Posted September 29, 200618 yr from the pop area: Russell to join 5ive? Boyband 5ive are reforming, and although it’s a little bit sad that Sean Conlon (the one nobody fancied) won’t be joining them, what’s even sadder is that, but for a quirk of fate, the line-up could have been oh-so-different. You see, once, a long time ago (well, 1998) a certain big-haired wannabe comic auditioned to be in a boyband. That boyband was 5ive. That comic was Russell Brand. Yup, it’s hard to imagine his spiky hair and skinny legs next to the pumped-up, er, abs of Abs and the rest of the lads, but it could have happened. If he hadn’t messed up the audition, that is. “We had the choice of singing Robbie Williams’ Angels or that George Michael song, Faith,†he confessed. “I’d been in the toilet drinking to calm my nerves so I was probably all red and blustery and a little plump and rubbish. I decided I’d be less self-conscious if I held a water bottle and pretended it was my mic,†he added. “It really was terribly embarrassing.†From the man who happily admitted to an “intimate†experience with a Henry The Hoover when he was growing up (well it’s one way of dealing with carpet fluff), this actually sounds pretty sheepish. “I was only 20, I didn’t know what I was doing and I was on drugs,†he blustered. Hmmm, excuses, excuses… Still, it’s not too late for him to make an impression on the musical world – 5ive are only 4our without Sean, so there’s room for a new recruit. How about it Russ? Altogether now, Slam Dunk Da Funk… in the hit singles book there is a band called jimmy the hoover who have a very silly name and a song called wah wah ne wah wah. so why were they called that? were they named after a model of vacuum cleaner from the 1980s or from a friend/band member who was a total pillhead and drugs muffin?
September 29, 200618 yr err.... I used to go out with Derek, the lead singer of Jimmy the Hoover.... if I find his number, I'll ask him ;)
September 29, 200618 yr Author err.... I used to go out with Derek, the lead singer of Jimmy the Hoover.... if I find his number, I'll ask him ;) wow its a small world isnt it :lol: :lol: so was there a jimmy in the band?
September 29, 200618 yr hehe.. there wasn't, actually. They had 2 hits... but 'Tantalise (Wo Wo Ee Ye Ye)' was their biggest. Last I heard he was still working in Worlds End for Vivienne Westwood. Lovely guy.
October 2, 200618 yr hehe.. there wasn't, actually. They had 2 hits... but 'Tantalise (Wo Wo Ee Ye Ye)' was their biggest. Last I heard he was still working in Worlds End for Vivienne Westwood. Lovely guy. spot on russ.... and i rated 'tantalise' very highly, a great little pop song...
October 2, 200618 yr Author spot on russ.... and i rated 'tantalise' very highly, a great little pop song... bet they wont have that on youtube bets that so totally random
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