tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post3897081562777732488..comments2024-03-28T09:33:26.444+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: Brits 2015: Ordinary people Simon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-27086678836372283532015-01-17T15:30:49.677+00:002015-01-17T15:30:49.677+00:00Ideally "Summer" would be best single; &...Ideally "Summer" would be best single; "adult R&B" (i.e. "urban" stations sans hip-hop) radio in the US plays Sam Smith remorselessly, but then those stations still have Phil Collins (in at least one case, even "Hold on My Heart") and Spandau Ballet "listening to Marvin all night long" on regular rotation.<br /><br />This list seems to be incomplete, lacking Best British Group (which Coldplay are presumably on) - though maybe that's all for the best. 10 years ago I loathed the thought of Beyonce ever winning anything; now I actively want her to win, because for me she only really got good when Top 40 radio in the US abandoned her.<br /><br />Generally speaking, though, the entire cultural process surrounding these awards makes the Brits as they were in the 1980s and early 1990s appear - amazingly - relatively "non-establishment" by comparison.Robin Carmodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825645880870474801noreply@blogger.com