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Song change row imminent?
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Glorfindel
13-11-2009
From here:

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“The seven remaining X Factor finalists are now getting tips by Queen stars Brian May and Roger Taylor. The pair agreed to meet them as the contestants rehearsed Queen classics for Saturday’s show. An ITV source said: “They just wanted to give a masterclass.”

But Jamie Archer is set to spark more controversy as he has been rehearsing Radio Ga Ga – the same song Jedward were originally down to perform.

The 18-year-old twins, who are mentored by fellow Irish man Louis Walsh, may now perform Under Pressure instead.”

That's lovely of Brian and Roger.

But, what's going on with the song choices? The twins can't pull off 'Under pressure' - 'Radio gaga' would have been far better for them.
kate_fkn_does
13-11-2009
Why would that even happen?
Deerd
13-11-2009
The Twins taking on that A5 note at the end
Paulie Walnuts
13-11-2009
Here's a clue - "is set to spark more controversy".

Panto, as a number of us have previously exclaimed.
Deerd
13-11-2009
*Scratching my head*... can't work out if the article implies that Jamie has gone all prima donna (some would say again) and steam-rollered his choice through
lovecat86
13-11-2009
I hoped you were joking

If that's true, I don't wanna watch Jamie... I joked earlier in the week that Simon would screw him over by giving him Bicycle Race... well...
Glorfindel
13-11-2009
Originally Posted by Deerd:
“*Scratching my head*... can't work out if the article implies that Jamie has gone all prima donna (some would say again) and steam-rollered his choice through”

I know, i'm puzzled. I'm pretty sure he wouldn't screw the twins over like that.
Fudd
13-11-2009
The twins singing Under Pressure. Oh dear God. But Jamie - Radio Ga Ga. I think he's a karaoke singer at best, but he still needs to be tested more than that!

Hmm, a week early for a judges row oversong choices though. It was week 7 last year when Louis blew up at Dannii.
Deerd
13-11-2009
Originally Posted by Glorfindel:
“I know, i'm puzzled. I'm pretty sure he wouldn't screw the twins over like that.”

Even without Jamie claiming/being given Radio Ga Ga instead there are other songs they could do that aren't as downright well ummmmm bloody impossible for them... I think Radio Ga Ga fitted them best... but even something like You're My Best Friend would surely be better than Under Pressure.
kate_fkn_does
13-11-2009
The important question we need to answer here right now is why are the twins not doing Flash?
LaVieEnRose
13-11-2009
Quote:
“Even without Jamie claiming/being given Radio Ga Ga instead there are other songs they could do that aren't as downright well ummmmm bloody impossible for them...”

Yeah, but Simon, Louis & Co only know half-a-dozen Queen songs.
caz789
13-11-2009
Originally Posted by kate_fkn_does:
“The important question we need to answer here right now is why are the twins not doing Flash?”

I second this

Also, that's a bad song for Jamie.
Glorfindel
13-11-2009
Originally Posted by Deerd:
“Even without Jamie claiming/being given Radio Ga Ga instead there are other songs they could do that aren't as downright well ummmmm bloody impossible for them... I think Radio Ga Ga fitted them best... but even something like You're My Best Friend would surely be better than Under Pressure.”

I know - 'Under pressure' is a MASSIVE song, there's no way they'll pull it off.
Deerd
13-11-2009
Originally Posted by LaVieEnRose:
“Yeah, but Simon, Louis & Co only know half-a-dozen Queen songs.”

And even then they got a random stranger in a bar to write them down on the back of a drinks' napkin...
lovecat86
13-11-2009
Originally Posted by Glorfindel:
“I know, i'm puzzled. I'm pretty sure he wouldn't screw the twins over like that.”

I was pretty sure he wouldn't screw over himself like that.

Radio Ga-Ga
Flash
Bicycle Race
Fat-Bottomed Girls

All of the above were songs I was praying the Overs would steer well clear of.
lovecat86
13-11-2009
Originally Posted by Glorfindel:
“I know - 'Under pressure' is a MASSIVE song, there's no way they'll pull it off.”

Indeed. The only possible way they could have matched it to them is to say...

Two singers... two of you... job done!
noorani
13-11-2009
Simon might have got first dibs of the songs this week, or first dibs in front of Louis anyway. And Louis could very well have done what he did before with JLS and bagged a song when it wasn't his turn to pick first, only to be annoyed when he found he wasn't entitled to have it and someone else was.
Redmond
13-11-2009
Maybe the Twins will do Ice Ice Baby, which uses an Under Pressure sample.

Glorfindel
13-11-2009
Originally Posted by lovecat86:
“I was pretty sure he wouldn't screw over himself like that.

Radio Ga-Ga
Flash
Bicycle Race
Fat-Bottomed Girls

All of the above were songs I was praying the Overs would steer well clear of.”

It's very, very random - As you say, Jamie would have been better going for something else a bit more challenging.
Fudd
13-11-2009
Originally Posted by noorani:
“Simon might have got first dibs of the songs this week, or first dibs in front of Louis anyway. And Louis could very well have done what he did before with JLS and bagged a song when it wasn't his turn to pick first, only to be annoyed when he found he wasn't entitled to have it and someone else was.”

Fair enough, but I still don't get Jamie's choice. The twins rely on production so something like Radio Ga Ga suits them perfectly. Jamie hasn't got an awful voice, and can challenge himself much more than this. Maybe he's trying to get out of the competition, I don't know. Seems a very strange choice to me.
Glorfindel
13-11-2009
Originally Posted by Redmond:
“Maybe the Twins will do Ice Ice Baby, which uses an Under Pressure sample.

”

And rap again - Dannii would explode!
Deerd
13-11-2009
I could've seen Jamie or Danyl knocking out a classic Who Wants To Live Forever.
SickPuppy21
13-11-2009
Well Radio Gaga in a rock setting its quite awesome live, as Live Aid shows, but the twins doing Under Pressure, good lord lol!
Eurostar
13-11-2009
Louis said on RTE Radio on Tuesday he was "pretty sure" Jedward would perform Radio Ga Ga but added that if for some reason the rehearsal wasn't working out well,the song could be changed.

If Radio Ga Ga was scrapped,it would suggest it simply wasn't working in the rehearsal.
Deerd
13-11-2009
In fact... why the f isn't Jamie doing Seven Seas of Rhye... he could totally rock on that.
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