jatspeedy

On 3/2/2024 at 12:13 PM, TalkaboutU said:

I’ts amazing seeing this thread back in her early days and how great she’s doing now!

Agreed! I wonder if there are any Taylor fans here now?

6 minutes ago, PabloMena said:

thanks! 🩷 does anyine have videos of Apocalypse Calypso ?

Here's a clip that Deb posted!

19 hours ago, dcdeb said:

So... having said that... I didn't see any clips of this song yet (from Fanny), unless I somehow skipped over them:

 

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25 minutes ago, mellody said:

That one is awesome, with the feathers! Anyone knows what song it was for?

I saw someone post of video of Mika wearing it for Love Today!

3 minutes ago, CharlotteL said:

Is that Jo Brand speaking for the intro of Big Girl?? That's so fitting

He might have asked her to do it when they were filming The Piano Christmas special.

I was thinking the same, but I wasn't entirely sure! I hope it's her because that would be amazing!

Another clip with an interlude I found!

49 minutes ago, dcdeb said:

 

Sorry, you just wouldn't say "a greater plan to break your heart of me."

 

I know Mika has written some awkward sentence / lyric constructions over the years (and don't get me started on "lonely is so lonely alone"! ) but this isn't one of them.

 

If you don't believe me, watch this video, where you can clearly see and hear him say, "OVER me." At about 2:36.

 

 

2 hours ago, silver said:

 

You wouldn't say "a plan of me".  You'd say "a plan of mine", or more likely, "my plan". 

 

 

Thank you both!

I went with "over me" anyways for the exam that I created for my students (that's the reason why the discussion with Charlotte started in the first place), so I'm glad I decided to go with that since it does seem to be the correct version!

13 hours ago, dcdeb said:

It's OVER.  Positively.

 

OF would make no sense in this context.

 

What I think the whole phrase means is simply that he's not doing or saying anything to break his grandmother's (or whoever's) heart on purpose, doesn't mean to upset anyone intentionally -- he is just being himself, being true to himself.

 

 

But couldn't you use "of me" too? I looked at the sentence like this: "This ain't a greater plan (to break your heart) of me." So the "to break your heart" describes the plan that he has (or hasn't) made more closely.

I know that you'd rather say "This ain't a greater plan of me to break your heart.", but couldn't you also use the first way without it being grammatically incorrect? Vice versa, wouldn't it have to be "This ain't a greater plan for you to break your heart over me." for it to be a correct sentence? I just feel like there's something missing without the "for you".

Then again, I'm just an English teacher, it's not my mother tongue, so I'm genuinely curious what you think about this!

I agree with Charlotte, the entirety of the Middle 8 of Origin of Love has a special place in my heart!

I love "There's a place for you whoever you are" from Sanremo as well. I do feel like that one needs to be appreciated more!

Also, I just really like "He's got looks that books take pages to tell". I don't know why but that line is just very satisfying to me.

I recently had a dream that Mika announced his new album and it was called Truths We Create. Personally, I think that's a great title and I don't know how my brain came up with something as good as that 😂

7 minutes ago, Mikasister said:

He's at the cinema

 

 

Actually that's a live on stage version of this story so he's at the theatre! 

6 minutes ago, mellody said:

 

Which one, row AA? Or more in the front? Row AA was on general sale. Did you apply for tickets on the venue website too? Then it might be that. I've asked Deb, she knows nothing about tickets being sent out to MFC winners.  She forwarded the info she has in her e-mail this morning, about picking up the tickets at the box office.

Of course that doesn't mean there can't be last minute changes, with Mika we always need to be spontaneous.  But so far it seems you're the only one who got a ticket via e-mail, so it's likely it's not one of the MFC tickets. Didn't they write anything in the mail?

No, my ticket is in Row T and I didn't apply for tickets at all during general sale, that's why I was sure this was the ticket I got via MFC. I was a bit disappointed that it's the last row of the stalls so here's hoping the actual MFC tickets are located a bit closer to the stage 😄

And no, I just got one booking confirmation email and one email with the eticket attached. In any case, I'll ask again at the box office if I'm still the only one with the eticket on Thursday.

2 minutes ago, Anna Ko Kolkowska said:

oh, really? You have a ticket with the place number on it?

 

I don't have it yet.

Yep, my seat is in the last row of the front stalls, so I'm guessing that's the assigned MFC area.

1 minute ago, mellody said:

 

Nothing so far... but if you got it via e-mail, at least there's hope.  Did you get it by the venue or by MFC, or who sent the e-mail?

Ohh, I'm surprised! I got it via the venue but maybe they're sending them out one by one so you might still get yours.

I guess we don't need to worry about picking up the tickets anymore since I just got mine in an email! Hopefully it's the same for all of you too!

19 minutes ago, Anna Ko Kolkowska said:

I have just read the message from Deb.

So we need to pickup our tickets from the box office.

Does anybody know in which part of the venue it is? At the main entrance?

Was also wondering about this and found this map online. It looks like it's at level 2 right by one of the two entrances.

Also probably good for anyone coming to know: The venue is cash-free.

11 minutes ago, krysady said:

Does anyone know if there's a cloakroom at the venue to leave the jackets before the recordings?

This is what the website says! 

23 minutes ago, mellody said:

Buses are running... just saw that the public transport app I'm using already has the strike in their system and suggests alternative routes that day, by buses and trains.

 

I think I can use my Oyster card on buses, but does anyone know if it's also possible for local trains? If I arrive at Paddington with Heathrow Express, my app sends me to Vauxhall by bus and from there to Waterloo by train. Does anyone know if I can pay with the Oyster card for that last bit between Vauxhall and Waterloo?

As far as I can tell, you should be fine using the Oyster card between Vauxhall and Waterloo since it's in the Pay as you go zone which can see here: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/static/documents/content/London_Rail_Tube_map.pdf

53 minutes ago, Kumazzz said:

Welcome to the MFC !

 

@jatspeedy I'm Eriko from Japan.

You are so lucky, went to Verona and coming to London recording !! I envy you, have fun next week.

Thank you! And yes, I consider myself to be very lucky to have seen him in Verona and to see him again in London 🥰 I definitely don't take that for granted!

2 hours ago, CharlotteL said:

I‘m Charlotte, also German, also 25 and also became a fan after Eurovision 😂

Oh my god, I love this, that really is a funny coincidence  

2 hours ago, Mikasister said:

Take a look at this thread. I'm sure you'll like it.

Thank you so much for the recommendation! Now I know how I'll spend my evening! 

Hello everyone!

I kinda missed introducing myself when I first joined so I thought I'd do it now. Better late than never I guess! My name is Kimberly, I'm 25 years old and I'm from Germany. While Mika was not a new name to me and I had heard of him before (mainly because Relax was a big hit that was constantly on the radio when I was younger), I really only became interested in him shortly after Eurovision. I really liked his performance there, but didn't become a fan immediately. Instead, I saw a TikTok like a week after Eurovision of him performing Platform Ballerinas and I really liked it so I listened to that song and that song only for a few weeks. Then I decided to give the rest of his music a try and the rest is history!
Since I liked him and his music so much, I also went to the concert in Verona and had an amazing time there. It was definitely the best concert I've been to this year and might even be one of the best concerts I've ever attended (though One Direction in 2013 is still hard to beat lol). 
I'll also be at the recording of The Piano next week because apparently I can't get enough of Mika  Hopefully I'll see some of you there!

Hi! I'm sorry if I missed it somewhere but does anybody know when the doors will open tonight? Thank you!!