Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2022 09:09:29 -0400
From: Marty Hogan <martyhogan1956@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Why Did The BBC Allow Diana Ross To Sing A Song About A Blow Job At The Queen's Jubilee Concert?
Agree. The Worst thing about the evening was Diana Ross's TENT dress. WTH?
On Mon, Jun 6, 2022 at 11:15 PM wrote:
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> Before we start on why was Diana Ross even there, who thought it was a
> good idea for her to sing a song about a blowjob at the Queen’s Jubilee
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> The lyrics for Diana’s Gibb written 1985 hit ‘Chain Reaction’ go:
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> You make me tremble when your hand moves lower
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> You taste a little then you swallow slower
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> Nature has a way of yielding treasure
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> Pleasure made for you, oh
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> Did the album title the song came from even register with the producers of
> the concert? The 1985 Diana Ross album featuring ‘Chain Reaction=E2€™ is titled
> ‘Eaten Alive’. At least the song was written by a Knight, Sir Barry Gibb. I
> guess that was its connection to the evening.
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> Why was Diana Ross even there … or Alicia Keys … or that piece from
> Hamilton with Lin-Manuel Miranda? They were all irrelevant to the Crown and
> Commonwealth. The Alicia Keys song was about New York, ‘Hamilton=E2€™ is about
> taking down the British in war. Who was in charge of the content for this
> bizarre Pomp and Pageantry?
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> Rod Stewart was recovering from Covid, as were his backing singing and
> their voices had not fully recovered. Why did Rod Stewart perform that
> awful version of ‘Sweet Caroline’? The song is totally irrelevant to him.
> (He said later he was ordered by the BBC to perform it). And why perform
> ‘Baby Jane’, one of his weakest hits. ‘Rhythm of my Heart’, with an
> orchestra and bagpipes, would have been perfect.
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> Why wasn’t every living Sir or Dame invited to perform? There was no Tom
> Jones, Cliff Richard, Ringo Starr, Mick Jagger, Barry Gibb or Ray Davies.
> Paul McCartney was reduced to a pre-recorded thankyou and Elton John a
> pre-recorded performance. Why wasn’t the Commonwealth represented? Why no
> Australia’s Olivia Newton-John, Canada’s Anne Murray and New Zealand’s Kiri
> Te Kanawa. They are all Dames, the female title for a Knighthood. Dave
> Dobbyn of New Zealand is a Knight.
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> The event had a few highlights, The Queen with Paddington, Queen + Adam
> Lambert and Duran Duran were all exceptional performances. But all that
> mindless pop, all that American content, ignoring the Commonweath
> completely. What a weird way to honour 70 years of service.
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