Queen Mania: Unreleased, ITV, Queen Mania
ITV 9 April 2005, Queen Tribute show introduced by Zoe Ball.
One Vision (Mel C), Barcelona (Leslie Garret & G4), I Want To Break Free (Corrie Queens), Somebody To Love (Heather Small), Don’t Stop Me Now (Toya Wilcox), Too Much Love Will Kill You (Myleene Klass), Who Wants To Live Forever (Russell Watson), You’re My Best Friend (Tony Christie), Bohemian Rhapsody (G4)
So who was the best (of a bad bunch) version?
Poor Freddie is now facing Australia!
As for the New CD "Now That's What I Call Underwhelming!"
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I thought Leslie Garret & G4 were very good.
On the whole I thought it was a fun show and I really enjoyed it.
On the whole I thought it was a fun show and I really enjoyed it.
Were they miming? - I think so!
In the Russell Watson rendition of WWTLF, the lead guitar was blatantly not plugged in!
In the Russell Watson rendition of WWTLF, the lead guitar was blatantly not plugged in!
the second part on itv2 what a fuck up who's the wanker wiv the glasses and the beard slaggin queen all the time tosser who are these people talking bout a band like queen there just sad soap stars
In one corner of heaven, Freddie is demanding to be let back on earth to show those talentless 'singers' how a queen song should be sang. They truly murdered every number
Ok, let's get this sorted. The song selection was bloody awful... I mean Mel C being given One Vision, Tony Christie - You're My Best Friend and worst of all was Toyah with Don't Stop Me Now.
I had to shut my eyes while watching to cut out the image of Freddie and the lads performing the songs. Why wasn't Russell Watson asked to join in on Bo Rap when he'd covered it before G4, why wasn't he asked to do Barcalona?? I mean he's song that at Old Trafford and the Nou Camp in 99 to great effect.
Toyah should have been give something from either Hot Space or The Game, which was around her time of pop stardum. Tony Christie should have been shown the way to the exit after his first verse of YMBF.
Credit to Heather Small, Russell Watson and Lesley Garratt. They did well with what they were asked to do, the backing for Heather Small wasn't good, but she performed that song as well as George Michael.
As for G4 they are doing Maddona Mania next week, WHY???? The little blond one sounds like he has a helium balloon fed to his vocals when singing. My mum was even crying at how bad they were. It was noticable, that at the end of Bo Rap when the audience joined in that some of them were laughing at the performance. Either something was going on in the studio elsewhere or G4 were that bad.
The Coronation Street lads could have smiled at least. None of them looked happy, which upset me more than the attempt at the song. Clearly they didn't want to be doing that, and were well paid for it.
The last question though, if doing a tribute to Queen, some songs can't be left out... Simple story. It's nice for us fans to want "other songs", but it's obvious that WWRY and WATC should always be included. Where were they? Why didn't they ask some "known" Queen fans to do the show?? This could have been, should have been much, much better.
I had to shut my eyes while watching to cut out the image of Freddie and the lads performing the songs. Why wasn't Russell Watson asked to join in on Bo Rap when he'd covered it before G4, why wasn't he asked to do Barcalona?? I mean he's song that at Old Trafford and the Nou Camp in 99 to great effect.
Toyah should have been give something from either Hot Space or The Game, which was around her time of pop stardum. Tony Christie should have been shown the way to the exit after his first verse of YMBF.
Credit to Heather Small, Russell Watson and Lesley Garratt. They did well with what they were asked to do, the backing for Heather Small wasn't good, but she performed that song as well as George Michael.
As for G4 they are doing Maddona Mania next week, WHY???? The little blond one sounds like he has a helium balloon fed to his vocals when singing. My mum was even crying at how bad they were. It was noticable, that at the end of Bo Rap when the audience joined in that some of them were laughing at the performance. Either something was going on in the studio elsewhere or G4 were that bad.
The Coronation Street lads could have smiled at least. None of them looked happy, which upset me more than the attempt at the song. Clearly they didn't want to be doing that, and were well paid for it.
The last question though, if doing a tribute to Queen, some songs can't be left out... Simple story. It's nice for us fans to want "other songs", but it's obvious that WWRY and WATC should always be included. Where were they? Why didn't they ask some "known" Queen fans to do the show?? This could have been, should have been much, much better.
itv need to sort there facs out there making out freddie wrote everything on this documentry on itv2 there was 3 other members
i enjoyed g4 + garret,(barcelona)
but not one person got any where near the vocals of freddie!! russel watson struggled with who wants to live forever,, but it was nice to hear queens music i suppose, that roland rivron needs a fucking heavy slap for his constant piss take out of freddie, long live queen long live freddie!!:)))
but not one person got any where near the vocals of freddie!! russel watson struggled with who wants to live forever,, but it was nice to hear queens music i suppose, that roland rivron needs a fucking heavy slap for his constant piss take out of freddie, long live queen long live freddie!!:)))
all disasterous renditions except for a rather beautiful Barcelona.
Well, Mylene Klass was the only one who gave a credible performance - but otherwise, it was utter dreck and ITV should fall on their swords.
By the way, what was with the plinky plonky karaoke backing tracks?
Shite beyond belief...
By the way, what was with the plinky plonky karaoke backing tracks?
Shite beyond belief...
2nd bit on ITV2 - better than the ITV1 bit but the guests were pathetic.
Most had heard of Freddie but that was it - most thought Freddie wrote everything !!!!
Some decent comments but generally embarrassing that anyone appearing on a programme called Queen Mania can know so little - what some people do for fame !
The biggest waste of space was someone called 'Anthony Cotton' who according to the caption is from 'Coronation Street' - I know more about him that he knows about Queen ... and all I know is his name & the programme he appears in as it was on the show - what a pathetic 'I want to be on TV at any cost' he was - based on his knowl;edge of Queen,, I'm an expert on every subject in the world ever. He ought to save himself for something he knows about .... but maybe he thinks that will never happen
Most had heard of Freddie but that was it - most thought Freddie wrote everything !!!!
Some decent comments but generally embarrassing that anyone appearing on a programme called Queen Mania can know so little - what some people do for fame !
The biggest waste of space was someone called 'Anthony Cotton' who according to the caption is from 'Coronation Street' - I know more about him that he knows about Queen ... and all I know is his name & the programme he appears in as it was on the show - what a pathetic 'I want to be on TV at any cost' he was - based on his knowl;edge of Queen,, I'm an expert on every subject in the world ever. He ought to save himself for something he knows about .... but maybe he thinks that will never happen
Well, Mylene Klass was the only one who gave a credible performance
I agree - and she looks a lot better than she did when she was with Hear'say (remember them? Nah didnt think so).
What also pains me is, and I say this as a Toyah Wilcox fan of old, her performance was shite. G4 were a close second - I have never liked that lot.
I watched it while drunk, and thought i was hilarous.
absolute crap they wrecked some amazing songs last night
especially mel c and toyah wilcox were particularly bad
especially mel c and toyah wilcox were particularly bad
I'm not usually one to critisize others efforts, but it was bloody awful!
Myleen Klass was the best, but every time they put the real deal on, it just showed up the rest of them. They'd have been better off showing the Milton Keynes video.
Myleen Klass was the best, but every time they put the real deal on, it just showed up the rest of them. They'd have been better off showing the Milton Keynes video.