The France Show, a triumph

The Sunday night meal in Earls Court after the closure of The France Show was enlivened by successful failure John Otway and his plans for his 60th birthday, which, as usual, revolve around getting one over on the media. He has history here; when the BBC ran a competition in the year 2000 to find the best song lyric of all time, Johns fans (who is fair to say were marshalled superbly) managed to orchestrate, some might say hijack, the vote and succeeded in getting get his preposterous song “Beware Of The Flowers Cause I’m Sure They’re Gonna Get You, Yeah” voted the 7th best lyric of all time. It even made the front page of The Sunday Times. “Yesterday”, The Paul McCartney classic, was voted number 6 by a whisker. His new scheme is not quite ready for unveiling, indeed it must seem like an ordinary campaign, but as usual I will get sucked in to it at some stage.

London gave us a fabulous send off yesterday, lashing with rain and blowing a gale, so it was a delight to land at Nice airport yesterday afternoon in sunshine and sensible temperatures, now I must have 4 days of recharging before the madness of MIDEM in Cannes descends on me from Friday onwards. Before that, I fear The Atkins Diet is the only way to get those bathroom scales to see sense. I have long suspected that the nice lady decorator has been recalibrating those infernal things every day, that is the only way I can explain why my lithe form can register such monstrous figures. It is so inaccurate I think we need new ones.

More art for you today in the form of my photograph below taken around the new year. Skiing must be back on the agenda after MIDEM I hope.

Before that however the madness of MIDEM, the biggest international gathering in the world of independent music biz types which I have attended every year since 1981, so this is my 31st. You would think I have grown out of it by now, but no, it’s that same moth to a flame weakness that I exhibit whenever another foolhardy Otway scheme looms out of the mist. It takes place from the coming Saturday through to the following Wednesday and surrounds the NRJ awards which are broadcast live at prime time on French TV and this year feature the Black Eye Peas amongst many others. In the past Madonna, James Brown, Christine Aguliera Sir Elton John and many many more have featured, however it is usually a very dull affair to attend, and something I have only been twice. The real buzz is around the international market and in the town especially on the Saturday, Sunday and Monday nights, which is why I must fast this week, to prepare.

Chris France
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