baron-pierreIV Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 OK, we need a new topic. I am sure they will be rehearsing this as well within the next few days. Beijingese, we need good PICS please. Pretty please!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryjane Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 Beijingers please~not -ese~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted July 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 (edited) Beijingers please~not -ese~ But, but... the breed of dog is Pekingese... so Beijingese... Besides, Beijingese rhymes with please... Peggy Lee's first draft for the "Siamese cats'" Song in "Lady and the Tramp." We are Pekingese if you please We are Pekingese if you don't please We are little, royal dogs from Peking There are no better dogs than... So, when they couldn't get a rhyme for Peking, Disney changed the villanous animals to a pair of Siamese cats. OK, will they have, like, 5000 Beijingerese dogs in the 5 Olympic colors, for the Closing Ceremony, performing the biggest synchornized canine routine in history??? Edited July 20, 2008 by baron-pierreIV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryjane Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 But, but... the breed of dog is Pekingese... so Beijingese... Besides, Beijingese rhymes with please... Peggy Lee's first draft for the "Siamese cats'" Song in "Lady and the Tramp." We are Pekingese if you please We are Pekingese if you don't please We are little, royal dogs from Peking There are no better dogs than... So, when they couldn't get a rhyme for Peking, Disney changed the villanous animals to a pair of Siamese cats. OK, will they have, like, 5000 Beijingerese dogs in the 5 Olympic colors, for the Closing Ceremony, performing the biggest synchornized canine routine in history??? I would rather prefer call it Beijing better than Peking, Peking's origin was not directly from Madarin but Cantonese. And Cantonese is ethnical language of the South China. BTW, that was more likely a poor name given by the imperialists of the West under the colonial period of this Chinese capital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted July 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 I would rather prefer call it Beijing better than Peking, Peking's origin was not directly from Madarin but Cantonese. And Cantonese is ethnical language of the South China. BTW, that was more likely a poor name given by the imperialists of the West under the colonial period of this Chinese capital. But Peking duck still sounds more delicious than the harder-sounding Beijing duck!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattygs Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 This is the ceremony that is being directed by Chen Weiya I think aye? He is the stadium theatre specialist in the wider ceremonies creative team, so will be interesting to see the style of this one, perhaps more of a traditional Chinese stadium show than Zhang Yimou will present for the opening? (even tho Zhang YImou is also involved in the closing heavily). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rav3n Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Well i remember have seen pics of the rehearsals of the closing some months ago at gettyimages. It was done by soldiers :blink: , and it looks like is going to be more of a mass people show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibirapuera Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 I hope and I think that the closing ceremony will be remarkable and emotional . And I'm also curious to see a preview of London 2012. By The way, the Athens closing ceremony was really bad and boring, I'm sure Chinese will make the difference this time . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PYRROS2004 Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 The first part was OK. The second part the 'Concert' was overdone. All the songs were in Greek. What Dionysis Savopoulos (the beard man) suggested was to have a foreign athlete (it is an ATHLETE) to sing a song from his country and next to it a similar Greek song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryjane Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 The first part was OK.The second part the 'Concert' was overdone. All the songs were in Greek. What Dionysis Savopoulos (the beard man) suggested was to have a foreign athlete (it is an ATHLETE) to sing a song from his country and next to it a similar Greek song. It was like an Eurovision... speechless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zainhasan15 Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 The first part was OK.The second part the 'Concert' was overdone. All the songs were in Greek. What Dionysis Savopoulos (the beard man) suggested was to have a foreign athlete (it is an ATHLETE) to sing a song from his country and next to it a similar Greek song. Athens Closing was fantastic and emotional, especially fireworks were beautiful and heavy but what I found boring was their Greek songs (too many). Otherwise torch extinguishing, Athletes final entrance and concept of concert was fantastic and I think Beijing can't don better than that. I was just superb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zainhasan15 Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 Pyross, what is the meaning of this song? NIGAMA NIGAMA DHOM DHOM DAGA MA MA DIGMA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattygs Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 I liked the Athens Closing ceremony, agree that the concert was slightly long winded and could have maybe done with a big name international act (though I liked the too performances by Anna Vissi), but the first part was awesome. I especially liked the Marinella song with the middle eastern flavour. I think it would be up there with Barcelona as my favourite Olympic Closing. Though to me, the best mixture of a closing ceremony would be that of Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games Closing. An extremely memorable artistic segment, aswell as a good Closing Ceremony Concert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianme17 Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 I liked the Athens Closing ceremony, agree that the concert was slightly long winded and could have maybe done with a big name international act (though I liked the too performances by Anna Vissi), but the first part was awesome. I especially liked the Marinella song with the middle eastern flavour.I think it would be up there with Barcelona as my favourite Olympic Closing. Though to me, the best mixture of a closing ceremony would be that of Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games Closing. An extremely memorable artistic segment, aswell as a good Closing Ceremony Concert. manchester did a fab closing - unfortunately the weather refused to co-operate! the oerformers and manchester deserved better! it's something that worries me about london in 2012 - it's always warm here in july and august but god can it rain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibirapuera Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 Is it true that British singer Leona Lewis will sing at the Closing Ceremony ? I just hope that she doesn't sing Bleeding Love, uh I'm tired of this one . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianme17 Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 Is it true that British singer Leona Lewis will sing at the Closing Ceremony ? I just hope that she doesn't sing Bleeding Love, uh I'm tired of this one . in truth no one knows! the one thing we are good at in britain is spin and i somehow would be surprised to see david beckham or leoonna at the hendover - but then again what the hell do i know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted August 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 (edited) but god can it rain! Then London better take a lot of notes in Beijing. Edited August 3, 2008 by baron-pierreIV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.x Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 I can't imagine what Beijing has in store for the closing, it'll probably be even better than the opening and I would think they'll really go all out on the fireworks this time. I hope the theme song is sung again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLIpcNhmPWQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted August 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 hey X, I tried to send you a PM. Your INbox is FULL Please clear it. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pui from HK Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 One thing can be sure. A London bus will drive into the stadium during the closing ceremony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonafin Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Another thing that we can be sure of, is the after "The Cauldron Goes Out" Party..... which by looking back at past Closing Ceremonies, will of course have many Chinese singers, hopefully that will include some Hong Kong and Taiwanese singers as well..... maybe a few international acts...... wat ever they got plan, it will be one hell of an after party!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattygs Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 A few other little details of the Closing Ceremony * Tao Chun is in charge of the firt part of the cultural performances of the Closing Ceremony * Chinese Soprano Song Zuying and Spanish tenor Placido Domingo will perform * The Cultural display will have a strong Yunnan element to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted August 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 * The Cultural display will have a strong Yunnan element to it What is Yunnan? A region in China? Like in Hunan (food)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattygs Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 yeah, I think it is a region in China, possibly in the south. It seems strange since Beijing is in the north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattygs Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 More details Another kungfu display, featuring 350 practitioners from a local martial art school, would be part of the show, in addition to 60 erhu, or Chinese violin, players from eastern province of Jiangsu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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