Getting wet on a river, Olympic Opening Ceremony thread deux

[Theremedy]

Will it get awesome?

Who is roof guy?

Will the cauldron be in the Eiffel Tower?

Juliette something

She has a cracking voice

Call the fire brigade

They were trying to dry it out from earlier.

😂

It’s very much a Parisian thing, tied up with the history of cabaret and burlesque.

Has the pirate been playing the piano all the time it was on fire??

It's a bit of a worry.

Yeah cos rain on cameras such a new concept ...

Post of the night!

More piano abuse. First rain, now fire.

Jesus does he know his piano is on fire. You'd think the French would be a bit more safety conscious after Notre Dame.

Hey Jude maybe!!!

What has this dirge got to do with France or the Olympics? 😱

I have to say they've done well to get that piano on fire in the rain!

It looks a bit dangerous doesn't it? A bit rocky.

Not sure Imagine was the right song.

Singer is Juliette Armanet, she's amazing

Singing Imagine in front of a flaming piano on a floating turd sums this ceremony up, really.

Love her voice ! Incredible performance there

There is something kinda hilarious about a breathy French singer badly emoting 'Imagine' on a shit floating island in the pissing rain while a flaming piano plink-plonks away.

They are probably grateful for the warmth

Do the french hate pianos? Can we have a piano amnesty? Will pianos now start flocking to our shores on boats?

Did they just say Imagine is now a permanent part of the Olympics? Aaargh.

Really she should have sung “Fire and Rain”