Thursday, 12 May 2011

#2 UNITED KINGDOM Blue - I Can

Ah, Blue. Remember them? From the top of the charts? Back in 2001?

No?


Well, they were distinguished from the interchangeable boyband production line by the insanely stupid utterances of one Lee Ryan, a man with the voice of a cherub but the brain of a cabbage.

A notable gem:
"Who gives a fuck about New York when elephants are being killed?"
                                                               - Lee Ryan, September 2001
After breaking up in 2005, they've reformed and are using Eurovision as their comeback.

And their catchy, anthemic song, "I Can", could very well see the UK take out the competition for the first time since 1997. 

However, can you tell where the band got the idea for their film clip?

This is from Charlie Brooker's hilarious boyband spoof on his show "How TV Ruined Your Life", from January this year:


This is Blue's video, which came out in March:


Coincidence? Blue taking the piss out of themselves? Or them thinking "That Brooker, he's on to something..."

I'll let you decide.