| Holly2003 20.05.2019 15:20 |
Should Q+AL enter next year's Eurovision Song Contest? Lambert is perfect for it, as is the Queen brand. Plus they would have to write a new song. They could help bring the UK back to the top of Eurovision, where we belong. I'm sure everyone who thinks the movie was great will be behind this development. What do the good and wise folk of Queenzone think? |
| dysan 20.05.2019 15:22 |
No. But you're right about AL. He should give it a go with a suitably silly song. None of this X-Factor style pop. |
| aristide1 20.05.2019 15:44 |
For which country? |
| Cruella de Vil 20.05.2019 20:03 |
WTF? Yeah sure, they could play I’m going slightly mad (the bonkers mix). |
| dysan 20.05.2019 20:04 |
TBH that is exactly the sort of thing they should do. |
| mooghead 20.05.2019 21:41 |
Yep. Perfect platform for them. It honestly wouldn't surprise me. Lambert is perfect Eurovision material. |
| Iron Butterfly 20.05.2019 21:48 |
Holly2003 wrote: Should Q+AL enter next year's Eurovision Song Contest? Lambert is perfect for it, as is the Queen brand. Plus they would have to write a new song. They could help bring the UK back to the top of Eurovision, where we belong. I'm sure everyone who thinks the movie was great will be behind this development. What do the good and wise folk of Queenzone think?No. Hell no ;-). Bad enough that Brian and Roger ended up involved with Idol, but I don't want them to be involved with Eurovision. |
| rockchic65 20.05.2019 23:52 |
Haha, kiss of death, no they don't need that and anyway it's all political, nothing to do with music. |
| Iron Butterfly 21.05.2019 00:53 |
rockchic65 wrote: Haha, kiss of death, no they don't need that and anyway it's all political, nothing to do with music.Agree. M Did you see or read about Madonna's performance....wtf was she on with her performance? |
| stevelondon20 21.05.2019 06:16 |
She sounded terrible. |
| dysan 21.05.2019 06:49 |
I mean, she never could sing so it's not a surprise. Kudos to her for trying though. It just shows you that if any of these big stars went on X Factor style shows they'd not get far. Bowie, Elton, Madonna. Freddie is a strange one. Imagine young strangled lamb Bulsara having a pop at it. Anyway, I'm sure RT would think Eurovision naff (I mean it is, but KNOWINGLY) but I reckon BM would jump at the chance if KE was offered a shot. |
| Nathan H 21.05.2019 07:09 |
I don't know what it would even take for Britain to win even if they had one of their most famous exports like Queen (with Adam Lambert), Elton John and Paul McCartney. It's so political now which is a shame as Britain has produced some of the most successful musicians ever since the "pop" song was introduced in the 1950s. |
| dysan 21.05.2019 07:27 |
Exactly. Not a hope in hell at the moment. Hence why it doesn't attract the high calibre of artist. We need to do a system where as the rules state a song needs to have been first published after the previous September. Have a selection of like 10 songs, release them from that September onwards and see which one becomes the big hit across Europe. Then enter that into the competition. Other countries have done this and it works. |
| Holly2003 21.05.2019 10:24 |
They could submit Brian's badger song. Ripe material for a classic Queen+ redo. |
| RS_Protos 21.05.2019 13:29 |
Give some cash to BM and RT and they will be there in a second |
| sexmachine 21.05.2019 20:05 |
After all the shit they have done in the last 20 years ( AL, musical, movie, shit releases, shit collaborations) this would be the absolute peak. |
| matt z 22.05.2019 04:26 |
Just watched it. Glad someone had the balls to confront widespread indifference and hate from that war state. The singing itself from am audience camera was generic but in key. Haven't watched/heard the touched up one cause listening to those last non melodic modern r&b dirge was horrible either way. She doesn't move much for the camera shots as well as descending stairs and safety when ur that old It's also easier choreographed for film editing and capturing |
| oligneisti 22.05.2019 08:28 |
Well, the UK has tried everything else and failed. Seeing them lose again and again is one of the few joys I get from the contest. I don't think I'd enjoy seeing Brian and Roger lose though. But Lambert on his own does fit in there. I am both serious and not trying to talk him down. There have been good musicians there though they aren't the norm. Of course they might be the special musical guests for when the UK hosts the contest again but that might take decades. |
| brians wig 22.05.2019 08:44 |
Let's be blunt. If Queen, fronted by Freddie, entered Eurovision, Great Britain would still NOT win. However, if Madonna can perform in the break, why not QAL? I bet Brian has already mulled over the possibility.... |
| rockchic65 22.05.2019 11:03 |
brians wig wrote: Let's be blunt. If Queen, fronted by Freddie, entered Eurovision, Great Britain would still NOT win. However, if Madonna can perform in the break, why not QAL? I bet Brian has already mulled over the possibility....You're right but even though they could I'd rather they didn't, it's the kiss of death and has been for years, probably best to stay well away from it and it's not like they need the money or publicity at the moment. |
| rockchic65 22.05.2019 11:05 |
oligneisti wrote: But Lambert on his own does fit in there. I am both serious and not trying to talk him down. There have been good musicians there though they aren't the norm. Of course they might be the special musical guests for when the UK hosts the contest again but that might take decades.I can't imagine he'd ever do that, bloody hope not anyway it's a disaster of a show and only really makes sense for artists who want to get their face out there and aren't already known IMO. Even then it usually ends up doing more harm than good for their career, poor guy from UK coming last, not really what you want to be known for starting off your career. |
| dudeofqueen 22.05.2019 11:19 |
Holly2003, re: >Should Q+AL enter next year's Eurovision Song Contest? Plenty of options already on the table. The suggestion Brian made yesterday is that we go with a well-known cover of a cracking pop song. Something that will appeal to the mass-market that is EuroVision and with it's expansion out to Australia, Brian reckons that Q+AL could well be the very first entrant to return and then win the competition on multiple occasions. The song he suggested is "Making Your Mind Up" that Bucks Fizz won the competition with in 1981. Now, here's the rub. Brian mentioned that he'd consulted with Andy Hill and John Danter over a fish salad and a bottle of Blue Nun back in November 1980 and maintains that he should have a credit on there as the key lyricist. But the key selling point will be that the four of us (Brian, Roger, Adam and me) will eventually re-create that iconic piece of performance art that saw Andy and Mike rip Cheryl and Jay's skirts off via the cunning product that is velcro. Outfits being discussed at this early stage are: Roger - wearing Fred's "prawn" suit from the It's A Hard Life video; revealed to display him in false tits, skirt, stockings and heels a-la Fred in the IWBF video. Roger's been pushing for this for years and the look on his little face was an absolute PICTURE when Brian suggested it. Brian - wielding a copy of a copy of a copy of his original guitar (which, would you believe it, he actually made with his father using bits of an old fireplace and home-made pick-ups!), he'll initially be donning Fred's "chewie" jacket from the KQ video along with his stage-worn boiler suit from Hyde Park in '76 (that was a free concert and QPL are ACTULLY going to release that, in full, but dripping in auto-tune and with Ogre Battle moved to the encore, can you believe..........) his reveal will have Brian in the ACTUAL leather shorts Freddie wore when he first met Paul Prenter (these have been jet-washed and dis-infected, but there is STILL a tell-tale stain around the crotch that just won't come out), biker cap and red knee-pads. Adam - frankly there's no telling what he's going to come as, but Brian suggested dressing up as Delilah and then the reveal having him in Freddie's Earls Court harlequin leotard which, as we found out from Diana Mosley, has remained unwashed since June 7th 1977! You can't get any more fucking authentic than that now, can you? Me - I'm reluctant about the whole thing, given that, to me, Queen is dead as, frankly, have Roger and Brian been to me for a very long time. However, the deal-breaker for me was that I don't have to stick ANY of Fred's kit on. The idea here is a little bit of genius in that I'm allowed to wear those skin-tight blue trousers from Milton Keynes in '82 and then the reveal will put me in those little shorts I so enjoyed wearing on stage in 1986. I asked if the lads thought it might be an idea for me to wear a jock-strap for EuroVision, but Roger said it'd add to the real-feel if I just let the nuts swing free as they did all those years ago. Adam left the room at this point with what looked to be serious "wood"............ Brian's now pushing for each reveal to be done by a significant woman from Fred's life and in the interests of the whole Gender Equality agenda being trotted out at every single fucking opportunity by the BBC (that's British Broadcasting Corporation and **NOT** Big Black Cock as some filthy minds seem to think.........) Mary Austin revealing: me. Kashmira Cooke revealing: Adam Debbie Leng (because she rubbed up against Fred on camera!) revealing: Roger. I've proposed that Debbie wears the outfit she had in the Breakthru' video - she looked fucking hot in that - but Roger thinks she'll barely squeeze the dress up over one thigh "fat, Flake-eating cunt" was a term bandied about at one point. Kerry Ellis revealing: Brian. There was a collective groan went around the room at this. Adam reckoned there's no connection with Freddie, but Brian reckons she held a replica sawn-off mic stand once so she's qualified. I said it's OK so long as she wipes it off her chin before coming on stage. Further discussions are to be had but Old Beechy Boy reckons it's a go-er. Watch this space. |
| rockchic65 22.05.2019 11:28 |
@dudeofqueen Haha, priceless, love it lol. |
| Dougie 4 23.05.2019 07:50 |
@dudeofqueen... brilliant sir |
| dysan 23.05.2019 08:36 |
The UK got dropped even more points today during a recount. Talk about kicking a dead fish. |
| dudeofqueen 23.05.2019 11:26 |
dysan, re: >Talk about kicking a dead fish Brian rang me at 4am with the news that one of the juries had given the UK too many points or something. He's really taken this on now and from what he was saying, he's going to start using that Soapbox thing of his to start pushing for greater equality for British musicians in Europe. Old Beechy Boy called too, just a few minutes ago to say that, as of 9am today and instigated by the MayLor conglomerate, Queen Productions Limited have taken EuroVision and every single one of the individual juries to the European Court Of Human Rights for discrimination. The hope is that this will then extend to taking any European citizen that DID NOT vote for the United Kingdom entry to court in a similar prosecution for state-sponsored discrimination. And. seconds ago, I've just had a WhatsApp from Brian; in it, he says: ".......that'll teach those fuckers. Kerry reckons I can then set up a pad for her next door to Robbie Williams (not Jimmy's gaff) and then Jimmy and I can blast guitar-driven rock and roll at him to get him to move out, thus scuppering his plans for basement construction. I've always fancied Robbie's missus too, so maybe Kerry can seduce her and we can band each other senseless. Happy, happy days!" Personally, I reckon he's bonkers, but each to their own. Jimmy's a weirdo anyway with his love of 13 year old girls and Satan chains, but Brian's always had a little bit of that about him |