The Olympics

[LE Greys]

Fly---------------------Mo.

I was wondering where he was!

 

[SS4]

How's the closing ceremony going? It can only redeem itself if always look on the bright side of life is played

Edit: With the original lyrics! (that means **** - uncensored )

 

[Searle]

It's pretty impressive so far! Apart from one direction

 

[Bungle73]

Impressively bad you mean?

 

[ainsworth74]

Well it's not been as good as the opening ceremony, yet, but there's still time and I don't think it's been bad, personally.

 

[SS4]

Like all ceremonies it seems to be high on flash but on substance and activity. Really just want to see either Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath or Monty Python

Queen = not bad but there's only one Freddie Mercury

edit: Queen cut for this crap, and I bet they don't even sing the line And no religion too

edit2: they did. Minor kudos has been restored

 

[jon0844]

The running order is out there. After handover to Rio, Seb Coe speaks and the IOC President and then The Who performs. Followed by a final song (unconfirmed what this is).

 

[ainsworth74]

Spoilers!

 

[SS4]

^ cheers for that

Who dares cover wish you were here?! (Nick Mason excepted ofc)

 

[MidnightFlyer]

As much as I love The Who, I can't watch them without Moon and now Entwistle. It'd be like reading the Bible without Jesus or God being mentioned - as good as Townshend and Daltrey are, they are nothing without Moon and Entwistle beside them.

 

[Clip]

The closing ceremony is never as good as the opening one.. Never has been IIRC. Not meant to be either as you are ending the games and handing them over to the next city.

 

[SS4]

Eep *made the off button in time*

 

[richw]

Spice girls were awful, out of time, thank god they say no more come backs after this!
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Like all ceremonies it seems to be high on flash but on substance and activity. Really just want to see either Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath or Monty Python

Queen = not bad but there's only one Freddie Mercury

edit: Queen cut for this crap, and I bet they don't even sing the line And no religion too

edit2: they did. Minor kudos has been restored

Looks like you got your wish with Eric Idle performing always look on the bright side of like in monty python costume
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How's the closing ceremony going? It can only redeem itself if always look on the bright side of life is played

Edit: With the original lyrics! (that means **** - uncensored )

Looks like you got your wish complete with the lifes a piece of **** uncensored!!!

 

[SS4]

Spice girls were awful, out of time, thank god they say no more come backs after this!
--- old post above --- --- new post below ---


Looks like you got your wish with Eric Idle performing always look on the bright side of like in monty python costume
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Looks like you got your wish complete with the lifes a piece of **** uncensored!!!

Indeed, pretty impressed with that actually :d

 

[chris89]

Eric Idle made the closing Ceremony for me

Chris

 

[SS4]

Freddie! (R.I.P)

 

[richw]

Freddie Mercury back on stage from the dead with Bryan May and Roger Moore. very impressed by that bit

 

[SS4]

Freddie Mercury back on stage from the dead with Bryan May and Roger Moore. very impressed by that bit

And suddenly plummeted with Jessie J . Why not get a man to sing it :?

 

[ainsworth74]

Why not get a man to sing it

Because Freddies register was often in a similar range to that of a woman?

 

[chris89]

And suddenly plummeted with Jessie J . Why not get a man to sing it :?

Not a clue, destroyed We Will Rock You.

Chris

 

[richw]

And suddenly plummeted with Jessie J . Why not get a man to sing it :?

It wouldnt have been right with a man singing with Queen. Just a better female vocalist would have done.
The cameraman seems fixed on Jessie Js "wedgie" however

 

[Clip]

It wouldnt have been right with a man singing with Queen. Just a better female vocalist would have done.
The cameraman seems fixed on Jessie Js "wedgie" however

I feel i am missing out not watching it now.


Also worth noting unless we have a different thread on it

 

[ainsworth74]

As several people on my Facebook have commented:

Boris Johnson, waving a flag, near a flame, what could possibly go wrong....

 

[MidnightFlyer]

Is it true Jessie J just sang with Queen?! Oh dear. As much as I dislike Queen (well, May and Taylor as individuals, their bitterness is angering; plus some other aspects), you can't replace Mercury with a tacky pop singer.

 

[richw]

As several people on my Facebook have commented:

Boris Johnson, waving a flag, near a flame, what could possibly go wrong....

Boris near a flame is a recipe for disaster without the flag, based on his track record!

 

[chris89]

Heres the gif for Dancing Boris :P

http://i.imgur.com/bKCUN.gif

Chris

 

[SS4]

I'd love a massive foot to come down and extinguish the flame a la Python (not my idea, saw it on r/unitedkingdom)

 

[MidnightFlyer]

From someone on my Facebook:

'Jessie J has achieved in 5 minutes what the IRA haven't in 30 years - killed Queen'

 

[chris89]

I'd love a massive foot to come down and extinguish the flame a la Python (not my idea, saw it on r/unitedkingdom)

Saw that as well, Would love for that to happen

Chris

 

[ainsworth74]

(not my idea, saw it on r/unitedkingdom)

You must love it on there, most of them are about as cynical and negative when it comes to the UK as you are