Comments on: TOC Report: Bureacratic muddle leads to canning of International Fringe Festival event

By: A Non-Citizen’s Constitutional (Non-)Right to Freedom of Speech in Singapore « la nausée

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:37:28 +0000

[...] Complaints Choir The Choir, having had its lyrics approved by the MDA, sought a PEA licence to perform publicly. The police said they would grant a licence only if the foreigners stepped out. The Choir then decided to perform only privately. See theonlinecitizen, “TOC Report: Bureacratic muddle leads to canning of International Fringe Festival event”. [...]

By: SGDaily Roundup: Week 5 « The Singapore Daily

SGDaily Roundup: Week 5 « The Singapore Daily — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:48:11 +0000

[...] Complaints Choir Banned – Baloney and Balls: What? – The Online Citizen: Bureacratic muddle leads to canning of International Fringe Festival event – Die neue Welle: Tales of Mr. Tan VI – The Complain Choir – Ong Jiin Joo: Add one more lyric: [...]

By: Freedom to be a Complain King « Celluloid Reality(s)

Freedom to be a Complain King « Celluloid Reality(s) — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:44:50 +0000

[...] Old Parliament House sans the Finnish professional singers and the Malaysian conductor. This TOC article has the lyrics to the Singapore leg of the Choir as [...]

By: guojun

guojun — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:43:49 +0000

No lah, MPs would have turned up…what police?

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:49:07 +0000

Singaporean to me (a foreigner): “So how do you find Singapore?”

We have to be really careful about the answer! It is a trick question! My American friend explained how to answer correctly:

1. Never say that you like Singapore, because that irritates Singaporeans who are unhappy about their lives, or who imagine that Westerners get better treatment than them
2. Never say that you don’t like Singapore, because sensitive Singaporeans will feel insulted and proceed to complain about the West. How dare you! America got so many guns one.
3. So, pick an inconsequential thing to complain about like this: “Singapore is all right, except it is too hot sometimes.” Then, the Singaporean will smile and nod!

By: Alan Wong

Alan Wong — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:41:15 +0000

I suppose the Police would have allowed the foreigners to proceed if their choir had sung praises instead of complaints.

“Anything I can, whatever you cannot” such is the double standards of our Gahmen.

By: Youtuber

Youtuber — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:11:02 +0000

The unedited live footage of one of the private performances can be found here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=x0ZY4Bn6q2s

By: VIDEO: Complaints Choir of Singapore - Live « Pseudonymity

VIDEO: Complaints Choir of Singapore - Live « Pseudonymity — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:45:17 +0000

[...] The Complaints Choir Singapore Lyrics (Source: TOC) [...]

By: CelluloidReality

CelluloidReality — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:14:37 +0000

Farnee, there’s too much double standards applied in this nation.

By: Sick of All This Shit

Sick of All This Shit — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:52:16 +0000

I think the point being made here has been lost on some people.It is not about foreigners criticising Singapore. The lyrics are made up of complaints made by Singaporeans about Singapore.It is about Singaporeans speaking up about Singapore. It is about a need for cartharsis in this screwed up place we have to call home. Even Russia allows this group to perform.God, we are even worse than Putin’s Russia.