{"id":476,"date":"2008-02-25T10:46:31","date_gmt":"2008-02-25T09:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tinyplanetblog.com\/?p=476"},"modified":"2008-02-25T10:46:31","modified_gmt":"2008-02-25T09:46:31","slug":"oh-for-flocks-sake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tinyplanetblog.com\/?p=476","title":{"rendered":"Oh for flock's sake"},"content":{"rendered":"

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People of Ireland, have you no shame? Or have you not a care for what the world thinks of you?<\/p>\n

It was perhaps inevitable that Dustin the Turkey — a puppet who has released several albums — would be voted the nation’s entrant to the Eurovision song contest. As well as it just being a sense of mischief, we did choose John “Hasn’t a Note In His Head” Aldridge as winner in a celebrity singing show.<\/p>\n

Dustin’s entry is a parody of the Eurovision<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Composed by Darren Smith and Simon Fine, the tune draws strongly on the campness of the Eurovision contest, which has become notorious in recent years for its tactical geopolitical voting.<\/p>\n

“Shake your feathers and pop your beak, shake it to the west and to the east,” crooned Dustin in Limerick’s University Concert Hall.<\/p>\n

“Wave Euro-hands and Euro-feet, wave them in the air to the turkey beat.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And it gets better<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Dustin\u2019s song urges voters to \u201cgive douze points to Ireland\u201d for its lowlands and its highlands, for Terry Wogan\u2019s wig and Bono\u2019s leather pants.<\/p>\n

It says: \u201cWe brought you Guinness and Westlife, 800 years of war and strife, but we all apologise for Riverdance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bookmakers William Hill have installed Dustin as 10-1 favourite to win. Their Irish spokesman Tony Kenny said: \u201cA singing turkey will possibly be one of the most bizarre things that a Eurovision audience will ever see. He\u2019ll go to Belgrade on a wing and a prayer and, fingers crossed, he\u2019ll ruffle a few feathers when he gets there.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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