No it's not The Voice, and no it's not Masterchef, but it's a combination of the two: The Taste.
Well I'll be damned.
The Taste- what's it all about (in italian)
So what's it about then? Apparently it works a little like the Voice. So you have four judges, and they will all taste whatever dish the contestant has prepared for them. They will then press the YES-button if the dish was to their liking, and the NO-button if not. The judges don't see the contestant, nor do they see if the other judges have pressed yes or no. If at least one of the judges pressed YES, then the contestant will be revealed and he/she will be a part of one of the judge's team.
Well I'll be damned.
At least one thing is for sure, we're stuck with these talent shows for good, and they will only get worse.
Surely also the other 3 senses will have their own show one day: The Eyeball, The Smell and The Touchyfeely-talent-show. Could we also have the XY-factor show? Guess if it's a boy or a girl! Winner takes home the little bundle of joy.
People often ask me why I don't go to X-factor or Idol or whatever. This has nothing to do with me being talented or anything. It has to do with the fact that these days any dimwit from Knickersville with a hairdo and an attitude who's taken accordion lessons in Agricultural college is participating. So naturally me, who dabbles a little bit with singing, should absolutely be involved.
There are lots and lots of reasons why I don't want to participate, but one of them includes a somewhat entertaining story. It has to do with the fact that you have only one chance to impress the judges. That freaks me out. And this is why.
After having spent at least 5 years singing at home alone, I went to my first singing lesson. I was 20 years old. I was scared shitless that she would tell me that I'd be better of choosing some other hobby, like folk dancing or making wicker baskets. Instead she told me that actually I wasn't half bad.Still, I've been brought up in a way that even after a compliment like this I'd go about thinking that probably I wasn't any good anyway, that she was just being nice. So I didn't mention the matter to almost anyone.
Until there was the pre-graduation party organized at our school. I was one of the graduates, so, happy happy joy joy. Right? No.
In the middle of the partying I found out that my boyfriend of 3 months was cheating on me, and at that very moment he was banging some amazon woman in a house near by. Well let's just say that after hearing that I might have grabbed the bottle a little too tight, and by midnight I was in a fairly merry state. I also decided that now would be the perfect time to tell everybody that I'm taking singing lessons. I also decided that although I had never sang in public, now would be a good time to start, and so me and one of my tone deaf male friends took to the karaoke.
We did a song called "Summer wine". Very appropriate considering the level of our intoxication at that point.
Summer Wine karaoke version
That night I discovered that I can't sing worth a damn if I've been drinking. The question everybody wanted to ask me but only few did was "and so really, YOU take singing lessons??"
I wanted to explain that no no no actually I'm much better than this, please just let me sing another one. Or better yet, come by tomorrow and I'll sing again, I promise I'll do a better job. But at that point everybody's back at their tables with a pint in their hand.
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It's one thing to have this happen to you in high school with your friends watching. It's another matter when Simon Cowell tells you you're shite on national TV.
I believe it was Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maden who said something interesting about people who audition for X-factor. They come to the audition and say "I'm here because I just want to play". No sonny, the people who "just want to play" are out there, playing. If you want to be honest, just say "I'm here because I want to become famous".
I'm with you Brucey-boy. Let's just play.
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