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vurt · Post by **vurt** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 11:14 am

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/9337082 ... emony.html

underworld djing for the opening ceremony, might actually watch it now

Dean Aka Nekro · Post by **Dean Aka Nekro** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 11:33 am

You are such a good sport. Hope the weather holds out like it is today for the lot of those involved (instead of drizzle and grey skies)

Doug1978 · Post by **Doug1978** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 12:28 pm

She ain't no human being...

Actually although I don't think that the Queen will care too much about this song (nor ever has), I'm not sure that I agree with Danny Boyle's choice at this particular showcase event.
I'm no great fan of the Royals, but the Queen is one of the few who I respect and I think that many people around the world also respect her.

So on one hand, it shows how open (and rebellious?) Great Britain is in front of the world, but on the other it might raise some rather confused looks as to British people and their attitude towards the Queen.

Then again, maybe we're all just having fun and nobody gives a shit.
I'm sure that Underworld will play a blinder, and I'm looking forward to Danny Boyle's countryside antics too.

standalone · Post by **standalone** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 4:24 pm

Doug1978(tempID) wrote:it shows how open (and rebellious?) Great Britain is in front of the world

You won't believe how open it is:

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... y-20120413

Doug1978 · Post by **Doug1978** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 10:14 pm

Wow! That is open

There's no substitute for Keith Moon.

Tricky-Loops · Post by **Tricky-Loops** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 10:28 pm

The Queen has made the best rock songs of the world...if Freddy would be still alive, we all could be champions...

duncanparsons · Post by **duncanparsons** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:07 am

as it goes, Dave Spiers has been working with Underworld for getting their sounds right..

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 5:36 pm

Doug1978(tempID) wrote:She ain't no human being...

Actually although I don't think that the Queen will care too much about this song (nor ever has), I'm not sure that I agree with Danny Boyle's choice at this particular showcase event.
I'm no great fan of the Royals, but the Queen is one of the few who I respect and I think that many people around the world also respect her.

So on one hand, it shows how open (and rebellious?) Great Britain is in front of the world, but on the other it might raise some rather confused looks as to British people and their attitude towards the Queen.

Then again, maybe we're all just having fun and nobody gives a shit.
I'm sure that Underworld will play a blinder, and I'm looking forward to Danny Boyle's countryside antics too.

god save the queen s only one song on a list of 86 that have been put forward as possibles. its a list of musc by british artists, everything from pop to punk and much much more lol, its just a way to show off the culture of this proud nation

a broad spectrum of music, mixed by underworld, i dont think anyone takes the lyrics of gstq too seriously, not even john lydon. and we have to remember the state of the nation at the time of its original release.

there are of course other pistols anthems that could be used, pretty vacant or holidays in the sun for example?
although id like to hear EMI played on such an event as that is more or les still applicable and an audience of billions would hear it lol

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 5:38 pm

duncanparsons wrote:as it goes, Dave Spiers has been working with Underworld for getting their sounds right..

yeah, hes good friends with them
his voice is on the beaucoup fish album, the samples about selling a car iirc

robogone · Post by **robogone** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 5:44 pm

vurt wrote:there are of course other pistols anthems that could be used, pretty vacant or holidays in the sun for example?

I remember reading somewhere that Steve Jones said that John Lydon enjoyed hearing Pretty Vacant on the radio because he deliberately sung "vacant" as "va-c**t" so that he could say "c**t" on the radio

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 2:25 pm

robojam wrote:
vurt wrote:there are of course other pistols anthems that could be used, pretty vacant or holidays in the sun for example?
I remember reading somewhere that Steve Jones said that John Lydon enjoyed hearing Pretty Vacant on the radio because he deliberately sung "vacant" as "va-c**t" so that he could say "c**t" on the radio

there are other ways to drop the c bomb on the radio.

robogone · Post by **robogone** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 8:07 pm

I still think the best was the normally cool as a cucumber Sir Trevor McDonald referring to the "c**t Kentryside" on News At Ten"