Entertainment: Reporter Kurt Enkall
The 22nd annual EuroRodent song contest degenerated into farce in the luxurious Slough Travel-Grim Hotel, Leisure Complex and Chip Shop over the weekend, when the French delegation stormed out of the competition.
Philippe Pouff, a hard rocking vole and the Gallic entry, was let down by sound technicians and
exposed as lip-synching when the song he was expecting (“Le vole est comme un tigre) was mistakenly substituted for “Ging Gang Goolie”, one of last years entries sung in Greek by a gerbil.The stage was briefly invaded by irate French hamsters who tried to improvise a guillotine whilst chanting “Killez le Directeur!!” before being cleared from the stage by security rats..
With tactical voting by some of the minor states (with no taste in music but major gas pipeline interdependencies) the final result was in the balance until the end, when unexpectedly the French entry won. Uproar ensued and world war 3 broke out as 26 other countries invaded the stage in a frenzy of fur and blood.
As tear gas and water cannons were deployed the final titles played to a black screen.
Organizers look forward to the next festival of multicultural peace, understanding, and harmony which will take place in Paris in 12 months time.
1 comment:
Terry Volegan was on form that night though!
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