Entertainment For Lively Minds
The Spands on Strictly Come Dancing
Posted by Futurenoir on 18 October 2009 - 8:05pm.
Anyone see this? The reformed Spandau Ballet (or Spandau Belly as one reviewer cruelly called them) performed on Saturday's Strictly show. Good grief, it was bad. The Kemp brothers barely moved a muscle; former sex god Steve "Plonker" Norman now bears a striking resemblance to the bloke that empties my bins every Thursday; and poor Tony "Foghorn" Hadley looked like he needed an oxygen tank at the end of "Gold". I honestly thought he was going to keel over. How on earth are they going to get through a whole gig, let alone a tour?
- More from Futurenoir.
- Login or register to post comments
-
I commented on them...
...in the 'Music on Strictly...' thread. Now I've just seen an ad for their new album on telly. 'Once More' appears to be rubbish new versions of their old rubbish songs that were rubbish the first time around. How distressing it is to think that there are some people who think this is of any worth to anyone anywhere. C**ts.
The new version
of "Only When You Leave" is very good indeed.
Now available on Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/track/0zEgyHwQqGhmmkQdBWxFkG
C**ts
I think kilts is spelled with a k.
To cut a long story short...
they're crap.
Nail, head
in a proverbial nutshell, Mr Crowther.
Hmmmmm
Spandau Ballet on "Strictly". Mmmm, somehow I seem to have missed that one.
Edit:
apart from Chant No.1 which wasn't crap.
and...
Paint Me Down
and, um
"I'll Fly For You"
http://bit.ly/FlH38
sorry - it's all Julia Hesford's fault - it was playing when she walked in the room.
brewery owner
Doesn't Tone own a brewery or is heavily involved with something along those lines ? Probably goes someway to explain the few pounds he has added since the 80's!
She Loved Like Diamond
I hope they don't plan to do She Loved Like Diamond; what with all the overemoting Hadley must be at risk of an instant heart attack if he attempted that one at his advanced age. (You should never underestimate the danger posed by music to faint hearts: my auntie died performing Stay With Me Baby at a karoake night.)
I've always quite liked this number for some strange reason, although I'm pretty sure it's not because of the subtlety of Hadley's performance.
Why Reform?
"Well everyone else is, so why don't we?"
"Got any new material?"
"Oh, we'll just bang out some old crap, and re-record the old stuff"
"Will it sell"
"Who cares, we need the pension fund"
80s bands reforming - just another sign of the loss of originality in popular culture. Bands, Films, TV - never as good the second time around. Its either the same stuff with half the energy/importance, or a complete re-work that doesn't hit the spot. (In fairness, there are obviously exceptions to this statement)
Spandau Ballet - I thought they were awful first time, so it can only get worse for me.
Whats next - the return of Shakin' Stevens? The Kids From Fame on Tour again?