A Bit Unusual

There are a few people here at whiteboydancefloor that we like to consider 'whiteboys' - not so much in the racial sense but in the fact that they exude the kind of cool that we like to associate ourselves with. From David Bowie to Borris Yeltsin (RIP) - if you like either dressing up comically, dancing like a fool or writing the kind of songs that shake our booties of the dance floor, then we worship you.

One such person is Mr. (or Sir I believe) Tom Jones. Before this blog even began I remember cruising around with the Pix with 'Sex Bomb' as loud as could possibly be fathomed. No we didnt want people thinking we were gay (although Im sure they did at times) - we just wanted to spread the love, the message and the groove. Through an expansive career Sir Tom has written a VAST array of different hits from "Its Not Unusual" to "Whats New Pussycat" and is no doubt one of the richest Welshmen alive. Personally, I'd be happy to let him sit in a castle somewhere on top of his massive piles of money and let him enjoy what he has earnt throughout the years - but is the man himself content to rest of his laurels? It would appear not.

Now while I'm not too familiar with 'The Culture Show' over in the UK, I shall compare it to Triple J's feats where they get Australian musicians and make them go and have a busk off, seeing who can raise the most money in a certain period of time. In Australia, where we dont really have international megastars (apart from Kylie and maybe Rolf Harris), this is cool, but alot of these people (Like John Butler) started off busking anyway.

So imagine you're in London, walking down the Thames and all of a sudden you hear a soothing busker. You go over to have a look and you find out its none other than Tom Jones himself. This is what happened this week as the man performed for anyone who would listen in an attempt to raise money for a cancer charity.



For a brief set in public Mr Jones made over 500 quid, all going to a cancer charity. To do something like this, people might not think is that special. I disagree, this is great and noble work. He couldve told the show to "fuck off - Im Tom Jones!", but instead he went out and did something I have a feeling most of todays 'celebrities' would have just turned their noses up at. We salute you Tom.