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You can go to bed. The fat lady (cleverly disguised as the Who) has sung and no Stones have appeared. Can't say I'm surprised.

Agree - I'm not remotely surprised they didn't appear live, but Beatles and David Bowie tracks were played, so why no Stones??? That is just plain ignorant.

I am clearly no David Bailey, but here are a few of my measly efforts to capture the fireworks from my window

maybe the stones did say no to performing and not playing in stones track was pay back,,

no matter how you look at it,, how can one devise a program dedicated to British music and not play a stones song or 2,,,

#epicfail

on the organizers and the stones themselves,,

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maybe the stones did say no to performing and not playing in stones track was pay back,,

no matter how you look at it,, how can one devise a program dedicated to British music and not play a stones song or 2,,,

#epicfail

on the organizers and the stones themselves,,

guess romney was right....the brits just weren't ready for these games...

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I am thrilled the Stones were not there in the Who's time slot. They played for about five minutes and it was just a side show with no impact.

But... the Who, the Stones, are truly too old for an event like this.

If Keith can't cut it in six months then just forget about a mini arena tour with a final big TV event. 2007 was it. Which is fine. It will end up being a graceful way to end it all.

They are not a "rock group" as we all know, they are just a bunch of old men that made some great music and made our hearts sing.



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Hilarious. Even right up to the last second, people actually thought the Stones might play.

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Gazza
Hilarious. Even right up to the last second, people actually thought the Stones might play.

Ah Gazza don't rub salt in the wounds, we all need our dreams.

Actually, I didn't expect them either!

is it NBC's tape delay or is the whole thing lip synched?

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Hilarious. Even right up to the last second, people actually thought the Stones might play.

But

did you expect to not hear a stones song?

on what is to be a "symphony of british music"

well consider this, the Stones may have been born in Britain, but I think of them as the ultimate American Roots Rock Band. Their music and sound (blues, soul, gospel, old time R&B and R&R) is really American.

Their music has not really had that strong link to their "Britishness", nowhere near the way the Who have had through so many of their works. The Who have long played up their Britishness, but the Stones have not not.

Those people with light bulbs on their hats had a good idea.

Hard to see how the Stones would have fit into the otherwise over-the-top-gayness of it all.

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Hard to see how the Stones would have fit into the otherwise over-the-top-gayness of it all.

could have played When The Whip Comes Down.

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they'll be there in rio...and with four years of rehearsals, it's gonna be the best stones evah....

If they're not there, don't Blame It On Rio.

Did they do David Bowie segement/montage/fashion thing, but Bowie wasnt there?



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Did they do David Bowie segement/montage/fashion thing, but Bowie wasnt there?

yeah I thought that a bit odd. How hard would have been to get Bowie I wonder?

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they'll be there in rio...and with four years of rehearsals, it's gonna be the best stones evah....

If they're not there, don't Blame It On Rio.

They'll be there. Rested and rarin' to go.

Never gave this rumor any creedence from the start.

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Did they do David Bowie segement/montage/fashion thing, but Bowie wasnt there?

yeah I thought that a bit odd. How hard would have been to get Bowie I wonder?

Well if they did a Bowie segment without Bowie being there, I wonder why they wouldnt want to do a segment about the Stones too? It would have sounded cool, The Stones have a lot of good songs... unless Mick got a good prelook at this whole thing and said "Thanks, but no Thanks"

I am fast forwarding through more than just the commercials... ugh... The Spice women are just female rappers.



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Great to see Brian May add some Brighton Rock to the show.

Very poor ceremony, come on give me a break!! Spice Girls, Take That, etc?
What about those Jimmy Page, The Rolling Stones, Robert Plant, Ringo Starr, David Bowie, Jeff Lynne, Eric Clapton, Billy Bragg, Ian Hunter, Franz Ferdinand, The Animals, Jethro Tull, Saint Jude, The Verve, Kasabian, Nick Lowe, The Whybirds, Marty Wilde, The Shadows, Van Morrison, Deep Purple, Elvis Costello, Elton John, The Specials, Edwyn Collins, The Cure, Joy Division, Morrisey, Motörhead, Steve Winwood, Traffic, Rod Stewart, King Crimson,Gary Glitter, Yes, Bryan Ferry, Suede, Razorlight, Radiohead, Travis, Stereophonics, Paul Weller, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Mick Jones, Mark Knopfler, New Order, The Housemartins or Supergrass for example?

Carlitos
Tenerife

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Great to see Brian May add some Brighton Rock to the show.

and I thought Freddie rousing the crowd from beyond the grave was pretty cool.

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Very poor ceremony, come on give me a break!! Spice Girls, Take That, etc?
What about those Jimmy Page, The Rolling Stones, Robert Plant, Ringo Starr, David Bowie, Jeff Lynne, Eric Clapton, Billy Bragg, Ian Hunter, Franz Ferdinand, The Animals, Jethro Tull, Saint Jude, The Verve, Kasabian, Nick Lowe, The Whybirds, Marty Wilde, The Shadows, Van Morrison, Deep Purple, Elvis Costello, Elton John, The Specials, Edwyn Collins, The Cure, Joy Division, Morrisey, Motörhead, Steve Winwood, Traffic, Rod Stewart, King Crimson,Gary Glitter, Yes, Bryan Ferry, Suede, Razorlight, Radiohead, Travis, Stereophonics, Paul Weller, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Mick Jones, Mark Knopfler, New Order, The Housemartins or Supergrass for example?

Carlitos
Tenerife

No kidding... that is quite a bit of ignoring of a lot of great acts....
YEAH!! Where was Rod the bod? or Ian Anderson and his flute? or Ringo... or gimme some DEEP FKN PURPLE!!! and... and... etc etc...

Why would they pick the Spice Women? ugh!

I bet having a few pints in a good pub with the Mayor of London would be some good times, he looks like a partier.



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Brian Mays white hair was great....the Spice Girls and George Michael not so much.

Spice Girls...please......

Did NBC play The Who's segment? I didn't see it



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