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Old 11-12-2011, 14:06
Dunnroamin
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Athough there are a few potential candidates for the number one spot, I believe the one that truly deserves that accolade is the army choir created by Gareth Malone. From its beginning, as a collection of fairly isolated and disparate ladies, most so inhibited they could not be coaxed to sing even a few notes to audition, to a perfectly moulded, exquisite sounding women's choir, with a beautifully melodic tune specially written for them, with lyrics taken from the private, heartfelt extracts of letters to and from their soldier husbands and partners serving in Afghanistan. I've got no connection with the choir or any one involved with it, I'm just someone who was so immensely moved by the whole story of the choirs' formation, the story of an ugly duckling transforming into a beautiful swan, that I had to tell others on DS. I just hope the music loving British public get to hear it and buy the disc in their millions.
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Old 11-12-2011, 14:20
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Oh FFS not another Christmas number one thread!

Soon there will be more threads on this subject than ones on Lady Gaga, and that is saying something!
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Old 11-12-2011, 16:51
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Athough there are a few potential candidates for the number one spot, I believe the one that truly deserves that accolade is the army choir created by Gareth Malone. From its beginning, as a collection of fairly isolated and disparate ladies, most so inhibited they could not be coaxed to sing even a few notes to audition, to a perfectly moulded, exquisite sounding women's choir, with a beautifully melodic tune specially written for them, with lyrics taken from the private, heartfelt extracts of letters to and from their soldier husbands and partners serving in Afghanistan. I've got no connection with the choir or any one involved with it, I'm just someone who was so immensely moved by the whole story of the choirs' formation, the story of an ugly duckling transforming into a beautiful swan, that I had to tell others on DS. I just hope the music loving British public get to hear it and buy the disc in their millions.
I love it too - have ordered a copy - hope it does well
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Old 12-12-2011, 12:39
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Oh FFS not another Christmas number one thread!

Soon there will be more threads on this subject than ones on Lady Gaga, and that is saying something!
Surely these threads, that so upset you, only crop up each year about this time, when the mention of a Christmas number one occurs in the media. I've never before posted any opinion on the subject, as it usually seems to be about trivial, manufactured pop, but when I see true talent and artistry, with the bonus of an honorable objective, I am inspired to say so. As for most of the rest, you're probably right. Bah, Humbug!!!
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Old 12-12-2011, 12:46
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Athough there are a few potential candidates for the number one spot, I believe the one that truly deserves that accolade is the army choir created by Gareth Malone. From its beginning, as a collection of fairly isolated and disparate ladies, most so inhibited they could not be coaxed to sing even a few notes to audition, to a perfectly moulded, exquisite sounding women's choir, with a beautifully melodic tune specially written for them, with lyrics taken from the private, heartfelt extracts of letters to and from their soldier husbands and partners serving in Afghanistan. I've got no connection with the choir or any one involved with it, I'm just someone who was so immensely moved by the whole story of the choirs' formation, the story of an ugly duckling transforming into a beautiful swan, that I had to tell others on DS. I just hope the music loving British public get to hear it and buy the disc in their millions.
id rather give a fiver to the Legion and not buy the song,but thats just me
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