Cliff Richard "Let's have a ceilidh" ? ?

[bill]

Sir Cliff Richard marked the 50th anniversary of his start in showbusiness yesterday with the publication of a book containing his top 50 Bible stories for children.


Cliff was named recently in the Cambridge academic journal Popular Music as a latter-day messiah with characteristics resembling those of Jesus Christ.

[EMDEE]

Maybe he should be crucified then!

If for nothing else, "Let's have a ceilidh " is enough!

[Govangirl]

Maybe he should be crucified then!

If for nothing else, "Let's have a ceilidh " is enough!

Get back Satan!

[EMDEE]

Of course there would be the resurrection afterwards.

[numberplease]

I`ve been an adoring Cliff fan since 1958, but this wasn`t his finest hour!

[EileenH]

Have you ever noticed that when someone is looking to take a cheap shot, it's always at Cliff? How many other singers have managed to keep going through 6 decades? Not many. I admit the ceilidh clip wasn't one of his best by far, but what about all the others that were good? If you were to go to one of his concerts you might change your mind about him. I know he's not to everyones taste (especially my sons! but then his music is just noise) but then I don't critisice the likes of Daniel O'donnell. Now, that IS bad!

[Govangirl]

You're quite right Eileen. I can't stand the likes of O'Donnell either (or Sidney Devine ) but if I think of the years of pleasure they've both given my Mum, then I'm really grateful for them. Each to his own, I say. It would be awful if we all liked the same things.

[bill]

I`ve been an adoring Cliff fan since 1958, but this wasn`t his finest hour!

Have you ever noticed that when someone is looking to take a cheap shot, it's always at Cliff? How many other singers have managed to keep going through 6 decades? Not many. I admit the ceilidh clip wasn't one of his best by far, but what about all the others that were good? If you were to go to one of his concerts you might change your mind about him. I know he's not to everyones taste (especially my sons! but then his music is just noise) but then I don't critisice the likes of Daniel O'donnell. Now, that IS bad!

Ofcourse Cliff has got his fans,but he can take himself too seriously.

In an interview for Q magazine earlier this year he described some of The Beatles music "horrific" because it was "out of tune"."But, yes, even now, when I listen to them, some of the guitar is so out of tune, it's unbelievable.It's mostly their guitar solos, which can be fairly horrific," he added.
This is rich comming from a guy who relied on a backing band(Shadows)and as far as I know never wrote a song .

The Beatles emergence in the 60s,along with all the other groups,was ofcourse a big blow to Cliff and the others who were around,so it sounds a bit like sour grapes.

[EMDEE]

This is rich comming from a guy who relied on a backing band(Shadows)and as far as I know never wrote a song .

I am just old enough to remember that Bill, and I thought at the time that The Shadows lent more to Cliff than he was able to reciprocate. they were a force without Cliff, and Hank Marvin was a genius in his own right!

Maybe he should be crucified!

I've always found it odd when he became so publicly Christian, when JC himself said that one cannot worship God and Mammon.

Ah might be a few things but I don't think I'm a hypocrite.

[Govangirl]

For me, Cliff's hypocrisy was shown when he gifted his Carribbean house to The Blairs for another free luxury holiday.

[EileenH]

How was that hypocrisy? As far I have read, they are friends. If you had a holiday home and wanted to let friends stay there, who's to say you cant? The fact that Cliff never wrote a song goes for nothing. He's never pretended he did. I'll give him this- he never fails to get everyone going about him, something that doesn't happen about many others,eh! Not much to say about the rest worth reading. Long may he last.

[Govangirl]

How was that hypocrisy?

According to his official biography he hadn't even met him when he offered the mansion. I agree with you, Eileen, long may he last but I don't think he leads by Christan example.

[LANDROVER ROGER]

I just think he is crap.Remember Wimbledon?How crass was that?

[UP THE ROAD]

For me, Cliff's hypocrisy was shown when he gifted his Carribbean house to The Blairs for another free luxury holiday.

Mine was when he ignored my friend in a wheelchair at Glasgow Airport years ago- She was one of his biggest fans

[A Horse called Juan Face]

He's not climbing my cliff, or Heathcliff either, cos he is dead.