RECYCLING STARS....

Current mood: PROGRESSIVE POP...
Category: PROGRESSIVE POP... Music

Thanks to Mrs Giovanni, I'm watching the latest prime time TV sensation which is basically The X-Factor for tribute acts...

Of course I pleaded with her to turn it off to save my sanity, face and musical credability, but I secretly wanted to watch it...

Why?

To see just how good the acts are..

And some are good - so good, that they're better than the real thing! (as is performing now, many years after the original hits were released)..

So howsabout this:

Popstars should be forced to resign their positions 5 years after their last significant hit (this is to be ajudged buy a panel of music experts including Paul Giovanni £rd)

The original artist is then replaced by the best tribute act of the day...

The originals can then go off on a generous pension, to lap up the sun, sort out their sanity and spend time with their much neglected families...

Everyone'll win....

The public'll get a good and passionate performance, the original artist will get time off, and some folks dreams'll come true!!!

Whadayasay????

Currently listening : The Definitive Collection By Lionel Richie Release date: By 04 February, 2003

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	La Paloma, the Queen of Infinity	tribute acts are often more entertaining than the real thing... Posted by La Paloma, the Queen of Infinity on Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 20:22 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	I think pop groups should be nationalised... Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 20:24 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	R	That white, ginger Lionel Ritchie's going to go all the way.... Posted by R on Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 20:37 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	Yep. I was touched by his performance.. Imagine it in the school playground 'When I grow up I'm gonna be Lionel Richie' 'FUCK OFF!!! YOU'RE A WHITE GINGER!!!!' PUNCH KICK PUNCH KICK etc Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 20:48 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	KvKvG	they picked the wrong rod stewart! brittany should not even be uttered in the same breath as the likes of turner and springfield and next week sombody has the nerve to try to be freddy mercury. perhaps im being a misrable old goat but acting like god is wrong wrong wrong. white lionel was good though. Posted by KvKvG on Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 20:45 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	Brtiney was a spit - but she couldn't sing... You know that Freddies inevitable - I'd get on the plane to Alaska sharpish!!!! Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 20:52 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Christopher Nosnibor	Hello?? Posted by Christopher Nosnibor on Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 20:39 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Christopher Nosnibor	(yes, that was poor, but had to be done.) Posted by Christopher Nosnibor on Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 20:39 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	Did you see that front page of The Sun when they were looking for Saddam?? It was one of those billboards depicting his evilness on the phone and the headline was 'Hello, is it me you're looking for...?' Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 20:51 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Christopher Nosnibor	Oh dear, no, thankfully I didn't. Posted by Christopher Nosnibor on Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 21:14 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	It was brilliant!!! They nail the headlines like no-one else...! Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Sunday, January 06, 2008 at 02:11 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Clinker	Turn your fucking TV off man. It's rotting your brain!!! 5 years since your last hit? Thats Prince gone then. Posted by Clinker on Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 21:19 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	She's watching Notting Hill now - I'm drawing the line at that (except to take the occasional look at Julias lips) Your point about Prince is an interesting one, but there could be excpetions if the artist in question continues to produce quality work. Listen to 3121 and you'll know what I'm talking about... Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 21:25 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	KvKvG	i was going to ask. does anyone out there have the nerve to do a prince tribute? I have always had the theroy that there wouldnt be since he is so utterly untouchable...so why freddy? with any luck prince will never retire. im a firm beliver that he is not even human which would explain his remarkable looks for his ripe age. he will probally live till 200 and release 3 albums a year...with any luck. Posted by KvKvG on Sunday, January 06, 2008 at 01:20 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	Now there's a thought, a Prince tribute act - maybe they'll have it in series 2...? Thing is, the tribute act being awful doesn't stop people doing it. Indeed about 99% of them are awful - at least the ones I've seen... I once saw an Aqua tribute act?? It scar/red me.... Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Sunday, January 06, 2008 at 01:30 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	KvKvG	Aqua?!? jesus-shit! the only tribute act ive paid to see was the LA doors. who were pretty good. mainly due to the face the lead singer (who was fat, ugly and blonde) passed a large bottle of jack daniels to the crowd. since there was only 4 of us there, i got very drunk. i then returned home and threw up on a girl i fancied. A prince tribute act is impossible, i dont know many who could play guitar like him, i dont know many who can sing like him. and i dont know anyone who could afford the legal costs when he decides to sue them. one day prince will sue us for owning his albums, we will get a letter headed with that adronomous symbol, informing us that we must burn all our prince CDs within 28 days. but he taught me everything i need to know about sex, so i forgive him in advance. Posted by KvKvG on Sunday, January 06, 2008 at 01:45 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	HA!!! You're right. I bet the purple bastard will sue us for owning his records. Then he'll move onto all who've ever attended his concerts, anyone who's ever looked at him or his image, all the guitars he's ever played, the make-up on his face, and the 1962 Cadillac he once hitched a ride in... But we'll still love him...)) TALENT IS THE ULTIMATE GET OUT!!!! PS) I didn't pay to see Aqua, I was working as the bar manager in this club in my home town. I lasted the job for 6 weeks and made a point of ignoring anyone I recognised from school including my former neighbour & under 5 sweetheart Jodie, and one of my former best friends... Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Sunday, January 06, 2008 at 02:07 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Clinker	You've hit the nail on the head. It should be 5 years since the last quality record, not about having a foofin' hit. God I wanna see the back of Westlife and the like. With your theory they'll be here til i'm fucking dead!!! And what if you've never had one? No Miles Davies? No lotsa quality bands/artists that the general public aint ever gonna get. Posted by Clinker on Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 22:09 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	Well, i thought I had that covered by placing myself on the adjudicating panel, but if the other 3 members of said panel are fizzjoblers like Simon Cowell & Louie Walsh, I'll get outvoted... This needs a rethink... Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 22:16 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Wendy	I'm sorry but, "The wife made me do it" is the oldest excuse in the book...apart from "They doped me up on Diazapan and sat me in the TV Room"... That "Britain's Got Talent" spin off was far superior, culturally speaking. Posted by Wendy on Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 21:53 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	Yes, it was an excuse. I'm pretty old school with these things. Basically, anything that looks bad or unbecoming of a man of my stature - blame the wife. (In fact, until recently I would shout Mrs G down when she turned the TV on POINT BLANK and make her listen to Stockhausen or Bird Calls instead..) Anyway, I didn't see 'Britains Got Talent' apart from this act who my friend the porter informs me are members of the Fish Island community. Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 22:02 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Wendy	O yeah! They were good, them. Is that one of those "Thermal Skinsuits" you were bragging about? This looks like the Disco version (with sequins). The prog I watched tonite was a social-anthropological look at TV talent shows through the ages...well from about 1971 at any rate...featuring such classics as Bonnie Langford, Bobbie Crush, Peters and Lee, Les Dawson, Victoria Wood and Lennie Henry. I only watched it so I could cry at the clip of Paul Potts again. Posted by Wendy on Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 22:23 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	Yeah top draw.. I have a selection of skinsuits, my favourite is a Raleigh banana cycling top that is infact a top + generous miniskirt. I like to sleep in it... Did they have Elio Pace on that show??? He had a good run on opportunity knocks. He was from my school. It created a real buzz did Elios run on OK.. Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Sunday, January 06, 2008 at 02:16 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Hijackalope	my pubes look like richie's hair Posted by Hijackalope on Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 21:47 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	If I hear he needs a transplant, I'll give him your details... Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 21:50 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Clinker	Marcus our drummers brother in law is Lionels PR, maybe was (not sure), so i'll be passing on your comments either way! Posted by Clinker on Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 22:18 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	This could prove to be very useful in the forthcoming months... Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 22:19 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Colossus	With all this shit going down does anyone have a nasty feeling that pop really is beginning to eat itself? If so, how long has it been doing this? Mabye it has been for ages and we are becoming such a sophisticated audience that we demand higher art? Anyone care to throw thier hat into the ring? Spider xx Posted by Colossus on Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 22:49 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	I think what is happening is exactly what happenned with classical music... The masters died, and since then there's been a whole load of people that would rather replay and pretend that time, than create their own thing... Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 22:56 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Colossus	Do you think that pretending has any merits in itself? Spider xx Posted by Colossus on Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 23:10 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	I suppose it's a question of taste.. Some people like the classics to be played over and over again and some people like to hear new things. I'm in the later camp... Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 23:13 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Colossus	Defining new can be a problem within itself...is there anything genuinely new? Mabye it's just semantics but 'fresh' music is something I look forward to. Anything dubbed 'new' I'm very weary of. What do you think? Sorry I'm total interview mode PLUS I've been stumbling upon some great new insights whilst reading the John Peel autobiography...that man had a great, loving family. Posted by Colossus on Saturday, January 05, 2008 at 23:32 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	OK.. New is misleading - different or fresh is more the word... If there's no cover/tribute bands, then the music dies in a LIVE sense when the band members do. However, there's more need for classical 'covers' orchestras because there are no recordings of most of that music made by the original composer... With audio technology being prety good, I think I'd rather hear an original beatles vinyl at home on a decent system than go and see the Bootleg Beatles... Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Sunday, January 06, 2008 at 00:04 [Remove]

	Helen	Is this show basically not just Stars in Their Eyes without the "Tonight Matthew I'm going to be..." bit, which in my opinion was the best part of the televised shambles. There was also the risk factor with Stars In Their Eyes that any young male performers might be tampered with backstage by the presenter. I'm sick of these shite talent shows, bring back 15 to 1 with William G Stewart. Posted by Helen on Sunday, January 06, 2008 at 21:32 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	I'd like to see the return of The Paul Daniels Magic Show... You can criticise him all you like but Daniels has talent and I love magic.... "Say Yes Paul!" Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Sunday, January 06, 2008 at 21:50 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	they came from the stars, i saw them	a white ginger lionel? hail eris! Posted by they came from the stars, i saw them on Monday, January 07, 2008 at 02:15 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :	SERIOUSLY!! He had huge shades and a wig on!!! Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Monday, January 07, 2008 at 02:31 [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Colossus	Have u seen the bootleg beatles? Spider xx Posted by Colossus on Monday, January 07, 2008 at 04:06 [Remove] [Reply to this]

: THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI :

No, but I've listened to most of their LPs on original issue vinyl.. Posted by : THE FUTUREPROOF MUSIC BLOG BY PIOUS GIOVANNI : on Monday, January 07, 2008 at 13:19 [Remove] [Reply to this]