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Question: If you were... would you... :: Total Votes:11
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1. Mike O. in the "William Tell Overture" video... / be annoyed by your clones? 2  [18.18%]
2. Mike O. in the "Shadow on the Wall" video ... / ... wear that stupid hat? 0  [0.00%]
3. Mike O. in the "Magic Touch" video... / ... raise a glass sphere in front of you and watch it intently as if you knew what you're doing? 1  [9.09%]
4. Anita Hegerland... /... sing a duet with ABBA on an Oldfield-pened song? 0  [0.00%]
5. Maggie Reilly... / ... sing "To be Free"? 0  [0.00%]
6. Miriam Stockley... / ...sing "To France"? 0  [0.00%]
7. Barry Palmer... / ... sing "Islands" ? 1  [9.09%]
8. Bonnie Tyler ... / sing "Talk About Your Life" ? 0  [0.00%]
9. One of the dancers in the "Portsmouth" video... / ... do that dance in front of... (you pick who!) 4  [36.36%]
10. A female cat... /... kiss a male dog? 3  [27.27%]
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Posted: April 27 2010, 17:55
This was spontaneously combusted - ahem, born :D - in my mind (I do have a sick mind, don't I? :p) after commenting on a track posted by nightspore, and originally it was to consist only of the last item above, with a "Yes" or "No" answer. But then I thought: what the f*ck, this is a Mike Oldfield board, let's make it about Mike Oldfield! :D So I added a bunch of Mike-related items. [The original question remained, tho'.] Pick up the funniest one, the most absurd one, the most unlikely one, the most outrageous one... or simply the one you like best... and, if possible, answer yes or no.

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Posted: April 27 2010, 18:06
If I was Barry Palmer I would sing all the songs from Islands, Earth Moving and Heaven's Open just to show the world how good the songs could have been. Ditching Barry was one big mistake IMO as I despise the idea of "guest singers". Especially singers like Bonnie Tyler, Adrian Belew (the man who killed King Crimson!) or "jim price" or "max bacon" (those can't be their real names!).
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Posted: April 27 2010, 18:50
I certainly don't get what this poll is about, but I still picked #3. Though #9 certainly leaves an intriguing lot of options...
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Posted: April 27 2010, 20:58
Who's Miriam Stockley? Sounds like someone who should be advertizing Jenny Craig. I'm too lazy to check - I caught that from Ugo  :D
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Posted: April 27 2010, 21:41
I'd totally be one of the dancers from Portsmouth and dance. In front of my woman. Naked.

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Posted: April 28 2010, 06:59
Quote (Sir Mustapha @ April 27 2010, 21:41)
I'd totally be one of the dancers from Portsmouth and dance. In front of my woman. Naked.

The words of a True Lover... Clearly Sir M has The Magic Touch!  :D
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Posted: April 28 2010, 07:58
"Mike number three...yes you with sleigh bells.Stop grinning like an idiot man!And Mike 4 yes you on the glokenspiel.Take that fag out of your mouth this instant.Oh for goodness sake you on keyboards.I'm trying to play this very tricky guitar part and you're rolling around on the floor.Stop it at once!"

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Posted: April 28 2010, 08:47
@ Holger: it's about nothing, really. It all sprang from the last question (BTW, I'd love to know who voted for it! :D) and then I just made up a list of silly or unlikely Oldfield-related items, such as silly effects, silly looks, or reversals of the songs' singers. I put #3 in because, to me, that's the silliest, dumbest piece of 'acting' ever done by Mike O. in one of his videos, although the "Lost in Static 18" section of the "Five Miles Out" video comes really close. :)

@ nightspore: Miriam Stockley is the 'voice' behind several music projects, the most prominent being Karl Jenkins' Adiemus. She never really managed to emerge on her own - her latest solo record Eternal sounds just like Adiemus. She sang "Moonlight Shadow" at NotP 2006 and at the AiH concert in Berlin (IIRC), and she sang backing vocals on "To Be Free". More info about her is
here.

@ Lars, Sir M. & Caveman: thanks for your replies. Caveman, yours is particularily good. :D

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Posted: April 28 2010, 10:04
You can have even more fun if you switch between numbers, eg, if you were Maggie Reilly, would you kiss a male dog?  :D
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Posted: April 28 2010, 10:10
Quote (nightspore @ April 28 2010, 15:04)
You can have even more fun if you switch between numbers, eg, if you were Maggie Reilly, would you kiss a male dog?  :D

:laugh: Yuck!

Though I'd love to hear the female cat rendition of "Talk about your life"..

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Posted: April 30 2010, 04:05
My vote has to be 9 but only if i can vote 9 four times.
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Posted: April 30 2010, 19:18
@ milamber: unfortunately (as per the rules of this board, not mine) you can vote only once. Who would you pick to perform the Portsmouth dance to? :)

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Posted: May 01 2010, 02:10
Hi Ugo :)
I would pick myself.
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Posted: May 01 2010, 04:15
Milamber, I see you've changed your pic. You bear an uncanny resemblance to Mr O!  :D
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Posted: May 01 2010, 07:05
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Milamber, I see you've changed your pic. You bear an uncanny resemblance to Mr O!  :D

No its the guy from NCIS . :)
To much TreLunas is effecting your eyesight. :p
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Posted: May 01 2010, 07:08
Quote (milamber @ May 01 2010, 07:05)
Quote (nightspore @ May 01 2010, 19:15)
Milamber, I see you've changed your pic. You bear an uncanny resemblance to Mr O!  :D

No its the guy from NCIS . :)
To much TreLunas is effecting your eyesight. :p

Actually, I'm extremely bad with faces. Often, I can't tell whether identical twins really are. As for Tres Lunas, Milamber, what a perfect opportunity to press-gang you into playing it!
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Posted: May 01 2010, 07:31
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As for Tres Lunas, Milamber, what a perfect opportunity to press-gang you into playing it!

Ive had it for a while and should get around to it.
Last time i played it i couldn't even get out of the first area.
Really wanted to get on that spaceship.
Will give it another go.
BTW it is Mike I was just being smart.   :)
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Posted: Aug. 12 2011, 07:44
Might I suggest an option 11? Annie Haslam .../...sing Hiawatha/Ode To Cynthia.

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Posted: Sep. 11 2011, 20:20
Quote (larstangmark @ April 28 2010, 00:06)
If I was Barry Palmer I would sing all the songs from Islands, Earth Moving and Heaven's Open just to show the world how good the songs could have been. Ditching Barry was one big mistake IMO as I despise the idea of "guest singers". Especially singers like Bonnie Tyler, Adrian Belew (the man who killed King Crimson!;) or "jim price" or "max bacon" (those can't be their real names!;).
Lars T

This is my answer. I love Barry Palmer's voice. Along with Anita Hegerland and Maggie Reilly they make by far the best singers trio in all the saga. Barry Palmer should have sung more songs from Mike.

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