The current rumours doing the rounds include a takeover by English Heritage or the National Trust, a buy-out by a consortium of rock stars, and a rescue by Lord Andrew Lloyd-Webber. Everyone agrees the iconic studios (and the famous level crossing outside) need to be saved for the nation and world culture.
Failing all this, Simon Cowell and friends might be relied upon to come up with a suitable charity record to save the venue. Here are some early ideas, all adapted from artists recorded at the studio:
- Pomp and Circumstances (Edward Elgar);
- Move It (Cliff Richard and the Shadows);
- Compassion on a Windy Day (Sir Malcolm Sargent);
- And Your Bird Can Sing For Its Supper (The Beatles);
- Being For the Benefit of Mr Chadd [EMI Chief Financial Officer] (The Beatles);
- Can't Buy Me Love, But a Recording Studio Will Do (The Beatles);
- Taxman (The Beatles);
- Anyone Who Had a Heart and a Guilty Conscience (Cilla Black)
- Sign Up You Crazy Diamond (Pink Floyd);
- Don't Let It Die (Hurricane Smith);
- Vulture Culture (The Alan Parsons Project);
- OK, Computer, Give Me Your Username and Password (Radiohead).
Someone will have to Carry that Weight for a grateful public.
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