'X FACTOR- It's BIG BAND week- and for someone, it's time to face the final curtain... ***Sat 8.10pm/Sun 8pm***

[Raahh]

Here, in case extra alcohol or earplugs are required, are the song choices-

GIRLS
Bella Penfold - Strong by London Grammar
Scarlett Lee - Can't Take My Eyes Off You by Frankie Valli
Shan Ako - Summertime by Billie Holiday

GROUPS
Acacia & Aaliyah - Act Our Age (Original)

OVERS
Danny Tetley - My Way by Frank Sinatra

BOYS
Anthony Russell - Beyond The Sea by Bobby Darin
Brendan Murray - Say Something by A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera
Dalton Harris - Listen by Beyonce

Now, I used to love Big band, and it's not unusual to use 'modern' songs with a big band twist. But it has to work- I said last week, Rhyd doing Shirley Bassey's version of 'Get the Party started' - that worked.

I fail to see how 'Say Something' is going to work with a big band. It's a really hard song, and even Christina, with lungs the size of a Zeppelin, sometimes sounds lost in the mix. Brenda will just vanish with a Big Band.

I'm cross TTT is doing 'Beyond the Sea' one of my favourites- Will Young on Pop Idol did a great version.

I think A and A- still without a proper mentor - have been hung out to dry. The original song is a cop out- no-one has bothered to find a decent song that suits their style.

And bloody 'Listen' - Beyonce. Again. Really?

So, see y'all later!
(It's only an hour and half- we can do this!)

Raahh That give me one more reason to dislike her. I really like that song and she ruined it

One of the Rollers died today

Good point @Raahh

I feel sorry for this one now

That was terrible.

That coat was made from the coat of a million fake, dyed red hamsters.

Didn't someone last year wear a big bird jacket?

She goes against the theme every week!

So she managed 15 seconds of good vocal? Even I can do that and I sound like a dead hamster farting.

The muppet fur coats have replaced the pleather of old. They ran out of plows

I bet the big band wander off home tonight muttering ' we wanted to play Mac the knife!'

I haven't cought up yet... still on A&A. But Bella really reminds me of Honey G! Admittedly with a little more talent

The make-up artists are shit tonight. Bella's make-up is 90s chav.

I love Dalton but I fear even he cannot make me enjoy a rendition of the dirge that is ‘Listen’

Piggy was it a Roller? I thought it was the Showaddywaddy bassist?

Or did a Roller die too?

I know Alan died early in the year

Oh yes, oops Showaddywaddy.

L'eau? Sounds like a perfume you'd put down the loo!

Piggy it's an easy mistake.

I had a poster of the Rollers when I was 6. My sister had the Wombles.

HAHAHAAAA I love that KFC ad! It's brilliant. I hate KFC though.

Yay I got the Muppets advert finally Best ad of the night

It's Sainsbury's ad!
The plug is fab

How many times did they have to practice that plug jumping into the socket to make sure it goes in right?

Sainsbury’s ad definitely better than JL this year

Holly Willboobie is now doing that jungle show as well? Are there no other presenters on ITV?

The plug is inspired! Better than Elton getting a piano, even if the last few seconds are great.
The slippers I get this year for Xmas will inspire me to ,, err , well, wear slippers!

Well, I think they should work 'we even have Walnut Whips' into the Sainsburys ad, obviously.

I actually pointed it out to both the bemused man next to me and the checkout girl who told me SHE DOESN'T LIKE THEM !

I love Dalton