Let’s make this Crystal clear; stop the music videos

It isn’t the first time it’s happened and chances are it won’t be the last, but the Crystals need to stop with the music video making. For those unaware, the Crystals are the Crystal Palace cheerleaders and after the rip-roaring success of Call Me Maybe, a song the Miami Dolphins also made a video of, the South London side gave the go ahead for the cheerleaders to do the same for Gangnam Style; a video that has attracted the most likes in the history of YouTube.

Naturally, the video has boosted interest in Palace and kudos to them for bringing more attention to the club. But, it’s gone beyond the point of embarrassment, especially with the latest offing. People initially viewed the song by South Korean pop sensation Psy as a bit of a joke, which to its credit; it pretty much is.

Then to have the video basically replicated by the cheerleaders of a Championship side has seen it gone beyond parody. The Gandalf and Hitler versions were inevitable; they regularly appear regardless of the situation behind any meaningless video.

Now with the Crystals, it’s made the club out to be some sort of laughing stock. Some would’ve thought the Call Me Maybe video would’ve been the beginning and end of the fixation surrounding the trend of a group of beautiful women replicating songs. And let’s be honest; the only to really make it work now would be to recreate something by Rammstein or Slipknot or a song of from that particular genre. 

Comments

[Matt]

Are you female or gay?

[Stirling]

What a terrible article, a club have a fun attitude to marketing and there's you with your dour attitude. If you don't like it don't watch it, no one is making you.

The football world is big enough for more than one way of doing things.

[Dano]

Get a life mate, what a waste of your time to write this article. No one has forced you to watch the video. If you don't like it, don't sit in your underpants in your dark room and watch it.

[David]

pointless blog made worse by your laziness "the only to really make it work now would be to recreate something by Rammstein or Slipknot or a song of from that particular genre. " doesn't even make sense.
perhaps you should write a blog "of from that particular" language we call English instead of watching YouTube all day

[Dutch]

What a stupid blog! The only laughing stock is you mate! Anything that promotes football in a good light should be welcomed! The laughing stocks, should be the clubs that with all their millions can't produce their own players and instead bully smaller clubs for theirs!

[Jamie J]

I dont like this kind of music really. But so what? Football is too serious. The Crystals are great fun and do Palace proud. More please! The Club's owners have their heads screwed on too.