Fuck you GB and whatever remains of your empire.

[al_liberal]

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You paid no respects to the Rolling Stones in either the opening or closing ceremonies. Not a single second for the "World's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Sir Mick Jagger and your friend Keith? The Queen says fuck you, we have shitty Beatles music we can play.

Wow, thanks for respecting a person's opinion on matters unrelated to politics.

[A HERETIC I AM]

1. Oh, for fucks sake. n/t

[A HERETIC I AM]

23. Awww, come on! I wanna see what you said before you deleted it. n/t

[Le Taz Hot]

2. What a nasty post.

There are days I miss Unrec. This is one of them.

[pintobean]

12. I miss it every day.

Yeah, a post like this one makes me really miss it.

I wonder if the OP knows what we're talking about.

[al_liberal]

25. Yeah, unrec free speech. That's what makes America great N/T

[Le Taz Hot]

50. What exactly is a "Duche?"

Is it anything like a moran?

[Fawke Em]

3. They DID pay hommage to the world's greatest rock and roll band.

The Who performed the finale!





("greatest" being subjective, I find The Who a better band)

[vaberella]

35. Second Greatest Band...Led still beats The Who...but damnit to hell I love them too. n/t

[Fawke Em]

43. Like I said, "subjective."

I love LZ, too.

[Xipe Totec]

4. If you had said GD, I might agree...

[Dawson Leery]

5. One could say the same about the olympics in general.

[vaberella]

36. Amen. n/t

[Dawson Leery]

40. Someone around here agrees with me.

See this:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/story/2012-08-05/ryan-hall-religion-olympics-god/56809394/1

[DainBramaged]

6. AC/DC but who accounts for taste

[Fawke Em]

45. But, they're not British.

They're Australian.

[DainBramaged]

47. STILL the greatest rock band, period

[darkangel218]

51. AC/DC The.Razors Edge was my first metal album x

Back in the early 90's.

[Freddie]

7. I thought you meant George Bush

Just got one of those "click Like if you miss GWB" things from a winger friend.
No, I don't.
Fuck You George Bush.

[smirkymonkey]

16. So did I - starting to get a little nostalgic about Bush bashing for a minute.

[valerief]

9. George Burns? Genevieve Bujold? Gary Busey? Al_troll? nt

[kayakjohnny]

19. Ha!!! That's right! I forgot all about Gary Busey's empire. Thanks for dredging up the memories.

[rug]

10. Some people are never satisfied.

Bonus Keith guitar chop.

[JoePhilly]

78. You can't always get what you want ... I said ... you can't always get what you want ...

[DainBramaged]

11. And then there's this one by AC/DC

&feature=related


I could go on, but your OP is just flat out wrong

[TheCowsCameHome]

13. I really hate George Bush, too.

You and I are buddies in that respect.

[DainBramaged]

14. And a live version

&feature=related

[vaberella]

37. Okay Third Greatest rock band that ever lived. Love AC/DC. n/t

[DainBramaged]

41. And there's this

[vaberella]

49. I'm more partial to this one...

[DainBramaged]

55. Youtube says you picked the wrong song

[truebrit71]

77. Which are the other two?

...I love AC/DC (the Bon Scott years - B.I.B. is the last decent album they made imho)...curious as to who you rate higher..

[seabeyond]

15. seriously? this is the outrage? wow. then i say.... yea GB for honoring mary poppins. nt

[DainBramaged]

17. OH and lest we forget, 300,000,000 viewers worldwide can't be wrong

The car is the fastest in the world, 267 miles per hour, and it has windshield wipers.

[TheCowsCameHome]

18. Stone Rolling was an Olympic event?

My oh my, what next?

[madinmaryland]

20. Oh, fer fuck sakes, lighten the fuck up Francis. nt

[Confusious]

21. Oh, for fucks sake

You think they're the greatest,

I think they suck. Mediocre at best.

lets call it even, and they don't get anything.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

22. UnRec. Where is it when you need it?

[spanone]

24. you must have missed the lennon tribute they just did. thank you GB

[ArnoldLayne]

27. I loved the John Lennon tribute

kind of gave me chills.

[Politicalboi]

28. The Beatles were a better band IMO

Just because the Rolling Stones are still together, doesn't mean shit. The Beatles were the kings the RS were the jokers. Aftermath is the ONLY record I can listen to from start to finish. LOL! If it weren't for the Beatles, the Stones would have been another Paul Revere and the Raiders. 4 top ten songs, and gone before 1970. The Stones needed the Beatles to make it.

[al_liberal]

34. Read "Life" by Keith.

He tells how the Stones and the Beatles worked together to make sure they never released a new song at the same time. Keith also talks about the lost weekend he and John Lennon spent together.

[amandabeech]

44. The Stones would be on the same level of Paul Revere and the Raiders? Please.

"Kicks" vs. "Satisfaction"?? Plus the later stuff like "Start Me Up" and my favorite "Beast of Burden"??

The Stones may not be the Beatles, but they are clearly up there with the best of British Rock.

[thelordofhell]

29. Mick Jagger on why the Rolling Stones refused to play at the Olympics

“I didn’t think, to be honest, we were quite stage ready. We haven’t played in a long time and we weren’t really stage-ready, and it’s a very big gig and it’s very risk-taking.”----Mick Jagger

[bhikkhu]

70. Yes...its not like just flipping a switch

And at near 70 years old, I'd be inclined to give the guy a break if he wasn't all fired up to play a huge venue again.

[Kaleva]

31. Green Bay is actually a nice town and they'll get their football empire back.

[NYC_SKP]

65. I thought GB was George Bush....

FU GB!

[karynnj]

32. The Rolling Stones Satisfaction WAS in the opening ceremoney

I remembered it and googled - It was in the 1960s part. Here is a link to the full list - http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=1&title=the_olympic_opening_ceremony_what_was_mi&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

Not to mention not including your favorite group is NOT a good reason to make the idiotic condemnation of an entire country. (I LIKED the Stones)

[vaberella]

33. Rolling Stones suck. Greatest Rock Band that ever existed is Led Zeppelin. Point blank.

As for GB and the Queen...I'm not a Loyalist...they can fuck themselves alongside, the Queen, and Sir Mick Jagger....the rich ass, and overly glorified pedophile.

On another point...the people are teh awesomeness. Their government...meh.

[DainBramaged]

39. Uh, no. Sorry.

A song ("Babe I'm Gonna Leave You&quot DJ's use to go to the bathroom or smoke a joint doesn't make them the world's greatest rock band

[vaberella]

52. What you talking about?

I'm like hearing Kashmir, Immigrant Song, Black Dog, Lemon Song....dude...these are the greatest rock/blues song around. They are the Gods of rock!

How dare you shit on this...

[DainBramaged]

54. Meh, oldies

[RZM]

56. I like Zep more too. But the Stones are fucking awesome

And I'm not even a huge Stones fan. That's how awesome they are. Even a casual fan thinks they are the shit.

[JI7]

67. Jimmy Page was the one who was really Snubbed since he wanted to play

he said he was disappointed they didn't ask him.

[Ruby the Liberal]

42. Great post!

Filing it right now so that I will know exactly where to find it if I ever need it again.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

57. Nice trash receptacle.

I knew there was a reason to read this thread.

[riverbendviewgal]

46. Post 29 explains why they didn't play.

I really liked the closing ceremony...I am a huge RS fan since they first started (I'm old) and also a Beatles fan. I loved the Who and Queen there. Wasn't it great to see Freddy Mercury again? He was resurrected. Amazing.

The other acts were great. I didn't know a lot of the new ones but I still enjoyed them. George Michael was so good...My son looks like him, even won a look alike contest years ago.

There was so much energy and color in the ceremony. It was very communal.

[polly7]

60. I missed it all!

Freddie!! Who sang for him? Ack ....... I miss all the best stuff. I need to go try to find it to watch.

[riverbendviewgal]

64. They had a video of him

in his yellow suit....it was great.

[ArnoldLayne]

48. Pink Floyds-Wish You Were Here..Yea!!

[ArnoldLayne]

58. kick

[DJ13]

59. [phone]

Dark Side of the Moon was on the Billboard 500 top albums over 25 years straight, neither the Beatles nor the Stones can match that.

[kwassa]

62. and it still puts me to sleep. Maybe it is sold as a sleep aid.

Boring when it came out, and it hasn't changed.

[DJ13]

63. Just need the right medication

[truebrit71]

75. Nope. But thanks for playing!!

[truebrit71]

76. I wonder why Dave Gilmour didn't show up for that?

Instead we got some ginger git singing it..??

[Cali_Democrat]

53. ...

[MrMickeysMom]

61. Ahhh... Great Britain ...

Beatles Forever!

The Queen continues to be hot for them, AL

[yawnmaster]

66. Your OP makes no sense...the Stones are a product of GB, yet...

fuck the GB and the empire?
Is a lack of the Stones at the closing ceremony really a reason for so much hate?

[JI7]

68. probably a fan who sat through just waiting for their favorite to show

and then it was over and they never saw it.

hopefully they will get over it in a few days or hours.

[Solly Mack]

69. Hankie?

[Tx4obama]

71. I read the subject line and thought this was going to be about Glenn Beck - LOL :) n/t

[MrSlayer]

72. I agree that dissing the Stones is a sacrilege.

But I'm not going to trash the Beatles. I will trash the fools they had playing the Beatles stuff.

Also, nothing from Zep, Elton or Priest?

No Iron Maiden?

Bad.

[Bluenorthwest]

73. You are a few things, but mostly you are just wrong.

Satisfaction was played during the opening ceremonies.
http://www.billboard.com/events/olympics-opening-ceremony-union-jack-jukebox-1007692552.story#/events/olympics-opening-ceremony-union-jack-jukebox-1007692552.story

[truebrit71]

74. NBC would probably have edited them out anyway....

...but as a Brit fuck you anyway!

[JoePhilly]

79. You can't always get what you want ... I said ... you can't always get what you want ...

[LanternWaste]

80. Great Britain will give your concern all the attention it actually warrants.

And of course, Great Britain and what remains of its empire will undoubtedly give your concern all the attention it actually warrants; much as it asked you about your opinion on matters unrelated to politics...

[bongbong]

81. Greatest rock band

There are only three contestants, if you count groups that released albums.

1) Beatles (based on history)
2) Traveling Wilburys (based on members)
3) The Million Dollar Quartet (based on members)

If you don't add "released albums", then any of a bunch of one-off supergoups qualify (at benefit concerts, etc)

The rock oracle has spoken.

[Tunkamerica]

82. They offered a space to the Rolling Stones and they turned it down saying they weren't

prepared to perform.