It's the Little & Wise of UK music

Together, in what we have a horrible feeling might be not for the only time, David Gray and Damien Rice.

While Rice was doing Blower's Daughter, the close-up allowed us to read his face:

Bloody hell this is a slight song... I'm in front of an alleged two billion viewers singing a song which consists of me repeating 'I Can't take my eyes off of you' over and over and over, and even that's not an original line... bloody hell, are the cameras showing all those people leaving their seats?... I'm in front of two billion people, and all I'm doing is causing congestion at the toilets...

Then the pair of them did Que Sara Sara - why? What thought process led them to decide that a song which has the message "live for today, we can't even imagine what tomorrow will be like, let alone do anything about it" chimes well with an event that suggests we do the opposite?

Now they're being interviewed by Edith Bowman, although they're being drowned out by what seems to be the famous Willie On The Plonker from Gary Davies' show, in the corner of the backstage area. Willie On The Plonker, apparently, is in a state of mourning.

McCartney to save Save Our Selves?

The fear that Live Earth is going to be more Net Aid than Live Aid seems to be gripping the organisers at the moment and - faced with risk that Madonna's cringeworthy Hey You might be as good as it gets - they're reportedly desperately trying to get Paul McCartney on board to provide some sort of highlight for the day:

A source tells us: "It's true that Paul has been asked to take part. He said that the cause is very close to his heart and he's very impressed with what Al Gore's been doing to highlight it, but he's still deciding whether he can do it at the moment."

They desperately need something, because at the moment, this is the sort of thing they've got:

We understand that Genesis will kick off the Wembley show and Damien Rice and David Gray will do a duet.

Phil Collins and two of the dullest people in the world - together, at last.

Bassey on Sunday

Michael Eavis has confirmed that Shirley Bassey is to take the living legend slot at this year's Glastonbury. Start the letter-writing begging her to do Get This Party Started now, I think.

The Waterboys and Damien Rice have signed on for bill-topping in the acoustic tent.