David Tennant: gives Gold a Bardish lilt
❚ TUNE IN TODAY FROM 6am for Absolute Radio’s Spandathon: the Breakfast Show with Christian O’Connell will play Gold by Spandau Ballet 29 times, once for each gold medal won by Team GB at the London 2012 Olympic Games. That works out at an hour and half of Gold between 6 and 10am (BST), during which time we can expect to hear some unusual versions such as an operatic one by Joanne McGahon, a spoken reading by actor David Tennant in tribute to Andy Murray’s Olympic triumph, a karaoke version by athlete Kriss Akabusi and another version whistled. Medallists will be interviewed live between each play.
Vocalist Tony Hadley will be on the show singing the track live at 8am, and as a bonus songwriter Gary Kemp will be joining the team live on air from 9am. (Does this amount to a Spandau reunion?) Absolute Radio is also appealing for listeners to join in by recording and uploading their own versions online – details here.
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UPDATE: HEAR THREE BRILLIANT NEW VERSIONS OF GOLD
❏ Big Tone Hadley excels himself with his best-ever version, broadcast live today:
❏ Actor David Tennant renders Gold in Shakespearean mode during today’s live interview with Gary Kemp:
❏ Diva Joanne McGahon turns Gold into an operatic aria:
Joanne McGahon at Absolute Radio: giving a thrilling diva version of Gold this morning
SUNDAY NIGHT AT TEAM GB HOUSE, OUR MEDALLISTS SING ALONG WITH LAUGHING-BOY HADDERS
➢ Gary Kemp “Chuffed to bits” about his unofficial anthem
➢ Come on, Tone! Only another 142 chart places until musical Gold!
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