Elbow compose BBC's Olympic theme

I don't find those bad comments, does someone have a link ?

EDIT : OK ! Found and read, but not touched at all, just surprised to see they have haters, but well they just don't know what Elbow can really do, they probably just know one or 2 songs, or are jealous, don't worry about this bastards, they will be really surprised to hear what Elbow will do for the Olympics, they will shut their mouths.

And don't worry for the Elboys and bad comments, it's the same for all artists, they have lovers and haters, but they all don't care about haters because they know it's often jealousy or free wickedness, they have their fans supporting them, and they are strong people

Lucile,here's the link -
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/24/bbc-olympics-coverage-gets-elbow
I simply can't stand reading those comments and have decided to stop reading them.Yes you're right.We all love and support the boys' work,which matters the most.

Yes those comments hurt when you know how sweets those blokes are. Just don't read them if it hurts you

Well, that's not easy to do when you stumble over it when googleing for Elbownews...

This was great news. So pleased for the Elboys, and very curious to hear the results. If any band can handle the global epicness of the Olympics, it's Elbow!

Well, The Olympics have suddenly got more interesting for me!

Yet i cant get over the hate on the guardian website. Why are they suddenly so despised? is it cause they've suddenly become successful?

Elbow is a pretty spot on choice, I cant think of any other band or singer to do better. BBC could have easily gone for Coldplay or even worse JLS or LMFAO!

Bennington wrote:

Yet i cant get over the hate on the guardian website. Why are they suddenly so despised? is it cause they've suddenly become successful?

you've just answered your own question...

the internet both gives & takes with the same hand... see coldplay, kings of leon et al...

Sorry to be late to this particular party - but the grauniad music section is full of pretentious music snobs who like to comment on articles. They read like sixth-formers trying to sound clever and implying they are better than anyone else because of the music they listen to, and haven't grown up enough to realise that it's ok to like lots of different types of music.

Bunch of wankers, they do it to lots of bands, but for some reason any mention of elbow brings them out in force. Ironically, for people who claim to have a superior and discerning taste in music, it's obvious most of the "haters" have only heard One Day Like This on the tv/radio and not listened to any albums. So open minded their brains have fallen out, obviously.

The arguments usually degenerate into a slanging match between the snobs and the everyone else telling them to get over themselves.

What's to hate about Elbow...?

If you have to hate something, I could think of a long list of people, organisations and things that are more deserving of peoples anger than Elbow......

and Guardian readers as well....!?!?!?!?!

Very weird.

Nice interview here from Guy with the Independant giving some details about the song

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/elbows-guy-garvey-how-i-found-inspiration-for-the-bbcs-official-olympics-theme-7544627.html

When are we going to get to hear this???
Loads of people keep asking me if bl**dy MARK RONSON got this gig instead!

HattyMarris wrote:

Nice interview here from Guy with the Independant giving some details about the song

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/elbows-guy-garvey-how-i-found-inspiration-for-the-bbcs-official-olympics-theme-7544627.html

I saw this the other day myself, Hatty, and it just makes me wish I could hear it even more. Sounds like it could be epic! And I love the way he came upon the idea of "First Steps" - brilliant.

ChrissieInFL wrote:

HattyMarris wrote:

Nice interview here from Guy with the Independant giving some details about the song

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/elbows-guy-garvey-how-i-found-inspiration-for-the-bbcs-official-olympics-theme-7544627.html

I saw this the other day myself, Hatty, and it just makes me wish I could hear it even more. Sounds like it could be epic! And I love the way he came upon the idea of "First Steps" - brilliant.

I agree, it was a great story, hopefully it wont be too long now until we get to hear what it sounds like