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Oi! Cheer up!
It's a case of one grump or two for these pop moodychops!


1Britney Spears
Britney SpearsBritney's got plenty of reasons to be grumpy these days; She's got papparazzi coming out of her ears (really small ones obviously), she's married to Kevin Federline, she's having his baby, and judging from the suggestions from Camp Spears so far, the only book on baby names in the Kentwood library is The Big Book Of Crap Baby Names (by Mia Buttreeks, obviously). Even so, we're not sure we can chalk her latest rant down to rollercoasting hormones. Britney recently tore a strip off a thirteen year old girl for not getting on with her sister, Jamie Lynn on the set of her TV show. Her spokey claims that Brit and Ashley had a 'sisterley chat', others claim that Britney rained down so much pop scorn on the poor girl that she was left in tears. Yikes! It's a wonder Jamie lived long enough to fall out with the girl in the first place with a grumpy sister like that...

2Robbie Williams
Robbie WilliamsIf you were to look up 'Happiness' in the dictionary, it would probably say: 'Not Robbie Williams', but then if you were to look up 'Robbie Williams' it'd probably say: 'What the hell are you looking at? Push off!' Yes, he might have the monopoly on women over the age of thirty, but Robbie's not happy. Oh, he might also have more money than Lee Ryan has chat up lines (that's not a very good example is it?) - but alas, it's gonna take more than a lady trying to outrun a Lee Ryan dribble wave to cheer up our Robbo. In fact, when Charlotte Church got wind of Robbie's downness, she even offered to take him to her local pub quiz with her mum. That'd cheer up anyone... right? Hello?

3Will Young
Will Young'Reasons to be cheerful: 1) Most successful reality TV pop star - CHECK! 2) Adoration of all the women over thirty who've gone off Robbie Williams - CHECK! 3) Voice better than Gareth Gates - CHECK (by default - Gareth is now a no-show - HA!)! 4) People take me seriously, even though I wear silly clothes sometimes - BIG CHECK! Reasons to be grumpy: 1) Fans coming up to me saying how much they love me (God! I HATE that!). 2) Fans getting upset when I tell them they're boring and to go away. 3) Horrible newspapers calling me a grumpychops because I make fans (who love me) cry like a child with a sand-covered lollipop. 4) People don't come up to me and say they love me like they used to. Sniff! Wah!'

4The Rasmus
The RasmusOK, it's usually not good to judge people by appearances but come on, do you really want to go to any party whose life and soul is the Rasmus? Yeah that'll be a laugh, won't it? Don't bother with dressing to impress - negotiating the eight foot reception hedge will leave you looking hot to trot, bring your own bottle (of tears), and it's straight into the 'dying' room for all your favourite games; spin the zombie, musical electric chairs, pin the frown on the grumpy and the classic 'Arse! The parcel!'. What's that, fans? They're lovely blokes really with a great sense of humour? All right then!

5Coldplay
ColdplayAnd if you think that there ain't no party like a Rasmus party, wait till you get a load of Chris and the boys. Thing is, these guys could be the happiest, funniest, most upbeatest blokes on the pop block, but you've only got to listen to 'Fix You' and you'll be backing slowly away, apologising for intruding on their grief and remembering that you left something on back at your house. Still, the 'Play can always turn it around, but it's gonna take a hip hop version of the Hokey Cokey or some Sunny D on a drip before we go out to play with Chris anytime soon.
Tae M
06/09/2005

 


Have your say
Who do you think needs to cheer up a bit?

erika
Oh please, if you want happy cheery music all the time, go listen to it! The Rasmus aren't grumpy, there are tonnes of pictures of them smiling, most of the photos I've seen of them, they're smiling! Obviously, you're not looking in the right places... Go out and get their new CD, Hide from the Sun...

trecoolhugger
Green Day rock!! they r all hot!! i think avril lavigne shuld'nt cheer up cauze she sucks anyway (mayb she's finally realised)!!!

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