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Big_Bird
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: Sometimes here sometimes there...
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 Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 9:22 pm Post subject: Is this an anti Putin song, or not? |
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This is the song that Georgia entered for this year's Eurovision, (hosted this year by Moscow). Georgia were forced to withdraw because it was claimed they had entered an anti Putin song. Georgia claimed "Bollocks, that's not so." What do you think?
Have a listen to this - haha
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"We Don't Wanna Put In"
After being placed to compete in the first semi-final on 12 May, a national final was held in Georgia to select its entry. The selected entry, Stefane & 3G with "We Don't Wanna Put In" gained coverage and controversy due to perceived political connotations within its lyrics relating to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.[59] The EBU rejected the song due to these political connotations, calling it a clear breach of the contest's rules. The EBU then asked the Georgian broadcaster Georgian Public Broadcasting (GPB) on 10 March to change either the lyrics of the song, or to select a new song to compete for the country.[60][61] GPB refused to change the lyrics or the song, claiming that the song contained no political references, and that the rejection by the EBU was due to political pressure from Russia. As such, GPB withdrew Georgia from the contest on 11 March.[62][17] The EBU has yet to make a comment on the country's withdrawal, and it is unknown how Georgia's withdrawal may affect its future participation. On 11 May the band admitted the political content of the song and their intention was just to embarrass Putin in Moscow. They also claim that the EBU banned their message from the competition.[63] |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2009
Needless to say these dreadful buggers were never going to win! |
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bacasper
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 6:18 am Post subject: |
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| It's definitely anti-Putin with plausible deniability. It cannot be proven, so it should have been allowed in the contest. |
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Big_Bird
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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The band have admitted it was an anti-Putin song.
It's one of the worst songs I've heard in a long time, hilariously cringeworthy. |
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bacasper
Joined: 26 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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If they have admitted that, then they don't have a leg to stand on.
And yes, it may be terrible musically, but I must admit that the video does make me want to "put in."
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Sergio Stefanuto
Joined: 14 May 2009
Location: UK
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| Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 1:37 am Post subject: |
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| The music is a rip-off of Disco Inferno by the Trammps. |
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soviet_man
Joined: 23 Apr 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 2:26 am Post subject: |
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| Yes - and I am ready to administer the dioxin now |
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maximmm
Joined: 01 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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Rather clever though, no?
Still, I feel like they could have done so much more with 'put in".
In the end, the biggest problem was the music. |
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