Why were "The Proclaimers" not ...

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... at the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony?

Does anyone know?

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motoGF said:

I also thought it would have been a nice touch to see them there.

My guess is that they didn't anticipate the reaction of the crowds to the song. The ceremonies are planned in detail so far in advance that they didn't want to risk changing anything at the last minute.

That seems like a plausible theory Gary.

The night of the closing cerimony, I was on the road and listening to it on 5-Live. All the BBC commentators and pundits were talking as if they expected it. I thought they were lining the listeners up for some sort of surprise reveal.

I suppose, if I hadn't been listening to that, it might never have occurred to me.

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rossybee said:

The current Mrs B and I wondered exactly that...

...instead I had to watch the previous Mrs B's new hubby on stage

Ross,

Pleeeeeaaaase tell me that your ex had a same sex marriage to Kylie.

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Can't be that Ricky Ross fella. I always reckoned he was a bit "good with colours".

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We bow to the superiority of; "The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band", "Soft Cell" and "Black Lace".

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Inspired, no doubt, by Sir James Shand MBE.

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Don't worry about MBH Murray, he's a fud.

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