It's goofy stuff but he's promoting his music (I'd hope) with musical stuff. It's not like he's gossipping (as others mentioned) or whatever. Sounding good, too.

I think he's trying to get some relevance back. He's been truly out of the spotlight for 10 years now.

That's what all these shows are all about. Giving B List celebrities a new light.

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The outrage over this is rather silly. Until very recently I thought this show was just harmless fun, but then I read about one of the singers possibly being Kate Bush and the vitriol was off the charts. People were saying that the show is trash, beneath real artists, embarrassing, etc. Come on, get a grip [emoji849] I don't watch the show so I don't know if Kate is really a contestant but what if she is, might be doing it to pay the bills, to amuse herself or a younger relative or just for exposure. Same goes for Richie, this is a music show, a bit campy and silly, yes, but still what Richie does fot a living. Now if it was a farting competition then maybe we could say it was a bit off field (or maybe not, who knows how good he would be...). Bon Jovi have done worse while promoting their music tbh.

I hope the premise of the show is not "you are out if you are easily recognizable" or else Richie is ****ed lol. I read about this from a million sources so I knew I was going to recognize him right off the bat but I showed the clip at home (just the song, not the clues), individually to avoid any cheating, and my youngest said that it sounded quite familiar (she's terrible at names anyway), my oldest said Bon Jovi and my husband guessed Richie right away. It was that easy. We don't even listen to BJ at home, only very occasionally if a song pops up in whatever playlist we are listening to, so I'd say they are not that used to Richie's voice and still either guessed it super easily or were pretty close.

So sorry Richie... you are out! Which my kids want to see, they now very intrigued about the show and the "unmasking ceremony"

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People aren't going to guess it easily. What is the common person's reference point, his vocals in Wanted? I don't think a a hardcore fan's family guessing it easily will come close to a random person. Literally the person everyone saying it is is the wrong person.

End of the day it's a VERY popular show. It's exposure and something the band camp needs baaaadly.

It's a fun show. I've flipped through the previous editions, and some people don't know who the hell he is...so it's okay if most people don't know who Richie is when he takes off his mask. And about the riddles, the same, even Tony Hawk (Skater) participated, who the hell knew it was him?

This is just fun, and I think it's great that it has a good audience for Richie to be able to put himself out there. The version of him from Viva Las Vegas has been liked. Which is a good starting point.

FWIW: After wracking my brain for the last two days, trying to find a connection between Richie and those stupid "clues" in the jar, I had an epiphany. I was talking with a friend who suggested that the jar itself is a clue to You Give Love a Bad Name, hence "NAME the Potato". Aaannnd it dawned on me that maybe the clues aren't supposed to make sense because each one is a... BAD NAME!

I agree - it's a fun show - take it for what it is. Richie has always been up for a laugh and never taken himself too seriously. Him doing something like this is not really too far outside his box. Some people just need to lighten up!

And it's nice to have something positive and fun to look forward to in the Bon Jovi related world! Looking forward to hearing what song he's going to do next!

Wait... will he do another song? how long can he be on the show?

Yeah the Romeo and Juliet is LOVE....

Then all the nasty or BAD names ...it's so daft it's amazing. Vocals are no way in hell "live".

He's borderline flawless.

Depends on how "real" you want the show to be. My wife and I talk about this along and think the voting aspect isn't real and is based on the contestant's schedule. If it's like the American version I think it's a month or two before a second lineup is introduced. They've switched the format quite a few times though so I may be wrong.

So he shouuuuld have another 3-4 song depending on if he gets voted out or not. My money is on him getting voted out sooner rather than later unless he spent more time in the UK than we realize.