Posted by admin on 11 May 2006 | Tagged as: Eurovision, protest
Iceland’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest is causing ripples. The song, “Congratulations”, is sung by Sylvia Night, a fictional character created by actress Agusta Eva. The song contains the line, “I’ll fucking win”. The organisers, EBU, have formally warned that if she sings the song on the night, Iceland will be breaching two rules. [...]
Posted by admin on 04 May 2006 | Tagged as: tribute
This sounds real interesting. One of France’s most distinguished chansonniers was George Brassens, a man that sang gentle songs with an acoustic guitar. It turns out that he had many fans in a very unlikely location: Africa. Cameroon singer Kristo Numpuby is bringing it all back home when he appears this weekend in Pierrefitte near [...]
Posted by admin on 03 May 2006 | Tagged as: news
Here’s an oddity. I wrote a song with Marka many moons ago, which he just recently dusted off and turned into a hybrid bossa. He also added French lyrics to add a little “je ne sais quoi”, keeping the title “Open Your Eyes”. Train-spotters might find it in a previous version called “Miss Understanding”, from [...]