Well, what a farce, then. Upon reflection, there seems to have been little that either went properly or successfully, with various parties being dissatisfied. In no particular order (as per the mind-numbing fucking cliché that prevails in this century) I will highlight some of the 'issues'.
Adele is furious with the organisers, because having won what is considered to be pretty much the best award, for her album 21, she was denied the opportunity of giving proper acknowledgement to those who mattered to her. So, in the USA she picked up six Grammy Awards, won significant praise, and was allowed to thank whomever she wanted, but in the UK she was cut short! Yes, after fifteen seconds, she was cut off so that the viewing public could listen to some old shit from Blur. Now, as per my earlier blog post, I switched channels after the first of the two hours, not least because the padding on the Brit Awards was dire. It was really more of a set of performances from singers and bands, with a couple of gongs handed out whilst everyone was gathered together. Yes, the priority of the night should have been the awards . . . . the clue is in the cuntin' name!!! So the producers told the compere to cut off Adele because the programme was overrunning. Earlier shit had in effect taken away time needed for something that was the fucking reason for the event in the first place! Adele sticks up a finger at the CIC and I for one don't blame her one bit. What a fuck-up.
James Corden is apparently fuming too, after being asked to cut off Adele's acceptance speech. He delayed for fifteen seconds, but had little choice. He is amazed that he was put in such an awful position. So, he is far from happy and this has taken all the shine off the event. The CIC had no organisational skills, seeing as they did not ask James to step in and cut off a rambling speech by Damon Albarn. What a fuck-up.
Emeli Sande is not at all happy, after her success was belittled by the CIC. She won the Critics' Choice Award but again, as there were supposed pressures to do with the TV timing and schedule, she found herself not getting the proper acknowledgement. Instead of time on camera, her special moment was stolen, and James Corden instead interviewed last year's winner, Jessie J, about the award. What a cuntin' fuck-up and disgrace.
One Direction managed to fuck up while accepting the Best Single award. Listeners of Capital FM had wasted time and money voting for this rabble, but in accepting the gong, the band chose to thank the listeners of Radio 1 instead. I don't blame Capital FM for responding with a snub, refusing to mention the band's tour dates and not playing the band's songs. What a pathetic lack of awareness, to be so ignorant of the award they were in the running for. Surely one of the five schoolkids could have fired up a brain cell to clock that they were in with a chance of an award. Now, I know that multiple choice questions usually have four alternatives from which to choose, and that there were more Brit Awards on offer, but surely one of them would realise the odds were not that bad. A simple process of elimination might have gone like this -
International Female Artist - no, that can't be us, we're not quite feminine enough.
International Male Artist - no, cos five of us try to sing, not one.
International Group - no, we don't play instruments, and we're not foreign.
International Breakthrough Act - No, we're from here, not abroad where we go for holidays.
Album of the Year - Can't be us; someone only released ours in November.
Critics' Choice - No, we don't want to be criticised; we've only just started singing.
Outstanding Contribution - but we haven't contributed anything, let alone been outstanding.
British Male - Nope, too many of us, even though we're going in one direction (ha, geddit?)
British Female - Nope, five is too many.
British Breakthrough Act - Hey, that might be us!
British Single - And that one; that's two all together.
British Group - Now that's three we could be in the running for!
So out of the 12 awards, One Direction could only ever have qualified for three. When selected as a contender for the Capital Radio sponsored British Single Award, the chaps only had to concentrate on that one.
Apparently George Michael didn't do very well when presenting a gong. Reports describe how he had a 'shambolic Brits outing'. Now, I thought he was 'out' a long long time ago? Anyway, he mumbled and slurred. Surely he could have practised a bit before being in the limelight to present Adele with an award?
All in all, then, a rather poor advert for the UK. Still, we can all look forward to the Olympics in a few months - there's no way anything can go wrong with that tiny affair . . . . surely?
[ CIC = Cunts In Charge ]
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