In the wake of the Jubilee or to quote Charlie Ringrose, as the nation goes into "Jubilation Hibernation" I have felt compelled to appreciate all things British, and its not just Liz that has been the centre of attention of recent, we must not forget the efforts of Englebert Humperdink, flying the flag for our Kingdom over in Baku for Eurovision 2012. Ok so I realise I'm a week or so late with this coverage, but i'm feeling a bit patriotic.
Ok not that patriotic. Englebert tried his best, and he didn't come last so kudos for that. However the shinning star for me this Eurovision was the entry by San Marino, sang by David Walliams Valentia Monetta, the media savvy, sure crowd pleaser "The facebook Song" In an absolute crime against humanity and all that is cheesy about Eurovision (or because their army is too small) San Marino unfortunately did not make the final, however with thanks to the internet, their genius can still be enjoyed by all. Witness the magic below.
Great? Yes It's incredible, but unfortunately the chances of victory were being ripped from the hands of San Marino even before they made the semi finals. As this song was BANNED, yep you heard me, banned, the actual entry that they brought to the table was aptly renamed "The Social Network Song" But why? I'll tell you why. Because apparently there was a particularly unsubtle plug for a certain website trending throughout the song. San Marino were given DAYS to amend this. Were they going to sacrifice a catchy chorus? No. Were they willing to buy in a new act? Hell no Were they going to waste such a high budget video and pretty face? Don't be a ridiculous! Instead San Marino used their national initiative. San Marino removed every mention of the word 'Facebook' from "The Facebook song"
follow the link to see the results. Mind blowing.
On that (auto tuned) note. I shall bid you farewell for the evening. We have Jubilee appreciation day at work tomorrow, everyone must wear red white and blue. I'll be sure to get some pics.
Speak Soon
XXX
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