Olympics Closing Ceremony: "Whole Lotta Love?" - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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I just can't fathom why, of all the songs you could associate with London, they chose "Whole Lotta Love." My DD asked if she was singing out what she thought she singing about, and I said, "Unfortunately, yes." At least they changed some of the lyrics . . .
yep, totally. first of all, WHO is that chicky that was singing...aint never heard of her. second of all, she butchered the song, her dress was ugly, etc, etc. and how does david beckham fit into it all. i felt like i was in a weird dream. of course, i don't have any suggestions as to what it should have been...the whole thing was sort of weird and i turned it off....ha ha ha
I'm a lifelong Zepellin fan and that is an odd choice. I might be in the minority here, but I think Leona Lewis has a fabulous voice. That just wasn't a good song for her
of course, i don't have any suggestions as to what it should have been...the whole thing was sort of weird and i turned it off....ha ha ha
How about "All You Need is Love" by the Beatles . . . that's the first one that popped into my head. Imagine if they had Paul and/or Ringo singing it . . .
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what did I miss last night? Holy cow, it sounds like a hodge podge of some strange stuff.... we turned it off after the first hour -- we had had enough at that point!
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As a Brit watching the British coverage, we got the full explanation - the idea is it was to send a message to the world (judging by everyone's comments, it didn't work ) that you're (and I quote) going to get "a whole lotta love" from London with its Olympics. It was definitely taking the Mickey out of Britain, which is something we're known for and we really enjoyed it. Everything was very British and all I can say is roll on the next 1,432 days when the Olympics come to us.
As a Brit watching the British coverage, we got the full explanation - the idea is it was to send a message to the world (judging by everyone's comments, it didn't work ) that you're (and I quote) going to get "a whole lotta love" from London with its Olympics.
A message about "love" would have been fine . . . but that song is about sex, not love. Surely there could have been a better choice!
As a Brit watching the British coverage, we got the full explanation - the idea is it was to send a message to the world (judging by everyone's comments, it didn't work ) that you're (and I quote) going to get "a whole lotta love" from London with its Olympics. It was definitely taking the Mickey out of Britain, which is something we're known for and we really enjoyed it. Everything was very British and all I can say is roll on the next 1,432 days when the Olympics come to us.
Thanks for the explanation, 'cause I didn't catch that during the show. It makes more sense now! I can't wait to see what you Brits do, 'cause I'm sure it will be brilliant!!!
I thought it was an odd combination, for sure . . . though I did kind of understand the "purpose" of the "whole lotta love" thing once they changed the lyrics.
As for Beckham . . . the man is pretty much one of the most famous men in England and most definitely an icon. So, he showed up as one of the London icons up there on what I am now calling the London Double Decker Transformer bus.
it was still weird. and i never did understand the british sense of humor...even after watching years of benny hill!!!! ha ha ha. thanks for the explanation, though!
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) that you're (and I quote) going to get "a whole lotta love" from London with its Olympics. It was definitely taking the Mickey out of Britain, which is something we're known for and we really enjoyed it. Everything was very British and all I can say is roll on the next 1,432 days when the Olympics come to us. 
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