The Venerable Vicky Pollard was quite right to be upset when she swapped her baby for a 'rubbish' Westlife CD.
This year's Miss World beauty pageant entertainment was none other than the extrodinarily wrinkled boy band themselves performing none other than Bette Midler's The Rose. Tres originale. This leaves one with the question, are they really so rubbish that they cannot write their own songs?
Though they are wildly popular, the perception of the pride of Ireland varies from region to region. In the Motherland, common folk have never really considered Westlife to be the all time best pop sensation. In fact, I imagine a lot of you are scratiching your heads in wonderment as you read this thinking 'Waa? Who? Westjet? Don't dem dere lads fly planes, er something?' Yes, yes they do.
It seems that their popularity knows no boundaries especially in places like the United Kingdom and Australia. Could it be their drippy originals? Or, it could be the very public breakup between Kerry and Bryan McFadden, and Bryan and Delta Goodrem's hookup. That's what caught my eye. That's how I got to know who Westlife actually was...well, that and trying Kerry's "chips and curry diet". That was rubbish too.
Entertainers or Brainwashers who rehash elevator favourites? The jury is still out on this one. But my genuine concern for what these dapper dudes were doing to the younger generation came to light when I had a group of students convinced that Mandy was a Westlife original. Monsters! This, and last night's rendition of The Rose, sparked my interest as to whether or not they rely on their own music or performing safe covers that have already received musical accolades. Some of their works include Uptown Girl, If Tomorrow Never Comes, Seasons in the Sun and My Girl. Just reading that list warms the cockles of my heart. Who wouldn't love these guys?
Rest assured, though. Westlife will not be doing any Milli Vanilli or William Hung anytime soon.
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