We can only hope they're Union Jack-inspired this time. Looks like the Queen will sport those once again.
Perhaps Boyle didn't want this playlist to feel like a repeat performance.
2012 London Olympics Closing Ceremonyīritish icons Elton John and Tom Jones, who both performed at the, are also curiously missing from the playlist. Noticeably absent, however, are tracks from The Police, The Smiths and The Cure. The British new wave movement is partially represented with hits from Duran Duran ('The Reflex') and uber-new wave artists Franz Ferdinand ('Take Me Out') and the Kaiser Chiefs ('I Predict a Riot').
David Bowie - and his alter ego Ziggy Stardust - ('Starman,' 'Heroes' and 'Absolute Beginners') and Queen ('Bohemian Rhapsody') will also get their time to shine during the ceremony. Punk rock, a genre developed in the mid-1970s, gets an Olympic shout-out with samplings from the oeuvres of the Sex Pistols ('God Save the Queen') and The Clash ('London Calling'). In June, Boyle's rumored 86-track Opening Ceremony playlist was leaked to, and it offers a sweeping survey of British music, from old classics - Beatles ('She Loves You') and The Rolling Stones ('Satisfaction') - to lighter fare - Dizzee Rascal ('Bonkers'), Tinie Tempah ('Pass Out') and the Sugababes ('Push the Button'). But as any good party planner knows, a great celebration needs an epic soundtrack. When it comes to, there are many things that we can look forward to: live animals, a sing-a-long led by Paul McCartney and perhaps most impressively, a hoard of Mary Poppinses slaying a 40-foot Lord Voldemort. Opening Ceremony, Rebecca Adlington and Olympic sex tests. Ellie Simmonds stormed to victory after winning two titles and setting two world records. Will Perry, Eleanor Oldroyd and the BBC Radio 5 live team bring you the stories from London 2012 and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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