Brian Cox joked that ex-band's song drowned out Rishi Sunak

Professor Cox tweeted another song choice following Sunak's announcement. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA

Brian Cox, a physicist and former musician, joked that Rishi Sunak's election announcement was drowned out by his former band's hit Things Can Only Get Better.

On Wednesday, the Prime Minister made his speech in the rain outside No. 10, while the song D:Ream, used as the New Labor Party's election anthem in 1997, was played at full volume outside Downing Street.

Music played by Steve Bray, a serial Westminster protester, and 10 other pro-European Union activists.

Cox, former D:Ream keyboardist, posted a clip of the moment Prime Minister finished his speech and turned to return to Number 10 to the theme song of the American television sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Things can only get better, of course the best fitting song for today, but let me add one more to add some variety… pic.twitter.com/MZmu1YfBKm

— Brian Cox (@ProfBrianCox) May 22, 2024

Cox, who played in the bands D:Ream and Dare in the 1990s, became a professor of particle physics and rose to fame after hosting BBC TV shows including Planets and Wonders of the World. Solar System.

D:Ream's hit, which spent four weeks at number one in 1994, entered the top 10 on the iTunes chart on Thursday, peaking at number six.

Professor Cox (far left) with D:Ream in 1995. Photo: Pictorial Press Ltd/Alamy Stock Photo

Mr Sunak admitted it was «a bit wet» when he made the election announcement but said on Thursday he did not regret it. speech outside No 10 in pouring rain.

Earning a two-day tour of all four UK countries, Mr Sunak joked that he had an umbrella with him “just in case”.< /p> < p lang='en' dir='ltr'>«Things Can Only Get Better» is of course the most appropriate song for today, but let me add one more to add some variety… pic.twitter.com/MZmu1YfBKm

— Brian Cox (@ProfBrianCox), May 22, 2024

«I'm not going to deny it was a bit damp,» Mr Sunak laughed on LBC Radio.

«I'm not one for fair weather.

» I really believe in the traditions of our country. And when you make a statement of this magnitude as Prime Minister, I think you need to do it the traditional way, rain or shine, in front of the steps of Downing Street.”