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Saturday, January 26, 2008

Singapore Complaints Choir kena complain ah?

Update from The Necessary Stage:

"URGENT Saturday 26th - We've just gotten news about our license application for THE COMPLAINTS CHOIR PROJECT (performances at various public spaces today). While we were given a license, this is a conditional one - no foreigners (i.e. a handful of the participants, the artists themselves and our conductor) are allowed to perform with the Choir. This is across the board and not only applicable for Speaker's Corner (which has a regulation that states that non-Singaporeans aren't allowed to perform there)."

So looks like the Gahmen really dowan foreigners to even bloody SING complaints about Singapore in Singapore then.

Ya, wait the Singaporeans hear such seditious songs they will be influenced and take to the streets. We must protect our citizens from such foreign influence and their evil songs.


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Heard this news about the Singapore Complaints Choir (seen here in a Channel NewsAsia report). Dunno if it is true or not:

Just heard from a friend that the police showed up at the last rehearsal of the Singapore Complaints Choir, part of the Fringe Festival. They've banned foreigners from singing in the choir -- this includes the director, who had flown from Finland! The police have also canceled the Speakers Corner performance of the complaints choir, and it looks like without the director (and the conductor, who is Malaysian), the entire show has in effect been shut down.

If true, maybe the foreign singers of this choir were deemed to be "meddling in domestic politics with a foreign agenda".

Eh, you think you are singing it means you can come here and meddle-meddle our politics ah? Cannot unnerstand? Gahmen dun care you say it, write it, or sing it one.

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Exactly.

We don't mind these foreigners come here to work, buy houses, marry local women....

but

to meddle with our local politics is a big no-no.


They better learn how to behave themselves when come to Singapore. But no matter what, Singapore is still a fine city.

Posted by: Deceased | Jan 26, 2008 12:11:02 AM

I just organized a gathering to catch the performance...

now i want to complain.

Posted by: chillycraps | Jan 26, 2008 6:27:52 AM

It's true! I'm positively mad about this! The performances can only be held at the Chamber at the Arts House. The confirmed times are at 3pm and 6pm on both Sat 26th Jan and Sun 27th Jan.

Posted by: NAY | Jan 26, 2008 9:35:31 AM

The performance times are 3pm and 6.30pm at The Arts House Chamber. To obtain invites, interested audience members can email info@singaporefringe.com or call The Complaints Choir Hotline at 96907453. Cheers

Posted by: xx | Jan 27, 2008 12:45:33 AM

I thot they would be sent to the now-defunct speaker's corner to sing... haha

Anyway, check out http://toptensingapore.blogspot.com/

Posted by: Top Ten Master | Jan 27, 2008 12:59:53 AM

Would i be able to catch it on YouTube? I wish i can go:(

Posted by: tl | Jan 27, 2008 2:34:18 AM

So will they be amending their lyrics to add this into the complains?

Posted by: DK | Jan 27, 2008 12:47:53 PM

=(

http://uk.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUKSIN6721820080126

Posted by: Hai~Ren | Jan 27, 2008 4:00:56 PM

I gong gong dragged my friend to Speakers'Corner to find The Complaint Choir missing! I oso wanna complain!

Hey Mr Brown, will you consider doing A Complaint Choir podcast? Will be lots of fun.

Posted by: J | Jan 27, 2008 11:45:19 PM

The police are looking far ahead.

If there are foreigners present, will the police still be able to intimidate locals like this?

http://www.yawningbread.org/arch_2006/pic-651f.jpg

http://www.yawningbread.org/arch_2006/pic-651d.jpg

Imagine the international PR disaster should they use the same modus operandi on foreigners!

Posted by: blind | Jan 28, 2008 9:54:28 AM

Oh,thanks MDA for saving us from such dangerous insidious singing!

An unedited version from a private performance is available here. Dangerous stuff...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0ZY4Bn6q2s

And a complete video of the Helsinki events here. Poor Finns, I guess they are rioting now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATXV3DzKv68

Posted by: Anders | Jan 28, 2008 11:31:46 AM

why foreigners can't complain on Singapore govt?

Foreigners came all the way from around the world to contribute tallents to Singapore. Singapore govt is just so scared of losing foreign tallents, so they wont let it is spread around the world that the actual fact: Singapore sux..

Posted by: handsome | Feb 2, 2008 3:15:07 AM

Funny.

Banning foreigners from singing.

And to think that Singapore was created from the work of foreigners coming in.

Posted by: Parang Boi | Feb 12, 2008 1:36:44 AM

I hope they will stage and film it privately then post on Youtube. It'll definitely reach a wider audience. What a waste of hard work and honest opinion otherwise.

Posted by: Jac | Feb 17, 2008 2:34:17 AM

To Hai~Ren:
that article link you posted:
http://uk.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUKSIN6721820080126

"The city-state is frequently criticized by human rights groups for its restrictions on expression and the media."

It should be "The city-state is frequently criticized by human rights groups and locals for its restrictions on expression and the media."

Posted by: Jac | Feb 17, 2008 2:39:07 AM

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