Medley Eurovision 1998 - Jupiter (Holst)

[PersianWater]

What the fuck was that? Holst is turning in his grave.

[RIDICULA99]

I wish when you come to Spain you speak a perfect spanish and don't say "Youuuuuuuu querer una cerveeeeeesaaaaaaaaa"

:)

[tranmere28]

just a boring bit of info here did you all know the eurovision is broadcast in australia and new zealand even though they don't partake as they can't but they even have their own commentaters from SBS network australia and also the newzealand broadcaster also has theirs too

[tranmere28]

i think this was the best iterval ever amazing how so many people of different vocal back grounds , dancers , musitians all fell into one and sadly it was the last year ever that eurovision seen a live orchestra it was never continued after that i do love it

[mallaka8]

What a production! The BBC did amazing with this. My favourite interval act of all time. Yes, even over Riverdance - which was indeed very special.

[julmops]

Absolutely stunning !! Even 12 years later, one of the best interval act in Eurovision ever !! The BBC are their best !! Well done !

[donnyab]

lol appalling good old tel

[daninglasgow]

cheesy fantasticness! this and giftaid are the only two things that would ever make me proud to admit to being "british" top notch, crowd-pleasing stuff; clever and fun

[fkfj16]

I don;'t know why, but everytime I watch this it brings a tear to my eye. Amazing.

[Finners1551]

that's jokes

[Brooksider100]

Vanessa Mae and Lesley Garrett and Patti Boulaye all in one video clip - it'll do for me!!

('The old men' are a male voice choir, a traditional British institution which is dying out as choirs get older - I am so glad you are happy to see your heritage disappearing in front of you - numbskull!!)

[Hattakiri]

Is that Vanessa Mae in 4:00-5:00?? oO

[kelehan]

Yessss, she is

[rachelliz284]

the choir of retirees lol...i really enjoyed it though.

[SoocP1]

i think this is too funny.

corny, but enjoying to watch.

[SephoRa77]

nice joyful medley based on jupiter~

it's like listening to a theme n variations of jupiter~

[FunAndRerunTv]

playing*

[Sakuratree557]

Wow, great! I liked this!

[bladebloodykill]

I almost thought that the soprano that came out at 5:07 was Celine Dion...lol

[RIDICULA99]

Only good comentaries LadyButches and Gentlequeers.

[MothmanCometh]

I second that.

[itsnotwhylah]

the middle part was butchered :[ i liked that part....;-;...it was okay overall....

the harp part i think was the best :]

[veganhuang88]

It is really the funkey Holst!!

[bladebloodykill]

Wow, this was quite...interesting.

[nubuu]

viva gustav holst ^^

[chompilinag]

everything cant be perfect. I quite enjoy it and i think holst would of liked it especially the harp part.

[radioblue]

British Empire on stage!

[Covjitsuka]

I think that with a little refinement that this could have been amazing, as it is some parts are lost...

[stevenhoward72]

Good music is good music no matter what the genre. However the leap from Holst to The Beatles is not that far. The Beatles "Sgt Pepper" l.p. fuses classical with rock. You'll find brass, Harp, woodwind, piano, violins. You will also find Indian classical music and a full symphony orchestra on "A day in the life". There are melodys and hooks Holst or would have been proud of. The track in Question "Strawberry" has got some killer cello and ground breaking recording techniques.

[liquidsax2]

Being a huge fan of the original, I have to say I do like this. Not only is it a *very* unique spin on a classic piece of music, but it also represents the vastness of UK-heritage, even including the African countries that they conquered. Though, not being from the UK myself, what group was supposed to represent Wales?

[stevenhoward72]

The male voice choir from 2:49 to 3:15 represents Wales.

[hardsleeper]

the Male Welsh choir perhaps?

[mallaka8]

Male voice choir. Extremely Welsh. :)

[cdlaing]

@liquidsax2 That was the Welsh Male Voice Choir (retirement chorus - honestly...)

[RIDICULA99]

Excuse me for my bad english, I wish when you come to Spain you speak a perfect spanish

"Retired people chorus" :)

[stevenhoward72]

In many ways you're right. I love this piece in it's original form. I remember when candy flip did that awful version of the Beatles' Strawbery fields forever. You just don't mess with a classic. However this has some interesting parts. The harp/penny whistle 1:26 to 1:57. Mmm... that's about it.

[colossus999]

I wasn't totally disgusted until the tribal dance part. It went sorta downhill after that.

[liquidsax2]

Did you really just equate the Beatles with Holst?

[stevenhoward72]

Yes, I did just equate The Beatles with Holst. What's the problem?

[ffacr]

I'm no expert, but as a casual listener and a eurovision fanm I thoroughly enjoyed this as one of the best intervals there's been. (Though the Riverdance in 1994 still beats this hands down.

[ffacr]

I think the only problem with this is the tribal part that doesn't really add much and the end part where EVERYTHING seems to be happening at once. It was too much and the solo violinist and operatic singer were being drowned out by everything else. It would have sounded SO much better with the two of them having a part to themselves.

I dunno, I guess it could it could be summed up as an extravagent, fantastic mess that I still unashamedly enjoyed.

[terminateter]

I kinda like it, the pipes were a real surprise, The brass band was awesome (1995 cavaliers <3) all around not a bad show.

[Dorm2003]

OMG never seen this before, almost as spectacular as Star Trek lol

[jamie9556]

Apart from riverdance this has to be the best interval act ever, Leslet Garrat I love you. I agree Lewis it brings a tear to my eye to go Birmingham go UK

[lewisgriffin]

I have to say I love this - been looking for it for ages, I loved it at the time, it's brought a tear to my eye!

[Gazzura]

I'm not sure a Slipknot song would work like that.

[cherryberry2]

You have to admire their creativity. It's not your typical boring reproduction of the piece.

[cherryberry2]

I love it! It's brilliant!

[lwsmackie]

each to their own!

[Alixx2]

Maybe not the greatest interval act ever, but definitely one of the best productions of the Eurovision Song Contest ever made. It's sad to see how low scores the UK entries gets now, but I don't think it surprises anyone if you think about the bad songs they have participated with in the last three years. Send a good song next year and I would really like to see BBC hosting the Eurovision Song Contest in 2009, and bring it back to what it used to be. A song contest with a live orchestra.

[s6456]

Hmmmm interesting, and well put together but no match for the real piece

[helsinki5898]

Being an American, I'm not familiar with Eurovision, but it looks like fun!  This seems to me to be something you can either love or hate. Yes, in many senses it defiles Holst and the masterpiece that is Jupiter, but at the same time it's fun, catchy, and celebrates humanity.

[dclore]

It's celebrating the diversity of British music and culture. It's not about dance music or Europe beats.

[GoldenArc]

This is awesome. I don't think I've ever seen anything like it before.

[crazysilver03]

Wow. This is one of the coolest things I have ever seen in my life.

The bagpipes were half bad. I especially liked the Indian dancers.

[sammythedragon]

well this just shows that the uk know how to put on a show without looking like we're showing off, bring the eurovision home!

[jojobobo627]

This is fricken cool

[coheedcambria10]

mm i like this song. and I love Holst, I'm playing another piece by him in my wind ensemble

[oren1neu1dag]

Philharmonic Orchestra - symbolizing England

Bagpipe Band - symbolizing Scotland

A Harp and an Irish Flute - symbolizing Ireland

Indian Dancers - symbolizing former British rule of India

Choir - symbolizing Australia*

Brass Band - symbolizing Canada*

African Dancers - symbolizing former British rule of Africa

Violinist Vanessa Mae - symbolizing former British rule of Singapore and Hong-Kong

Opera Singer - symbolizing New-Zealand*

* - things i'm not sure of what they are symbolizing

[oren1neu1dag]

I think this Medley in the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest that was held in Birmingham, UK was a sort of a statement on what Britishness is and of it's various components.

I'll demonstrate this through a list of the parts that apeared during this medley, and plz if i'm inaccurate of something plz don't be quick blame me for how inaccurate wrong i may be, i taking that in advance and only writing this as a general idea which in some cases is true and some not.

[Moo55]

I think the choir may have been representing Wales, because they are famous for their choirs, but I agree with the rest.

[rolfmanuk]

Whlist the bagpipes are Scottish, the rest is supposed to simbolise the multi-cultural society the UK is supposed to be. The choir is Welsh by the way.

[RJ150]

do u have the video of the the voting? it would have begun just when this video ended.

[schemie1]

thanks for posting this id forgotten how good it was. i think this is the second best 'interlude' of all time after riverdance..

[fkfj16]

OOOH THANK YOU!

[RIDICULA99]

you are welcome

[3069]

very very good nice job uk:D