ceremony was great, that the Olympics have been fantastic or that the coverage was brilliant. And that all the 70,000 volunteers did an amazing job. This thread is about the closing ceremony is it not?

It might be a proud moment for you to see the Spice Girls driven around on the top of a taxi, fair play to you, but are those of us who thought it was a load of garbage not allowed to say so? Of course they were never going to please everyone, but they certainly seemed to please more people with the opening ceremony.

I wouldn't dare to deny you of your right to moan. Go for it....

dmclite-3.0

Rick Chasey wrote:

Let me put it this way.

Annie Lennox was busy topping the charts with Sweet dreams are made of these 5 YEARS before I was born.

I was 7 when Oasis released wonderwall > a good 17 years ago.

At least One Direction and Tinie Tempah are from the last decade. :roll:

Jesus, I got married when Wonderwall was out.

I do know what you mean, but then you have to play to a common denominator and unfortunately there are different caste's in British music and the popular always gets dibs over critically acclaimed.

No Massive Attack either, eh ? Criminal

rick_chasey

They were playing unfinished sympathy as Mo was going for gold in the 10km.

cornerblock

BigJimmyB wrote:

Cornerblock wrote:

BigJimmyB - No one is disputing that the opening ceremony was great, that the Olympics have been fantastic or that the coverage was brilliant. And that all the 70,000 volunteers did an amazing job. This thread is about the closing ceremony is it not?

It might be a proud moment for you to see the Spice Girls driven around on the top of a taxi, fair play to you, but are those of us who thought it was a load of garbage not allowed to say so? Of course they were never going to please everyone, but they certainly seemed to please more people with the opening ceremony.

I wouldn't dare to deny you of your right to moan. Go for it....

Thanks. Some enjoyed what they saw, some didn't.

nevman

I volunteered for that job.Bastard.

fast as fupp

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this sums it up perfectly.

3 hours of dull, dimwitted shite.

Monkeypump

fast as fupp wrote:

3 hours of dull, dimwitted shite.

Like an afternoon on here, sometimes...

jim453

Monkeypump wrote:

fast as fupp wrote:

3 hours of dull, dimwitted shite.

Like an afternoon on here, sometimes...

What an interesting life you must lead.

fast as fupp

Monkeypump wrote:

fast as fupp wrote:

3 hours of dull, dimwitted shite.

Like an afternoon on here, sometimes...

haha! quite!

d.mart

More eloquent still...

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/chris-t ... _hp_ref=uk

jim453

d.mart wrote:

More eloquent still...

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/chris-t ... _hp_ref=uk

In a rather large nutshell, that is precisely what I am talking about. Great link. Thank you.

GeorgeShaw

Who was it said that the closing ceremony was what we feared the opening ceremony would be like?

rick_chasey

I did to my girlfriend. .

leaflite

I thought the handover summed up brazil nicely though
A street sweeper, a hot girl and a pimp

dmclite-3.0

Rick Chasey wrote:

They were playing unfinished sympathy as Mo was going for gold in the 10km.

Missed that.