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The worst audio-visual experience of the 21st Century

  • October 15, 2007
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Sometimes pop music happens and is so bad that you can't help but think that it will not only provide ammuni­tion for the 'OMG pop is rubbish' brigade for the next three decades but may also be so stu­pendously chronic that it will tip the balance and inspire the gov­ern­ment to make the recording or per­form­ance of pop music totally illegal.

One such piece of absolute shit is doing the rounds at the moment and it is a cover of 'Shout' by Shabnam, the fuckwit off Big Brother. This is the video.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkOZvhbsMvc

Mindful of the fact that, with KylieGate still in full flow*, we might be 'wrong' (appar­ently) about the Shabnam track and video, we emailed to ask one music telly bigwig what he thought. He said: "besides being an awful version, the video is one of the cheapest, nastiest videos I've ever seen".

He has a point. It's a bit like a Stock Aitken & Waterman video from the late 80s, but without the pro­duc­tion values. This might sound slightly harsh and we apologise in advance but let's be honest, it's really difficult to watch — or even listen to — this version of 'Shout' and not conclude that everyone involved in its pro­duc­tion, including Shabnam, really is a massive cunt.

Still, at least it's better than the Britney video.

* We think '2 Hearts' is amazing, everyone else thinks it's terrible

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