Strictly

I thought she sounded brilliant, I wish I could sing like that. If she was slightly off, it's probably after laughing so much at Bradley Walsh on Sunday Brunch the other week, he was hilarious. Not laughed so much in ages.

Yes, both Eric and Les were fantastic at playing the piano "wrong", again, very funny. Roll on some good tele over Christmas of the ol' 'uns.

Know the feeling Anya LOL

I give up.

You just don't get it do you

Yes of course I do.
No I don't think I am. Playing the piano you either hit the right notes or you done. If it comes out sounding a quarter tone flat then it's because the piano string needs tuning. The player cannot correct this. A violin player can do their own tuning and can correct the tuning if their instrument is not tuned correctly.
People can hit the wrong notes - they don't know the correct ones or they can't discriminate between semitones so struggle with minor keys etc
Or they can know the tune and they are trying to hit the correct note but sing a little flat (more commonly than sharp). They are not vibrating their vocal chords at the correct frequency. That is equivalent to an out of tune piano. Elaine Page obviously knows the correct notes by now ! But she not able to hit them accurately any more. Which sad.
Singing slightly flat is the bane of acapella choirs as it is all too easy for a group to slide downwards in pitch an eighth or a quarter tone at a time.
But several other guests on Strictly recently have also sung really flat.

You of course know that a C flat is a B.

I think you are missing the point that it's deliberate

I said you can play a tune, out of tune. I teach piano.

That is called playing the wrong notes Anya.
Out of tune is when you try to hit a C and it is a C flat, or thereabouts. Or even a B.
Behind it all lies physics.

You can most definitely play a tune, out of tune, on a well-tuned piano.

Elaine was out of tune on some of the lower notes.

You can only play a piano out of tune if it is.... in need of a piano tuner. Unfortunately once the human vocal chords have deteriorated then you can't call in the larynx tuner.

It takes a good pianist to deliberately play badly and out of tune.

It's because there are two Claudias!

Thanks chelseababy I have definitely lost the plot.

Les Dawson was a brilliant pianist!!

Nearly as good as Eric Morecambe who played all the right notes but not necessarily in the right order.

Oh No! callgirl1 - both my husband and I thought she sounded awful. Did anyone notice that she seemed to speak a lot of the lyrics?

Each to their own callgirl1.
As a matter of interest did you used to rate Les Dawson as a pianist? (Tongue in cheek emoticon needed!)

My daughter and I must be the only ones then who thought that Elaine Page sounded great.

I think Charlie must mean Claudia. I am hoping that in the final which is judged solely on public votes., people will not vote for Danny because of his previous experience !

Charlie, who is Gabriella?

I would have found it difficult to judge between Ore and Rob Rinder

but I believe José Carreras gave an embarrassing performance not so very long ago.
Oh no, glad I missed that one.

We were singing carols yesterday and I could hear a quavery old lady's voice and realised it was me.

I thought that the judge was a perfect gentleman this evening- I will miss him a lot.

Next week I think that Gabriella and Ore will be in the dance off with Ore going.

I do not want to see Danny win but I think that it may be inevitable as he appears to have a large fan base.

Paul McCartney and Elton John are two others who should perhaps rest on their laurels...

Sadly many voices just do not wear well, perhaps (some)men are different but I believe José Carreras gave an embarrassing performance not so very long ago.
Best to be remembered in one's prime.

Elaine Paige is 68.