tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post1341797851690489655..comments2024-03-18T10:29:46.055+00:00Comments on Ken Armstrong Writing Stuff: Liking it So You Don’t Have To #2 - Westlife, ‘My Love’Ken Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-58214196138382332242008-11-26T05:46:00.000+00:002008-11-26T05:46:00.000+00:00Hello dear Ken, I'm so sorry I've been MIA. I've b...Hello dear Ken, I'm so sorry I've been MIA. I've been easing back into things and finally made my way over here.<BR/><BR/>I have indeed been to the Cliffs of Moher - twice in fact :) I love that place.<BR/><BR/>And that video almost made me cry for two reasons:<BR/>- The corny acting was just awful<BR/>- Seeing the strrets of Ireland again (YAY)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for that Ken.<BR/><BR/>p.s. Leona Lewis needs to stay away from Snow Patrol's songs. They do a MUCH better job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-65882776408997087872008-11-24T22:58:00.000+00:002008-11-24T22:58:00.000+00:00Hi Kat: No, I got that message and I'm working on...Hi Kat: No, I got that message and I'm working on it! :) I gave WB Yeats a stroke for you - he 'cast a cold eye' on me as I passed by.<BR/><BR/>Matt: you don't appear to have answered your question - Celine and ABBA both won the Eurovision Song Contest - I wish I didn't know these things, it quite ruins my street-cred. :)<BR/><BR/>Hi Tasha, you are so right. Leona sounds a bit hesitant and lost at the start of the song, then those lungs kick in...Ken Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-10856350735481768952008-11-24T14:49:00.000+00:002008-11-24T14:49:00.000+00:00What?! Not more of you out there like this band's ...What?! Not more of you out there like this band's music? I must be in the minoriy on this one. I sincerely like Westlife's song. I thought they harmonized very well. They have that smooth, romantic voices, singing a romantic song, which was shot in a romantic setting. What else could anyone ask for? The young lads are all very handsome, too. Good for the young lasses to look at, you see? I think the band will make it very big in America if given the chance.<BR/><BR/>I happen to like some boybands' music. Infact, I have many of InSync's and Backstreet Boys' songs in my ipod. I'm not shy to admit. I suppose, only the true romantics can appreciate this kind of music? LOL.<BR/><BR/>And Leona, I have to give it to her. She has the lungs and the voice to reach those high notes. I only wish the beginning of her song wasn't too soft and too slow. <BR/><BR/>Tashatashabudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17707659728810975773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-54144309000366509052008-11-23T23:53:00.000+00:002008-11-23T23:53:00.000+00:00So...what do ABBA and Celine Dion have in common?V...So...what do ABBA and Celine Dion have in common?<BR/><BR/>Visit <A HREF="http://michiganrafter.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">MTMD</A> Monday morning to find out....Matthew S. Urdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15423237354496730048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-91232082659256719592008-11-23T22:08:00.000+00:002008-11-23T22:08:00.000+00:00Ken, no need to post this comment - just want to s...Ken, no need to post this comment - just want to say, I'll get round to reading your play this week and you missed my suggestion on your lyrics in the post below (and I'm serious)!<BR/><BR/>KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-50241316598668815452008-11-23T22:02:00.000+00:002008-11-23T22:02:00.000+00:00Ken, A surreptitious stroke on Yeats's thigh, can ...Ken, A surreptitious stroke on Yeats's thigh, can only improve my craft. Ha ha.<BR/><BR/>KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-70862062870383259672008-11-23T21:06:00.000+00:002008-11-23T21:06:00.000+00:00Cynical? Vous? Nay lass. :)Leona wouldn't load f...Cynical? Vous? Nay lass. :)<BR/><BR/>Leona wouldn't load for me either... let's not go there.<BR/><BR/>Rachel - "look like you mean it love" made me laugh... so true. :)<BR/><BR/>Hi Catherine: So I should throw myself off the Cliffs of Moher? Hmmmm? :) Seriously though, thanks for embracing so thoroughly the concept of these posts - namely, I like it so you don't have to. :) <BR/><BR/>Hi again Jena, yes, I'm afraid they have :(<BR/><BR/>Yes, Debs, I was being a tad disingenuous there. I do admire you for your personality but there's so many other reasons too. :)<BR/><BR/>Dave: I'm not that brave, but it's an interesting exercise to pick things I like which are largely indefensible - all part of the search for Truth.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Carol, you fancied the video or the lads? I'm off over now...<BR/><BR/>Matt: Ha! I knew that.Ken Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-40912803860768127512008-11-23T16:19:00.000+00:002008-11-23T16:19:00.000+00:00No, no, no, no, no....I prefer Westlife's I Have a...No, no, no, no, no....I prefer Westlife's I Have a Dream to Westlife's My Love....no cover can touch an ABBA original...especially a FRIDA original. Let's be clear, now!Matthew S. Urdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15423237354496730048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-85087909058370608822008-11-23T16:11:00.000+00:002008-11-23T16:11:00.000+00:00Yeah, I'm not into boy bands either. Or pop music...Yeah, I'm not into boy bands either. Or pop music. But I did fancy that Westlife video, Ken. Definitely made me smile.<BR/><BR/>And you have a Smile awaiting you over at She Lives.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08808409121932480786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-11126099538192748072008-11-23T15:36:00.000+00:002008-11-23T15:36:00.000+00:00I'm *all* about personality. :)I don't quite know ...I'm *all* about personality. :)<BR/><BR/>I don't quite know how to take that, I had always hoped it was something other than my charm and (lack of) personality you loved.....Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15059528663560612371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-90379879192145651732008-11-23T12:50:00.000+00:002008-11-23T12:50:00.000+00:00Brav e you are, my friend, brave indeed. I admire ...Brav e you are, my friend, brave indeed. I admire that!Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-29013492098505044482008-11-23T10:37:00.000+00:002008-11-23T10:37:00.000+00:00Hi Debbie, the gal can sing. She doesn't project ...Hi Debbie, the gal can sing. She doesn't project colossal personality on-stage (for me) and, you know me, I'm *all* about personality. :)<BR/><BR/>Hi Susan: 'Serious Wellie' - I'd go down the pub to hear them all right! :)<BR/><BR/>Ken and Jena Isle in a Westlife duet - poor Leona would not stand a bloody chance!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Jees Matt, liking ABBA cover versions? You're slipping. The original and best or nothing!! :)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Hi Kat, last thing first - it was Lotte, yes, well done! Smart cookie. I'm actually typing this from Sligo (just here for the day) and I will doubtless stroll past WB Yeats' statue shortly - I will give him a surripticious stroke on the thigh for you.<BR/><BR/>Hi Hope, Leona is an IT girl - maybe she could fix my monitor (joke) :)<BR/><BR/>Gotta go - out of credit, more later.Ken Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-91159517512025514202008-11-23T09:51:00.000+00:002008-11-23T09:51:00.000+00:00May I ask this question? I'm curious, has anyone ...May I ask this question? I'm curious, has anyone ever fallen from those cliffs? They're so scary.Jena Islehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609925272840089993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-33158806426150716712008-11-22T21:46:00.000+00:002008-11-22T21:46:00.000+00:00And there was me thinking you'd posted a picture o...And there was me thinking you'd posted a picture of the Cliffs of Moher because you were going to throw yourself off them after this shameful admission...<BR/><BR/>My friend once made me a T-shirt and a fridge magnet with a picture of the boys and the caption 'Westlife ROCK'.<BR/>However, in small print between those two words was 'should be tied to a large', and after the 'ROCK', also in small print was 'thrown into the sea'. <BR/>Wonder if she'd seen this video too?Catherine @ Sharp Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988193118089559894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-40887854233234084732008-11-22T21:38:00.001+00:002008-11-22T21:38:00.001+00:00And I HATE Simon Cowell.And I HATE Simon Cowell.Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-89008465110418627372008-11-22T21:38:00.000+00:002008-11-22T21:38:00.000+00:00We all have our dodgy pop weaknesses (though I cou...We all have our dodgy pop weaknesses (though I couldn't get through that Westlife clip...bland...bland? At least the Osmonds wore amazing outfits...did a bit of dancing...and come on...'Crazy Horses'..!). But I suppose we can let you off if they have shared local history. Or something.<BR/><BR/>Although saying that I have a friend who loves that Snow Patrol song and I'm sure if I want to really upset her I could play that LL version ('no, love...look like you really mean it...'). I watched X Factor once...just once...and that was enough.Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-43590464050345120642008-11-22T17:39:00.000+00:002008-11-22T17:39:00.000+00:00Memories indeed...One of the Westlife boys used to...Memories indeed...<BR/><BR/>One of the Westlife boys used to babysit my cousin, if that's interesting at all. They certainly seem to get around the Sligo population.<BR/><BR/>I don't even know if they can sing. I know that the AutoTune can. But maybe I'm being cynical.<BR/><BR/>Leona wouldn't load for me, so I can't pass judgment on that, but I do love some good manufactured pop now and then. Girls Aloud especially. Occasionally some Sugababes.Fiendishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06427088675092430747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-59353516630157682932008-11-22T16:56:00.000+00:002008-11-22T16:56:00.000+00:00I'll admit the scenery stole my attention too..oka...I'll admit the scenery stole my attention too..okay, after the first guy sang. He wasn't too hard to look at. ;)<BR/><BR/>Pro: I love any group that can actually sing harmony, which made the tune stick in my head, if not the words. Harmony seems to be a dying art. Con: Although very pleasant, they sound like every boy band I've ever heard in America. Not a bad thing. Just a predictable one I guess.<BR/><BR/>Interesting though, that no matter where some is from, 95% sing without an accent.<BR/><BR/>As for Leona, she was deemed by Simon Cowell as the next IT girl. [Have the British banned him from their country? I'd like to give him back.] She's pleasant enough... sounds like Mariah Carey to me.hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-59016862750056035022008-11-22T16:46:00.000+00:002008-11-22T16:46:00.000+00:00Jim - David Cassidy is playing at our local Arts C...Jim - David Cassidy is playing at our local Arts Centre in February of next year. I've never felt the need to re-live the Partridge Family experience so, needless to say, I won't be buying tickets.<BR/><BR/>KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-84829554374543236382008-11-22T16:43:00.000+00:002008-11-22T16:43:00.000+00:00Ken, this post stirs up so many things for me. Fi...Ken, this post stirs up so many things for me. Firstly, have I ever told you that I spent part of my honeymoon in Sligo? I remember how strange it felt to get off the train at the end of the line (in Canada, you have to go a long way to find that). There's a photo of me with my arm around the leg of the Yeats statue on the main drag (this was back in '94).<BR/>I have also been to the Cliffs of Moher (in 1977) where my dad wanted me to walk to the edge of the cliff and look down. Being a victim of vertigo, I couldn't do that, but I DID lie down on my stomach and peer over. It was AWESOME in the true sense of the word.<BR/>I admire you for your admission to liking the song (oh, and thanks btw, it'll be in my head for days now)! I feel sure that without the nostalgic bonds, you might have quite the connection to it. I can take a little what I would call "schlocky" stuff from time to time. Savage Garden comes to mind.<BR/>How did you feel about the movie, "Once"? We loved it, in our house.<BR/><BR/>Kat<BR/><BR/>P.S. I never peeked, but was the Bond answer "Lotte Lenya"?Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-87441213285443619682008-11-22T15:29:00.000+00:002008-11-22T15:29:00.000+00:00It's a nice song and a nice post. Although, I pre...It's a nice song and a nice post. Although, I prefer Westlife's cover of ABBA's <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxMQmOSzeVo" REL="nofollow">I Have A Dream</A>, which as you probably know, was a massive Top 5 Hit in Britain in 1979.<BR/><BR/>Cheers!Matthew S. Urdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15423237354496730048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-63898355301809431082008-11-22T15:05:00.000+00:002008-11-22T15:05:00.000+00:00Leona has a very powerful voice like celine dion, ...Leona has a very powerful voice like celine dion, thanks for sharing the video. It relaxed me.Jena Islehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609925272840089993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-19620160794519397182008-11-22T14:42:00.000+00:002008-11-22T14:42:00.000+00:00Hi Ken,I am on standing ovation for you on this on...Hi Ken,<BR/><BR/>I am on standing ovation for you on this one. They are my favorite boy band and my favorite song - you said it - "Flying Without Wings." Whenever I hear that song, it inspires and uplifts me. Do you know I have sang this in one of our parties? lol... I know all their songs and I sing with them whenever I put on their music. I have all their CDs. Incidentally my daughter who is married now, also is a big fan of Westlife. Their songs have inspiring lyrics and wonderful melodies and superb voices to go with it - The Best!<BR/><BR/>Now don't tell me, I'm just being nice. Wanna sing with me and let's see who runs out of lyrics? lol..<BR/><BR/>Happy blogging.Jena Islehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609925272840089993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-3320959434824135792008-11-22T14:26:00.000+00:002008-11-22T14:26:00.000+00:00"Serious Wellie". Now THERE's a name for a band. W..."Serious Wellie". Now THERE's a name for a band. <BR/><BR/>When people dismiss boy bands, I don't say anything, having grown up with the Jackson 5 and the Osmonds...what could I say after that!<BR/><BR/>Good choice for the series, anyhow; I'm looking forward to another!Susan at Stony Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10385202649291774852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-61075582415578436602008-11-22T14:05:00.000+00:002008-11-22T14:05:00.000+00:00Leona has a beautiful voice, I agree international...Leona has a beautiful voice, I agree international hit in the making!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15059528663560612371noreply@blogger.com