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onehandle

(51,122 posts) Mon Aug 13, 2012, 12:04 AM Aug 2012

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NBC Cut Ray Davies Performing Waterloo Sunset! And a Kate Bush song!

NBC is dead to me.

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NBC Cut Ray Davies Performing Waterloo Sunset! And a Kate Bush song! (Original Post) onehandle Aug 2012 OP

Changed lyrics in closed captioning unc70 Aug 2012 #1

To change even one COMMA of Ray Davis's remarkable lyrics is blasphemous!! ailsagirl Aug 2012 #6

Ack otohara Aug 2012 #2

cutting waterloo sunset shows just what nbc`s television producers think of classic english poetry. madrchsod Aug 2012 #3

WHAT???? ailsagirl Aug 2012 #4

But they did air Russell Brand ruining a Beatles song, backed up by hookers. onehandle Aug 2012 #5

Whoever decided that is a total and complete JERK ailsagirl Aug 2012 #7

I just said to my husband "I wonder if Kate BuSh will be on" Beaverhausen Aug 2012 #8

Turns out it was a song, not Kate herself. onehandle Aug 2012 #9

here's Waterloo Sunset: IcyPeas Aug 2012 #10

Thanks! nt onehandle Aug 2012 #14

the cut Muse too - they were on after Eric Idle and before Queen. IcyPeas Aug 2012 #11

because they are stupid. jonthebru Aug 2012 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author jonthebru Aug 2012 #12

while the olympic coverage sucked in general ProdigalJunkMail Aug 2012 #15

just found out from a friend that nbc cut kate bush from the olympic closing cremony dembotoz Aug 2012 #16

unc70

(6,109 posts)

1. Changed lyrics in closed captioning

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Mon Aug 13, 2012, 12:08 AM

Aug 2012

Twits. Changed Freedom among others

ailsagirl

(22,887 posts)

6. To change even one COMMA of Ray Davis's remarkable lyrics is blasphemous!!

Reply to unc70 (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 13, 2012, 12:30 AM

Aug 2012

That really ticks me off

otohara

(24,135 posts)

2. Ack

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Mon Aug 13, 2012, 12:21 AM

Aug 2012

Assholes

madrchsod

(58,162 posts)

3. cutting waterloo sunset shows just what nbc`s television producers think of classic english poetry.

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Mon Aug 13, 2012, 12:22 AM

Aug 2012

i`m glad i did`t watch the it......

ailsagirl

(22,887 posts)

4. WHAT????

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Mon Aug 13, 2012, 12:25 AM

Aug 2012

Ray is an effing musical genius and "Waterloo Sunset" is a fantastic song.

WTF????

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

5. But they did air Russell Brand ruining a Beatles song, backed up by hookers.

Reply to ailsagirl (Reply #4)

Mon Aug 13, 2012, 12:29 AM

Aug 2012

sigh...

ailsagirl

(22,887 posts)

7. Whoever decided that is a total and complete JERK

Reply to onehandle (Reply #5)

Mon Aug 13, 2012, 12:32 AM

Aug 2012

Beaverhausen

(24,470 posts)

8. I just said to my husband "I wonder if Kate BuSh will be on"

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Mon Aug 13, 2012, 12:38 AM

Aug 2012

Fuck

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

9. Turns out it was a song, not Kate herself.

Reply to Beaverhausen (Reply #8)

Mon Aug 13, 2012, 12:42 AM

Aug 2012

http://gawker.com/5934102/heres-the-kate-bush-song-that-was-cut-from-the-us-broadcast-of-the-london-olympics-closing-ceremony

IcyPeas

(21,842 posts)

10. here's Waterloo Sunset:

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Mon Aug 13, 2012, 01:01 AM

Aug 2012

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

14. Thanks! nt

Reply to IcyPeas (Reply #10)

Mon Aug 13, 2012, 07:06 AM

Aug 2012

IcyPeas

(21,842 posts)

11. the cut Muse too - they were on after Eric Idle and before Queen.

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Mon Aug 13, 2012, 01:13 AM

Aug 2012

jonthebru

(1,034 posts)

12. because they are stupid.

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Mon Aug 13, 2012, 04:05 AM

Aug 2012

Just finishing your sentence.
The web feed was pleasantly surprising, it was the BBC feed, no stupid overpaid NBC commentators commentating.

Response to onehandle (Original post)

jonthebru This message was self-deleted by its author.

ProdigalJunkMail

(12,017 posts)

15. while the olympic coverage sucked in general

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Mon Aug 13, 2012, 07:11 AM

Aug 2012

i began to think that maybe the olympic organizers sucked since they could not even be bothered to have Elton John involved at all in a musical tribute to Britain.

sP

dembotoz

(16,785 posts)

16. just found out from a friend that nbc cut kate bush from the olympic closing cremony

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Fri Aug 17, 2012, 07:15 PM

Aug 2012

now i am happy i did not watch it.
had i watched it expecting to see kate and to not seen kate i am sure i would have stroked

sorry for dredging up an older post
but damn it those bastards cut kate bush

those bastards

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