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surveyhoursss · 3 years

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127.

Bold the ones that you know of!

2000

1.Who Let The Dogs Out? -Baha Men

2. All The Small Things -Blink 182

3. Amazed -Lonestar

4. Oops, I Did It Again -Britney Spears

5. Graduation -Vitamin C

6. Bye, Bye, Bye -N*Sync

7. Independent Woman -Destiny’s Child

8. Let’s Make Love – Tim McGraw and Faith Hill

9. Zombie Nation – Kernkraft 4000

10. I Turn To You – Christina Aguilera

11. I Knew I Loved You – Savage Garden

12. It’s My Life – Bon Jovi

13. Breathe – Faith Hill

14. Shake Your Bon-Bon – Ricky Martin

15. Blue (Da Ba Dee) – Eiffel 65

16. Goobye Earl – Dixie Chicks

17. Let’s Get Married – Jagged Edge

18. The Bad Touch – Bloodhound Gang

19. The Real Slim Shady – Eminem

20. Say My Name – Destiny’s Child

21. It’s Gonna Be Me – N*Sync

22. Party Up – DMX

23. Sexual (Li Da Di) – Amber

24. Country Grammar – Nelly

25. Aaron’s Party (Come Get It) – Aaron Carter

2001

1. Hanging By A Moment -Lifehouse

2. Allin’ -Alicia Keys

3. All For You -Janet

4. If You’re Gone -Matchbox Twenty

5. I’M Real -Jennifer Lopez ft. Ja Rule

6. Drops Of Jupiter (Tell Me) -Train

7. Let Me Blow Ya Mind -Eve ft. Gwen Stefani

8. Thank You -Dido

9. Hit ‘Em Up Style (Oops!) -Blu Cantrell

10. Independent Women Part I -Destiny’s Child

11. Again -Lenny Kravitz

12. It’S Been Awhile -Staind

13. Stutter -Joe ft. Mystikal

14. It Wasn’T Me’ -Shaggy ft. Ricardo “RikRok” Ducent

15. U Remind Me -Usher

16. Where The Party At -Jagged Edge With Nelly

17. Angel -Shaggy Featuring Rayvon

18. Ride Wit Me -Nelly Featuring City Spud

19. Peaches & Cream -112

20. Follow Me -Uncle Kracker

21. Drive -Incubus

22. What Would You Do? -Alicia Keys

23. Survivor -Destiny’s Child

24. Lady Marmalade -Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya & Pink

25. Ms. Jackson -OutKast

2002

1. A Moment Like This – Kelly Clarkson

2. Hot In Herre – Nelly

3. Complicated – Avril Lavigne

4. Girlfriend – N Sync & Nelly

5. Sk8er Boi – Avril Lavigne

6. Can’t Fight The Moonlight – LeAnn Rimes

7. Dirrty – Christina Aguilera

8. A Thousand Miles – Vanessa Carlton

9. Heaven – DJ Sammy

10. Gimme The Light – Sean Paul

11. The World’s Greatest – R Kelly

12. Jenny From The Block – Jennifer Lopez Featuring Jadakiss & Styles

13. Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American) – Toby Keith

14. Goodbye To You – Michelle Branch

15. Can’t Get You Out Of My Head – Kylie Minogue

16. The Game Of Love – Santana Featuring Michelle Branch

17. Young’n (Holla Back) – Fabolous

18. She Hates Me – Puddle Of Mudd

19. Starry Eyed Surprise – Oakenfold Featuring Shifty Shellshock

20. The Middle – Jimmy Eat World

21. Say I Yi Yi – Ying Yang Twins

22. Just A Friend 2002 – Mario

23. Hey Baby – No Doubt and Bounty Killer

24. Work It – Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott

25. U Don’t Have To Call – Usher

2003

1. In Da Club -50 Cent

2. Crazy in Love -Beyonce w. Jay-Z

3. Get Busy -Sean Paul

4. When I’m Gone -Three Doors Down

5. Ignition -R Kelly

6. Baby Boy -Beyonce w. Sean Paul

7. This is the Night -Clay Aiken

8. Bring Me To Life -Evanescence

9. Right Thurr -Chingy

10. Unwell -Matchbox Twenty

11. Picture -Kid Rock w. Sheryl Crow

12. Drift Away -Uncle Kracker & Dobie Gray

13. Get Low -Lil’ John & The East Side Boyz

14. Beautiful -Christina Aguilera

15. I’m With You -Avril Lavigne

16. Miss You -Aalyiah

17. 21 Questions -50 Cent & Nate Dogg

18. Shake Ya Tailfeather Nelly -P. Diddy and Murphy Lee

19. All I Have -Jennifer Lopez & LL Cool J

20. I Know What You Want -Busta Rhymes & Mariah Carey

21. Magic Stick -Lil’ Kim w. 50 Cent

22. Bump Bump Bump -B2K and P. Diddy

23. Flying Without Wings -Ruben Studdard

24. Here Without You -3 Doors Down

25. Work It -Missy Elliot

2004 (my birth year !! )

1. Yeah! -Usher

2. Burn -Usher

3. This Love -Maroon 5

4. The Way You Move -Outkast

5. If I Ain’t Got You -Alecia Keys

6. Hey Ya! -Outkast

7. I Don’t Wanna Know -Mario Winans

8. The Reason -Hoobastank

9. Confessions Part II -Usher

10. My Immortal -Evanescence

11. Naughty Girl -Beyonce

12. Let’s Get It Started -Black Eyed Peas

13. My Boo -Usher and Alecia Keys

14. She Will Be Loved -Maroon 5

15. The First Cut Is the Deepest -Sheryl Crow

16. Toxic -Britney Spears

17. Someday -Nickelback

18. I Believe -Fantasia

19. Breakaway -Kelly Clarkson

20. Slow Jamz -Twista

21. Dirt Off Your Shoulder -Jay-Z

22. Freak-A-Leek -Petey Pablo

23. The Way -Clay Aiken

24. Numb -Linkin’ Park

25. Dip It Low -Christina Milian

2005

1. We Belong Together -Mariah Carey

2. Let Me Love You -Mario

3. Since U Been Gone -Kelly Clarkson

4. Hollaback Girl -Gwen Stefani

5. Boulevard of Broken Dreams -Greenday

6. Don’t Cha -The Pussycat Dolls and Busta Rhymes

7. Candy Shop -50 Cent

8. 1, 2, Step -Ciara and Missy Elliot

9. Gold Digger -Kanye West

10. Don’t Phunk With My Heart -The Black Eyed Peas

11. Drop It Like It’s Hot -Snoop Dogg

12. Shake It Off -Mariah Carey

13. Disco Inferno -50 Cent

14. Behind These Hazel Eyes -Kelly Clarkson

15. Beverly Hills -Weezer

16. Just a Lil Bit -50 Cent

17. Lose Control -Missy Elliot

18. How We Do -The Game & 50 Cent

19. You & Me -Lifehouse

20. Soldier -Destiny’s Child

21. Rich Girl -Gwen Stefani

22. Mr. Brightside -The Killers

23. Oh -Ciara and Ludacris

24. Pon De Replay -Rihanna

25. Hate It Or Love It -The Game and 50 Cent

2006

1. Sexyback – Justin Timberlake

2. Hips Don’t Lie – Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean

3. Promiscuous – Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland

4. Everytime We Touch – Cascada

5. Temperature – Sean Paul

6. S.O.S. – Rihanna

7. Beep – Pussy Cat Dolls

8. Waiting On The World To Change – John Mayer

9. Pump It – Black Eyed Peas

10. You’re Beautiful – James Blunt

11. Maneater – Nelly Furtado

12. Single – Natasha Bedingfield

13. What Hurts the Most – Rascall Flatts

14. Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It – Dem Franchise Boys

15. Walk Away – Kelly Clarkson

16. It’s Goin’ Down – Young Joc

17. Dance, Dance -Fall Out Boy

18. Smack That – Akon & Eminem

19. I Write Songs, Not Tragedies – Panic! At the Disco

20. We’re All In This Together – High School Musical Cast

21. Ms. New Booty – Bubba Sparx

22. How To Save A Life – The Fray

23. Rompe – Daddy Yankee

24. Check On It – Beyonce Featuring Slim Thugg

25. Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol

2007

1. The Sweet Escape -Gwen Stefani & Akon

2. Girlfriend -Avril Lavigne

3. Irreplaceable -Beyonce

4. Before He Cheats -Carrie Underwood

5. Crank Dat -Soulja Boy

6. Rehab -Amy Winehouse

7. Umbrella -Rhianna

8. Hey There Delilah -Plain White T’s

9. Glamorous -Fergie

10. I Wanna Luv U -Akon

11. Bubbly -Colbie Caillat

12. Walk It Out -Unk

13. Don’t Matter -Akon

14. Fergalicious -Fergie

15. Lip Gloss -Lil Mama

16. Candyman -Christina Aguilera

17. Break It Off -Rhianna

18. S.O.S. -Jonas Brothers

19. Stronger -Kanye West

20. Thks Fr Th Mmrs -Fall Out Boy

21. Pop, Lock and Drop It -Huey

22. Shut Up and Drive -Rhianna

23. Because of You -Ne-Yo

24. Home -Daughtry

25. Tattoo -Jordan Sparks

2008

1. So What – Pink

2. Just Dance – Lady Gaga

3. Leavin’ – Jesse McCartney

4. I’m Yours – Jason Mraz

5. Gives You Hell – All-American Rejects

6. Damaged – Danity Kane

7. Shake It – Metro Station

8. Love Story – Taylor Swift

9. When I Grow Up – Pussycat Dolls

10. I Kissed A Girl – Katy Perry

11. Don’t Stop The Music – Rihanna

12. Burnin’ Up – Jonas Brothers

13. Low – Flo Rida featuring T-Pain

14. Calabria – Enur featuring Natasja

15. Love Like This – Natasha Bedingfield and Sean Kingston

16. 7 Things – Miley Cyrus

17. Lollipop – Lil Wayne

18. Pocketful of Sunshine – Natasha Bedingfield

19. Circus – Britney Spears

20. Summertime – New Kids On The Block

21. Our Song- Taylor Swift

22. All Summer Long – Kid Rock

23. Closer – Ne-Yo

24. Viva La Vida – Coldplay

25. See You Again – Miley Cyrus

2009

1. Boom Boom Pow – Black Eyed Peas

2. I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas

3. I Know You Want Me (Calle Oche) – Pitbull

4. You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift

5. Lovegame – Lady Gaga

6. Don’t Trust Me – 3OH3!

7. Please Don’t Leave Me – Pink

8. Right Round – Flo-Rida

9. Poker Face – Lady Gaga

10. Goodbye – Kristinia Debarge

11. Say Hey – Evan Taubenfeld Michael Franti & Spearhead

12. New Divide – Linkin Park

13. The Climb – Miley Cyrus

14. Best I Ever had – Drake

15. Good Girls Go Bad – Cobra Starship Featuring Leighton Meester

16. Lucky – Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillet

17. Waking Up In Vegas – Katy Perry

18. Paranoid – Jonas Brothers

19. Wanted – Jessie James

20. Fire Burning – Sean Kingston

21. Not Meant To Be – Theory of a Deadman

22. Love, Sex and Magic – Ciara & Justin Timberlake

23. Use Somebody – Kings of Leon

24. Day N Nite – Kid Cuti

25. Hoedown Throwdown – Miley Cyrus (they let us learn the dance at res)

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ieatsurveys · 4 years

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Popular Songs of the Early 2000s [xspinningisfun – keep tag on <3]

Bold the ones that you know of!

2000 1.Who Let The Dogs Out? -Baha Men 2. All The Small Things -Blink 182 3. Amazed -Lonestar 4. Oops, I Did It Again -Britney Spears 5. Graduation -Vitamin C 6. Bye, Bye, Bye -N*Sync 7. Independent Woman -Destiny’s Child 8. Let’s Make Love – Tim McGraw and Faith Hill 9. Zombie Nation – Kernkraft 4000 10. I Turn To You – Christina Aguilera 11. I Knew I Loved You – Savage Garden 12. It’s My Life – Bon Jovi 13. Breathe – Faith Hill 14. Shake Your Bon-Bon – Ricky Martin 15. Blue (Da Ba Dee) – Eiffel 65 16. Goobye Earl – Dixie Chicks 17. Let’s Get Married – Jagged Edge 18. The Bad Touch – Bloodhound Gang 19. The Real Slim Shady – Eminem 20. Say My Name – Destiny’s Child 21. It’s Gonna Be Me – N*Sync 22. Party Up – DMX 23. Sexual (Li Da Di) – Amber 24. Country Grammar – Nelly 25. Aaron’s Party (Come Get It) – Aaron Carter

2001 1. Hanging By A Moment -Lifehouse 2. Allin’ -Alicia Keys 3. All For You -Janet 4. If You’re Gone -Matchbox Twenty 5. I’M Real -Jennifer Lopez ft. Ja Rule 6. Drops Of Jupiter (Tell Me) -Train 7. Let Me Blow Ya Mind -Eve ft. Gwen Stefani 8. Thank You -Dido 9. Hit ‘Em Up Style (Oops!) -Blu Cantrell 10. Independent Women Part I -Destiny’s Child 11. Again -Lenny Kravitz 12. It’S Been Awhile -Staind 13. Stutter -Joe ft. Mystikal 14. It Wasn’T Me’ -Shaggy ft. Ricardo “RikRok” Ducent 15. U Remind Me -Usher 16. Where The Party At -Jagged Edge With Nelly 17. Angel -Shaggy Featuring Rayvon 18. Ride Wit Me -Nelly Featuring City Spud 19. Peaches & Cream -112 20. Follow Me -Uncle Kracker 21. Drive -Incubus 22. What Would You Do? -Alicia Keys 23. Survivor -Destiny’s Child 24. Lady Marmalade -Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya & Pink 25. Ms. Jackson -OutKast

2002 1. A Moment Like This – Kelly Clarkson 2. Hot In Herre – Nelly 3. Complicated – Avril Lavigne 4. Girlfriend – N Sync & Nelly 5. Sk8er Boi – Avril Lavigne 6. Can’t Fight The Moonlight – LeAnn Rimes 7. Dirrty – Christina Aguilera 8. A Thousand Miles – Vanessa Carlton 9. Heaven – DJ Sammy 10. Gimme The Light – Sean Paul 11. The World’s Greatest – R Kelly 12. Jenny From The Block – Jennifer Lopez Featuring Jadakiss & Styles 13. Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American) – Toby Keith 14. Goodbye To You – Michelle Branch 15. Can’t Get You Out Of My Head – Kylie Minogue 16. The Game Of Love – Santana Featuring Michelle Branch 17. Young’n (Holla Back) – Fabolous 18. She Hates Me – Puddle Of Mudd 19. Starry Eyed Surprise – Oakenfold Featuring Shifty Shellshock 20. The Middle – Jimmy Eat World 21. Say I Yi Yi – Ying Yang Twins 22. Just A Friend 2002 – Mario 23. Hey Baby – No Doubt and Bounty Killer 24. Work It – Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott 25. U Don’t Have To Call – Usher

2003 1. In Da Club -50 Cent 2. Crazy in Love -Beyonce w. Jay-Z 3. Get Busy -Sean Paul 4. When I’m Gone -Three Doors Down 5. Ignition -R Kelly 6. Baby Boy -Beyonce w. Sean Paul 7. This is the Night -Clay Aiken 8. Bring Me To Life -Evanescence 9. Right Thurr -Chingy 10. Unwell -Matchbox Twenty 11. Picture -Kid Rock w. Sheryl Crow 12. Drift Away -Uncle Kracker & Dobie Gray 13. Get Low -Lil’ John & The East Side Boyz 14. Beautiful -Christina Aguilera 15. I’m With You -Avril Lavigne 16. Miss You -Aalyiah 17. 21 Questions -50 Cent & Nate Dogg 18. Shake Ya Tailfeather Nelly -P. Diddy and Murphy Lee 19. All I Have -Jennifer Lopez & LL Cool J 20. I Know What You Want -Busta Rhymes & Mariah Carey 21. Magic Stick -Lil’ Kim w. 50 Cent 22. Bump Bump Bump -B2K and P. Diddy 23. Flying Without Wings -Ruben Studdard 24. Here Without You -3 Doors Down 25. Work It -Missy Elliot

2004 1. Yeah! -Usher 2. Burn -Usher 3. This Love -Maroon 5 4. The Way You Move -Outkast 5. If I Ain’t Got You -Alecia Keys 6. Hey Ya! -Outkast 7. I Don’t Wanna Know -Mario Winans 8. The Reason -Hoobastank 9. Confessions Part II -Usher 10. My Immortal -Evanescence 11. Naughty Girl -Beyonce 12. Let’s Get It Started -Black Eyed Peas 13. My Boo -Usher and Alecia Keys 14. She Will Be Loved -Maroon 5 15. The First Cut Is the Deepest -Sheryl Crow 16. Toxic -Britney Spears 17. Someday -Nickelback 18. I Believe -Fantasia 19. Breakaway -Kelly Clarkson 20. Slow Jamz -Twista 21. Dirt Off Your Shoulder -Jay-Z 22. Freak-A-Leek -Petey Pablo 23. The Way -Clay Aiken 24. Numb -Linkin’ Park 25. Dip It Low -Christina Milian

2005 1. We Belong Together -Mariah Carey 2. Let Me Love You -Mario 3. Since U Been Gone -Kelly Clarkson 4. Hollaback Girl -Gwen Stefani 5. Boulevard of Broken Dreams -Greenday 6. Don’t Cha -The Pussycat Dolls and Busta Rhymes 7. Candy Shop -50 Cent 8. 1, 2, Step -Ciara and Missy Elliot 9. Gold Digger -Kanye West 10. Don’t Phunk With My Heart -The Black Eyed Peas 11. Drop It Like It’s Hot -Snoop Dogg 12. Shake It Off -Mariah Carey 13. Disco Inferno -50 Cent 14. Behind These Hazel Eyes -Kelly Clarkson 15. Beverly Hills -Weezer 16. Just a Lil Bit -50 Cent 17. Lose Control -Missy Elliot 18. How We Do -The Game & 50 Cent 19. You & Me -Lifehouse 20. Soldier -Destiny’s Child 21. Rich Girl -Gwen Stefani 22. Mr. Brightside -The Killers 23. Oh -Ciara and Ludacris 24. Pon De Replay -Rihanna 25. Hate It Or Love It -The Game and 50 Cent

2006 1. Sexyback – Justin Timberlake 2. Hips Don’t Lie – Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean 3. Promiscuous – Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland 4. Everytime We Touch – Cascada 5. Temperature – Sean Paul 6. S.O.S. – Rihanna 7. Beep – Pussy Cat Dolls 8. Waiting On The World To Change – John Mayer 9. Pump It – Black Eyed Peas 10. You’re Beautiful – James Blunt 11. Maneater – Nelly Furtado 12. Single – Natasha Bedingfield 13. What Hurts the Most – Rascall Flatts 14. Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It – Dem Franchise Boys 15. Walk Away – Kelly Clarkson 16. It’s Goin’ Down – Young Joc 17. Dance, Dance -Fall Out Boy 18. Smack That – Akon & Eminem 19. I Write Songs, Not Tragedies – Panic! At the Disco 20. We’re All In This Together – High School Musical Cast 21. Ms. New Booty – Bubba Sparx 22. How To Save A Life – The Fray 23. Rompe – Daddy Yankee 24. Check On It – Beyonce Featuring Slim Thugg 25. Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol

2007 1. The Sweet Escape -Gwen Stefani & Akon 2. Girlfriend -Avril Lavigne 3. Irreplaceable -Beyonce 4. Before He Cheats -Carrie Underwood 5. Crank Dat -Soulja Boy 6. Rehab -Amy Winehouse 7. Umbrella -Rhianna 8. Hey There Delilah -Plain White T’s 9. Glamorous -Fergie 10. I Wanna Luv U -Akon 11. Bubbly -Colbie Caillat 12. Walk It Out -Unk 13. Don’t Matter -Akon 14. Fergalicious -Fergie 15. Lip Gloss -Lil Mama 16. Candyman -Christina Aguilera 17. Break It Off -Rhianna 18. S.O.S. -Jonas Brothers 19. Stronger -Kanye West 20. Thks Fr Th Mmrs -Fall Out Boy 21. Pop, Lock and Drop It -Huey 22. Shut Up and Drive -Rhianna 23. Because of You -Ne-Yo 24. Home -Daughtry 25. Tattoo -Jordan Sparks

2008 1. So What – Pink 2. Just Dance – Lady Gaga 3. Leavin’ – Jesse McCartney 4. I’m Yours – Jason Mraz 5. Gives You Hell – All-American Rejects 6. Damaged – Danity Kane 7. Shake It – Metro Station 8. Love Story – Taylor Swift 9. When I Grow Up – Pussycat Dolls 10. I Kissed A Girl – Katy Perry 11. Don’t Stop The Music – Rihanna 12. Burnin’ Up – Jonas Brothers 13. Low – Flo Rida featuring T-Pain 14. Calabria – Enur featuring Natasja 15. Love Like This – Natasha Bedingfield and Sean Kingston 16. 7 Things – Miley Cyrus 17. Lollipop – Lil Wayne 18. Pocketful of Sunshine – Natasha Bedingfield 19. Circus – Britney Spears 20. Summertime – New Kids On The Block 21. Our Song- Taylor Swift 22. All Summer Long – Kid Rock 23. Closer – Ne-Yo 24. Viva La Vida – Coldplay 25. See You Again – Miley Cyrus

2009 1. Boom Boom Pow – Black Eyed Peas 2. I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas 3. I Know You Want Me (Calle Oche) – Pitbull 4. You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift 5. Lovegame – Lady Gaga 6. Don’t Trust Me – 3OH3! 7. Please Don’t Leave Me – Pink 8. Right Round – Flo-Rida 9. Poker Face – Lady Gaga 10. Goodbye – Kristinia Debarge 11. Say Hey – Evan Taubenfeld Michael Franti & Spearhead 12. New Divide – Linkin Park 13. The Climb – Miley Cyrus 14. Best I Ever had – Drake 15. Good Girls Go Bad – Cobra Starship Featuring Leighton Meester 16. Lucky – Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillet 17. Waking Up In Vegas – Katy Perry 18. Paranoid – Jonas Brothers 19. Wanted – Jessie James 20. Fire Burning – Sean Kingston 21. Not Meant To Be – Theory of a Deadman 22. Love, Sex and Magic – Ciara & Justin Timberlake 23. Use Somebody – Kings of Leon 24. Day N Nite – Kid Cuti 25. Hoedown Throwdown – Miley Cyrus

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trashinaglass-archive · 5 years

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Graham Norton

Tom is a guest in the Graham Norton Show, and you get brought into it.

A/n: Based on the interview with Tom alongside Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, and Kylie Minogue.

\\ Hi! I wrote this a looooooong time ago and never published it because I didn’t necessarily like it. It’s short and I think too unrealistic, but I want it out of my drafts so Imma post it anyways. I probably won’t add it to my masterlist //

You were sat next to Nikki as you watched Tom on the Graham Norton Show. It was the first time you had been able to watch one of his interviews live, and you were so excited. You were also glad it was Graham Norton, he was such a funny guy and a great host.

“Now, Tom, you aren’t kidding when you say you were a fan before getting the job - look at these photos you posted.” Graham turned around as a photo of little Tom playing with a Spider-Man toy came up. “Oh, how cute, you’re playing with yourself.”

You laughed at Graham’s comment while also smiling at how cute your boyfriend was in the photo. You loved seeing pictures of little kid Tom, much to his dismay.

Graham then turned the interview over towards Emily and John, asking about their new movie, A Quiet Place. You had already heard about the movie, and you really wanted to see it. You also adored Emily Blunt and John Krasinski and knowing they are starring, and John directing, in it made you even more excited. Tom, on the other hand, didn’t share your excitement.

“Tom, you don’t plan on seeing this movie?” Graham asked. You saw Tom make a face as he turned to Emily and John.

“Sorry, guys, but scary movies just isn’t my thing,” Tom explained causing John to yell at him to support the movie. “My girlfriend really wants to see it though.”

“Really? So will you take her to see it? Watch it for her?” Graham asked him.

“I mean,” Tom started before he turned to look at you in the crowd, “I love you, and I would do anything for you, but I don’t think I can do that for you,” he said laughing. You looked at Nikki and you both laughed. You were not expecting that at all.

“Aw, Tom,” Emily said. “You take that girl to the movie.”

“What’s your girlfriend’s name, Tom?” John asked him.

“Y/n,” Tom told him.

“And she’s here?”

“Yes.”

“Right, Y/n,” John called out to the crowd, looking for you. “Get down here. I’m not even joking, come join us.”

You looked at Nikki feeling super confused, what is he about to do? She shrugged to told you to go down there. So you stood up and made your way down. Tom and everyone stood up as you got closer, all of them hugging you.

“How are you y/n?” Graham asked you.

“I’m good, I feel super underdressed. I did not expect to be up here at all,” you laughed looking at your jean and blouse compared to the boy’s suits and lady’s dresses.

“No, you look gorgeous. Don’t worry about that,” Graham told you.

“Thank you, I appreciate that.”

“So, y/n,” John called your attention. “What’s this about Tom not taking you to see our movie?”

“I don’t know, I had mentioned that I wanted to see it, but I never really asked him to take me to see it,” you explained.

“Well, it’s the gentleman thing to do,” Emily said looking at Tom, slightly teasing him.

“Sorry,” Tom said laughing with a slight shrug.

“It’s fine, I don’t plan on dragging him to stuff he doesn’t like.”

“Alright, well if he won’t take you to see the film,” John told you, “I will take you to see the film.”

The crowd roared as you looked at Tom confused. “Really?”

“Really,” John repeated. “We’ll do dinner and a movie- you okay with that Tom?”

“I guess so, just have her home before midnight,” Tom said looking at John pointing at him. “And no funny business.”

You all laughed at their exchange before Emily chimed in.

“So does that mean me and Tom get to have a date night as well?”

“Yeah, you can go take him to see Mary Poppins,” you said making everyone laugh.

“Wait,” Kylie said. “So if you all are going on dates with each other, who do I get a date with?”

Graham raised his hands in surrender. “Don’t look at me,” he said making everyone laugh.

I’ll post something else today to make up for how shit this is.

#tom holland #tom holland imagine #tom holland one shot #tom holland blurb #tom holland x reader

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tailung · 5 years

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Hey youre basically my music mutual so i wanna ask if you have any album recs?? we have similar tastes and im looking for new stuff to listen to :]

oh yeah sure i’d be really glad to anon!! now im not gonna mince words, a lot of these are very surface-level hipster albums so this might be garbage 🐌🐌🐌 also im not including albums by mitski, janelle monae, lemon demon, gorillaz, brockhampton etc. bc EVERYONE on this platform knows they have made great albums (if you don’t agree you have a severe taste deficiency!) but that being said here’s a large list:

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Alvvays - Alvvays + Antisocialites

Antony and the Johnsons - I Am a Bird Now

Arcade Fire - Funeral + The Suburbs

Beach House - 7 + Bloom + Teen Dream

Bon Iver - 22, a Million

Car Seat Headrest - Teens of Denial + Twin Fantasy

Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas

Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit

Dead Can Dance - Spleen and Ideal

Dexys Midnight Runners - Too-Rye-Ay

Duster - Stratosphere

Imogen Heap - Speak For Yourself

Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It + No Shape

Radiohead - In Rainbows

Regina Spektor - Soviet Kitsch + Remember Us to Life

The Cranberries - Everybody Else is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?

The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike

Sparklehorse - It’s a Wonderful Life

St. Vincent - Marry Me + Actor

Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup

Superorganism - Superorganism

Talking Heads - Talking Heads: 77 + Fear of Music + Remain in Light

Ween - The Mollusk

Xiu Xiu - Fabulous Muscles + FORGET

electronic/ambient

Arca - Mutant

Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children

Björk - Homogenic + Vespertine

Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music for Airports + Ambient 4: On Land

Burial - Untrue

The Caretaker - Everywhere at the End of Time

Cashmere Cat - 9

DJ Shadow - Endtroducing…

Fennesz - Endless Summer

Flume - Flume

Flying Lotus - You’re Dead!

GAS - Königsforst

Grouper - AIA: Alien Observer + Ruins

I Am Robot and Proud - The Electricity in Your House Wants to Sing

Iglooghost - Neo Wax Bloom

James Blake - James Blake

Jamie xx - In Colour

Kaytranada - 99.9%

Negativland - Dispepsi

Nils Frahm - Felt

Oneohtrix Point Never - R Plus Seven

Porter Robinson - Worlds

Rex the Dog - The Rex the Dog Show

Tim Hecker - Ravedeath, 1972

SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES

The Avalanches - Since I Left You

The KLF - Chill Out

Toro y Moi - Causers of This

Various Artists - PC Music Volume 1

country/folk

Beck - Mutations

Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin’ + Blood on the Tracks

Emily Wurramara - Milyakburra

Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes + Helplessness Blues

Grizzly Bear - Yellow House

Ichiko Aoba - qp

Joanna Newsom - Ys + Have One on Me

Mac DeMarco - This Old Dog

Mark Kozelek & Jimmy LaValle - Perils From the Sea

The Microphones - The Glow Pt. 2 + Mount Eerie

Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me

Natalia Lafourcade - Musas Vol. 1 / 2

Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

Nick Drake - Pink Moon

Rosalia - Los angeles

Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor’s Guide to Earth

Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans + Carrie & Lowell

The Mountain Goats - All Hail West Texas + Tallahassee + Transcendental Youth

The Tallest Man on Earth - Shallow Grave

Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman

Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

hip hop/rap

Aesop Rock - Labor Days

A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory + Midnight Marauders + We got it from Here… Thank You 4 Your service

Big K.R.I.T - 4eva Is a Mighty Long Time

Brockhampton - Saturation I / II / III

Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book

Dälek - From Filthy Tongue of Gods and Griots

Death Grips - The Money Store + The Powers That B

Digable Planets - Blowout Comb

Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs

Freddie Gibbs - Piñata

GZA - Liquid Swords

Jean Grae - Jeanius

Joey Bada$$ - All-Amerikkkan Badass

JPEGMAFIA - Veteran

Kanye West - Late Registration

Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city + To Pimp a Butterfly + untitled unmastered

Killer Mike - R.A.P Music

Lil B - Rain in England

Little Simz - Stillness in Wonderland + Grey Area

M.I.A - Kala + ΛΛ Λ Y Λ

Noname - Telefone + Room 25

Open Mike Eagle & Paul White - Hella Personal Film Festival

Princess Nokia - 1992 Deluxe

Rapsody - Laila’s Wisdom

Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels / 2 / 3

The Roots - Things Fall Apart

Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory

jazz

Buena Vista Social Club - Buena Vista Social Club

Charles Mingus - Blues & Roots + Let My Children Hear Music

Eartha Kitt - That Bad Eartha

Elza Soares - A bossa negra

John Coltrane - Giant Steps

Miles Davis - Blue in Green + In a Silent Way

Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz to Come

Sun Ra - Space is the Place

pop

Advance Base - Animal Companionship

Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam

Björk - Post + Biophilia

CHVRCHES - Every Open Eye

Eric Taxxon - Paul

Fishmans - Long Season

Grace Jones - Nightclubbing

Helado Negro - This is How You Smile

Kate Bush - Hounds of Love

Kylie Minogue - Fever

Let’s Eat Grandma - I’m All Ears

Lorde - Melodrama

Miike Snow - Miike Snow

Shura - Nothing’s Real

Sufjan Stevens - Illinois + The Age of Adz

The Wombats - Glitterbug

Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising

punk/rock

Big Thief - Masterpiece

Blondie - Parallel Lines

Boredoms - Super æ + Vision Creation Newsun

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Yr Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven!

Hop Along - Painted Shut

IDLES - Brutalism + Joy as an Act of Resistance

Interpol - Antics

Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West + Good News for People Who Love Bad News

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads

Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

Sigur Ros - Takk…

Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out + The Woods + No Cities to Love

The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream

Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones

rnb/soul

Anderson .Paak - Malibu

Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe

D'Angelo - Voodoo + Black Messiah

DJDS - Big Wave More Fire

Curtis Mayfield - Curtis + Roots

FKA twigs - LP1

Frank Ocean - Channel Orange + Blonde

Jamila Woods - LEGACY! LEGACY!

Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On

Portishead - Dummy

serpentwithfeet - soil

Solange - A Seat at the Table

SZA - CTRL

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georgesdamnton · 5 years

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Tagged by @historicbishie 💕 I feel like I'm doing these things daily, but it's cool because a) they're fun and b) I fucking love talking about myself lol

Nickname: Jayyyyyyyy is a nickname anywayyyyyyyyyy

Height: still 5'11"

Age: 17 - 18 IN 19 DAYS

Last thing I searched for: Validation from strangers and on google it was "How many streets in London" and the answer is over 60,000, and it was because I wanted to compare with the number of streets in Paris, which is 6,100

Favorite musician: Damon Albarn? Idk he's my go-to I think..

The song stuck in my head: It was Let It Rock by Kevin Rudolph, but when I read the question it became Can't Get You Out of My Head by Kylie Minogue, and before I got to the end of the questions it was Wonderland by Caravan Palace

If I had a time machine would I go back or visit the future: You Know

Do I get asks: Here - on occasion, elsewhere - nope

How many blogs I follow: 189 - gone up one since last time👀

Would I rather be rich or famous: Both. Either. Preferably both.

How much sleep do I get: Not Enough, Actually

What’s my favorite food: All of them.

Favorite books/films/shows/games: THATS FOUR QUESTIONS IN ONE!! THAT'S CHEATING!!!!

Book - can't read

Movie - Pacific Rim

Show - iZombie

Game - Borderlands 2

Lucky number: 5 and multiples of

Instruments I can play: I'm a Bassic Bitch. I'm also fucking hilarious. Follow me for more.

What am I wearing: Grey hoodie, darker grey t-shirt, black jeans, sparkly socks - like something out of a wattpad fanfic💁‍♀️

Dream job: Paid to exist

If I were an animal what would I be: Cat and then I'd be best friends with my cat and we'd have so much fun just sleeping all day and washing and falling off the counter even though it's really wide and not at all hard to walk across and washing and chewing chargers and washing and being frightened of every fucking thing and washing and being ignorant to basic mathematics and washing, it would be so awesome

Favourite season: Autumn because Autumnal is a cool word and because (at least in England) it's ideal weather for my fashion sense so that works nicely also I know this is a bad idea to admit on tumblr of all places but I REALLY like the pumpkin spice bullshit and I'm not even gonna pretend

Zodiac sign: liBra. Ha.

I tag YOU! Yes, you! If you read this and don't do one yourself, you'll be cursed with broken biscuits for a week!! Not crushed, just broken. All week. Because you thought you were ""too cool"" for the ask game. Now who's laughing?!

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sexydeathparty · 3 years

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Brit Awards: A Throwback To The Brilliant And Truly Unpredictable 2002 Ceremony

Every year when the Brit Awards roll around we find ourselves getting all nostalgic for past ceremonies – and the event from 20 years ago was a particular stand-out.

In 2002, the Brits gave us some classic performances from top UK talent, some real A-list wins and a smorgasbord of some of the most blatantly early-noughties fashion you’re ever likely to clap eyes on.

And that’s without even going into the top moment of the night, delivered by a certain Ms Minogue when she defined “making an entrance” with a Brits performance we’re still talking about two decades later.

Here are just some of the highlights from the 2002 Brits...

As with all good awards shows, let’s start with the red carpet, where “jeans and a nice top” was apparently the look du jour

At least according to Anna Friel and Beverley Knight anyway

Oh and Michelle Heaton... who, for some reason, was apparently there with Richard Branson

Nothing has ever screamed ’2002′ quite like Davina McCall’s ensemble for the night

Although maybe Heidi Klum came close

Nominee Sophie Ellis-Bextor gave us this polka dot moment

And Dane Bowers dug out his best tie for the occasion

Lulu to served us this fringed number

And we kind of don’t have words for this Anastacia outfit

Meanwhile, Johnny Vegas was seemingly enjoying his night out

Can we just take a moment to appreciate this Dannii Minogue outfit?

Oh, and her less famous sister Kylie was also there

Jokes aside, Kylie’s Brits performance of Can’t Get You Out Of My Head was not just one of the most memorable of the night, but of all time

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Let it never be said that Kylie doesn’t know how to make an entrance – her performance began with her being ejected from an oversized CD player (which now feels so retro it kind of hurts)

The night definitely belonged to Kylie, who won two awards including International Female and International Album for Fever

This matched her with Dido, who won Best British Female and the biggest award of the night, Best British Album

Dido also performed on the night, which as you can imagine, was a thrill–a-minute situation

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We have to give a shout-out to the hosts for the evening, Zoë Ball and Frank Skinner. Here they are looking very serious (in front of a CD wall, no less)

And here’s Frank Skinner in a Union Jack vest looking somewhat less serious

Among the other performers at the 2002 Brits were Jay Kay of Jamiroquai and Anastacia giving the Brits another of those “did that really happen” duets?

And speaking of wild Brits duets... Shaggy and Ali-G, anyone?

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Incidentally, Shaggy picked up Best International Male that year, ahead of Bob Dylan and Dr Dre

So Solid Crew – yep, all of them – performed 21 Seconds

And won Best British Video for the same song

We have to have a moment to appreciate Mis-Teeq, who somehow never won a Brit, but did a brilliant performance that year

Westlife won Best British Pop Act despite not being British (non-Brit Kylie Minogue was also in the running)

Blue beat the likes of Elbow, Gorillaz and Mis-Teeq to scoop Best British Breakthrough

Robbie Williams won Best British Male for the third time in a row – and had a very special message for Will Young

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Sting won Outstanding Contribution to Music, presented to him by – you guessed it – Kylie Minogue

He ended the night with a medley of his hits which, for some reason, ended in him taking his top off and swigging from a mug of tea

This year’s Brit Awards will air live on ITV from on Tuesday 8 February.

30 Infamous And Outrageous Moments That Defined The Brit Awards

Here Are All The Stars In The Running For Awards At This Year's Brits

25 Memorable Brit Awards Performances That Had Us All Talking

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SING IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT

Original title: Sing it like you mean it.

Prompt: Penelope sings during a series of karaoke nights.

Warning: song-fic, Lisa OOC.

Genre: comedy, romantic, friendship.

Characters: Penelope Garcia, Luke Alvez, BAU team, Lisa Douglas, O.C.

Pairing: Garvez. Penelope x O.C., Luke x Lisa.

Note: multichapter.

Legend: 💏😘🔦🎈👻🎵.

Song mentioned: Wide awake, Kathy Perry; Because of you, Kelly Clarkson; Raise your glass, P!nk; Get outta my way, Kylie Minogue; Things I’ll never said, Avril Lavigne; Love me like you do, Ellie Goulding.

Sing It Like You Mean It- Masterlist

MY OTHER GARVEZ STORIES

SING IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT- Chapter 4

Four weeks after meeting Lisa

It's a month that Luke and Lisa are together. It would not be up to her to remember it, but her memory is a real bitch and that thought shakes her just as she is waiting for the elevator. A few moments later the unnamable and JJ arrive. -Hey, Garcia, will you spoil us with another one of your performances tonight? Will be there too, please!- her friend puts her hand on her shoulder.

-Yes, but I don’t want to tell you anything else.- she feels her cheeks turn red only because Luke is a few inches away from her. Love makes people so stupid!

-Oh, fantastic. And how are things with Freddie?- only one of them notices the grimace on the man's face.

-Go on.- Penelope allows herself just to a slight smile, the only way not to feel guilty for lying. Obviously, to Luke she seems simply happy and in love. He doesn’t even remember that it’s his first "month anniversay" with Lisa.

-Are you sure it's the best choice, cherie? Are you ready?- Freddie's uncertainty gives her even more confidence. Penelope nods.

Meanwhile, at the BAU table, Lisa does nothing but blather about the anniversary. Luke can’t even pretend to have a quarter of her enthusiasm. He never managed to understand those who celebrate every single occasion, but a sudden thought illuminates him: if there had been Penelope, instead of Lisa, he probably would have liked to celebrate every single day, minute, spent with her.

-You could have even taken me out to dinner for once. If you wore a tie, every now and then, you would not die, do you know?- he wonders what he saw in her, a month ago. Maybe he just got around, the problem is that he made fun of Lisa too... and maybe, maybe, because he's still not sure, even Penelope.

The lights go down and it’s create the typical atmosphere of when the karaoke evening is about to begin. By now it’s almost a tradition that Penelope's song opens it up. It’s not something that he wants to miss. He loves to hear her sing, to see her move, even if it means to endure that she interacts with other slobbering men, first of all with that Freddie.

-Luke, are you listening one word of what I'm telling you?- he gestures with his hand as if to drive away an annoying insect. He doesn’t even notice it. -What are you doing to me? Did you really dare...?- the protests are interrupted by the announcement.

-Are you ready to go wild? Here is the wonderful Penelope: by day computer technician and at night diva of cabaret.- many laugh. JJ puts her head on Will's shoulder. Garcia has changed her cloths, but this time she seems even more sober. A very delicate salmon blouse and jeans. Pants upset Luke; it's the first time he hasn’t seen her with a skirt. Needless to deny that it was one of his recurring fantasies.

The music begins and the whole body of Penelope starts to go to rhythm.

What's the worst thing that could happen to you?

Apart from the clothing, there is something else different tonight. Everyone realizes it, or at least everyone sitting at the BAU table, including Lisa. Will was informed of developments by his wife. Penelope sings addressing herself directly to Luke. As if he were the only person present.

Take the chance tonight and try something new

Her brown eyes bile with malice, hope, possibility. She doesn’t care at all that he is sitting next to his girlfriend. It’s she, again, the one that he is looking in that way. Penelope notices that since she knows him, he has looked at her that way. Always. Both before and after crossing his own path with that of Lisa.

You're getting boring; you're oh-so boring and I don’t recognize the zombie you turn into

Yes, she is doing it on purpose. She is telling him that he has changed, and she is right. Since he started with Lisa, he interrupted his walks and post-evenings with Roxy and Penelope. Because of course his girlfriend wasn’t comfortable with the fact that he could go out, even if amicably, with another woman. Not then with that woman. It was already so obvious to Lisa, could he have taken so long to wake up? Well, better late than never, they say.

Don‘t worry 'cause tonight I got you, you can take a seat, do what you normally do

Maybe what she is singing was true. He would like so much to be just hers. He would like to be able to experience the sensation of being in those arms, having her hands so white in his hair, giving caresses on his cheeks, resting his head on her chest, feeling the beating of her heart and then listening to her voice whisper that It's all right and you can close your eyes.

I'm about to let you see this is what'll happen if you ain't givin' your girl what she needs

Penelope smiles in an almost sadistic manner. She has something in mind, something more than just smiling and winking singing. He does not know if he must be afraid or just enjoy the unfolding of events. The blonde takes a chair, appropriately already on stage, and helps Freddie to sit down. Then she is positioned behind his shoulders, the light hair that touch the man's face.

Leave you, move on to a perfect stranger, you talk, I walk, wanna feel the danger

She keeps touching him, the cheek, the hair, the thigh, but still staring straight at Luke, almost challenging him, but what? Of course, she doesn0t imagine that he can stand up, run on stage and force her to stop because he is jealous. Luke quivers in his place, indifferent to the fact that others can think exactly what is happening.

See me with him and it's turning you on

Here is finally revealed the goal of Penelope: just lay bare his jealousy. To make him understand that it’s not right for him to try this sort of possession, because he is already engaged, he has no right over her, because he has never made a move in this direction, either before, or after meeting Lisa.

It's got me saying, getting me back at the end of this song

Yes, even Garcia has cited that he isn’t in love with his girlfriend. He doesn’t believe that she has managed to discover that in reality the object of his desires, but he wants serious, not only bring her to bed and mark a cleat on the gun, here it’s about building a whole future... in short, she is too naive and insecure to think that Luke can fully love her. And indeed, it is so. But somewhere has to start, therefore, make sure that Lisa is no longer a problem is already something. In any case it’s something between them, it is up to Luke to find the courage to look inside and say aloud who he really wants by his side.

Get outta my way! Get outta my way, got no more to say... he's taken your place, get outta my way

The consequences in the case that he would decide to continue by pretending nothing will make them perfectly explicit. If he is with Lisa, he must have eyes only for her. He must look at his cell phone dreamily, waiting for a message from her. Wanting the time to come home to relax in her arms. Feeling the heart accelerate the beats even for a stupid month anniversary.

Way outta my way, get outta my way!

What he can’t do is to stay with Lisa but at the same time staring Penelope during the exposure of each case, as he has been regularly during this month. Ask her continuously for information with a vague appearance (source: JJ). Watch her as she sings as if he wants to tear every garment off her. Smoke from the ears if she just touches or devotes attention to another man, anyone, even Spencer.

Now I gotta taste, I wanna explore, ain't going to waste, no, not anymore

Because he isn’t the only male being in the world who can feel interest in her. This has made it clear even during the course of the other performances. Penelope certainly doesn’t have to wait for him to have fun, go out, feel beautiful and smart. But it seems that the immense privilege of occupying that magical place next to her has fallen on him. She makes him understand it right now, staring at him openly, putting all the cards on the table.

You going hard now to win my heart, but too many times now you've been calling her

Here, again, black on white. She doesn’t need too many moves, too much treble. She could even wear a mask with only two eye holes, because she doesn’t need anything other than those two dark and deep brown spheres. They are really the mirrors of her soul and he would be staring at them forever.

Do not worry 'cause tonight I got you, you can take a seat, do what you normally do

But if he thought that she couldn’t do worse, that she couldn’t expose herself further, he was wrong. Penelope has really decided that tonight things will change, definitely, whether it's good or bad. Luke must absolutely make a choice. He can’t trying to have it both ways. Or having the cake or eating it.

I'm about to let you see this is what'll happen if you ain't givin' your girl what she needs

She descends from the stage, slowly, clearly leading to her colleagues table. JJ exchanges a look with her husband, they talk to each other without needing the voice. All remain paralyzed. Penelope reaches them and continues straight to Luke. She ignores Lisa and takes his hand, she makes him stand up.

Leave you, move on to a perfect strange, you talk, I walk, wanna feel the danger

The heart of man practically moves it to that contact. As in movies, as in books, as in the craziest fantasies, there are only them in that room. She sings for a crowd, but actually exclusively for his ears. He is no longer afraid, because she transmits all the strength he needs. She makes simple gestures with her hands, accompanying the text of the song in a mimetic, ironic way.

See me with him and it's turning you on

She blinks at Freddie, who gives her a clear wink. This breaks Luke's bubble of carefree and brings him back to the real world. He also catches a glimpse of Lisa. She is asking him, she is ordering him to let go of Garcia's hand and go back to his place.

It's got me saying, getting me back at the end of this song

Penelope provided him with a maximum time limit. When the last note comes out from the guitar of Freddie's partner, the stage will be set, he will not be able to do anything anymore. And if he doesn’t bet on her, if he just waits for the course of fate, this time he will lose her seriously.

Get outta my way! Get outta my way, got no more to say... he's taken your place, get outta my way

In fact, the blonde springs up to his hand abruptly, slips it off as if it were burning, as if it were infected, almost as she had done to Bradenton. This unbalance him and he almost falls. Fortunately, there is still the chair behind him, so he finds himself again next to Lisa, who seems to wait for an explanation.

Way outta my way, get outta my way!

Luke is only able to equal the movement of those hips that from the first moment have been sinuous and that have caused various reactions in his body, only that the brain wasn’t immediately informed. She sits on the edge of the stage, swinging her legs like a child. Yes, jeans are up to his imagination.

And, no, I ain't goin' home 'cause I wanna stay, but I won't be alone, no how, no way

He doesn’t know the song, but it’s now clear that it’s about to finish. He must find the strength to act. This situation is wrong for both women. They deserve to know the truth. Or rather, they already know it, partially, they feel it, but he must clarify everything, say it aloud and bear the consequences. He turns to Lisa, the voice of Penelope becomes a background similar to a radio.

Now I've showed you what I'm made of.. This is what'll happen if you ain't givin' your girl what she needs

-Lisa...- he can’t whisper, as he would like, because the volume is too high. His girlfriend has lost any hope of winning the race, reading the disillusionment in her eyes. It's all Phil's fault, why he couldn’t just tell him he was a coward and had to move his ass with the direct object of his desires, rather than divert it to another woman, who could never compete with her?

Leave you, move on to a perfect stranger, you talk, I walk, wanna feel the danger

-What do you want, Luke? I want to see if you have got the balls to tell me the truth.- even at that moment his fixed thought is always Penelope. She is about to walk far. He must concentrate. The hands are running.

-Lisa, I... I'm sorry, I'm a jerk. You are beautiful, smart, a good person, help lots of people with your work, but...-

See me with him and it's turning you on

The last round of refrain. It would be less ridiculous, this situation, if both weren’t forced to shout in the ears phrases so trivial. It may even seem dramatic, but it is tragicomic.

-But I'm not her, is not it?- Lisa points directly to the woman singing.

It's got me saying, getting me back at the end of this song

The brunette stands up, shaking her head. There's nothing left for her here. Maybe it never was, but she liked to believe it, yes. The first song that Penelope sang, what led to this moment, was about a woman who had lived for too long with her eyes closed. But she was wrong about one thing, that woman wasn’t Penelope, but she.

Get outta my way! Get outta my way, got no more to say... he's taken your place, get outta my way

Luke follows her towards the exit. Penelope sees them go away and for a moment loses concentration, makes a slight discoloration, but only Freddie and Spencer realize it.

-Lisa, wait!- Luke stops her, taking her by the arm. -I'm sorry, I didn’t want it to go like this, do you know this?- she should hate him and maybe it's a little bit like that, but it's a difficult task, because basically Luke isn’t the classic asshole. He didn’t do it on purpose to fall in love with another, it was already when she appeared. Only he was just as blind as she and probably as Penelope herself.

Way outta my way, get outta my way!

- Yes, Luke, I know. I’m sorry too.- she can see them, even if only in passing. She sees them kissing. She looks away, she can’t stand any more. Well, it’s clear that it had to go this way. At least Freddie owes her a dinner. At least now Luke will stop looking at her during the case show. She was the ferrywoman of a true love that wasn’t known yet.

No, I ain't goin' home

But she will completely contradict the words of her song. In fact, as soon as she is free, she will run to her house to get a nice cry with Sergio in her arms. Cats, animals, are definitely better than people. Too bad, she hoped to be able to recover the walks with Roxy but... you can’t have everything from life.

But I won’t be alone

Freddie, next to her, notices that something is wrong. He's really cute, far more than pretty, it's just an attractive man. And sweet and understanding. But it's not Luke, it will never be. He will never have the intensity of his dark eyes, surely also due to everything he has seen in the war.

Now I've showed you what I'm made of

-Good luck, Luke, really. No hard feelings.- here, this is the woman of whom he thought he could fall seriously in love, this is the reason if from that blind-date they passed beyond. Not the one that seemed to adore complaining about any silly, who didn’t tolerate spending time with the team.

He smiles at her, unaware that the farewell kiss may have cost him.

Now I've showed you what I'm made of

When he returns to the table he expects to find her there, but Penelope isn’t even on stage. Without speaking he asks for explanations from the others, by gestures. JJ shakes her head, disconsolate. The war is still long.

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Note: the song is Get outta my way by Kylie Minogue

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blamebrampton · 6 years

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Eurovision 2018 final

And now, 12 hours after the rest of the world, and startlingly unspoiled, I hit the finals! I’ve not been recapping the touristy bits in the ‘postcards’, but if you’re thinking about visiting Lisbon, or Portugal in general, get to it; it’s utterly gorgeous. I’m hoping for somewhere in the top 10 for Jess, and I wouldn’t mind seeing Denmark win. They won’t. It’ll be someone awful, I just know it.

We open with fado music and it is pretty bloody splendid: melodic twanging steel strings and a heart-rending woman’s voice singing a song that is almost certainly of woe but resilience (my Portuguese is terrible). There are no unattractive people in this broadcast, it should be mentioned. Yet another reason to visit!

Another hot fado female vocalist, this time with drummers. She sounds more political, but again, I have no idea. I do know that Portugal is a country that has an amazing tradition of vocalists and narrative music, and I think we are seeing it shown well tonight. I like this a lot better than the usual blather from presenters. Though I like the women, they are admirably quick at moving things along.

And now some local DJs. Look, it was never going to stay glorious. Flags go past. There are many. We are welcomed to the grand final and the crowd goes wild. Hello contestants, I’m thrilled you get a moment in the sun before the horror of the contest descends. They are all smiling and lovely and I hope they all go on to have happy lives. Denmark are actually amusing! Bless their hairy hipster hearts!

You know, I can honestly say that everyone I’ve heard in this final can actually sing and on that basis alone, 2018 is already a good year.

The presenters are back. NCIS is dressed like a Goth prom queen, Blondie is wearing a beaded shower curtain, Saintly is cosplaying a tall Kylie Minogue (I loathe the fact I need to specify Kylies these days) and Little One has come dressed as an entrant from Greece. I actually know all their names now, but they’re longer, so it’s nicknames for me, I’m afraid.

I’m not going to repeat performance notes from the semi finals, but if you’ve missed every other piece of Eurovision commentary, a. Well done! b. What the hell are you doing here? c. I’ll let you know if anything new happens.

Ukraine, Melovin, Under the Ladder. Now I’m not focusing on the madness of the staging, I can mention that he and his backing singers are selling the hell out of this one. I like it a lot better the second time around, and the vocals are tight. It’s still a totally nuts Dracula moment, but if it wins I will not be at all upset.

Spain, Amaia y Alfred, Tu Cancion. Arena full of people holding up their lit phones. Young people singing to each other from opposite sides of the stage. It’s all very sweet. Now they are holding hands. Now they are hugging. Keep it nice, kids, you’ve got two minutes to go. They are lovely, but so wholesome that I feel listening to this song represents 100% of my daily intake of Vitamin C and roughage. Nice climbing crescendos and key change towards the end. Big lights, earnest singing into each other’s faces… this is a song that speaks of carefully studied microphone angles and breath mints. Bless.

Slovenia, Lea Sirk, Hvala, ne! This is the one that stuck with me since I last saw it, but more for the snappiness of the staging and performances than for the song itself. They are enormously charismatic and the choreography is very well put out there. She changes it up tonight and tells them to stop the music and has the audience sing the refrain with her, which I really liked and thought much more successful than the fake cut in the semis, even if the chap in the audience the camera cut to was clearly wondering what the hell was happening and whether he had accidentally eaten the wrong brownies before he headed out tonight. I’m keen on these girls and hope they do well!

Lithuania, Ieva Zasimauskaite, When We’re Old. Sweet whispering song girl is back. She remains sweet and whispery. She and Joanna Newsome would make a lovely duet. Her voice is genuinely delightful, though there is a little more assist in the reverb than she needs: makes it all sound a bit more Jared Leto than is optimal. But I quibble, she is a delight. Her husband comes to join her at the end again and she seems deeply moved. Bodes well for their future.

Austria, Cesar Sampson, Nobody But You. I resent Cesar’s bad T-shirt more than in the semis, because he is a hot young man and we should be allowed to enjoy him in all his loveliness and that plasticky bit is very distracting. The backing vocals in this track are probably the best in the whole contest, and he has a beautiful voice that I hope to hear more of. In a perfect world, John Legend writes a better version of La La Land in which this chap and his best friend come to LA to pursue their dreams and both succeed without hurting each other. It’s actually a decent song, it just sounds like a lot of other decent songs. But his performance is something very special.

Estonia, Elina Necheyava, La forza. She is lovely, her frock is lovely, her voice is lovely, this song is not going to win. Which is a shame, because I would like to see the ECS back in Tallinn. If they had a European Frock Contest, this would be douze points from everyone.

Norway, Alexander Rybak, That’s How You Write A Song. He is a super chap and I hope he does win Eurovision twice, but if he does it with this song, I will be looking at the countries that vote for it with thinly veiled disdain. This is the sort of song that would have had Paula Abdul dancing with an animated cat in the 1980s. But I will say that it is lovely to have him back so that Nigel Kennedy will finally have to give up any idea that he’s the hot young man with the violin. The crown, which was never really Nigel’s, is clearly Alexander’s.

Portugal, Claudia Pasqoal, O Jardim. Pink hair gets an extra 10 points from me to start with. Sounds like London Grammar, in both tune and delivery, but since I love them, that’s fine. Her frock is a nice wrap-around black number with thigh split. She’s joined on stage by a woman who looks a bit like Kirsten Stewart, and the two of them are in fact much cooler than practically everyone else in the stadium. That was a nice soft song that you would wrap up a big night or start a romance with and I liked it a lot. I want to see it in the top five, but not winning, because it’s too expensive to do this two years in a row!

The presenters make a knowing reference to the queerness of Eurovision and it comes off as an inside joke not an arch piece of commentary, and this is the point at which I accept that I have fallen for their charms and will never be free of this annual horror.

United Kingdom, SuRie, Storm. We’ve done something unusual this year and sent someone good. It won’t help, but it’s a pleasant change. More pink hair, with a sort of Annie Lennox hair and jumpsuit arrangement. I hate to say this, but this song is actually pretty damned good. What the hell? We’re usually awful. The staging is admirably simple and the performance is a cracker, and there is some fuckwit invading the stage to shout something and WELL DONE YOU, YOUNG WOMAN, you held that together amazingly! She is in fact bringing it even more strongly, even though the incident clearly affected her. How amazing is she! ‘Some absolute cockhead’ is the Australian boy commentator’s description of the stage invader and he is 100% on the money.

They skip to the green room with Little One while they deal with the stage invader situation and she is talking to vampire boy from the Ukraine who offers to bite her neck and talks about his personal brand. If he doesn’t have 100,000 followers on Instagram and a YouTube ‘presence’, I will be very surprised.

Back to the show!

Serbia, Sanja Ilic & Balkanika, Nova Deca. This song remains as OTT and epic as in the semis with costumes and wailing mysticism that puts me in mind of nothing so much as one of those epic episodes of Xena that your girlfriends used to trot out in the 90s to talk about when lesbian subtext becomes text. It’s classic Eurovision and if it wins I will be thrilled.

Germany, Michael Schulte, You Let Me Walk Alone. It’s apparently a song to his father, who died when he was young, and it’s got a hell of a dose of the Ed Sheerans, from the hair to the singing style. It’s saved from the annoying side of the Sheerans by the personal message, which comes through strongly. Though it’s a little unfair in the ‘you will never know, because you let me walk this road alone’, unless his father took his own life. Just saying. Exactly the right mix of sentiment and ten-year-old newness that could win, thanks to a very strong performance.

Albania, Eugent Bushpepa, Mall. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this song in the semis and I am still surprised about it now. It’s everything I would usually mock, including a safe 80s chord sequence and handclapping, but it somehow works superbly and he looks a little nervous, yet has an actually superior classic rock voice, instead of the standard ‘thinks is great, is OK’ frontman. I think the dungaree drummer, who has done both of his straps up tonight, has won me over.

France, Madame Monsieur, Mercy. It’s political! And about refugees. And my French isn’t good enough to follow it entirely, but she is all the children, her name is Mercy and she is fleeing war and is alive and she needs our help. It’s actually a cracker of a tune, and the Jean-Paul Gaultier outfits are the classiest of the evening. Far too attractive for this shindig.

Czech Republic, Mikolas Josef, Lie to Me. I think what troubles me most about this song is that I keep expecting Will Smith to appear. Much as in the semis. They are perfectly good, it is just not my cup of tea. Nice little flip at the end, and the dancing is excellent. Bless em.

Denmark, Rasmussen, Higher Ground. I’m putting this out there: I think I want these guys to win. But it’s entirely based on the fact they are singing about pacifist vikings and I have mentally built them up into a rejection of toxic masculinity in favour of human decency and manliness meaning things like facing your fears and having integrity, which I can get behind. If there is a MeToo/Weinstein moment for any of these chaps, I’m coming after them with an axe. I do like a Wailing Medjeval Epic though.

Australia, Jessica Mauboy, We Got Love. Jess is gorgeous and she loves a crowd, which is good because the crowd loves her. Every lovely thing I said about her in the semis remains true. Alas, it also remains true that this song could be better. But it’s grown on me. We may be powerless to bring down the US government, and its lesser evils the UK and Australian governments, but we’ve got love and regular elections, and New Zealand, and it will be OK in the end. She’s a champion and I hope she makes the top five!

Saintly and Blondie are back mocking social media and rightly so.

Now NCIS is eulogising the first winner of the Eurovision Song Contest, Lys Assia, who died at the age of 94 in March. For five seconds. There’s efficient and there’s cold, ladies.

Finland, Saara Aalto, Monsters. This is the other song I want to win, though I have to confess I wouldn’t mind if the UK won, after SuRie’s amazing turn. But Saara’s voice fills the stadium and sails up and down the scale. Still with the Annie Lennox Bondage Backup Dancers, which makes two tributes to Scotland’s finest Oscar winner in the one show. I’m slightly less convinced by the song the second time round, but the performance is great. Her backwards death dive at the end is a cracker!

Bulgaria, Equinox, Bones. This song remains all about the girl’s Heey-yays for me and nothing has changed. It’s another one that is very good, just not for me. Cup of tea time! Good lighting at the end. T2’s Turkish Apple is definitely the right tea for tonight!

Moldova, DoReDoS, My Lucky Day. Kids, I am all for polyamory, but it should be based on mutual communication, not sneaking about. It turns out well for them, though, and it’s a fun song.

Little One is here with the audience and everyone is Very Drunk. I think she is trying to pick up a tall British girl, and I like her even more.

Sweden, Benjamin Ingrosso, Dance You Off. This is a favourite with the punters but not with me. Soz, Ben.

Hungary, AWS, Viszlát Nyár. It’s the lovely Lordi Lite lads and while I respect his vocal cords for surviving the sustained abuse, I am skipping through this one as it’s getting late here and there are hours of judging to go.

Israel, Netta, Toy. The Aussie commentators have mentioned that she would have broken a stage invader and I think this true. She looks as though she would have enjoyed it, too. I feel you, Netta. The chicken bits are a bit distracting, but she sells the hell out of this and it’s bright and bouncy. Another one I won’t mind winning. Also, more pink hair. I was clearly two years ahead of the curve on that one.

The Netherlands, Waylon, Outlaw in ’Em. Apparently, Waylon is cool with people who don’t really like country. Which is good news. I do like country if it’s Johnny Cash or Dolly Parton, but yeah, on this one we’re just going to have to quietly share a beer and talk about something else, Waylon. You’re a good chap and your band is excellent, so if you win I won’t be upset, even if I still don’t like this song. It’s just my taste rather than there being anything objectively bad about it. Hang on: turns out the band are the dancers. They are going off and taking the piss in epic quantities and I like it quite a bit more after that.

Ireland, Ryan O’Shaugnessey, Together. Apparently China cut the broadcast of this one due to the gay backup dancers and Eurovision cut their contract in response. Well done, Eurovision! This song remains sweet and beautifully performed, with the backup dancers really carrying the whole show. But there’s not a lot to it aside from the lovely staging.

Cyprus, Eleni Fouriera, Fuego. Another one I will not be surprised if it wins. Spectacular combination of song and performance, with fabulous backing dancers/singers (again, the best combo set). If Beyonce came to Eurovision in disguise, this would be her performance, and I am reading the whole thing as a tribute to Queen Bey, which is pretty easy given that practically every aspect of it references her. She is nervous as hell at the end, but the performance was stonkingly good.

Italy, Ermal Meta and Fabrizio Moro, Non me avete fatto niente. Written in response to the bombing in Manchester, this is a strongly serious track from a country that can often be flippant at Eurovision and in the first thirty seconds we see the passionate political engagement that explains the entirety of Italian politics. It’s a strong piece and well performed, including wailing hero notes towards the end and overlays in the various languages of Europe declaring defiance to terrorism. I think it might be in with a shot.

Presenters have had a costume change. NCIS is Morticia Addams, Blondie is Meryl Streep circa 1988, Saintly is Sophia Loren circa 1968 and Little One has come as a Glomesh handbag. Oh, holy moly, it’s recap time before the votes. We learn that SuRie was invited to perform again and has decided not to. Bless her toughness! I am fast forwarding through this as life is too short.

Blondie’s cleavage is plunging to her belly button and I am just impressed by the amount of double-sided tape holding that outfit together. The interval act is local musicians, who are splendid, but I need to get a few things done while I listen, so you go and download it from the official site. Worth your time!

Another recap, more fast forwarding. Australia’s commentary team are doubling as the royal wedding commentators and I think I might actually catch that on SBS as it would be a bit of a giggle. It’s Australia’s multicultural channel and I love it because it’s full of international films and news, but I have an American friend who refers to it as ‘That channel where your government gives you free soft porn.’ Mate, it’s Swedish film and you just need to expand your horizons!

Blondie is with the audience and she has found some Irish people who are delightful. And now they are doing Portuguese pop culture things that go over my head, and recapping Junior Eurovsion, which is like Senior Eurovision, but with more sedate images and sober contestants. The Junior winner sings a little of last year’s Senior winner, which is apparently a new condition for entry into Lisbon as every man and his dog as been trotting it out. Saintly presenter might be a little drunk, you know.

NCIS and Little One are in the Green Room, introducing Salvador Sobral, last year’s winner, and he’s looking a bit healthier, which is good! Still as fey as ever, but find your schtick and stick with it, I say. Lovely new song, you should download it, too, as I need to put a load of dishes on, so won’t be describing it. Ah, he’s had a heart transplant. Excellent! That is good news!

He’s joined by the legendary Caetano Veloso and they (Caetano for the most part) sing last year’s winning song and it’s quite lovely. Salvador is visibly moved by the whole thing. Where is his sister? Apparently he’s been slagging off some of the other songs and it’s caused an upset, but seriously, Sir Terry Wogan made a career out of that and there are thousands if not millions of us who do it on an amateur basis, so why should he miss out?

Little One has some fans pretending to do some last-minute voting, and she has been the hardest working presenter. I hope that tall British girl she was chatting up earlier has a cold bottle of gin and a big cake for the two of them later tonight, she’s earned it!

Jon Ola Sand says votes are ready to go! Jury votes first.

Ukraine first: 8 The Netherlands, 10 Israel, 12 France.

Azerbaijan, 8 Hungary, 10 Serbia, 12 to Albania.

They are FLYING through this.

Belarus, 8 Norway, 10 Austria, Australia is nowhere at the moment, 12 to Cyprus!

San Marino, 8 Sweden, 10 Germany, 12 to Israel. He’s chattier than the others.

The Netherlands, 8 Sweden, 10 Austria, 12 Germany.

FYR Macedonia, 8 Serbia, 10 Cyprus, 12 ESTONIA! YAY

Malta, 8 France, 10 Italy, 12 Cyprus, which is starting to pull ahead. Australia still nowhere.

Georgia, 8 Austria, 10 Estonia, 12 Sweden, who take the lead. Meh.

Spain 8 Austria, 10, Israel, 12 Cyprus. UK still on 0, which is for once entirely unfair.

Austria, 8 Sweden, 10 Germany, 12 Israel, who pop in front. It’s a big battle tonight!

Denmark, 8 Austria, 10 Australia, THANK YOU! 12 to Germany.

UK, 8 Bulgaria, 10 Israel, She cracks onto Jon Ola and I respect that, 12 Austria. Not a sausage to Oz, you bastards.

Sweden, 8 Australia, 10 Austria, 12 Cyprus.

Latvia, 8 Estonia, 10 France, 12 Sweden.

Albania, 8 Bulgaria, 10 Cyprus, 12 Italy!

Croatia, 8 Moldova, 10 Israel, 12 Lithuania. The UK has 4, which is not enough, but there we go.

Ireland, 8 Germany, 10 Bulgaria, 12 Cyprus. Nothing for Oz. I’m reading this as a protest against Peter Dutton’s appalling treatment of refugees.

Romania, 8 The Netherlands, 10 Spain, 12 Austria.

Czech Republic, 8 Sweden, 10 Ireland (nice!), 12 Israel.

Iceland 8 Israel, 10 Albania, 12 Austria. Denmark is down on 7, alas.

Moldova 8 Bulgaria, 10 Israel, 12 Estonia!

Belgium, 8 Sweden, 10 The Netherlands, 12 Austria, which is terrific given how good his voice is!

Norway, 8 Austria, 10 Sweden, 12 Germany.

France, 8 Germany, 10 Australia, Merci!, 12 Israel. They and Austria are creeping ahead.

Italy, 8 Denmark, 10 Germany, 12 Norway.

Australia, 8 Estonia, 10 Germany, and Ricardo Gonzales’s Aussie Portuguese accent is a cracker. 12 to Sweden and FUCK YOU ALL the Australian jury. This is how we get Turnbull and Dutton.

Estonia, 8 Cyprus, 10 Lithuania, 12 Austria.

Serbia, 8 Italy, 10 Germany, 12 Sweden.

Cyprus, 8 Italy, 10 Moldova, 12 Sweden and you are all clearly drunk. The jury votes are all over the shop.

Armenia, 8 Israel, 10 Moldova, 12 Sweden.

Bulgaria, 8 Czech Republic, 10 Lithuania, 12 Austria.

Greece, 8 Sweden, 10 Moldova, 12 Cyprus. I typed that 30 seconds before she said it. No need for correction.

Hungary, 8 Austria, 10 Albania, 12 Denmark! YAY! The Vikings go off! They are chuffed.

Montenegro, 8 Moldova, 10 Albania, 12 Serbia. Big surprise!

Germany, 8 Ireland, 10 Austria, 12 Sweden because they are all drunk. But Austria is still ahead!

Finland, 8 Sweden, 1o Bulgaria, 12 Israel.

Russia, 8 Israel, 10 Sweden, 12 Moldova; look, they were fun.

Switzerland, 8 Lithuania, 10 Estonia, 12 Germany.

Israel, 8 UK THANKS, 10 Sweden, 12 Austria.

Poland, 8 The Netherlands, 10 Germany, 12 Austria.

Lithuania, 8 Sweden, 10 France, 12 Austria.

Slovenia, 8 Cyprus, 10 Austria, 12 Sweden.

Portugal, 8 Austria, 10 Albania, 12 ESTONIA! Oh, Portugal, you are so delightfully odd. I love you guys.

That’s it for juries, but we have the popular votes to go. Australia currently in 12th, Denmark and UK nowhere, which is cruel on both counts. Austria in first place, which I think is down to a great performance. Sweden second, probs down to the drink. The Israel song is third, which I think will go up with the popular vote.

Jon Ola Sand is back. He says the public votes are exciting. Here we go! They are reading them out from lowest to highest.

9 to Australia. Fuck the lot of you. Unless that’s a protest against Australian refugee policy and black deaths in custody, in which case, fair enough. 18 to Portugal and Spain 21 Sweden YES! Good! Sorry, I mean, Oh well. 23 Slovenia 23 Finland Rude. Should have been more. 25 UK Very rude! Should have been lots more! 32 The Netherlands 58 Albania A joke. The people are morons. 59 France Ripped off. 62 Ireland 65 Hungary 66 Bulgaria 71 Austria NO!!!! WOE!! Sorry, mate. You were triff. 75 Serbia Should have been more. 84 Norway 91 Lithuania 102 Estonia 115 Moldova 119 Ukraine Fair, they deserved some points for that show. 136 Germany Surprised it wasn’t more, he’s rather good. 180 Denmark I’m good with that one. They are stoked. 215 Czech Republic 249 Italy and they are also thrilled. 253 Cyprus I think she is both heartbroken at not winning and thrilled at not bankrupting a Cypriot TV station with the cost. ISRAEL HAS WON! (though I missed how many popular points they got. More than 253)

(This will be a tiny bit awkward if the whole Iran war thing kicks off. Maybe this will be the kick up the bum that Netanyahu needs to pull his head in. I would very much like my friends in Israel to have fewer things to worry about, so not starting wars seems like an excellent idea.)

Netta is thrilled, the ladies are a little drunk, Jessica Mauboy has snuck off to party with the Irish mob and fingers crossed Mr Austria’s phone is already running hot with people who want to put that glorious voice with better songs. But keep the backing singers. They were ace. Netta sings us out and we are DONE for another year. Goodnight, Eurovision. Why can’t I quit you?

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Duke Reviews Xtra: 102 Dalmatians

Hello, I'm Andrew Leduc And Welcome To Duke Reviews Xtra Where We Continue Our Look At Disney...

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Where Yesterday We Talked About The Remake Of 101 Dalmatians So, Today We're Looking At The Sequel, 102 Dalmatians...

This Film Sees Cruella Undergoes Hypno Therapy Which In Turn Cures Her Of Her Dognapping Ways And Gets Her Parole But When The Doctors Discover That The Sound Of Big Ben Turns Their Patients Back To The Way They Were, Cruella Is Soon Back To Her Old Plans Of Creating A Dalmatian Puppy Coat...

Will Cruella Be Stopped?

Let's Find Out As We Watch 102 Dalmatians, We Start With A Pretty Good Opening...

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Before Cutting To A Behavior Therapy Lab, Where After 3 Years In Prison, Cruella De Vil From Her Lust For Fur Coats, Her Doctor Proceeded This Through An Experiment That Turns Predator And Prey Into Best Friends...

Taking This To A Judge, He Decides To Release Cruella On Parole, However, If She Goes Back To Her Dognapping Ways, All Of Her Money Will To The Dogs Homes Of Westminster, In Other Words Her Money Will Go To The Dogs...

Mending Her Working Relationship With Her Valet, Alonso, She Has Him Lock Away All Her Fur Coats But Her Parole Officer, Chloe Simon Suspects She's Up To Something (Mainly Because She Is The Owner Of One Of Pongo And Perdita's Puppies, Dipstick Who Is Now Grown Up)

No Offense But What Made Them Think We'd Care To See One Of The 15 Puppies Grown Up With A Family Of Their Own In Someone Else's Home...

I Mean, If It Was Roger And Anita's Daughter, That Could Have Worked But With This...

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Anyway, Dipstick's Mate, Dottie Has Recently Given Birth To 3 Puppies: Domino, Little Dipper And Oddball (Who Has No Spots But Will Basically Do Anything To Get Them To The Point Of Causing Trouble)...

In An Effort To Mend Her Reputation, Cruella Buys The Second Chance, Owned By Kevin Shepherd (Played By Mr. Fantastic) To Solve It's Financial Issues. Chloe Pays Kevin A Visit To Convince Him That Cruella Hasn't Changed But He Shows Her Otherwise As We Get An Interesting Version Of Cruella De Vil In The Background...

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But As Cruella Is Succeeding In Fixing Her Reputation, Dr. Pavlov Discovers That When His Patients Are Exposed Loud Noises Namely The Sound Of Big Ben, They Revert To Their Original States..

So, When Big Ben Strikes In Chloe's Office When Cruella Is There.,,Well...

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(End At 2:33)

Getting All Her Furs Out Of Storage And The Dalmatian Puppy Coat Design That Anita Made...

Which I Have No Idea How She Got, I'd Have Thought Anita Would Burn That After What They Went Through...

Cruella Decides To Get Revenge On Dipstick For Taking Away 3 Years Of Her Life By Going After His Children, So, Enlisting A Furrier Named Jean-Pierre LePelt, She Plans To Steal 102 Dalmatians For The Dalmatian Puppy Coat...

Which Has Now Been Modified From It's Original Design To Include A Hood...

Taking The Dogs To The Park One Day Chloe Runs Into Kevin And His Animal Family (Including Waddlesworth (Voiced By Eric Idle) Who Is A Parrot Who Believes That He's A Dog) To See A Puppet Show In The Park...

But When One Of The Puppets Is A Dog With Spots, Oddball Causes Hijinks To Happen...

With Kevin Saving Oddball, He Asks Chloe Out To Dinner And She Says Yes...

Just Whatever You Do, Don't Go Dancing...

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(Start At 0:25, End At 1:14)

But Stopping By A Karaoke Bar Won't Hurt...

Making A Deal With The Puppeteer Kevin Was Able To Obtain The Spotted Jacket That Oddball Was After As Kevin Takes Her To An Italian Resturant Called Tony's While The Animals Watch Lady And The Tramp...

No, But It Is Kind Of Interesting As I Read On Disney Wiki That Actor Ioan Gruffudd Dated Chloe's Actress Alice Evans And Married Her In 2007...

They're Still Married To This Day...

So, I Guess Even Though This Movie Bombed Some Good Did Come Out Of It...

Saying Goodbye To Chloe, Kevin Gets His Dogs And Waddlesworth (Who Is Singing Bella Notte)...

Though Since It's Eric Idle, I'm Surprised He's Not Singing This...

Having Alonso Dognap Puppies In The City For LePelt, Cruella Decides To Let Kevin Take The Fall For For Cruella's Crimes Revealing That He Has A Prior Record Of Dognapping Himself, Leaving Chloe Betrayed...

Attempting To Make Her Feel Better, Cruella Invites Chloe And Dipstick To A Dinner Party She's Throwing At Her Mansion, Chloe Says Yes Not Knowing That The Party Is A Distraction So LePelt Can Get Dottie And The 3 Puppies...

But Dipstick Soon Leaves The Table When Cruella's Dog Shows Him And Chloe The Room Where Her Furs And The Dalmatian Puppy Coat Design Is

But When LePelt Attempts To Steal Dottie And The Puppies, Oddball Distracts LePelt And Uses The Twilight Bark To Get The Other Animals To Contact Her Father, Which He Does Racing Home And Hopping In LePelt's Truck As It Takes Off With His Family ...

However, Chloe Is Soon Caught By Cruella Who Admits She Framed Kevin And Is Going To Steal Her Puppies Before Locking Her In The Secret Room...

But Not For Long As Cruella's Dog Frees Chloe, Having Enough Of Her Evil Master. After Waddlesworth Translates The Message Of The Twilight Bark, Kevin Is Intent On Getting Out Of Jail To Save Chloe's Dogs So He Uses Waddlesworth To Get The Keys From The Guard...

Eventually Getting The Keys, Kevin Busts Out Of Jail With His Dogs And Waddlesworth But He Arrives Too Late, Chloe's Dogs Are Gone As Kevin Explains The Reason He Has A Dognapping Record, Is Because He Broke Into A Lab To Free Dogs That Were Being Experimented On...

With Chloe Happy About That, They're About To Get Even More Happier As One Of Kevin's Dogs Finds A Ticket For The Orient Express To Paris As Oddball Escape VanPelt And Cruella When It's Discovered She Doesn't Have Real Spots...

Alonzo Attempts To Kill Her But Fails As Do Chloe And Kevin When They Attempt To Stop Cruella But When Oddball Tries Boarding The Train To Save Her Family, Waddlesworth Goes To Save Oddball By Flying To Her Rescue And Getting Her On Board The Train...

Getting Tickets For Another Train To Paris, Kevin And Chloe Find Cruella At LePelt's Fur Factory, Kevin And Chloe Save The Captive Puppies But Are Soon Caught By Cruella Who Locks Them In The Cellar...

With Cruella Going After The Puppies Herself, Alonso Has Had Enough Of Cruella's Abuse And Deals With LePelt Before Freeing Chloe And Kevin...

Going Into A Bakery, Oddball And The Puppies Trap Cruella In A Gigantic Cake Before Chloe And Kevin Find Them...

So, With Cruella And LePelt Arrested, Cruella's Fortune Goes To Kevin And The Second Chance Shelter And Oddball Gets Her Spots As Our Movie Ends.,,

And That Was 102 Dalmatians And Even Though I Will Admit The Film Is A Mess, I Kind Of Liked It...

While The Story Is A Good Idea, It's Badly Executed As The Film Is Barely Connected With The First One With No Characters From The Original Except Cruella, Alonso And Dipstick...

It's Obvious That Rushed To Release A Sequel After The Success Of The First One But Had No Idea What To Do Story Wise...

But At Times I Will Say The Comedy In The Film Works As Good As The First And I Did Enjoy Glen Close As Cruella Again, But That Still Doesn't Change The Fact That The Film Needed More Characters From The Original To Make The Story Work

And Because Of That I Say Skip It...

Till Next Time, This Is Duke, Signing Off...

#102 dalmatians #ioan gruffudd #Alice Evans #eric idle #glen close #disney #disney +#disnerd #disney live action remakes #Gerard Depardieu #Youtube #Spotify

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a-man-for-hire-and-his-archives · 5 years

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EXCLUSIVE: On Set With The Cast Of INXS: Never Tear Us Apart

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New Council Chambers, Trades Hall, Carlton (7.30am)

Approximately 45 extras file down Lygon Street. There's an abundance of acid wash denim and it could be 1987 all over again. This morning, Trades Hall becomes the makeshift venue inside which one of INXS' college gigs as they targeted the US market is about to be recreated. During a previous shoot, Sidney Myer Music Bowl became Wembley Stadium. “Being on that stage and imagining what it would be like to play to 70,000 people” is a highlight from Ido Drent's experience portraying INXS drummer, Jon Farriss. Luke Arnold, who's perfectly cast as frontman Michael Hutchence, marvels, “It was pretty ambitious what we set out to do in the timeframe we had, really: turning Melbourne into places around the entire world over a couple of decades.”

As soon as Arnold heard about the project, he sent in some tapes “before they were even asking to cast anyone”. After auditioning other actors for the role, it was a tape of Arnold dancing “as Michael”. “I think it was on a Friday night while I was in Cape Town, after a big day of filming [Black Sails],” he remembers. “I set up my iPhone and filmed myself dancing around to an INXS song and that was the last thing that clinched the deal.”

Inside Trades Hall, the band cast of INXS: Never Tear Us Apart – which is rounded out by Nicholas Masters (Tim Farriss), Andy Ryan (Andrew Farriss), Hugh Sheridan (Garry Gary Beers) and Alex Williams (Kirk Pengilly) – get acquainted with the stage and their instruments. Masters wanders past and good-naturedly corrects us when we 'admire' his “dirty, rotten perm” (turns out they're his own natural curls). Williams wears a lot of Pengilly's “actual clothes” for the mini series, but the red billowy pants the actor sports today are brand new. “His red suit which he gave us was looking a bit tattered so we got another one made,” Williams clarifies.

Drent actually learned how to play drums for a couple of years as a teen and took drum sticks along to the audition. “I was tapping away during the scene as if I was practising at home,” he recalls, “and that kinda worked 'cause – I didn't know about this, but Jon had requested that whoever plays him has to have at least played the drums along the line.” As Kick cranks through the venue soundsystem, hearing Hutchence's original snarling vocal makes his presence felt somehow. Onstage, Arnold's a bit more buff than the naturally streamlined Hutchence, but the actor has clearly done his homework.

INXS: Never Tear Us Apart director Daina Reid agrees. While filming this project, she says Arnold “has these weird moments where you go, 'Woah!'” because his resemblance to the beloved late INXS frontman is “quite uncanny at times”. And it's not just physical similarities; Arnold has perfected the Hutch strut, international accent and mannerisms. On his preparation for the role, Arnold shares, “I locked myself in a little house in Elwood and kinda got up every morning, had a beer, put on some INXS, watched every video that was available, read every book, listened to every song, read through all the lyrics and just kind of immersed myself in it and spent as much time as I could on his walk and his voice.

“Occasionally in the rehearsal room, I'd do something and Tim Farriss might be like, 'Oh, that! Like that!' If it jumped out at him that it reminded him of Michael, I'd kind of put a little pin in that and try and incorporate it in the show somewhere.” Although Sheridan spent a lot of time chatting with Beers, who is currently based in LA, via Skype, he confirms Farriss as “the go-to overseer of the whole thing”. ”I run everything by [Tim] and if he thinks I'm doing a good job then I don't care,” Sheridan laughs. “I go, 'Does this look like Garry?' and he's like, 'No, spot on!' I go, 'Thank god'.”

“It was great having the band there,” Reid acknowledges of their presence on set from time to time, “but I felt for them in a way because it seems like a long time ago, but it's not really, emotionally… You would see Kirk or Tim acting in a certain way [on set], and in a way I probably didn't expect, which would have to be confronting.”

Reid promises, “There's a lot of people who have a personal connection with Hutchence and we approached it in a very respectful way.”

UNIT BASE # 1:

Entrance driveway to Royal Exhibition Building, Rathdowne Street, Carlton

“Those girls were asking me who INXS are!” Sheridan points out a couple of the extras, 16-year-old twin sisters who originally thought he was Guy Pearce before correctly identifying him as “That guy from …Rafters”. “They were like, 'We've never heard of this band.'” The actor then busts out some footage of Reid teaching the 'band' some '80s moves. “I just had to get back and film it because I was like, 'This cannot be the job that I'm working on now',” he cackles. “I couldn't stop laughing. Look at how shit they are!? They're SO shit!”

LOCATION #2:

Wilson Street (near corner Macpherson Street), Princes Hill

As the minibus delivering us to this location rounds the corner, Arnold (styled immaculately as Hutchence circa 1981 in a flowing, red, long-sleeved shirt and jeans combo plus trademark cascading mullet-mane) is leaning back against a Citroen ID21 safari wagon ready to shoot the next scene. Definitely another 'Woah!' moment. When the production sound mixer hands us some cans, we can not only hear the scene's dialogue once action is called, but also Arnold and Jane Harber (portraying Michele Bennett, Hutchence's first love/girlfriend whom he referred to as his “touchstone”) engaging in banter between takes. They cheekily discuss whether or not Bennett should in fact put down her uni books and jump into Hutch's car to move to Sydney (as is scripted) given that there's probably crossover with Kylie Minogue just around the corner and history shows the pair didn't work out romantically.

Hutchence and Bennett remained lifelong friends, however. The final phone call Hutch ever made, from Room 524 in the Ritz-Carlton hotel, was to Bennett. When asked how the star's death is handled in the mini series, Reid responds, “Because the world is divided, we cannot take a stance either way on that and it's not for us to do… Just because we are observers into someone else's life there will always be our own version of the truth. We're presenting the facts as they came to us from the band, but no one knows what went on in that room – nobody – so there cannot be a judgement. There just cannot be. There can be things people said, things that we know or heard, you know, a sequence of events and a result, but then we have to step back from that slightly.”

Arnold is acutely aware of the profound effect that the aftermath of Hutchence's 1992 motorcycle accident in Stockholm – following an altercation with a taxi driver – had on the singer. “When you're condensing someone's life into a story, you're looking for those big turning points,” he tells. “That really changed so much of who he was and his essence.” Hutchence suffered a fractured skull as a result of the incident and permanently lost his sense of smell. “When you talk to anyone about it, too, that's the moment where things just changed and, whether he always had demons or they were new, his ability to control them – the way his emotions worked – just changed after that.”

When he contemplates watching the finished product, Arnold sounds tentative. “When I wanna see Michael, I'm gonna see me. I mean, I have real faith in everyone that I worked on this with, but this is probably gonna be the toughest thing for me to sit back and watch at the end because it means so much [to me] as a role… I'm sure it's gonna be great and I'm sure everyone's gonna love the show, but I'm gonna be over in Africa with my phone turned off I think,” Arnold laughs, thankful that Black Sails will have commenced filming on season number two in Cape Town. - The Music Australia

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