Tulisa didn't actually say she didn't know the song.
I didn't know that version either, much prefer Aretha's version.
I didn't know that version either, much prefer Aretha's version.
Tulisa has never heard of Think?!
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Originally Posted by exodus2u:
“I've got to say I'm glad Kelly didn't choose to respond to that because it would have made Tulisa look incompetent regarding music knowledge.
Aretha Franklin, The Blues Brothers, not to mention many cover versions........dear oh dear!
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“I've got to say I'm glad Kelly didn't choose to respond to that because it would have made Tulisa look incompetent regarding music knowledge.
Aretha Franklin, The Blues Brothers, not to mention many cover versions........dear oh dear!
”
I thought her comment (and her smile) spoke volumes and was quite cutting, but probably over T's head
I'm near Tulisa's age and I've never heard of it either, didn't realise you have to have heard of everything song ever made to be able to have to have an opinion.
Originally Posted by laura:):
“I'm near Tulisa's age and I've never heard of it either, didn't realise you have to have heard of everything song ever made to be able to have to have an opinion.”
“I'm near Tulisa's age and I've never heard of it either, didn't realise you have to have heard of everything song ever made to be able to have to have an opinion.”
It's the fact that she keeps showing herself up, she simply has no idea.
Difference is though goo-goo and Anna-Chloe, with the greatest of respect, you two aren't earning squillions for judging a singing competition...that requires at least a modicum of musical knowledge across a range of genres, current and historic!! Sitting their saying 'I've never heard of that' when it's one of the biggest female artists of all time's biggest songs really isn't very acceptable!!
Originally Posted by Vev:
“Tulisa didn't actually say she didn't know the song.
I didn't know that version either, much prefer Aretha's version.”
“Tulisa didn't actually say she didn't know the song.
I didn't know that version either, much prefer Aretha's version.”
she said she'd never heard of it
Originally Posted by pork.pie:
“It's the fact that she keeps showing herself up, she simply has no idea.”
“It's the fact that she keeps showing herself up, she simply has no idea.”
I disagree, I don't think she's shown her self up at all, if any one keeps showing themselves up it's Gary Barlow.
Originally Posted by laura:):
“I'm near Tulisa's age and I've never heard of it either, didn't realise you have to have heard of everything song ever made to be able to have to have an opinion.”
“I'm near Tulisa's age and I've never heard of it either, didn't realise you have to have heard of everything song ever made to be able to have to have an opinion.”
It's a classic. A motown classic. For a mentor to say that it wasn't a well known song is just plain dumb.
Id forgotten about crocodile rockgate lol i mean if you dont know eltons most famous song get a copy of his greatest hits and give it a listen before elton john week
Originally Posted by diamond1:
“she said she'd never heard of it”
“she said she'd never heard of it”
Most of us seem to know that, but a couple are still insisting she didn't say it....!!!
Originally Posted by laura:):
“I disagree, I don't think she's shown her self up at all, if any one keeps showing themselves up it's Gary Barlow.”
“I disagree, I don't think she's shown her self up at all, if any one keeps showing themselves up it's Gary Barlow.”
We will agree to disagree.
Originally Posted by laura:):
“I disagree, I don't think she's shown her self up at all, if any one keeps showing themselves up it's Gary Barlow.”
“I disagree, I don't think she's shown her self up at all, if any one keeps showing themselves up it's Gary Barlow.”
Saying that she hasn't heard of one of Aretha Franklin's biggest songs is showing herself up MASSIVELY!!! If it were a really old song from a lesser artist, I could understand it, but Aretha is a legend. The musical genre that Tulisa now represents can trace its roots back to artists like Aretha and Stevie Wonder and going back a bit further to Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald and all the other American pioneers of R n B in the 50's and 60's. For her to not know this song is what I think you might call an 'Epic Fail'!!
Originally Posted by Coasterguy:
“It's a classic. A motown classic. For a mentor to say that it wasn't a well known song is just plain dumb.”
“It's a classic. A motown classic. For a mentor to say that it wasn't a well known song is just plain dumb.”
Maybe she doesn't like motown, she's young and I'm guessing that song is very old. It might be a motown classic, but it's not a song which most people her age would have heard of. I get that she's a mentor and in the music industry, but I don't think that means she has to have heard every single song from every genre.
I can't believe she's never heard that song before. She probably doesn't know who Aretha Franklin is either. That's how out of touch she is. And she just looked the idiot saying it's not well known.
Originally Posted by laura:):
“Maybe she doesn't like motown, she's young and I'm guessing that song is very old. It might be a motown classic, but it's not a song which most people her age would have heard of. I get that she's a mentor and in the music industry, but I don't think that means she has to have heard every single song from every genre.”
“Maybe she doesn't like motown, she's young and I'm guessing that song is very old. It might be a motown classic, but it's not a song which most people her age would have heard of. I get that she's a mentor and in the music industry, but I don't think that means she has to have heard every single song from every genre.”
No. It was a serious epic fail on her behalf. Trust me.
I'm 20 and well aware of Aretha and her music. For someone claiming to be able to judge others about music it seems a little farfetched that she's never heard of her most famous song.
Originally Posted by Perdita_x:
“Saying that she hasn't heard of one of Aretha Franklin's biggest songs is showing herself up MASSIVELY!!! If it were a really old song from a lesser artist, I could understand it, but Aretha is a legend. The musical genre that Tulisa now represents can trace its roots back to artists like Aretha and Stevie Wonder and going back a bit further to Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald and all the other American pioneers of R n B in the 50's and 60's. For her to not know this song is what I think you might call an 'Epic Fail'!!”
“Saying that she hasn't heard of one of Aretha Franklin's biggest songs is showing herself up MASSIVELY!!! If it were a really old song from a lesser artist, I could understand it, but Aretha is a legend. The musical genre that Tulisa now represents can trace its roots back to artists like Aretha and Stevie Wonder and going back a bit further to Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald and all the other American pioneers of R n B in the 50's and 60's. For her to not know this song is what I think you might call an 'Epic Fail'!!”
Agree, considering the genre she's in, it's pretty insulting.
Originally Posted by Coasterguy:
“No. It was a serious epic fail on her behalf. Trust me.”
“No. It was a serious epic fail on her behalf. Trust me.”
I don't agree, I listen to a lot of different types of music, past and present, granted not so much stuff from the 50's and 60's and I've never heard that song before.
I know tons of music from every era, but I haven't heard of the song, either, although I recognised the chorus.
Originally Posted by laura:):
“Maybe she doesn't like motown, she's young and I'm guessing that song is very old. It might be a motown classic, but it's not a song which most people her age would have heard of. I get that she's a mentor and in the music industry, but I don't think that means she has to have heard every single song from every genre.”
“Maybe she doesn't like motown, she's young and I'm guessing that song is very old. It might be a motown classic, but it's not a song which most people her age would have heard of. I get that she's a mentor and in the music industry, but I don't think that means she has to have heard every single song from every genre.”
she's in the music industry and she's a judge on a music show ... she should have a broad knowledge of music old and new and across all genres
Think is a classic by a music industry legend .. it was used in Bridget Jones' Diary and the Halifax advert ... there's no excuses for someone in her position
I wasn't born when Frank Sinatra had all his hits but I've heard of them ... age isn't an excuse
To admit it on National TV has just shown her up bigtime ... there are numerous comments on Twitter from music journos and other singers pulling her up on it
Originally Posted by Smiirky:
“I'm 20 and well aware of Aretha and her music. For someone claiming to be able to judge others about music it seems a little farfetched that she's never heard of her most famous song.”
“I'm 20 and well aware of Aretha and her music. For someone claiming to be able to judge others about music it seems a little farfetched that she's never heard of her most famous song.”
"Most famous" song might be stretching it just a tad! Respect or Who's Zoomin' Who would top it. If Tulisa hadn't heard of those I'd be sick.
Originally Posted by SuperSoaper:
“I know tons of music from every era, but I haven't heard of the song, either, although I recognised the chorus.”
“I know tons of music from every era, but I haven't heard of the song, either, although I recognised the chorus.”
Yeah the chorus sounded very familiar to me as well, just googled the song and it got to number 26 on the UK singles charts, so hardly a massive hit over here like people are making out!
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