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? I really hope the vocals are better than that on Saturday.

Tricky one. There are songs I love with lyrics that are a bit weird. Combination of both is obviously ideal but I think I'd go for the sound. I like a catchy melody.

Fingers crossed it does lead to a general election.

I think they were going to have to change tack at some point. Being heavy into race mode at the beginning wasn't sustainable, they'd have gotten tired for one.

Good show tonight. Less silly acts compared to last week but I enjoyed the dancers at the end. Sometimes a lot of the dance acts can feel rather intense, so it's nice to see an act that's just fun.

Yeah, I don't know if this can solely be blamed on the 6 year break. I was aware that she was back but there might have been many who weren't, as she made little impact on the singles chart this time round. I'm surprised she didn't have a feature this time round like with Rudimental last time, but maybe that was a conscious choice.

It charted at #6 with 6,829 sales. I Cry When I Laugh opened with 59,117, selling 1,510,678 in total. Always in Between opened with 36,449, selling 577,641 in total. A combination of the market having fallen off for most artists since but she just didn't really have the momentum this time.

Leona Lewis seems to have had many missed opportunities. Lots of songs that her record label passed on that became big hits for other artists. Gareth Gates seemed to be hot property for a while and seemed to fizzle out quite quickly.

It's a difficult one because a lot of people we might quote probably didn't want that level of fame anyway, or realised that they didn't. But we have seen people have lots of TV appearances and then suddenly disappear for all sorts of reasons.

I think it's brave to say it's a definitive finale, because you can't really do any more after that. Well, you can, but it's a bit odd.

Maybe so they can justify it or something. Plus it's Boris Johnson. He'd do anything for attention. I mean, this is just catnip for the Facebook mums who think he's a loveable funny man.

The cynic in me thinks he did that on purpose for the sake of the headlines and the attention.

I think it's different now though. There seems to be an even greater sentiment of "we're sick of the Tories" and it's not just online noise, like it might have felt like in 2019.

Looking forward to an annihilation of the Tories.

I don't know what they see themselves doing, as they're both in their 30s now, but "palatable hip-hop" is actually a pretty good description. I didn't care for the genre in general but I liked some of their stuff.

I thought Kim was a bit unfair towards Amy. Yes, she crossed a line, but she was being provoked and she's clearly a bit naive and inexperienced, compared to someone like herself.

The transphobic slur and, to a lesser extent, the restaurant hoodie thing, didn't put her in a good light. However, I don't think it'd be fair to condemn her for eternity because of it. It'd be a different matter if she still had a habit of it but that doesn't appear to be the case. I think it's possible to say that without defending the person's actions.

Is there a possibility of a mobile skin? I don't browse the forum on mobile that often but I think it'd make it slightly easier.

24 episode seasons has predominantly been a US thing I think. With their sitcoms for example, they have big writers rooms. Our sitcoms will have one or two. I tend to watch in the traditional way - as broadcast, unless there's a clash with something else.

I'm rooting for James & Betty now, though I'm really liking Alfie & Owen now too.

The whole "we deliberately send bad entries so we don't have to host" conspiracy is something I've never really understood. They have pumped a lot more support behind the entries since Sam. When was the last time a Eurovision entry got a performing spot on UK TV as big as Saturday Night Takeaway? Unless his vocals falter on the night (or the sound screws him over), I can't see why he can't finish in the top half.

I dunno, that sounds like she could have been joking? Even if she was, I can understand it being interpreted otherwise if she's not known for having that kind of persona.

Yeah, bit more gimmicky and silly acts yesterday, not as strong. But some good ones in there.

Lol. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/a...bestseller-list

Oh I really hope this is true. I can't take another 6 months of the Tories...