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The Party at the Palace concert is a motley assortment of has-beens and time-wasters, a curious number of whom felt it proper to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's 50 years by singing old Motown songs badly. The concert also features Lenny Henry shouting and an extended plug for Queen's (that's the band) risible musical We Will Rock You. Bewilderingly, Party at the Palace is not only redeemed, but made worth owning, by the four-song set by Brian Wilson, who gives a heartbreakingly earnest performance of "God Only Knows," accompanied by Andrea Corr. The concert ends with a pantomime version of "All You Need Is Love." Party at the Palace is the night rock & roll gave up. Proceeds from the sale of the DVD, "after the deduction of costs and expenses in relation to its production and distribution," will be donated to the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Trust. --Andrew Muller

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Were you, by chance, among the fortunate 12,000 attendees at the musical blowout in the gardens of Buckingham Palace last summer? No? Not to fret, because now you can go to the Party at the Palace as often as you want, and revel in an unparalleled tribute celebrating the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth. Brian Wilson, Sir Elton John, Eric Clapton, Lady Smith Black Mambazo, Ozzy Osbourne-the list of top-flight performers goes on and on. 3 hours., ISBN13: B0000687F4 ISBN10: B0000687F4 Material Type: dvd