So, Neil Tennant thinks that TV shows such as The X Factor degrade and undermine the idea of 'pop music', and that it ignores a large proportion of popular music. Okay, fair point. But what do you expect from a program aimed towards fifteen year old girls and fifty year old housewives?
People enjoy watching it. If it ain't broke don't fix it. Even I dabble into X Factor and American Idol politics when its repeated on ITV2. Oh and American Idol is waaay better than our version. Yeah it may be people regurgitating pop songs, badly. But who cares? It works as a program and is successful year upon year.
"Why don't they have, say, a new-wave week? Or 80s electro week?" Neil exlaims. Why? Why Neil? I'll tell you why. Because it's shit Neil, it's shit. How could you do a show which is based on solely vocal ability using 'electro' songs from the bloody 80's. No-one knows any 80's electro. Everyone was listening to the Boomtown Rats and punk rock then, and if anyone wants to do a cover of 'She's So Modern' then go ahead.
In fact Neil, why don't they do an 80's hair metal version of X Factor? Would that make you happy seeing Axl Rose wannabes churn through Metallica and Stryper covers. Good one, you're full of brilliant ideas. How about you sign up next year?
It's simple Neil. X Factor is a very successful entity. If you changed it into what you though it would be we could sit back and watch the rating slowly drop. 80's electro night? Good one mate.
Liked that.
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