Talent shows have a fairly poor reputation. This isn't an unjust opinion, talent shows have pretty much dominated British television schedules for a long time. My Saturday nights since I had a double digit birthdays have pretty much been dominated by watching the next superstar singing or dancing for survival. I'm a young woman and its safe to say this has probably been quite detrimental to my social life, I'm pretty sure I became known as 'Katie the girl who loves television Jones'.
Talent shows are by no means perfect, The X Factor has destroyed the christmas number one, and Britains Got Talent lose all credibility when someone like DJ Talent can make it through to the semi finals, but what I love about them is their ability to make the most bizzare thing popular again. Thanks to Michael Collins from Britains got Talent I got the joy of hearing Tracy Chapman's Fast Car being blasted out of a car, with four lads thinking they are the shit with their sub woofers and cigarettes. I hope that didn't sound sarcastic because it wasn't, that song is amazing, and I have loved it since the first time it was played to me by my Dad, and thanks to BGT it was heard by a whole different audience. Turn My Swag On, by Soulja Boy would have never charted if it hadn't been for Cher Lloyd on the X Factor, (can't say I'm quite as happy about that one) and just this week Damien Rice's Cannonball will go top ten because of John Adams. They can rewrite the rules of the chart, and clearly the contestants know good music. I just hope somebody does an amazing version of Band of Gold by Freda Payne because I would love to see that back in the charts.That or Day and Night by Billie Piper.
I challenge you not to enjoy this, it just warms the heart.
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