Friday, June 22, 2012

London Opening Ceremony 2012's Music Playlist leaked

The entire world is eagerly waiting for the London Olympics 2012. The £27m worth grand opening ceremony is scheduled on 27th July, 2012. The ceremony will kick off sharp at 9pm with the ringing of the largest harmonically tuned bell in Europe. The Oscar-winning famous director Danny Boyle has been chosen as the artistic director for the ceremony. A music playlist containing 86 songs that are supposed to be played in the opening ceremony have been leaked. The list with some interesting additions and omissions has indeed raised the excitement level in the people even more. The playlist include songs ranging from modern pop hits to classical compositions.

London Opening Ceremony 2012's Music Playlist leaked

The leaked music set list was first posted in United Kingdom’s tabloid newspaper named The Sun. Later on, the Telegraph and Yahoo! Sports also posted the playlist on the site. As per the leaked list, almost all famous and expected artists and bands will perform in the opening ceremony, including David Bowie, the Beatles, the Who, the Rolling Stones, the Kinks, Led Zeppelin, and the Clash. Plus, some of the English superstars like Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead, Blur, Muse, and all time favorite rock band Coldplay will also set the stage on fire.

From the leaked list, it seems that Danny Boyle will also include the controversial track “God Save the Queen” from the album called Sex Pistols in the playlist. The track was banned by the BBC in the year 1977. Now, take a look on the playlist given below to see which tracks will be played in the much awaited grand opening ceremony of the London Olympics 2012. However, nothing is official yet.

Danny Boyle's leaked Olympic playlist is as follows:
  • Captain Algernon Drummond/William Johnson Cory - 'Eton Boating Song'
  • The Jam - 'Going Underground'
  • Sex Pistols - 'God Save the Queen'
  • Elgar/AC Benson - 'Land of Hope and Glory'
  • Muse - 'Map of the Problematique'
  • Simon May - EastEnders Theme
  • Big Ben Chimes
  • The Clash - 'London Calling'
  • Elgar - 'Nimrod'
  • The Shipping Forecast
  • Sir Hubert Parry/William Blake - 'Jerusalem'
  • Handel - 'Music for the Royal Fireworks'
  • Handel - 'Arrival of the Queen of Sheba'
  • Eric Coates - 'Dambusters March'
  • Mike Oldfield - 'In Dulci Jubilo'
  • Monty Norman - James Bond Theme
  • Mike Oldfield - 'Tubular Bells'
  • BBC News 1954
  • Winifred Atwell - 'Black and White Rag'
  • Vangelis - 'Chariots of Fire'
  • Arthur Wood - The Archers Theme
  • OMD - 'Enola Gay'
  • Sugababes - 'Push the Button'
  • Irwin Kostal, Richard Sherman, Robert Sherman - 'Bedknobs and Broomsticks'
  • Colin Tully - Gregory's Girl Theme
  • David Rose - 'The Stripper'
  • Rizzle Kicks - 'When I Was a Youngster'
  • Lionel Bart - 'Food Glorious Food'
  • The Rolling Stones - 'Satisfaction'
  • Eric Clapton - 'Wonderful Tonight'
  • The Kinks - 'All Day and All of the Night'
  • Mud - 'Tiger Feet'
  • William Pitt - 'City Lights'
  • The Who - 'My Generation'
  • The Beatles - 'She Loves You'
  • Millie Small - 'My Boy Lollipop'
  • David Bowie - 'Starman'
  • Queen - 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
  • Led Zeppelin - 'Trampled Under Foot'
  • The Specials - 'A Message to You Rudy'
  • New Order - 'Blue Monday'
  • Sex Pistols - 'Pretty Vacant'
  • Duran Duran - 'The Reflex'
  • Frankie Goes to Hollywood - 'Relax'
  • Eurythmics - 'Sweet Dreams' (Are Made of This)
  • Happy Mondays - 'Step On'
  • Soul II Soul - 'Back To Life'
  • The Verve - 'Bittersweet Symphony'
  • Prodigy - 'Firestarter'
  • Jaan Kenbrovin, John William Kellette - 'I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles'
  • Underworld - 'Born Slippy'
  • Mark Ronson & Amy Winehouse - 'Valerie'
  • Blur - 'Song 2'
  • Arctic Monkeys - 'I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor'
  • Dizzee Rascal - 'Bonkers'
  • Tigerstyle - 'Nacnha Onda Nei' (contains Michael Jackson - 'Billie Jean', Queen & David Bowie - 'Under Pressure' and Ilaiyaraaja - 'Naanthaan Ungappanda')
  • MIA - 'Paper Planes'
  • Radiohead - 'Creep'
  • Muse - 'Uprising'
  • Kano & Mikey J - 'Random Antics'
  • Tinie Tempah - 'Pass Out'
  • Franz Ferdinand - 'Take Me Out'
  • Adele - 'Rolling in the Deep'
  • Oasis - 'Wonderwall'
  • Pink Floyd - 'Eclipse'
  • David Bowie - 'Absolute Beginners'
  • David Bowie - 'Heroes'
  • Coldplay - 'Viva La Vida'
  • The Chemical Brothers - 'Galvanize'
  • Kaiser Chiefs - 'I Predict a Riot'
  • Roll Deep - 'Shake a Leg'
  • Oasis - 'The Hindu Times'
  • Emeli Sande - 'Heaven'
  • William Monk/Henry Francis - 'Abide With Me'
  • The Beatles - 'The End'
  • The Beatles - 'Hey Jude'
  • Eric Spear - Coronation Street Theme
  • Ron Grainer - Doctor Who Theme
  • John Philip Sousa - Monty Python Theme/The Liberty Bell
Source: sports.yahoo.com

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