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FWIW, it cannot be any worse the the opera-version of REM's Everybody Hurts one of the Novice Dance teams used. It was even sung in Italian. Yikes.
Say it ain't so! The mind reels...
FWIW, it cannot be any worse the the opera-version of REM's Everybody Hurts one of the Novice Dance teams used. It was even sung in Italian. Yikes.
FWIW, it cannot be any worse the the opera-version of REM's Everybody Hurts one of the Novice Dance teams used. It was even sung in Italian. Yikes.
OK. I'm in the minority. I absolutely LOVE this choice.
Nationals in is North Carolina, and Blake Shelton (for the uninformed) is a country music legend. This music will get the crowd pumped.
Of course, I know there are some who'd rather watch every single skater perform to Pavarotti playing the cello solo in Etude to a Sad, Sad Song with No Melody, In B-Minor, but toe-tapping country-rock-a-billy isn't a bad fit for the venue or for Max.
I think you misunderstand me, TontoK. I LOVE the concept of the Footloose program and I LOVE the Kenny Loggins original. But that's the problem. KENNY LOGGINS IS FOOTLOOSE. There are no others. None that come to that standard. None that will ever be as good. And when I think of American country, I think of slow, mournful, whiny tunes. So this has got me shuddering unhappily in my seat instead of dancing in it.
I haven't heard Blake's cover for Footloose, but he is well-able to do lively and rock-style songs. Must wait and see.
OK. I'm in the minority. I absolutely LOVE this choice.
Nationals in is North Carolina, and Blake Shelton (for the uninformed) is a country music legend. This music will get the crowd pumped.
Of course, I know there are some who'd rather watch every single skater perform to Pavarotti playing the cello solo in Etude to a Sad, Sad Song with No Melody, In B-Minor, but toe-tapping country-rock-a-billy isn't a bad fit for the venue or for Max.
I remember folks recommending a skater from Canada, maybe?, a lady, and her exhibition routine to "Rockit". Well, I went in search, and I could only watch a few minutes. It was not Herbie Hancock! (I *am* an R&B aficionado, and I do know my R&B). How can you skate to a knock-off of Rockit?
... Blake Shelton (for the uninformed) is a country music legend. ...
I posted a link to the music video on the first page. Honestly it sounds very similar just with twang.
.... Kenny Loggins *is* Footloose. Although I do not follow country music, I know I see Blake Shelton's picture around and I think he is on one of those Idol-type TV shows?, and I am sure he is a fine singer, and if a skater in the future wants to skate to a Blake Shelton original, no problem. But Footloose?
... I don't watch much TV, but I looked it up, and I guess Blake Shelton does serve as a judge on some talent show or other here in the States. Who knew?
If Max delivers a great SP. this choice will be considered genius!
Hey, el henry!
Every time "etude" is mentioned at Nationals, we have to drink! Twice if it's in a minor key! Three times for cello!
How about this instead?
And yes, Blake Shelton is a judge on The Voice. I'm not a big country fan, but I actually think switching to that version of "Footloose" is a smart move. When I first heard about his SP last year, I liked the idea, but when I saw it I was reminded of just how dated the song sounds. A version with more contemporary-sounding and less synth-heavy production values can keep the program from seeming too much like a cheesy 80's ice show.
Start order is up (I also put it on the first post as well for reference):
1 Philip Warren, All Year FSC
2 Ross Miner, SC of Boston
3 Alexander Johnson, Broadmoor SC
4 Sebastien Payannet, Rocky Mountain FSC
5 Nathan Chen, Salt Lake Figure Skating
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6 Adam Rippon, SC of New York
7 Shotaro Omori, Los Angeles FSC
8 Stephen Carriere, SC of Boston
9 Jimmy Ma, SC of New York
10 Robert Przepioski, Rochester FSC
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11 Douglas Razzano, Coyotes SC of Arizona
12 Jason Brown, Skokie Valley SC
13 Richard Dornbush, All Year FSC
14 Patrick Rupp, Orlando FSC
15 Sean Rabbitt, Glacier Falls FSC
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16 Jordan Moeller, Northern Ice SC
17 Grant Hochstein, SC of New York
18 Max Aaron, Broadmoor SC
19 Joshua Farris, Broadmoor SC
20 Timothy Dolensky, Atlanta FSC
21 Jeremy Abbott, Detroit SC
(I'm guessing this is how the warm-up groups will go.) ...
Is Alexander Johnson, third man up, the one with the unbelievable spread eagles?
^^^ karne, you are correct. That is the young man I was thinking of.
I hate you're not going to be able to see all the SP. There are some pretty good skaters in the first groups.
Maybe you can catch it on YouTube afterwards.
I'll watch it all again on IceNetwork when my bandwidth resets.
Such a bummer, but I never realised until Skate America exactly how much bandwidth IN chews through, when I went through 3GB in one weekend! Although...maybe since I'm skipping the ladies SP (work)....hmm.