The Closing Ceremony

[Geri]

Elbow? Is that a song or a person?

They are a band. Don't ask me anything about them, because that is about the limit of my knowledge.

 

[quimcunx]

"Greatest party on earth"

Yes. this the end bit where someone's locked in the toilet barfing and you can't get in your bedroom because some couple are breaking up in there.

 

[killer b]

This is everything we feared for the opening ceremony. The atheletes coming in is the high point. Jesus.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Right, well this is the song I was more expecting when Elbow turned up...

 

[bi0boy]

I bet somewhere in there there are a few awkward glances over nights best forgotten

They're probably too busy losing the will to live from being dragged into this dreadful pantomime.

 

[free spirit]

is this singer actually the singer from elbow, or are they just doing a sing along?

 

[Lea]

We have so many famous singers and bands. How did they dig up this band Elbow?

 

[OneStrike]

The song choices are too dreary in this section.

Someone put a donk on it

 

[han]

This is terrible. The opening ceremony was great, tbf. This is embarrassing.

 

[free spirit]

All the petals/rods/thingies are marked with a country and they get to take it home

but they'll be all hot and stuff.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Emeli Sande.

She is the worst thing there has ever been. She's so bad I can't even think of an amusing list of things she's worse than, because everything that isn't her now seems so utterly bloody marvellous to me.

Even this song that's playing now.

 

[Firky]

The commentators are talking over everything trying to coax some kind of atmosphere.

Good o' Great Britain, piss it away in spectacular style in front of the world.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

God, this song is horrific

The guy singing reminds me of Ricky Gervais

 

[agricola]

Has Elbow's lead singer always looked like a bad landlord character in Hollyoaks?

 

[han]

We have so many famous singers and bands. How did they dig up this band Elbow?

Bloody Elbow! ffs

 

[quimcunx]

What a cheery and loooooooong song.

 

[OneStrike]

People haven't heard of Elbow? Spice Girls will liven things up, before Subo's medly kicks in.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Yes, let's bring in statistics, statistics will save this.

 

[Badger Kitten]

The athletes are being kettled, there you go, another traditional English experience for them.

 

[Firky]

Next up, Radiohead. Get the place jumping to Street Spirit.

 

[DJ Squelch]

Irish athelete doing a back flip is the hilight of the evening so far.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

This must be nice for the althletes and people there......but we are not, the bastards

 

[youngian]

Why didn't they get some old pros who can play giant stadiums. Where's Ozzy when you need him.

 

[Geri]

People haven't heard of Elbow? Spice Girls will liven things up, before Subo's medly kicks in.

And I thought I was the most out of touch person ever.

 

[Espresso]

Is this the longest song in the universe or wot?

 

[kittyP]

Are Elbow playing live coz they haven't shown them have they?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

but they'll be all hot and stuff.

I think they'll probably let them cool down free spirit. We don't want the Americans suing the arse off the country for a burn finger

 

[free spirit]

Underworld please.

 

[Badgers]

Where is that women who walked out with the Indian team at the opening ceremony?

 

[Geri]

Bring on Muse.