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Wow he's compared him to Prince....

Yeah wallow in complete misery!!!

Loverboy Loverboy Anyboy Isn’t it enough Isn’t it enough, just to feel? Wild and free Caught up in the rough Caught up in the rough of life looking at me You think you’re in love boy You don’t really know what love is You think you’re in love girl, but honey Let me show you where you’re heart is Loverboy is just an illusion to me Anyboy, I‘ll show you what you would feel A pretty boy with a nasty trace A funny boy with an ugly face Love is just a superficial reaction Isn’t it enough Isn’t it enough, just to feel? Wild and free Caught up in the rough Caught up in the rough of life looking at me You think you’re in love boy You don’t really know what love is You think you’re in love girl, but honey Let me show you where you’re heart is Loverboy is just an illusion to me Anyboy, I‘ll show you what you would feel A pretty boy with a nasty trace A funny boy with an ugly face Love is just a functionary, momentary cautionary, Loverboy is just an illusion to me Anyboy, I‘ll show you what you would feel A pretty boy with a nasty trace A funny boy with an ugly face Love is just a superficial reaction

Overrated Would you hate me if I stood out? Would you make me walk out of the door? Are you worried to discover all the things about me you don’t know? Keep me Keep me Keep me and Keep me Overrated Overrated Un-jaded in this god damned world Overrated Overrated Long enough to keep me… Undiscovered Can’t you see that my life is something more? Paint me any colour that you swear you’ve never seen before Keep me and Keep me Keep me and Keep me Overrated Overrated Un-jaded in this god damned world Overrated Overrated Long enough to keep me… In this state of rest In this perfect place where you’ve seen me In honorary out of ? Please Keep me Keep me Keep me and Keep me Overrated Overrated Un-jaded in this god damned world Overrated Overrated Long enough to keep me… Ooo ah haa haa ooo

I'm insanely jealous that he didn't do this at Shepherds Bush too...Maybe he did want the crowd? Who knows...

Thanks Bluesky!!

the secret casting for "Big Girls..." Video and it's definitely looking for "big lass" i.e. celebrating Anti Size Zero Campaign...oh well. Scot Mils is also asking how fat is fat? email: scot.mils@bbc.co.uk

Hi,I don't know how I missed this thread; but I think its a great idea!! I'm 29 years old and a mother to a 3year old going on 16!!! And luckily we both share in our love for Mika and his music...

You sound like you had so much fun....It really comes through in your "report"!!! Well done....

Ok, here's what I think is being said: (there are so many parts that I can't quite hear, and its not really a great song, Mika can't do the rock scene IMO as well as the pop/opera) Sally Bye bye sally Bye bye sally By , bye sally She took a ride on another train, She couldn’t cry cause her face was bleeding She booked a ticket in another name She never thought it would be so easy She’s never ever been together but she’s never been too far apart It hurts her either way Couldn’t put back together all the pieces of a broken heart Hurts you anyway When you don’t know shouldn’t be? Where the lies should have been? Sally, don’t let the rain get you down, look out the window Somethings coming in that’s gonna chase away the sorrow don’t let the rain get you down, look out the window gonna shine again like?? Sally, who turned on you Made you black eyed sally blue Sally, who turned on you Made you black eyed sally Took a ride on another train, She couldn’t cry cause her face was bleeding She booked a ticket in another name She never thought it would be so easy She’s never ever been together but she’s never been too far apart It hurts her either way Couldn’t put back them back together all the pieces of a broken heart It hurts you anyway ………She could have been and the bruises that she says …loves you….

To be honest with you, if I had been seeing Mika for the first time that night, I would think the same; Mika entertained and that was it, but I know from previous experience that Mika is much much more... I don't see the difference between childish and childlike- unless childish is being seen as being sillly and childlike is an angelic quality???

I don't think this review is bad in any way...It doesn't give a sense of strong feeling either way- just commentating in a descriptive manner. “his energy is unrelenting†Agreed. “personal freedomâ€â€¦â€œis his declaration of libertyâ€. Agreed “the feeling in the crowd is friendly, not fanatical†Disagree: The crowd WAS fanatical; I was there!! Do I need to remind you of the reception for “Love Todayâ€? Mika couldn’t really get a word in edge ways- the crowd was on a high with Mika… “Mika is prodigious in effort, not yet anything more ineffable. His is a willed, constructed pop dream, still showing the joins†Ok, Mika has said that this is what he’s worked for as long as he can remember: Attitude 2007 “I was too busy being obsessed with what the future held.†“If I had to sum up my teenage years, I’d say I spent them standing in the wings, waiting and preparing. I was a watcher.†“When I was young, I would sit on the couch, literally biting my nails thinking about it and waiting. It was like I was waiting for someone to come up and tap me and say “ok, you’re on stage now: 2 minutes, Mika.†And of course the two minutes turned into years and I was still waiting, thinking of every little thing, what could go wrong, what could go right, and how to deal with it.†He has been marketed in all the right places: Guardian Weekend 2007 “His Manager, Iain Watt, had spent years promoting stroppy indie bands who didn’t wan to be promoted, and says working with Mika is a joy. There is so much one can do with pop stars these days, if only they are willing. Now they can be marketed on YouTube and MySpace, and you can use them to sell myriad products. In America, Mika’s music was selling mobile phones before his first record was released. In Britain, his face was flogging Paul Smith before the public knew him as Mika.†“Mika is an honest, entertaining showbiz trooper. There's no shame, or glory, in that.†Agreed. There’s nothing negative with that statement. Mika did entertain us and he was good at it. The only thing that I can say that goes against this statement is that, Mika is a singer/song writer- those of us who have experienced the acoustic sessions and smaller venues can vouch for this, it isn’t just about going crazy and letting go, Mika has so much to say through his music. On a final note: Mika is being childish when he expresses himself in a chicken suit at a "Teddy Bears Picnic party", I don't know how it cannot be seen as otherwise...Mika has said it himself- Attitude 2007 “I feel like I’m getting younger the older I get. The more freedom and the more confident I become, the more badly behaved and childlike I become as well.â€

Its a lot of effort and very much appreciated!!

This made me laugh... Mika isn't afraid to be different or p*** people off...I think it's brilliant!! He isn't apologetic, why should he be? Vanity Fair take it very well too...Good on you Mika- but then you don't need me to tell you that do you?

Despite all the pushing and shoving Mika's peformance was more then enough to let you forget all of that. He really does have stage presence- and gives it his all- just amazing...

I know, I know, I'm late I'm late...but I have been recovering from yesterday as I now have a cold courtesy of the Air Con...but here's what I thought of the gig last night... BTW it was great meeting some of the members of MFC- I'ts a shame that Mika didnt't come out of a great length of time... Mika Shephards Bush Empire- 14/05/07 This gig wasn’t about Mika’s ability to sing and perform and entertain; he had nothing to prove- he had made it. This gig was about showing Mika the love his fans had for him and his music. He had the crowd, love them or hate them, in the palms of his hands- and he lapped it up. The only time the crowd didn’t sing along (or, over shall I say?) to Mika was when he sang Holy Johnny, a relatively new demo having been heard only a couple of times at his gigs in the USA and now here in the UK- this unfortunately meant that his cover’s for The Eurhythmic’s- Sweet Dreams, The Jackson Five’s- I want you back and his “Happy Endingâ€, which is the second time that he has sung this number live onstage, could not be heard. I wasn’t too sure as to why Mika wasn’t talking to the crowd as much; but then again even if he had been, he wouldn’t have been heard…however he did at one point ask who had come in “Fantastical dress†as requested…there were a handful of people who had gone all out- but I get the feeling that he had expected more, although the crowd’s participation had more then made up for this “disappointmentâ€â€¦you may remember the turmoil and struggle that I was having in response to this request; well now I wonder why I had taken this request to heart, to the point of being stressed out and worried that I wouldn’t fit in, I needn’t have bothered. I now know I did this because I wanted to be accepted by Mika, as it seemed that this is the language he understands and the world he is in. Now I could rave about Mika’s performance- he was fantastic and, as someone having experienced the gig he did in Leeds said “was on fireâ€â€¦ who wouldn’t have gotten an ego boost from being literally “worshipped†by the crowd? Mika leaped and bounded on stage, he teased and played to the crowd and we loved it!!! There was a point where he banged away on a big old dustbin bin; hitting it with such fever- it was electrifying. Now if this had been the first time I was seeing Mika, I would have only been impressed with the entertainment factor: you could not hear him sing and therefore could not appreciate this talent of his- so next time maybe louder speakers are called for? The encore was such a let down for me despite knowing from the forum what to expect: Teddy Bear’s Picnic Party…I wasn’t ready for it and I don’t think I ever will be…I just can’t take Mika seriously in a chicken suit, I don’t get it- but maybe that is the point, who knows? He more then made up for it when he took it off just as he was walking off stage and kicking big balloons into the crowd; we got a glimpse of his torso- but it wasn’t enough!!! I now come onto what bugged me and ruined my evening for me: the crowd. Mika may have loved the reception that he was getting, but I along with other members of the crowd where getting crushed with all the enthusiasm (to put it kindly). At one point I had two hands on my shoulders pushing me under- Once I had recovered I discovered it had been my friend who despite her height, had had to stop herself from falling over- because a whole group behind her were just pushing forward. If there had been security there, they could not have done a single thing about it!! There were just too many people in the stalls and inconsiderate, selfish individuals who couldn’t care less about the effects of pushing and shoving in a crowd. When I do see Mika again I will opt for sitting down, my chair can’t get crushed now can it?? And since Mika is a born entertainer- he has enough energy that can infuse a crowd of this size, I won’t feel cheated from the experience, but I may ask for one of those in earphones that he has, just so I can hear HIM sing as well and maybe carry binoculars so I can see him too…

What on earth was the Teddy Bears Picnic about!!!! Maybe I should take my 3yr old daughter to see him as well, she might appreciate it....

he!he!he!

Obviously Mika's version is the BEST!!! It is about him after all....but I really do think this guy was having fun doing it and it was entertaining to watch...there were times that he actually didn't do a bad job of it....so good on him!!!

You're right, he did say who wants to be a "Jade Goody" I could only reference The Sunday Herald though, but I have read it in numerous places- and I know that papers are always misquoting or exaggerating them- because I'm sure I read somewhere as Mika saying "who wants to be a Jade F***ing Goody"? I reserve judgement on that one. Anyway see this link if you want to listen to the broadcast yourself: Mika - Takeover (Sendspace link) Mika - Takeover (Zshare Link) Sou posted this originally.

Mika - Takeover (Sendspace link) Mika - Takeover (Zshare Link) If you want a replay have a listen (Sou posted this link BTW)

I have no idea what you are referring to here....but the thread was about Mika making cheap jibes at Jade Goody (whether or not she is, as some people have said: deserving of it) and that is NOT good. You refer to him being bullied- I say that his experience should have taught him that it is not nice being on the receiving end...if anyone wants to listen to the recording I think Sou posted a thread on it, have a listen he pretends that he is speaking to her on the phone and continually makes fun of her...I'll leave it to you to decide- If Mika is being "nice" or "not nice"....

unfortunately (??), if you didn't have the good fortune of watching Big Brother in England, then Jade Goody is hard to explain... Basically she took part in a reality show- she isn't bright and admits all this- and is "famous" for this. She then took part in "Celebrity Big Brother" and became "famous" for her bullying tactics towards another contestant Shilpa Shetty, who is Indian, and was seen as being racist as well!!! She has apologised but hasn't been well liked because of this...but then again I don't think she was well liked because of her "simple mindedness" either... Regardless of all this, I think its always better to be the better person and lead by being a good example...

Radio 1 take over 07/05/07: I actually forgot that he made fun of Jade Goody- I don't think that was nice kind or funny in any way. Mika should know better then to poke fun at somebody else's expense- he himself was a victim once. Does anyone know if Mika has met Jade Goody or if she has said something about him to provoke this kind of treatment from Mika? This isn't the first time either: "Why does anyone want to be like Jade Goody?" Mika Interview Sunday Herald-03/02/07 http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/bigweekend/2007/takeover/

I actually forgot that he made fun of Jade Goody- I don't think that was nice kind or funny in any way. Mika should know better then to poke fun at somebody else's expense- he himself was a victim once. Does anyone know if Mika has met Jade Goody or if she has said something about him to provoke this kind of treatment from Mika? "Why does anyone want to be like Jade Goody?" Sunday Herald-03/02/07