10 Best
14.08.2012, Words by dummymag
The 20 best uses of music during the 2012 Olympics
- Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls (Closing Ceremony)
- George Michael – Freedom (Closing Ceremony)
He was shaking his hips like there’s no tomorrow - Spice Girls – Medley (Closing Ceremony)
Zigga zig ahh - Kate Bush – Running Up the Hill (Closing Ceremony)
Who knew that Kate now exists as an array of white boxes - The Who – Baba O’Riley (Closing Ceremony)
- Fatboy Sim – Right here, Right now (Closing Ceremony)
Fatboy Slim DJ’ed from inside a giant octopus - Fuck buttons – Olympians (High Contrast Remix) (Opening Ceremony)
- David Bowie Medley (Opening Ceremony)
Although Bowie didn’t perform live, any opportunity to hear Space Oddity is a good one - New Order – Blue Monday (Opening Ceremony)
- Blanck Mass – Sundowner (Opening Ceremony)
- Abide with Me (Opening Ceremony)
‘What many viewers will not be aware of is that each member of the audience was nvited by Danny Boyle to submit a picture of a loved one who had passed away’ - *Eurythmics*– Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (Opening Ceremony)
Do do do do do do do… - Ray Davies (The Kinks) – Waterloo sunset (Closing Ceremony)
The Kink’s frontman proving he still has it at 68 years of age - Underworld – Caliban’s Dream (Opening Ceremony)
- The Specials – A message to you Rudy (Opening Ceremony)
- Amy Winehouse – Valerie (Opening Ceremony)
- London Symphony Orchestra conducted by sir Simon Rattle – Chariots of Fire (Opening Ceremony)
- Fuck Buttons – Surf Solar (Opening Ceremony)
Not only did the Queen get to listen to one Fuck Buttons tune, but two Fuck Button’s tunes - Chemical Brothers – Veledrome (Theme tune for the veledrome)
- Adding Chemical Brothers – Veledrome to a video of Chris Hoy in the veledrome
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