What Are Your 'Laugh or Cry' Moments?

[Beef Oven!]

There is an annual Laugh or Cry moment for me, when the Classical Brit Awards are presented as though they have anything to do with classical music. Actually, the result is often a third option, "Bang head against nearest solid object."

I was thinking this a couple of days ago (God knows why). I think it's a bang head while crying scenario.

[Nick Armstrong]

Had that been issued by one of the big labels, I would not be surprised, but from Gimell, it's a disgrace. If Ruhevoll can confirm that it's not a spoof, I'll email Peter Phillips.

As Ruhevoll says: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tallis-alium.../dp/B0059E3AZ4

But PP seems quite happy with the situation: http://www.thetallisscholars.co.uk/n...shades-of-grey

Peter Phillips, the founder and director of The Tallis Scholars, said:

"I haven't read 50 Shades of Grey but I am most grateful to the author for introducing so many new listeners to the musical sensation that is Thomas Tallis's Spem in alium. Written during the reign of the first Queen Elizabeth it features 40 individual voices singing in Latin that combine to a thrilling climax for the words "respice humilitatem nostram" (be mindful of our humiliation). Please buy The Tallis Scholars recording today from iTunes and we might just replace Nessun Dorma at the top of the Classical Singles Chart! "

I haven't read it either, nor have I bothered to discover why people seem to snigger when they refer to it. I assume it's somewhat racy...

[Nick Armstrong]

There is an annual Laugh or Cry moment for me, when the Classical Brit Awards are presented as though they have anything to do with classical music. Actually, the result is often a third option, "Bang head against nearest solid object."

You're right Mr Pee. I was invited one year, probably 8 or 9 years ago in the RAH. Already pretty dire. I think another classical music buff (rubbernecker, formerly of this parish, who was in the party as well) and I heckled.

[Mr Pee]

I haven't read it either, nor have I bothered to discover why people seem to snigger when they refer to it. I assume it's somewhat racy...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fifty-Sheds-Grey-Erotica-not-too-modern/dp/0752265458/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1379448118&sr=8-1&keywords=fifty+sheds+of+grey

[Nick Armstrong]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fifty-Sheds-...+sheds+of+grey

LOL

[amateur51]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fifty-Sheds-...+sheds+of+grey

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fifty-Shades..._bxgy_b_text_z

[Anna]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fifty-Sheds-...+sheds+of+grey

I nearly bought that for my allotment owning neigbour!! It's really very funny.
There was in the Sunday papers, couple of weeks ago, as to how charity shops were overwhelmed with the real 50 Shades, when I was in Age Concern I picked up a copy and asked the old dear at the counter what she thought - the reply was 'it's terribly badly written'

[AjAjAjH]

'Fifty Sheds of Grey' was the hit comic book in our house last Christmas.
Tears of laughter for well over an hour as we took turns to read the various saucy pieces in it.

[Sir Velo]

That's quite wonderful!

Plus ca change and all that. They've been at this mullarkey before....

[ahinton]

Last week I happened to notice an advert in my local newspaper for a forthcoming Halle concert on the 5th October.

One of the works on offer is listed as 'The Lone Ranger" by Rossini.

Just wait until they play a certain final symphony by a Russian composer and some bright spark writes about Rossini's Lone Ranger arranged by Shostakovich...

[ahinton]

I saw this today:

I wonder if whoever thought this one up stopped to wonder how 50 shades could go into 40 parts?...

[ahinton]

There is an annual Laugh or Cry moment for me, when the Classical Brit Awards are presented as though they have anything to do with classical music. Actually, the result is often a third option, "Bang head against nearest solid object."

Agreed - although the laugh option doesn't seem to be an option at all...

[ahinton]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fifty-Sheds-...+sheds+of+grey

If the Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought section on this page is genuine, it would appear that a veritable spoofing industry has grown up around this lame piece of unliterature!

[teamsaint]

I wonder if whoever thought this one up stopped to wonder how 50 shades could go into 40 parts?...

add 10 extra parts in the Alto gether?

coat......

[Ruhevoll]

add 10 extra parts in the Alto gether?

coat......

Made me chuckle.