Prom 74 (12.09.20) Last Night of the Proms

[Bryn]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule,_Britannia!

[Ein Heldenleben]

If you're looking for a perfect example of a 'non-story', this is surely it. Like other Forumistas, I have no objection to other people letting their hair down at the end of the season, it's just not for me. Perhaps the BBC should follow the example of certain sports teams and have a recording of a previous year's performance of the items in question - complete with rattles, party poppers, bursting balloons and out-of-time clapping. The bobbing up and down might prove trickier.

It’s certainly a story that crops up endlessly- didn’t something similar happen when Mark Elder expressed reservations around the time of the Gulf War? I wish it was a non-story but when the Prime Minister starts voicing his opinions it’s definitely a story.,.

[Cockney Sparrow]

Invite MPs to get together (a long way from anyone else in the RAH) to sing it. 3 line whip for ERG members (Bernard Jenkin is a choral singer).

[LMcD]

It’s certainly a story that crops up endlessly- didn’t something similar happen when Mark Elder expressed reservations around the time of the Gulf War? I wish is it was a non-story but when the Prime Minister starts voicing his opinions it’s definitely a story.,.

... a Tory story, presumably. What are the chances that somebody will now try to remove 'Jerusalem' from the proceedings? I mean - 'was Jerusalem builded here?' - how arrogant is THAT?

[gurnemanz]

However corny the text and however self-parodying the occasion might be, I was glad while teaching English in Germany that students were usually familiar with the phrase, Rule Britannia, it being a rare example of the use of the present subjunctive in English. Along with God Save the Queen, Bless you, and Rest in Peace.

[Padraig]

. Along with God Save the Queen, Bless you, and Rest in Peace.

Keep going.

[Pulcinella]

A Guardian take on it here:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/25/last-night-proms-land-hope-glory-controversy

[eighthobstruction]

....perhaps some lyrical rewrites, shame to loose these stirring formulas...."Bor-is ever ever ever shall be a knave"....

[Alison]

We don’t seem to have any Prommers around anymore.

[LMcD]

A Guardian take on it here:

https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...ry-controversy

An excellent article - thank you! The air is becoming thick with dolls ejected from prams.

[french frank]

"So, to clarify: it was a complete non-story from the off." Yes.

(Though I feel bound to point out that it's 'which is the bigger threat', not 'which is the biggest threat': bigger of two. Hmmmmph.)

[Barbirollians]

The real scandal is that Lisa Batiashvili is playing but they have only given her the blasted Lark Ascending - what a waste ! They could scrap a couple of short pieces and hit her to play a proper concerto or brought in Tasmin Little to play the Coleridge-Taylor Concerto.

[Bryn]

The real scandal is that Lisa Batiashvili is playing but they have only given her the blasted Lark Ascending - what a waste ! They could scrap a couple of short pieces and hit her to play a proper concerto or brought in Tasmin Little to play the Coleridge-Taylor Concerto.

[LMcD]

The real scandal is that Lisa Batiashvili is playing but they have only given her the blasted Lark Ascending - what a waste ! They could scrap a couple of short pieces and hit her to play a proper concerto or brought in Tasmin Little to play the Coleridge-Taylor Concerto.

I'm sure the inclusion of the Lark will smooth the ruffled feathers of those people who have got into a flap about the temporary devocalization of Rule Britannia and Land Of Hope and Glory.

[cloughie]

I'm sure the inclusion of the Lark will smooth the ruffled feathers of those people who have got into a flap about the temporary devocalization of Rule Britannia and Land Of Hope and Glory.

Maybe they should just have said that all songs will be played without vocals in empathy with all the choirs who have been unable to rehearse and perform in public for the last 5.5 months.