I saw Scooch once in a Confirmed Bachelors bar a few years ago and they were singing live then, a little out of tune but still live.
I do think that this story has "sour grapes" written all over it though. It seems Justin Hawkins & Brian Harvey are doing the most moaning... you know the two that clearly can't sing either.
I think the only person who could sing was Cyndi, with the lady in Big Brovaz coming a close second. I would love to see Cyndi get a second stab at MYMU next year with another, slightly stronger, power ballad.
I'd had high hopes for Hawkins - unfortunately despite the dreadful sound on MYMU it was painfully clear that he just wasn't hitting every note. Same goes for Harvey.
I hated Scooch on their very first performance, but I'm sorry to say that it possibly was among the best of a VERY bad lot.
BBC, PLEASE go and look at SVT's way of doing this. PLEASE...
Never mind the miming accusations or even the quality of the song... the whole airline thing is so badly thought through.
Supposing there is a nasty air crash the week of the contest? It's not that unlikely a situation. In fact, there was one in Russia last week.
So, there's a big air crash with many killed or injured in Eurovision week... What happens then? A couple of prats represent the UK by poncing around on stage flapping their arms singing a tacky airline themed song? Or is the UK forced to withdraw from the contest for the first time ever.
Surely this would have been considered before releasing the song?
Quite simple, I would have thought. Just remove the spoken references (intro, nuts, offering a drink, safety announcement) and stick to the sung lyrics.
As for the silly trollies and wavy arms bit, just have them running round with big flags, a la Carola for Sweden last year.
This is hardly a shock for Eurovision fans. You are allowed up to 6 performers on stage - but they don't have to equally prominent. On Melodifestivalen (the Swedish MYMU) there are often backing singers providing harmonies off-camera - as long as they feature on-stage for the contest itself then it is OK. (You're also allowed a degree of pre-recorded backing vocals for harmonies I believe, but only with the voices of the performers, not additional performers?)
If you've watched Eurovision in previous years there are often "less prominent" singers who are dimly lit and stood very inconspicuously (not dancing or drawing attention to themselves)... They often have rather good voices...
If anyone watched Dana International's "Diva" performance - there is a single, large singer who seldom appears in close-up, who is obviously belting out a good tune...
Indeed - watch Sarah Dawn Finer's performance from this year's MF. The 'choir' as they are called in Sweden are on the top 'shelf' of the set - out of camera shot for most of the song, indeed, even the final refrains when they are prominent.
There has always been a 'choir' for Melodifestivalen, and this is another problem with MYMU - there is no 'set in stone' format, they change it unrecognisably every year. With MF you know what you'll get - damn good pop music with a slice of cheese on the side and a quality TV production.
Quite simple, I would have thought. Just remove the spoken references (intro, nuts, offering a drink, safety announcement) and stick to the sung lyrics.
As for the silly trollies and wavy arms bit, just have them running round with big flags, a la Carola for Sweden last year.
As I am well aware, yes, but I think in such a circumstance, not totally out of the question. (The EBU might have their rules, but they are not total heartless sods!)
Lets face it, we cannot expect to pick a song based on the theory that a plane might crash in May, or indeed anything else that might happen, and pick something "safe" as a deliberate response. Life would be WAY too boring if we did that. And way too PC as well.
