Weird. Really weird.
I have no idea whether David Miliband has much of a singing voice, but as far as I know, he has not attempted to give foreign policy a nudge via the medium of song. Perhaps, or perhaps not, he could learn from the example of Bernard Kouchner, his French counterpart:
"Bernard Kouchner...and his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier, accepted the offer to sing with the Turkish-German R’n’B singer Muhabbet. Aim of the game: to promote Franco-German harmony and the integration of the Turkish minority in Germany".
Those of my readers who also suffer from being older than dirt and/or having an unhealthy interest in political trivia might recall that Neil Kinnock had a go at getting down with the kids by way of appearing in a promotional video for Tracey Ullman's take on the Madness song 'My Girl' back in 1984. And thanks to YouTube, here it is. Those with a taste for neither 80s hairdos nor amateurish synchronised dancing can skip to circa two minutes in where Kinnock appears. He does not sing, so be grateful.
"Bernard Kouchner...and his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier, accepted the offer to sing with the Turkish-German R’n’B singer Muhabbet. Aim of the game: to promote Franco-German harmony and the integration of the Turkish minority in Germany".
Those of my readers who also suffer from being older than dirt and/or having an unhealthy interest in political trivia might recall that Neil Kinnock had a go at getting down with the kids by way of appearing in a promotional video for Tracey Ullman's take on the Madness song 'My Girl' back in 1984. And thanks to YouTube, here it is. Those with a taste for neither 80s hairdos nor amateurish synchronised dancing can skip to circa two minutes in where Kinnock appears. He does not sing, so be grateful.
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They don't look like complete dickheads as Kinnock did. Thank goodness he never became PM.
Waiting for a post on plans for Croydon's Emerald Necklace ... don't keep us waiting.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2209931,00.html
I'll give it a mull.
The only folk I know with Pudsey connections are fairly mild-mannered individuals.....
Well, at least there was never a chance of Bliar and Brown doing a solo of 'I Got You Babe'.
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