Tag: Songs

Firstly apologies for the lateness of this post (and the complete absence last week). It’s been a hectic week or so as my fiancée has been moving her stuff in. But The BBC announced the songs/dances for movie week a couple of days ago and for the benefit of the 3 of you who haven’t already checked them elsewhere I can reveal that our 14 remaining couples will be doing the following routines:

• Adam and Katya: Rumba to I See You by Leona Lewis, from Avatar
• AJ and Kai: American Smooth to I Have Nothing by Whitney Houston, from The Bodyguard
• Dan and Nadiya: Foxtrot to Once Upon a Dream by Seth MacFarlane, from Sleeping Beauty
• Greg and Karen: Paso Doble to The James Bond Theme by Monty Norman, from James Bond
• John and Johannes: Paso Doble to He’s a Pirate by Klaus Badelt, from Pirates of the Caribbean
• Judi and Graziano: Charleston to When You’re Good to Mama by Queen Latifah and Taye Diggs, from Chicago
• Katie and Gorka: American Smooth to Cruella De Vil by Mel Leven (Dr John version), from Cruella
• Rhys and Nancy: Couple’s Choice to Spiderman Main Theme by P. Webster and J. Harris, from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
• Robert and Dianne: Quickstep to The Muppet Show Theme by The Muppets, from The Muppets Movie
• Rose and Giovanni: Foxtrot to Rose’s Theme by James Horner, from Titanic
• Sara and Aljaž: Samba to Best Years of Our Lives by Modern Romance, from Shrek
• Tilly and Nikita: Jive to Nicest Kids in Town by James Marsden, from Hairspray
• Tom and Amy: Jive to Johnny B Goode by Chuck Berry, from Back To The Future
• Ugo and Oti: Couple’s Choice to You’re Welcome by Dwayne Johnson, from Moana

Complaints to the BBC

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Strictly may have skipped their annual halloween spooktacular but the annual trip to the movies (in a socially distanced manner) is a go! The BBC yesterday announced details of the songs/dances the 11 remaining couples will be doing and I can reveal that……

• Bill and Oti: Paso Doble to The Good, The Bad and The Ugly by Ennio Morricone from The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
• Caroline and Johannes: Couples’ Choice to Everything’s Coming Up by Roses Ethel Merman from Gypsy
• Clara and Aljaž: Tango to Lady Marmalade by Pink, Mya, Lil’ Kim and Christina Aguilera from Moulin Rouge
• HRVY and Janette: Cha Cha to Don’t Go Breaking My Heart by Elton John and Kiki Dee from Gnomeo and Juliet
• Jamie and Karen: Charleston to Zero To Hero by Tawatha Agee, Lillias White, LaChanze, Roz Ryan, Cheryl Freeman and Vanéese Y. Thomas from Hercules
• Jason and Luba: Paso Doble to the Star Wars Theme by John Williams from Star Wars
• JJ and Amy: Foxtrot to Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head by B.J. Thomas from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
• Maisie and Gorka: American Smooth to Into The Unknown by Idina Menzel from Frozen II
• Max and Dianne: Couples’ Choice to The Simpsons Theme by Danny Elfman from The Simpsons Movie
• Nicola and Katya: Jive to Greased Lightnin’ by John Travolta from Grease
• Ranvir and Giovanni: Foxtrot to Love You I Do by Jennifer Hudson from Dreamgirls

Complaints to the BBC

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