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Perth Now
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Rick Astley won't listen to Kylie Minogue's I Should Be So Lucky
Rick Astley refuses to listen to I Should Be So Lucky by Kylie Minogue. The 59-year-old star has stopped listening to Kylie's 1987 hit single because he's been told that it sounds like him. Asked to name a song that he no longer listens to, Rick told the Observer newspaper: "I Should Be So Lucky by Kylie Minogue, because apparently when you slow it down to 33rpm, it sounds like me. "Even I nearly believed it was me when I first heard it. To clarify: I definitely did not sing the Kylie version of I Should Be So Lucky." By contrast, Ricky cited Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell as the first song he fell in love with. The singer shared: "I've got two older brothers and an older sister. My sister played the grooves out of Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell. "When I got my chance, I'd put on I Wan'na Be like You from The Jungle Book." Rick has also confessed to being a big fan of the Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro. The pop star actually finds listening to Bubbles, their 2010 hit single, to be "really powering". He said: "I like to go for a long walk in the morning, and I'm a big Biffy Clyro fan. I'll put on the Only Revolutions album, and by the time it gets to Bubbles, I'll be really powering." Rick has sold more than 40 million records during his career, but he previously described fame as his biggest disappointment. The Never Gonna Give You Up hitmaker has travelled around the world with his music, yet Rick still feels underwhelmed by fame. Asked to name his biggest disappointment, Rick told the Guardian newspaper: "Fame. The upside is not worth the downside - you can't turn fame on and off, and have privacy." Despite this, Rick finds that music still has the power to lift his mood. The singer said: "I wouldn't go so far as to say I've got depression, but I wake up some days and I am just not very happy. "I have to get myself into a better mood, and music does that for me quite often."
Business Mayor
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Mayor
Alan Davies: ‘I get called Jonathan Creek all the time – nowadays people think I'm James May'
In your first memoir, My Favourite People and Me, you picked Kylie Minogue as one of your favourite people – but added that you stopped loving her when I Should Be So Lucky came out. To make this a question: how dare you? Ah, Kylie. She's completely adored everywhere she goes, and I adore her as well. I fell for her when she was Charlene in Neighbours – I was a student studying drama in the 80s and the only drama that any of us cared about was Neighbours. Australian girls were the pin-ups for everybody in England. There was a studio in the UK called London Studios where we filmed QI for years until it closed down. There was a picture outside my dressing room of Kylie Minogue singing to Kermit the Frog. She looked so exquisitely beautiful, and Kermit, of course, is very cute as well. After a wrap party, I'd had a few wines so I tried to get it off the wall to take it home. It was so screwed on that all I did was crack the glass and cut my finger. I was like, 'Oh my God, what am I doing?' There was almost certainly CCTV in that corridor. And blood splattered on the picture. I am very enamoured of Kylie Minogue. Subsequently to the picture incident, I actually ordered a Kylie wristwatch. There is a picture of her on the face of the watch, which presumably is lifesize because she is a very, very small lady. You are about to tour Australia for the first time in a decade. After all your visits, is there anything you still don't quite understand about it? The antipathy towards New Zealand! It's so extraordinary. The hostility is off the scale. New Zealand's beauty doesn't take away from the extraordinary natural beauty of Australia. You've got fantastic marsupials. There's no denying it. Why do you guys hate each other? But it's the same if you go to Devon and Cornwall. These are two of the most beautiful counties in Britain – and they detest one another! The thing that kills people who live in Cornwall is that you have to go through Devon to get to it. What is your most controversial pop culture opinion? Will Ferrell should have won an Oscar for Blades of Glory. They never give it to a comedian, do they? In that film you cannot take your eyes off him. It's an astonishing performance. There's one bit where he's got no shirt on – I love him because, like a normal person, he hasn't been to the gym. He's just a regular bloke with three terrible tattoos. He turns around and says to someone, 'Checking out my ink?' It just makes me laugh so much. I also think he should have won an Oscar for Elf: 'You're sitting on a throne of lies!' Read More Samsung combines product placement and sponsorship Where is the weirdest place you've been recognised? There is always a urinal involved. I was at a festival where they had these urinals in the gents where you all face one another – so you're obscured from the waist down, but you end up looking people in the eye while you're trying. There is nothing that stops the flow quicker than someone staring you in the face. Anyway, someone started shouting, 'Oh, it's him. It's him. It's that bloke. You're not funny. You're the one with the lisp on that show.' You know, loads of abuse. I'm standing there thinking, can you all just shut up for five seconds so I can wee? Eventually I left without peeing. Me and the kids absolutely love The Mandalorian – looking back now, that's the moment to be a Mandalorian, in your helmet. No one would ever be rude to a Mandalorian. He'd wipe the floor with you, while he's having a wee. Do you ever get called Jonathan Creek? Oh God, yeah. 'Jonathaaan!' I've also been called Jonathan Ross. Wrong Jonathan – and I'm not even Jonathan! Nowadays people think I'm James May from Top Gear. I get that a lot. I was on a train and I saw a kid coming up from about three carriages away, looking at me the whole way. He stood right in front of me and said, 'Oh no, that's not James May.' And he turned around and went away! Once, when I was a teenager, someone – very generously – compared me to James Dean. I don't look like James Dean, obviously, but I liked the comparison! But to go from James Dean to James May is a terrible, crashing descent. No disrespect to James May, but he's not James Dean. Also, James Dean died in a car crash and James May has been driving like a lunatic for 30 years. Life is unfair. Caroline Quentin and Alan Davies in Jonathan Creek in 1996. Photograph: LarryWhat is the best piece of advice you have received? 'Enjoy yourself.' It was said to me by a Canadian comedian called Mike Wilmot, who is a gnarled and grizzly old guy and a very funny, quite dark comedian. I was coming back to standup in 2011 after 10 years away. I'd become very recognisable from television and I missed standup, but comedy clubs were sometimes very tricky for me. It upset me, because it's the thing I love to do the most. So I got some stuff together and went to try some new material at a night in London. I was waiting to go on and I was obviously giving off trepidation and fear, so Mike Wilmot came up to me and said, [gravelly voice] 'Hey. Enjoy yourself up there.' Honestly, I remember that before every single gig I do now. Do you get hecklers? Not really. I actually try to encourage it because, when you're touring, you want to find out a little bit about the place you're in. I remember doing a show in Blackburn in Lancashire. I said, 'What's Blackburn like? What's the absolute shithole of the area?' And they all went, 'Burnley!' They hated Burnley, which is about 20 miles away. So I went, 'Is anyone in from Burnley?' And a load of people went, [cheerfully] 'Yeah!' The people from Burnley said they refer to Blackburn as just 'Bastard' – they won't even say the name of the town! I like a bit of interaction with the audience. The best heckle I ever had was when I was younger. I used to wear these lime-green moleskin trousers and someone shouted, 'Are you colour blind?' The audience all laughed and it took me a couple of minutes to get them back. If you really want to upset a comedian, heckle them about their appearance. What has been your most cringeworthy run-in with a celebrity? I was lucky enough to meet and work with Bob Monkhouse, the famous comedian and TV host. When he met new people, he would put his hand out with a big smile on his face, and he'd say, [reassuringly] 'Bob Monkhouse.' Which I think just put people at ease, because everyone knew it was Bob Monkhouse. So I thought, 'Oh, that's really good, I'm going to do that.' So one time I met Kriss Akabusi, who was this Olympic medallist who has a very effervescent personality – he was popular and had a television career after his hurdling career ended. When I met him, I put out my hand, and I said, [reassuringly] 'Alan Davies.' And he said, 'Nice to meet you, Dave.' He had no idea who I was. I'm not Bob Monkhouse. Some people know who I am. Some people think I'm called Jonathan. But Kriss Akabusi had no idea who I was and to this day I cringe about it. Why did I do it? I'd be better off saying, 'Bob Monkhouse.' He's such a nice bloke, Kriss Akabusi, but he thinks I'm called Dave to this day – we never met again. Are you able to wheel out facts you learned from being on QI? I only have one fact that has stayed in my brain, because I can't remember anything. Multiple times on the show I've said, 'I don't know how I know this but … ' and they go, 'You know this because we did it in series G!!!' This is the fact: when the Vikings left Scandinavia in their longboats and went looking for land, they took ravens with them. They would release a raven and it would fly incredibly high – and, if it saw land, it would fly towards it. So you follow the raven, right? If it doesn't see land, it comes back to the boat because they can't land on water. That's the only fact I can remember and I've been doing QI for 23 years. What is the strangest thing you've done for love?
Khaleej Times
04-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Khaleej Times
Dubai World Cup: 5 unforgettable performances that transformed Meydan into a concert stage
The Dubai World Cup isn't just about high-stakes racing — it's a spectacle of glamour, grandeur, and show-stopping entertainment. For years, the after-race concert has been as much of a highlight as the races themselves, with global music icons lighting up the stage at Meydan, turning the desert night into an unforgettable celebration. From powerhouse pop divas to legendary rockstars, these performances have delivered electrifying moments that linger long after the final note. However, since the pandemic struck, the after-race stage has remained noticeably quiet, with no A-list acts gracing the event in recent years. But that's about to change. Organisers are pulling out all the stops to bring a top-tier performer back next year, promising a return to the glitz and spectacle that made these concerts legendary. As we await this much-anticipated comeback, let's take a trip down memory lane and relive the most iconic Dubai World Cup after-race performances of all time. Elton John in 2010 Elton John brought his legendary showmanship to the 2010 Dubai World Cup, transforming Meydan into a grand concert hall under the stars on the big night. The Rocket Man delivered a spellbinding set of his timeless classics, his unmistakable voice soaring through the night. Dressed in his signature flamboyance, he charmed the crowd with both his musical genius and witty banter, proving why he remains one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Kylie Minogue in 2015 Kylie Minogue set the stage ablaze at the Dubai World Cup closing party, dazzling in a fiery Jean Paul Gaultier ensemble. The pop icon commanded the Meydan crowd in a bold red suit with flame-detailed cuffs, cinched at the waist, and paired with sky-high heels. With tousled blonde waves, a striking red pout, and electrifying energy, she belted out a hit-packed medley, including Wow, I Should Be So Lucky, and Spinning Around. Flanked by male dancers, Kylie delivered a sizzling 90-minute set, bringing the 20th Dubai World Cup to a spectacular finish. Jennifer Lopez in 2014 In 2014, the stunning J Lo made a dazzling return to Dubai, headlining the Dubai World Cup just 16 months after her last performance. After briefly gracing the stage in an elegant white dress to greet the crowd, she re-emerged past 11 pm in ripped denim and silver accessories, ready to bring the house down. For 90 electrifying minutes, J-Lo delivered a dynamic set blending nostalgic anthems like Jenny From the Block with newer hits such as I Luh Ya Papi. There was no denying her star power as she closed out the world's richest race day in true diva fashion. Here's hoping she doesn't stay away too long. Janet Jackson in 2016 In the spring of 2016, Janet Jackson made a triumphant return to the stage in Dubai after a four-month hiatus for undisclosed health reasons, delivering a powerhouse performance to close out the Dubai World Cup. The pop icon, who had postponed the European leg of her Unbreakable tour back then, showed no signs of slowing down as she commanded the stage with her signature energy. Backed by a troupe of slickly choreographed dancers, Jackson treated the crowd to a high-octane medley of hits, from the iconic Control to the infectious groove of All Nite (Don't Stop). It was a comeback worthy of a queen — Dubai couldn't have asked for a more electrifying finale. Gwen Stefani in 2019 Gwen Stefani delivered a show-stopping performance at the 2019 Dubai World Cup, lighting up Meydan Racecourse. Fans were treated to a hit-packed set, from solo bangers like Hollaback Girl to many of her classics. Kicking off with Sweet Escape, the American star thanked the crowd for their support over the years, making it a night to remember.
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kylie Minogue's Light Years retrospectively reviewed: Future nostalgia from the year 2000
In every pop diva's career comes an album that changes everything thereafter. For , it was Ray of Light; Cher, Believe. At the turn of the millennium, Kylie Ann Minogue was at her own crossroads. After ditching the brand of bubblegum pop that had made her a star in the 1980s, Minogue radically reinvented herself for the 90s and began to explore a more alternative sound. It was a bold but brave move. The press dubbed it her 'indie' phase, but it would fail to eclipse the success of her earlier hits with super-producers Stock Aitken Waterman ('I Should Be So Lucky', 'Better the Devil You Know'). Following the lukewarm success of 1997's Impossible Princess, the singer took a hiatus. She had a choice: reinvent once again or leave the music business indefinitely. Closing a chapter by shedding ties with her previous label was vitally needed in order to start over musically. Freshly signed to Parlophone in the UK, a territory that quickly adopted Minogue as one of its own, the singer returned to the studio with a renewed sense of self. Her vision for 'the new Kylie' was clear and instinctive. She was ready to embrace her pop past again. Speaking on the album's inception, Minogue gave writers and producers clear instructions as to what the album should feel like: poolside, disco and cocktails. Fabulous! The lead single alone, 'Spinning Around', achieved her mission statement. 'And did I forget to mention that I found a new direction / And it leads back to me', she declares over sparkly disco production. The track was co-written by singer and American Idol judge Paula Abdul for her own album, taking inspiration from a recent divorce. When Abdul's project failed to materialise, the song found a new home with Minogue. The synchronicity of the track's theme of reinvention and Kylie's own rebrand was a lucky coincidence. The single, paired with an equally legendary video featuring an infamous pair of gold hot pants, rocketed to number one in the UK and Australia. Minogue's instincts to return to her musical roots had been on the money, with the general public and critics alike embracing her new era. Second single 'On a Night Like This' saw continued success, leaning more into the futuristic and ethereal Europop of the early 00s. The track proved the singer didn't need to rely on nostalgia to make her mark as a credible pop star of the new millennium. Third single 'Kids' further cemented this. The pop-rock number saw Minogue collaborate with former Take That member Robbie Williams, who was in the middle of his own imperial phase. The decision to put the two former teenyboppers together would prove ingenious. But it was a song that was never released as a single in the UK that would help to reinstate Minogue with one of the highest honours: gay icon status. 'Your Disco Needs You' is an over-the-top, giddy dance romp that expresses the power of the dance floor to fix a broken heart. Minogue herself described the track as one of the 'campest songs of all time'. It's laden with queer references — so much so that the record label pulled it from being released in the UK for fears of it being 'too gay'. But that didn't stop the pop princess from filming a music video and making it a staple in her setlist thereafter. Now, that's allyship. Light Years was a full circle moment in Minogue's career. The multi-platinum album reached the top spot in Australia and just missed out on a number one in the UK. It saw the singer return to her roots with a newfound sense of maturity and self-assurance. It was the Kylie the world knew and loved, reimagined for the year 2000. The tunes were confident, sexy and undeniably catchy. Furthermore, it laid the foundations for an even bigger moment waiting around the corner: 2001's Fever. Minogue continues to inspire today's generation of pop girlies, including Dua Lipa and Kim Petras. She also remains as one of music's most enduring gay icons. In an interview with Olly Alexander (Years & Years) in 2021, Minogue said of her affinity with the LGBTQ+ community: 'I didn't set out to do that [be inclusive]; it is just naturally how I feel. There is so much talk about inclusivity, and I felt I always had that from the beginning. I used to say, I loved to be able to look out at my shows, and there are just all walks of life. There has never been any judgement.' The post Kylie Minogue's Light Years retrospectively reviewed: Future nostalgia from the year 2000 appeared first on Attitude.
