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19 May 14
06:35
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I didn't think she was all that good of a singer
Her nasaly renditions of 'Alfie' and 'Anyone Who Had a Heart' had to be changed to a different (better) singers to cater for American ears
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0HaJcirCVI
Her nasaly renditions of 'Alfie' and 'Anyone Who Had a Heart' had to be changed to a different (better) singers to cater for American ears
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0HaJcirCVI
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Our Cilla sings in Scouse. She doesn't pander to the colonial ear.
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Scouse is it?
I thought it was Chipmunk |
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" Our Cilla "
What a joke, our as though she is loved by all, she only has a couple of friends in show business Dale Winton & Paul O Grady, what a surprise surprise that the latter gushed all that faint praise her way, apparently she is probably the most despised person in show business, mind you it took her decades of being obnoxious & rude to people to gain this wonderful reputation. Good link from cabin crew below, what is even more amusing is the thread header is who are the nicest celebs, does not take long for people to come on & show their loathing for the wonderful Cilla. http://www.pprune.org/cabin-crew/300180-who-your-nicest-celebs.html |
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^ not so wonderful Cilla, had a look at that link, have heard similar comments before about her, she use to do the cloakroom in the Cavern Club......then became a singer (in the right place at the right time) - she was good but not that good, main problem with her when she got famous, 'just a brassy b1tch who done well from a poor up bringing and forgot where she came from'
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"she use to do the cloakroom in the Cavern Club"
according to a chap I worked with who used to go to the Cavern, the cloakroom wasn't the only thing young Cilla used to do. She has however gone on record saying Bobby was her one and only so I don't know. |
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If it is true that Cilla did have sex in the 60s, I expect Yewtree will be on the case. Surely the reason Cilla made it is that after the Beatles, any Scouser who could hold a microphone was signed up.
In any case, her current fame is mainly due to her time as chief ITV television presenter before they discovered Ant and Dec: Surprise Surprise and Blind Date gave her an audience of millions with wall-to-wall coverage in the tabloids as well. |
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Aye, the spontaneous standing ovation at the TV Awards last night, was anything but. Must have taken 3 minutes at least for everybody to be ar$ed to stand up for her.
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The Buckinghamshire bint could turn on the scouse accent quicker than a lightning rod when it was required.
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She did do one show where Surprise Surprise and Blind Date were combined, but it wasn't allowed on screen.
'Aw chook, we're gonna 'ave a lorra lorra laffs. You've been out five times with our Barry in the last few weeks, and as you say 'It got past romantic and a bit steamy last weekend.' didn't it chook. You 'ad a lorra lorra laffs and our Barry got his legover. 'ere's two surprises for ya,...'ere's ya mam, who ya aven't seen for 25 years since she put you into cur, chook, an ere's your second, even bigger surprise, you've been shagging our Barry, an 'es yer fooking brother.' |
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even worse, a working class tory sell out who treats people like s hit in real life if the rumours are true
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I think it was only Micky Flannagan that stood up to her on The One Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k07Sc0JWTPU |
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pandora.......supports the tory party
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I was on the same plane as her once -- only realised when my mate pointed her out on the bus back to the terminal. It must be said, she did look immaculate.
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a guy i knew(hes dead now) had a club in london in the 70s ....he told me des oconnor was a Pr**k
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he knew him quite well..........he used to tell me about wilfred hyde white.......said he was a lovely bloke
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Ah, WHW was the one married to Queenie Watts, wasn't he?
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I happened to tune in to BBC radio Stoke at a very inopportune moment when they were broadcasting an interview with Cilla Black. I only heard her for a minute or so (that was as much as I could take) but she said at the time: "Thinking about it, I must have been a horrible person in those days, but Bobby went along with it".
So, she may have finally be waking up to herself as an individual or the numerous bad reports about her over the years may have finally made her think about the way she's regarded by people. |
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* delete the have
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First one.
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"Thinking about it, I must been a horrible person in those days, but Bobby went along with it"."
No, that still doesn't look right. |
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Dearie me. Any chance of giving the sole posting rights back to Minjita?
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yes I believe that about Des O'Connor Cardiff, there were about a dozen people waiting outside for his autograph at a theatre in Gt Yarmouth and he told them all to p1ss off
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A good singer at her best.
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Oh come on kenny. She was always bloody appalling. You'd have to be tone deaf to think she could ever carry a tune!
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No, you're wrong Tommy. She wasn't brilliant like Kathy Kirby was, but she was certainly decent. Plus she could sing live. Here she is at the RAH.
If she was on Britain's Got Talent today she'd sail through the audition. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBZTNVpe-Mw |
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I'd rather stick a black pudding in my ear than click on a link to Cilla Black singing anything at any time, kenny!
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Fair enough, Tommy.
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I'm not a fan of hers, just think she was good in the early years and so did millions of others.
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Fair enough, kenny, but I'm sure you know by now that I've never been interested in what 'millions of others' think.
If I like something, I like it. I've never been the slightest bit interested in whether others like it or not. |
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And if I get a 'pompous oaf' now it will make my day!
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hahahaha!
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Mate of mine has a son who used to work in Business Class and dealt with various celebrities on a daily basis,our Cilla was the most obnoxious demanding and rude of any he served.
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Probably because he expected Our Cilla to behave like the rest of his clientele. Well, Our Cilla's not like that. She doesn't try to speak with a mouthful of plums.
OUR Cilla speaks with a mouthful of teeth and lobbie! So there!  |
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kenny mann........have you thought of claiming compo for your deafness.............think about 30k awaits
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IN the Cavern Club days she was Cilla White (her real name) before she changed it to Cilla Black. When she had several hits in the 60's she did have George Martin and Brian Epstien to guide her early career. She was good but not a brilliant singer. But as they say, never forget where you came from, and Pricilla White acted like she was way above that, and her interaction with the public on TV shows was just an act, she was more offensive a lot of time off camera, allegedly, but several people have said it.
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@pumphol's cabin crew forum link is pretty persuasive until you read a few pages and realise that what the crew are demanding is the right to behave like super-fans, with privileged access for autographs, selfies and chats. If I were a celeb (as if!) I might want to be left in peace on a flight, especially when accompanied by friends and family.
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Autographs possibly for re-sale value? Cheeky bunch.
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