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(AP) - "I'm communicating `bout my generation," sang The Who, capping some sort of raucous, good ole' `n' spin Olympic termination ceremony

But which generation? When your band customers first sang "My Generation," some people were of their 20s. Now they're just pushing 70.

Like your Olympic torch moving past from one runner to help another, the London games' closing ceremony had been a strong all-ages affair made to display the relationship involving British creativity jumping coming from one age bracket on the next.

A ceremony this director Kim Gavin labeled a strong "elegant mashup" of music and creativeness ended up being which is designed to show that the British Invasion by no means ended, thanks a lot very much.

"It's about how precisely excellent British tunes is within the particular world, and also the best way world wide the idea is," Gavin stated daily prior to the ceremony.

So there was Annie Lennox and George Michael, whom acquired their begin throughout the particular 80s nevertheless the roars this welcomed Michael's "Freedom" and Lennox's "Little Bird" proposed both are still going strong.

If which was also old hat, there is One Direction, boy wrist band of that moment, as well as Tinie Tempah, Jessie J and also Taio Cruz whom completed their songs, and then a new Bee Gees monitor from your fantastic time associated with disco.

There was Elbow the sort of really serious wrist band music journalists love when respite for individuals who in all probability found others somewhat cheesy.

And if that has been just about all insufficiently quirky, there seemed to be a brass band participating in Madness; some sort of Guards band inside scarlet tunics in addition to bearskin hats using Blur; plus Monty Python's Eric Idle singing "Always Look around the Bright Side regarding Life" accompanied by means of centurions, bagpipers along with roller-skating nuns.

We noticed the gives along with songs with the actual departed Queen's Freddie Mercury singing "Bohemian Rhapsody," Liverpool choirs performing John Lennon's "Imagine."

There have been some notable absences: No Rolling Stones the group of musicians mentioned we were holding out of practice. No Elton John, although he / she did record one among this endorsed online games anthems. There was a new David Bowie montage, nonetheless no Bowie throughout person.

It weren't pretty much your music. Gavin explained this individual needed to present the way "U.K. culture, media, music are usually locked jointly to be able to make your next big thing."

So there was some sort of nod to help Britain's scandal-tarred but radiant press, from the newsprint-covered landmarks and autos from the cutting open scene.

There seemed to be fashion. We noticed 1960s Mods, whose sharply customised look is so visible around the current layouts involving Tom Ford and others. There were being shots involving supermodels throughout patterns by way of Vivienne Westwood, Paul Smith, Alexander McQueen and Victoria Beckham, right now a designer along with some sort of Spice Girl.

One on the products ended up being possibly your Jagger Georgia May Jagger, little princess of Rolling Stone Mick.

The present rocked the actual 80,000 spectators inside Olympic Stadium, nevertheless couldn't have rave testimonials from all those viewing with TV. Some located the idea far too kitschy, or also incomprehensible youngsters questioning which Ray Davies was, father and mother scratching his or her brain at One Direction.

"Embarrass a new generation," tweeted film critic Dave Calhoun in a very enjoy on the actual games' endorsed motto: "Inspire a new Generation."

That Olympic slogan may possibly also sum up the actual ceremony's ethos.

Or perhaps, in order to misquote The Who, the youngsters usually are good along with their own mom and dad are, too.

Jill Lawless can be attained at