Why Diana Ross?

Is this going to turn into a thread about "look how thrifty the RF are with our money"?

(I'd say killing two birds with one stone-but perhaps that's not an expression to be used here!!!)

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My claim to fame ... I just now had a chat with Martin Clunes (about dogs!) But not dorgies!

volver

Sam Ryder! Sam Ryder will play too!

Surely we're all happy about that?

He seems a lovely chap and very appropriate to have him as he virtually won Eurovision. He was only beaten by the war!

Has she got a new album out or something ?
I will be upset if at the very least , they don't roll out Cliff, Tom Jones, Paul McCartney, Elton John . I think all of the others that seem to make an appearance have all passed away!
Rather than Miss Ross, Sheila Ferguson from the Three Degrees is still singing well, I believe and what about those many bands from the sixties and seventies that are still performing ? Maybe Bros and Take That could do a one off ?

Isn't Sheila Ferguson the one Charles fancied? Maybe Camilla vetoed that one!!

Sparklefizz

It was an American friend of mine who expressed surprise that in the UK we didn't think we had any suitable singers. She pointed out that in the US they don't have a British singer at the Super Bowl, for instance.

We could have had Ed Sheeran, Adele, Ellie Goulding, Jack Savoretti, Elton John to name just a few, even Tom Jones and Shirley Bassey whose voices have held up.

2002 was U2 (Irish) - a tribute to the victims of 9/11
2003 was Shania Twain (Canadian)
2005 was The Rolling Stones (UK)
2006 was Paul McCartney (UK)
2010 was The Who (UK)
2016 was coldplay (UK)
2020 had shakira (Colombian)
2021 had The Weeknd (Canadian)

So, your friend is wrong.

Also, did you know those performers all pay to play at the Super Bowl?

Full line up

MissAdventure me too I can’t stand Diana Ross - far too whiny and diva-ish.
Give me Aretha Franklin any day (not possible I know)

Maybe she'll sing "You can't hurry, love"?

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Then she'll dedicate "I'm Still Waiting" to Charles.

GrannyGravy13

Full line up

That's a good line up.
Personally I love classical ballet, though it does seem a bit incongruous along with all those acts.

Granmarderby10

MissAdventure me too I can’t stand Diana Ross - far too whiny and diva-ish.
Give me Aretha Franklin any day (not possible I know)

Glad to see there is another one like me.
I always feel awful saying I don't enjoy Miss Ross.

I also say the same about Tom Cruise popping up on Sunday giving a speech, (he probably doesn’t care that much about our Queen) when the Uk has so many well loved British people give a more heartfelt one.

Same here re Tom Cruise, OP. Can’t stand him!!

Passé but then so is the monarchy.

nanna8

Passé but then so is the monarchy.

On the other hand, maybe like ballet, the monarchy is never passé. It endures forever!
Though I do have trouble with the leg turn outs going from front to back.