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Non-Stop Popsters
Rolling Stones are 40 years and still going. So, which of these pop gippers will be around in 2045?


1Oldplay
OldplayThere's no doubting that Coldplay will be with us for decades, but in forty years time, 'Rush Of Blood To The Head' won't be a classic album, it'll be something Chris and the boys will be getting special pills for, along with replacement hips and dentures. Musically, 'Whisper' will be replaced by 'Could You Speak Up a Bit' on the band's set list, along with ''Everything's Not Lost - We Just Can't Remember Where We Put It". Meanwhile, Chris and Gwynney's firstborn, Apple, will be getting on a bit too. She'll be gigging under the stage name of - Granny Smith.

2Geriatric Halliwell
Geriatric HalliwellWe're sure that despite a few career hiccups, reinventions and Dr Who-ish regenerations, Old Spice will still be going strong in 2045 (albeit with some bionic implants). To celebrate her 21st birthday (third time's a charm?) Miss H will be touring a greatest hits package sponsored by Saga. Highlights will include 'Stannah Stairlift Me Up', 'It's Raining Men(opause)', 'Old Bag It Up' and 'There's Always Tomorrow - But Not For Much Longer'. Meanwhile, classic Spice Girls hits will be trotted out too, including 'Viagra Forever' and a reworked 'Wannabe', which becomes 'Wanna Pee, But Me Bag's Full'. Eeeww!

3Daddyshambles
DaddyshamblesBabyshambles will finally release their debut album in 2045. They will. No, REALLY! Things fell behind schedule in 2005 after flakey frontman Pete Doherty popped out for a pint of milk - returning 12 years later looking confused and carrying a bottle of mature cheddar. The years 2017-2023 were a bit of a blur for Pete as well, with 2024-20029 becoming a bit IN Blur, when he Made Damon Albarn History and took over the Britpop band. An embarrassing scheduling mix-up with girlfriend Kate Moss saw Pete take over as the new face of Rimmell from 2030 to 2036 - he does look lovely in a bit of lippy - before the entire band got lost backstage, and then through the woodlands at Glastonbury between 2037 and 2042. But the album will be ready. All Pete needs to do now is actually write some songs... and record them...

4Will Old
Will OldMore Pop Idle than Pop Idol in 2045, expect Will to swap stadiums for daycare centres to showcase his classic hits. Singalong smashes will include 'Not So Evergreen', 'Light My Fire - My Winter Fuel Allowance Just Came Through', 'Stronger Medication' and 'Leave Right Now - It's Well Past My Bedtime'. As a special treat for fans, Will sometimes wheels out old rival Gareth Gates to help him murder Beatles classics. They used to do 'The Long And Winding Road', but the pair now find 'When I'm 64' more appropriate.

5Grannies Aloud
Grannies AloudAfter years of bitter feuding (mostly with Dame Charley Church) the girls reunite to promote a greatest hits remix package to top up their pensions. Classic tracks tipped for the Holographic Hi-density SuperDVDCDMD release include: 'The Show (Is Over)', 'Some Kind Of (Medical) Miracle', 'I'll Stand By You (Zimmer Frame Mix)', 'Wake Me Up (Afternoon Snooze Before Countdown Mix)', 'Sound Of The Eiderdown (I'm A Napper Sundown Mix)', 'Love Machine (Has Run Out Of Batteries Mix)' and 'Life Got Cold (Fetch My Shawl And Hot Water Bottle Mix). All tracks have been remixed by Paul Oldfolkenfold.
Rob F
04/08/2005

 


Have your say
Who would you like to see belting them out in 2045?

kirsty mcggrath
liz mclarnon is great and will be around 4 ages.go liz !!!!!!

trecoolhugger
the rolling stones r kinda old. theyre gettin on a bit

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