After a nine or ten-ring circus, the Queen opened the 2012 Olympic Games and it looked as if many were looking for the car park or tube already, then they put on Paul McCartney.
One of my childhood friends who remains so told me his latest girlfriend asked how many Beatles there were. That was the crowd tonight.
The torch had been lighted, the Queen deemed the games open (she looked very frail) and then comes Paul, who sang his epic “Hey, Jude” to a dwindling audience as even the athletes were leaving.
This is a British Knight we’re talking about, and he really got short shrift this evening.
What really got me is that no-one knew the words. This is on muzak in elevators. At least the Brits and Americans should have been taught this song.
This knight had to get an audience competition going and no-one knew who he was or the song he was singing. Take a sad song and make it better. Don’t be afraid. In defense of one of the most talented musicians in the world, Dee
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