Week 6 Big Band Song Choices

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jerefprdterra

14-11-2014

Originally Posted by BethnalGreen:
“Things is whilst everyone is saying Fleur will kill it etc, the general public voting might think the same as a few on here that a) she has already done that and b) it is not in the them? She had better be good or it could hurt her tomorrow. I actually don't mind Fleu as a person or performer but the blatant pimping that is being given her does annoy me no end. I was looking at magazines in the shop today thinking mmm I wonder if there is an interview with Paul now he is out - fat chance it is all Ben, Andrea and Fleur and to a lesser extent Lauren. Gets on my wick and for about 3 weeks the top news story about a contestant was Fleur, Ben or Andrea (usually all three) on the main X Factor site. They couldn't be more blatant if they tried.”

Fleur will be the stand out act tomorrow evening i feel.

Patti-Ann

14-11-2014

From twitter:

Stereo Kicks @StereoKicks · 4h 4 hours ago
I've seen some of you panicking, don't worry!! we prefer this song so much and it sounds better!! buzzing for tomorrow!!😋👔🎉- Jake

We still don't know what song it is

dog_eat_dog

14-11-2014

Originally Posted by jerefprdterra:
“Fleur will be the stand out act tomorrow evening i feel.”

I reckon Fleur could sing Baa Baa Black Sheep in Latin whilst balancing an orange on her nose and you'd still think she was the best act of the night

Kenneth_Chow

14-11-2014

Originally Posted by dog_eat_dog:
“I reckon Fleur could sing Baa Baa Black Sheep in Latin whilst balancing an orange on her nose and you'd still think she was the best act of the night ”

This... And she will drop the orange..

dog_eat_dog

14-11-2014

Originally Posted by Kenneth_Chow:
“This... And she will drop the orange..”

....Yet still be flawless

Amaretto2

14-11-2014

Originally Posted by dog_eat_dog:
“I reckon Fleur could sing Baa Baa Black Sheep in Latin whilst balancing an orange on her nose and you'd still think she was the best act of the night ”

TBH, if she did that I would probably vote for her.

BethnalGreen

14-11-2014

Originally Posted by jerefprdterra:
“Fleur will be the stand out act tomorrow evening i feel.”

I don't know why you bother lol - we could have all guessed you would say that! As it is, it would be more newsworthy if you expressed concern for her.

Whilst I don't wish for Fleur to go out this weekend (and certainly not before Stevi), I do feel that some of you who have been unsympathetic to how Paul fans (and others) feel might just go into meltdown if it was to happen to Fleur, and call me sadistic if you wish, but I would kinda pay good money to see that

Can you imagine on here - it would be a scream!

Fiercefanatic

14-11-2014

Originally Posted by BethnalGreen:
“I don't know why you bother lol - we could have all guessed you would say that! As it is, it would be more newsworthy if you expressed concern for her.

Whilst I don't wish for Fleur to go out this weekend (and certainly not before Stevi), I do feel that some of you who have been unsympathetic to how Paul fans (and others) feel might just go into meltdown if it was to happen to Fleur, and call me sadistic if you wish, but I would kinda pay good money to see that Can you imagine on here - it would be a scream!”

That is called baiting/trolling, which is against the rules of the forum.

dog_eat_dog

14-11-2014

Originally Posted by Amaretto2:
“TBH, if she did that I would probably vote for her.”

Yeah, I reckon she'd deserve all our votes for that.

EvilLlamaThingy

14-11-2014

Originally Posted by Fiercefanatic:
“That is called baiting/trolling, which is against the rules of the forum.”

Hardly. It's not like they're inciting it. Just saying they'd like to see the reaction.

On topic though. Pretty apathetic about most of the songs choices. I'm not sure how to feel about Only The Young's. I loved the idea of Boom Clap, but that was a disaster, and I hated the idea of Don't Blame It On the Boogie, and that turned out quite well. I guess I'll just have to see on the day.

Patti-Ann

14-11-2014

I trust Simon knows what he's doing with the song choices. I can't imagine Jay singing 'New York New York'

Kenneth_Chow

14-11-2014

Fleur's song choice completely avoided the theme..they clearly want her to excel...and im just like meh..if it's not better than the first time...I'm not going to be satisfied...

Fiercefanatic

14-11-2014

Originally Posted by dog_eat_dog:
“I didn't decide on themes at all - Simon did. What's the point in having themes if you can just sing any old song?

Disco theme - let's just sing Shake It Off by Taylor Swift wearing hot pants with a disco ball spinning overhead and a picture of the Bee-Gees on the backround screen.

80's theme - let's just sing My Humps by Fergie wearing shoulder pads and legwarmers with a stern looking chap playing a synthesiser in the backround and a picture of Alison Moyet on the backround screen.

Do you see where I'm gong with this....?”

80s theme - let's just take one of the most iconic 80s songs and slow it down so it is almost unrecognisable and takes away the whole spirit of the 80s theme, completely contradicting the point of the theme.

The problem is, the themes you are listing all have specific genres. Big band could literally be anything because it is legit what it says on the tin - a song accompanied with a big band arrangement. There is nothing to say Bang Bang can't be performed with a Big Band?

Changing a song completely to contradict the theme OR Changing a song slightly to fit the theme and put on a big performance. I know which option I'd prefer...

Originally Posted by LSUduck:
“Fleur is in trouble simply for the fact her judge's houses song was one of the few they played all the way through with no cute. We've heard her do the whole song before. Why do we need to hear it again?”

This is an incorrect statement. We only saw her sing 1 verse and rap 1 verse. We never saw the middle verse (which is sung by Ariana). Also, the chorus towards the end was cut out too.

I'm presuming she will change things up to A) fit the theme and B) Make it seem like a completely different performance!

So you are hating on the contestants purely for the fact that they are being interviewed for magazines whilst they are still in the competition, while your favourite act has already been eliminated and no longer has any ties to the X Factor? What are they supposed to say? "Thank you for offering to interview me for a well-known magazine where I can get my name out there and possibly gain more fans by getting publicity, but someone, as they do every week, went home last week, so I would prefer you to interview them instead'.

JavarnJohnson

14-11-2014

Not sure how Fleur's song choice means that they're pimping her, as some have suggested, especially since it would inherently gather criticism before she's even sung it.

I'm looking forward to it though. That was my favourite Judges' Houses performance so I'm interested to see how they arrange it to suit the theme.

Looking forward to Andrea's performance as well.

BethnalGreen

14-11-2014

Originally Posted by Fiercefanatic:
“That is called baiting/trolling, which is against the rules of the forum.”

Ha Ha I just laughed so hard at this that I think I might have peed myself!

Nice try

Fiercefanatic

14-11-2014

Originally Posted by EvilLlamaThingy:
“Hardly. It's not like they're inciting it. Just saying they'd like to see the reaction..”

"I'd love to see the meltdown on this forum"

If that's not baiting and trolling then I don't know what is.

D. Morgan

14-11-2014

Originally Posted by big bang theory:
“Fleur cheating the theme like she did with the 80's theme, how she's able to get away with it is beyond me.

Stevi has the best song choices for me as I like both songs.”

'Get away with it'

Yeah she should be axed for that.

Lord...

None of the other songs are 'Big Band' either...whatever that means

BethnalGreen

14-11-2014

Originally Posted by Fiercefanatic:
“"I'd love to see the meltdown on this forum"

If that's not baiting and trolling then I don't know what is.”

In the past 2 months I have been the 4th person at least to say such a thing - why pick on my 'troll' post? You make me laugh you really do

ucra girl

14-11-2014

Originally Posted by dog_eat_dog:
“I reckon Fleur could sing Baa Baa Black Sheep in Latin whilst balancing an orange on her nose and you'd still think she was the best act of the night ”

LAMO!!

dog_eat_dog

14-11-2014

No no...singing an 80's song is not contradicting the point of the theme at all. Jay and Lauren slowing down 80's songs is besides the point - they were still 80's songs. From the 80's.

Quote:
“The problem is, the themes you are listing all have specific genres. Big band could literally be anything because it is legit what it says on the tin - a song accompanied with a big band arrangement. There is nothing to say Bang Bang can't be performed with a Big Band?”

I think everyone has a definite picture in their minds of what a Big Band song is. Bang Bang is not a Big Band song. In anyone's definition. At least Mambo no. 5 and She Bangs have a latin brass feel to them (sort of) - Bang Bang is a straight out pop/R&B song with no relation to the theme at all.

Anyway, I feel we shall have to agree to disagree on this one. I don't dislike Fleur, I just feel her song choice is a total cop out this week and it's slightly unfair on the others, most of whom have made the effort to learn a new song and have kept within the theme.

BethnalGreen

14-11-2014

Originally Posted by Fiercefanatic:
“80s theme - let's just take one of the most iconic 80s songs and slow it down so it is almost unrecognisable and takes away the whole spirit of the 80s theme, completely contradicting the point of the theme.

The problem is, the themes you are listing all have specific genres. Big band could literally be anything because it is legit what it says on the tin - a song accompanied with a big band arrangement. There is nothing to say Bang Bang can't be performed with a Big Band?

Changing a song completely to contradict the theme OR Changing a song slightly to fit the theme and put on a big performance. I know which option I'd prefer...

This is an incorrect statement. We only saw her sing 1 verse and rap 1 verse. We never saw the middle verse (which is sung by Ariana). Also, the chorus towards the end was cut out too.

I'm presuming she will change things up to A) fit the theme and B) Make it seem like a completely different performance!

So you are hating on the contestants purely for the fact that they are being interviewed for magazines whilst they are still in the competition, while your favourite act has already been eliminated and no longer has any ties to the X Factor? What are they supposed to say? "Thank you for offering to interview me for a well-known magazine where I can get my name out there and possibly gain more fans by getting publicity, but someone, as they do every week, went home last week, so I would prefer you to interview them instead'.

”

No you have completely misunderstood - I haven't seen a magazine article for ALL of the contestants or seen a lot of stories about them on the X Factor main page. (Believe me I checked a lot since the beginning and each time I did I let out a pfft). All I have seen is the same old Andrea, Fleur, Ben and Stevi stories ad nauseum with the odd Jay and OTY and more recently a plethora of Stereo Kicks. I have been monitoring it for a while and it really is a load of Old Balls i.e. Cowell Marketing his favoured acts. In his 'eviction' week do you not think I could expect to see at least a few magazines pushing an interview on the front page instead of Fleur's great body?

Patti-Ann

14-11-2014

Regarding Fleur's song - if it is her Judges House song again, I hope she misses out the rap - as rapping does not fit Big Band at all.

Ask Miss Frank...

dog_eat_dog

14-11-2014

Originally Posted by Patti-Ann:
“Regarding Fleur's song - if it is her Judges House song again, I hope she misses out the rap - as rapping does not fit Big Band at all.”

If I recall correctly, Miss Frank did a rap during Big Band week during their series and were sent home. It's not a good idea.

Then again, Fleur is unarguably more popular than Miss Frank were at the time, so it may not damage her as much. I still think it's an awful choice of song given the theme, though.

Patti-Ann

14-11-2014

Originally Posted by dog_eat_dog:
“If I recall correctly, Miss Frank did a rap during Big Band week during their series and were sent home. It's not a good idea.

Then again, Fleur is unarguably more popular than Miss Frank were at the time, so it may not damage her as much. I still think it's an awful choice of song given the theme, though.”

I just edited to add Miss Frank

They rapped in the sing off song too

They hit bottom two in week 3, so yes Fleur is more popular

curvybabes

14-11-2014

Originally Posted by Amaretto2:
“Another boring song choice for Lauren. Think the voters will get fed up of her soon.”

I agree and hope so she is so boring.

Fleur will be the stand out tomorrow night

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