Stars in Their Ears (formerly The Singer and The Song)
Panellists sing a popular song in the style of a famous personality, such as a politician or television presenter. For example, "Wannabe" in the style of John Prescott or "Sisters" in the style of The Queen and Princess Margaret. The combination of singer and song is sometimes chosen for superficial appropriateness (as with "Sisters") or lack thereof (as with "My Favourite Things" performed by Darth Vader); sometimes because the song emphasises (or is impeded by) the vocal mannerisms of the subject (as with "Wannabe"); and sometimes simply as a play on names (for instance "What a Wonderful World" as performed by Neil Armstrong, rather than Louis Armstrong, or Queen's "We Are the Champions" as performed by the Queen). One memorable moment occurred when Willie Rushton had to sing "Jerusalem" as Eartha Kitt, and halfway through he launched into an impression of Orson Welles before interspersing some of "Santa Baby" into the song. Following the end of his song, Humph declared that he couldn't give Willie any points as he "didn't know what he was doing".
The game title "Stars in Their Ears", used in later series, is a play on Stars in Their Eyes.
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Famous quotes containing the words stars, ears and/or singer:
“The great ship, Balayne, lay frozen in the sea.
The one-foot stars were couriers of its death
To the wild limits of its habitation.
These were not tepid stars of torpid places
But bravest at midnight and in lonely spaces,
They looked back at Hans’ look with savage faces.”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)
“O that men’s ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“The singer stopped playing and went to bed
While the Weary Blues echoed through his head.
He slept like a rock or a man that’s dead.”
—Langston Hughes (1902–1967)