As I live in a flat with a young family, my vinyl is alphabetised and somewhat crammed into one IKEA unit which means, if I pull out a record by Echo and The Bunnymen something like the 10″ mix of I’m Not Scared by Eighth Wonder will come out as well. Man, when did I buy that fucker and what was I thinking?
I’m being a touch cruel, because it isn’t at all bad. I mean, how could it be, written as it was by “imperial phase” Pet Shop Boys? But boy, Patsy Kensit turns out to be no Neil Tennant when it comes to delivering a deadpan song.
Actors though… A bunch of them can technically sing; let’s face it, if you find yourself performing in west end musicals you’re going to need a fine set of pipes, but have any of them been genuinely good at this rock or pop lark? Why are so few people who are good at performing in one sense so terrible at performing in another?
Feel free to post any good examples you can think of…