It was a bit worrying early on when the woman in charge of the dress designs said on IT2, that this year it was to have an "eighties theme."
I really believe some stupid BBC "suit" is so worried about Strictly being trounced by X-factor so is influencing some music choices to be as "near as that lot's over there as possible."
It's all about ratings and "engaging" a younger audience, most of whom are watching X-Factor or already on their way down to the pub.
The choices this year have been pretty dire, with a few exceptions when "proper" ballroom tunes have been chosen. I don't mind some contemporary tunes if there's a "strict tempo" but often there's not.
Still, it least we haven't had "Eleanor Rigby" again.