Having a place where you can vent your frustration is something I’ve always
needed. Thankfully, running Music Review Database means music, music and music.
We can discuss the elements of music in every form, even Comic Relief. Forget
about all the politics and good will behind this charitable event. If you're in
to standard British comedy, then Children In Need and Comic Relief are a great
night of entertainment. On the other hand, for those that don't want to see
James Corden on TV again, it's a terrible night of meaningless and ill thought
out drivel.
We're talking music right, so what's musical about Comic Relief? Well everything
from the music selections to 'live' performances. But more importantly, the
official charity single. On the ticket it says, 'all profits go to Comic
Relief', or something similar. This may be true, all the profits from the
charity single may go to Comic Relief, and the only thing that's bugging me is
what happens after and what's happened before. And this ladies and gentleman,
is what Comic Relief is all about.
The Saturdays, Sugababes, Girls Aloud, The Wanted, McFly, Westlife and
Boyzone. I despise all seven of these groups because they release pop
manufactured crap. Some of them are still going today and part of that is down
to the title of this article, comic for profit. Making money from charity. You
could argue by saying they're doing enough just by using their name / image to
raise money for a good cause. And I put emphasis on 'doing enough', because all
what they've really done is go in to a studio and record themselves singing.
Then feature in a music video which isn't funny, and they never are... With a
bunch of red noses. For example, in 2009 The Saturdays covered a great track by
Depeche Mode, "I Just Can't Get Enough". The single hit number two in
the charts and no doubt made The Saturdays even more famous than they already
were. Selling out tours and putting their name stamped on an 'official single'.
Have you seen the video, which is meant for comedy? Well here it is, watch
that. The top comment is what's on every male's mind when watching this video:
"Fap fap fappity fap fap." Role models? For charity? No, image.
One Direction is in charge of the Comic Relief official single this year.
They will be covering a classic written by Debbie Harry of Blondie, "One
Way or Another". One Direction will butcher this single and it won't make
a difference. All it can do is help their career, and they know that.
Underneath the 'we're all for charity' and 'help people' bullshit, lies five
lads with nothing on their mind except money money money, instead of music
music music. It will be number one in the UK singles chart, and I will get mad.
I always refer to one 80s anarchy punk band when I'm in this state of mind, and
referencing them is how I end: Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records.
~Eddie