Entertainment For Lively Minds
Brit Award For Outstanding Contribution
Posted by fedoraboy on 16 February 2011 - 11:52pm.
I couldn't help noticing the lack of the usual Outstanding Contribution Award to support the release of so and so's new greatest hits. Have the Brit organisers run out of candidates or did a lot of people turn them down this year?
With that in mind, who should get one that hasn't so far?
That would be everyone apart from Robbie Williams, Pet Shop Boys, Paul McCartney, Oasis, Paul Weller, Duran Duran, Tom Jones, Sting, U2, Spice Girls, Eurythmics, Fleetwood Mac, Bee Gees, Elton John, David Bowie, Van Morrison, Rod Stewart, Freddie Mercury, Status Quo, Queen, Cliff, The Who, Eric Clapton, Wham!, The Police, George Martin, The Beatles, John Lennon and LG Wood.
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Led Zeppelin
The Rolling Stones
Pink Floyd
little known bands like that.
D'ya reckon they've been asked
And they turned it down?
My monies on Beady Eye for next year.
The Clash
?
Deep in the Amazonian rainforest
Is a tribe yet to discovered by the rest of the world. Their number system consists of one, a few and shitloads. Their language has 47 words for iPod, but they are yet to see one. But even they could see that one coming.
Couldn't we all?
Slightly off-topic. It's no wonder The Brits has the reputation it does, seeing as the Spice Girls appear to have won the Outstanding Contribution award twice.
Duly amended
How could I neglect the contribution of the Some Might Say Hitmakers. In effect, Lennon's won it three times.
Yeah
everyone loves them
David
Hepworth?
Probably wouldn't accept it, though....
Elvis Costello
I've often thought...
...Vince Clarke would be an interesting candidate for the OC award. He's contributed to 3 British bands of note, after all.
A indeed would be Depeche Mode
More than 20 years in the biz. Globally successful. Compelling 'lead singer comes back from the dead' story. And, dare I say it, better than their previously recognised peers, Eurythmics. At least theyre British. Like U2 aren't.
Richard Thompson?
No, come back. Seriously.
The Smiths
Massive influence on the last 2 decades' worth of skinny white guitar bands. Though of course Mozzer would never accept it.
Have Radiohead been around long enough to get one? Still, it's likewise unlikely they'd be willing to turn up and play ball either. Same goes for Damon Albarn.
Madness?
well...
in this age of one-album-wonders and the era of by simply being quite big worldwide (Muse?), this lot would be acceptable but probably wouldn't want it
Blur
New Order
(although not technically a going concern, they're one that has had most influence in recent years if you count Joy Division too)
Morrissey
Johnny Marr
(you wouldn't be able to put The Smiths now really, and even Morrissey/ Marr would be a weird affair)
Manic Street Preachers
(have won heavy in the past)
Radiohead
(obv)
Chemical Brothers
PJ Harvey
The Cure
(again, quite influential in recent years, still going)
Primal Scream
(no, seriously)
How about a bit of Metal?
Iron Main
Black Sabbath
Def Leotard
Judas priest
Motorhead
Proberly not ITV friendly though.
It doesn't have to be a band though...
Trevor Horn?
The answer is…..
…Mark E Smith.
Just for the thought of mortals like Rhianna and Beiber having to stand up a strut their stuff to a medley of Arms Control Poseur, The League of Bald Headed Gentlemen and Carry Bag Man (ah!!)
Yes-aaaah
But I fear his NME Godlike Genius Award will be his only trophied recognition. In the words of the song - well two songs actually - "he is not appreciated."
"Not like you to be funny, Eddie"
as long as Jo Wiley could be abused by him again I'd like to see it
I'm surprised he hasn't put
I'm surprised he hasn't put that to music yet.
'Yeeeeeaaaaah....f**k off' would make a great chorus.
I've never seen that before.
Absolutely brilliant. And props to the Whiley for getting straight in there with the Marc Riley jibe. She handled him far better than most.