Two
students from Windsor Boys' School are out to conquer the
world - with their very own music video set to the Madness
classic "Baggy Trousers". We asked them what it
takes to succeed in the unlikely world of online lip-synching.
Ed Vaughan and Daniel Scott are 'Edaz', and they're taking
on the rest of the globe to become the champions - of mimed
music video.
It's an unlikely pursuit, but the duo have fought their
way to the semi-finals of a worldwide competition with their
"Baggy Trousers" entry.
And the two fifteen-year-olds look likely to face a group
from New Zealand in the final of "Google Idol"
(not affiliated with the popular search engine).
Ed says the pair stumbled on the competition by accident,
but they're determined to win:
"There is no prize for winning. As far as we are
concerned the prize is the self-satisfaction and being forever
in their Hall of Fame.
"We're both enormous fans of Madness - Dan has seen
them in concert as a kid, I'm very jealous!
"But the video took a while. We had to re-do a lot
of scenes and it took a lot of trial and error."
The Windsor duo have a healthy lead over a Dutch outfit
performing the Rick Astley hit "Never Gonna Give You
Up" in their semi-final.
And, if they're successful in that, they look set to face
a New Zealand entry featuring Leo Sayer's "You Make
Me Feel Like Dancing".
"We love the Dutch entry and the New Zealand entry
too," says Ed, "but we would love to win the competition.
"Many people say they love the way they can relate
to us. For the last round we entered our video 'Wonderful
World' which won by 20 votes, it was very close."
Watch all the entries for the Google Idol music video competition,
including Ed and Dan's "Baggy Trousers" video,
and vote for your favourite - use the link below.
Source: BBC
Berkshire