It’s like being molested in the eyes and ears by a hundred disconnected and inflated egos. The music is merely incidental at this point, surely? It’s just a soulless vehicle for the aforementioned egos. That could be why it sounds so awful.
Ok,so someone has made a (shit) song but does it need adverts to tell you about it? Why the **** do they have to go so overboard about it.
I’ve had to switch off and won’t be near a bbc station for at least 2 weeks.
It’s not that bad – it is not a remake – it is a celebration of the original with a number of big name artists ‘paying homage’, plus some less talented artists like one direction, kylie minogue, etc…
I don’t understand it. Why go to all the bother and expense to make something worse than the original? This version is disappointing, watered down and limp. With all of those musicians surely they could have written something themselves.
The Beetles did it for the first live global TV broadcast in 1967, with All You Need Is Love. A new song with a relevant message and including some of the most famous people of the day.
I think its a shame they didn’t take a risk, they might have come up with something wonderful.
Turned it off as soon a Elton bloody John’s fat face appeared. It can’t be more offensive than the Perfect Day thing they did, because that was the most offensive thing ever.
Clueless old ****
Mikey, it’s not about being cool. They have ruined an amazingly beautiful song – perhaps one of the most beautiful pop songs. I don’t mind a cover but it could have been done wonderfully.
Thing is, “Perfect Day” was an intelligent, literate classic with a sly, knowing sub-text completely missed by most of the people who liked it and, I suspect, the British Broadcorpsing Castration.
This other thing is just a weepy bit of nonsense based on a ridiculous premise by a writer of pretty little pop songs.