Past their sell by dates.

[wiggydiggy]

Elton John passed his sell-by date a good few years ago...

I like his old albums but he cannot sing live now at all

View: https://youtu.be/lUUNuD2apZc

 

[presta]

Elton John passed his sell-by date a good few years ago...

I'm glad I saw him at Wembley Stadium in 1984, his voice has never been quite the same after the operation. He can still sing in tune though as long as he keeps away from the high notes, unlike Diana Ross at Glastonbury this year.

 

[stephec]

Time of the year though isn't it?

God's favourite pop star will bang on about the true meaning of Christmas before releasing a, 'carefully curated,' album of seasonal songs.

 

[Gwylan]

Cliff was passed it 40 years ago.
He has no relevance to modern music and gets cross that he doesn’t get air play.
He has a loyal but dwindling fan base, I wish him no ill and hope he is enjoying himself.
But the terrible hair has to go.

Dodgy cove all-round. Not much of a singer either.

 

[Accy cyclist]

The Rolling Stones should've jacket it in years, maybe even decades ago. I saw them twice in 1982. They were ok(ish) then, but not now. Old men prancing around like Mick Jagger and old men smoking while playing guitar, like Richards and Wood, with the ciggie tucked under the guitar strings is so cringe worthy.

 

[steveindenmark]

The problem is once all these old characters have jacked it in. Who are we left with? We are never going to get performers like Elton and the Stones again. All the newbies are one hit wonders.

 

[MontyVeda]

To me a 'newbie' is a pop star who's emerged this century... and i'm not even that old.

never could stand Elton and Cliff was past it by the time he sang Mistletoe & Wine but Wired for Sound is still on my playlist. Cracking tune!

About ten years ago Cliff was on R4 talking about his charidee work; going round old peoples' homes and talking to the residents about his long career and having a singalong of some of his old hits... what an arse!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Most of the contributors on here qualify for that description.

I'm a long way past mine?

 

[pawl]

Most of the contributors on here qualify for that description.

It’s a pre requisite for contributors to thr retirement thread

 

[mistyoptic]

Macca
Birley Chassis
.........

Agree on Macca but Shirley is wearing better than Tina Turner, I think

 

[mustang1]

I saw the EE advert the other day with Kevin Bacon. It got me thinking that actors who were once movie stars still need to pay the bills so they have these top-up jobs when they're older to keep some money.coming it.

Jean Claude van Damme selling beers is another one.

So perhaps Cliff Richards et al need to pay their bills too. I'm not sure they're doing it for enjoyment any more.

 

[hobo]

I'm a massive Bob Dylan fan, a friend been to hia gigs and has slated him but his recent albums are great.

 

[Jameshow]

To me a 'newbie' is a pop star who's emerged this century... and i'm not even that old.

never could stand Elton and Cliff was past it by the time he sang Mistletoe & Wine but Wired for Sound is still on my playlist. Cracking tune!

About ten years ago Cliff was on R4 talking about his charidee work; going round old peoples' homes and talking to the residents about his long career and having a singalong of some of his old hits... what an arse!

Why is that such a bad thing obvs you don't care for humanity?

 

[Gwylan]

I saw the EE advert the other day with Kevin Bacon. It got me thinking that actors who were once movie stars still need to pay the bills so they have these top-up jobs when they're older to keep some money.coming it.

Jean Claude van Damme selling beers is another one.

So perhaps Cliff Richards et al need to pay their bills too. I'm not sure they're doing it for enjoyment any more.

Cliff Richards, incontinence pad adverts?

 

[gavroche]

Rod Stewart. At the Queens jubilee , he was awful.