I'm with stupid @ TOTP today, Sunday 23rd April 2006 - 1900 GMT - BBC 2

Message

stussyboy · #61 Post by **stussyboy** » Sun 23 Apr 2006, 10:05 pm

DazzerUKUK wrote: I can imagine that the BBC said you cant have a mask of Blair and Bush....you'll have to have all of them or none of them!

Yeah, this is right. Being publicly funded, the BBC has to appear totally imparital in UK politics - hence all 3 major UK parties being represented - Blair, Cameron and Campbell. It appears that the "boys" didn't have enough time to make rubber masks of these other non-entities, wheras Bush & Blair are widely available, as evidenced at every protest rally going.

Janet Street-Porter · Sun 23 Apr 2006, 10:18 pm

That's so dumb - they're only dancing!

Ergo if Tony Blair appears on Strictly Come Dancing then the other two have to as well.

Henrik Powers · #63 Post by **Henrik Powers** » Sun 23 Apr 2006, 11:24 pm

Well ... quite a good performance... of course a TOTP / Can you forgive her? caliber performance would have been the greatest!

Jareth · #64 Post by **Jareth** » Sun 23 Apr 2006, 11:56 pm

Drico One wrote:It seems to me that the iconic, mythical PSB of yesteryear, all mystery and sinister subversiveness, is something that people just cannot seem to let go of - a bit like a bad dose of the clap.

I agree. Oh no, Neil thanked the audience... what a crime!

Sjòn · #65 Post by **Sjòn** » Mon 24 Apr 2006, 12:04 am

Just my imagination or Neil couldn't follow his own voice's tune? Not bad anyway. Next time put the tape louder.

dannii · #66 Post by **dannii** » Mon 24 Apr 2006, 12:07 am

you can view the performance on this YouTube link:

YouTube - I'm with stupid @ TOTP

Jareth · #67 Post by **Jareth** » Mon 24 Apr 2006, 12:16 am

Sjòn wrote:Just my imagination or Neil couldn't follow his own voice's tune? Not bad anyway. Next time put the tape louder.

I think it sounded ok, but it's a hard one for him to recreate live. I don't know if anyone noticed, but the vocals of I'm with stupid sound to me like they've been heavily auto-tuned. There's something un-natural about them.

Paulo · #68 Post by **Paulo** » Mon 24 Apr 2006, 12:32 am

I thought it was great. Neil looked fab, Chris looked like Chris

Some people were unispired? Man, there have been much worse appearances by PSB on TOTP.

glennjridge · #69 Post by **glennjridge** » Mon 24 Apr 2006, 12:36 am

thanks for the youtube link!

neil is obviously singing along with himself.and its hard to hit all the notes right hence why the vocals seem weird

popfreak · #70 Post by **popfreak** » Mon 24 Apr 2006, 12:37 am

oh dear. it was so hard to watch. neil was singing out of tune, how very unlike him.

Broooklyn · #71 Post by **Broooklyn** » Mon 24 Apr 2006, 1:58 am

The light show was nice. The performance, not so good. We can all have our opinions, but if I cringed during certain moments, which I did, then I obviously did not care much for it.

2 thumbs up once again to You Tube though. That site is quickly becoming the greatest thing to hit the internet in a very long time.

AlfonsoPSB · #72 Post by **AlfonsoPSB** » Mon 24 Apr 2006, 2:02 am

Masks subject explained on the official site:

TOTP masks - 23 April '06
Pet Shop Boys performed their new single, "I'm with Stupid" on "Top of the Pops" this evening on BBC2.
If anyone watching was wondering about the masks being worn by the dancers they were of Tony Blair, George W Bush, Bill Clinton, Vladímir Putin, David Cameron (current UK Conservative leader) and Mezies Cameron (current UK Liberal Democrat leader).
Originally there were three Tony Blairs and three George Bushs but the BBC insisted that for "political balance" the other UK political party leaders had to be shown and that there could be only one Blair and one Bush. Luckily Putin and Clinton masks were acquired from a party shop while PSB management and make-up staff made quick Cameron and Campbell masks from newspaper photographs!

Related link:
Top of the Pops

DavePSB · #73 Post by **DavePSB** » Mon 24 Apr 2006, 2:11 am

Broooklyn wrote:2 thumbs up once again to You Tube though. That site is quickly becoming the greatest thing to hit the internet in a very long time.

How is the stream (loading time etc)? It took a while to upload it, and since then has been running slow for me!

Naughty Zoot · #74 Post by **Naughty Zoot** » Mon 24 Apr 2006, 2:16 am

Thanks, Dave, for the link. I think it was delightful. This song is going to be very big for our Boys.
I realize TOTP may not be the coolest show on the air these days but, just out of curiosity - how many acts from 20 years ago are still appearing on TOTP?

Broooklyn · #75 Post by **Broooklyn** » Mon 24 Apr 2006, 2:22 am

DavePSB wrote:
Broooklyn wrote:2 thumbs up once again to You Tube though. That site is quickly becoming the greatest thing to hit the internet in a very long time.
How is the stream (loading time etc)? It took a while to upload it, and since then has been running slow for me!

Dave, both times I watched it, I personally had no stalling or loading issues, which I honestly have happen quite often with a good 65% of You Tube videos. It loaded beautifully on my side upon the first press of play.