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 Eurovision: German entry proves country does have sense of humour 25 May 2003 The debate over whether or not German people have a sense of humour moved closer to a resolution last night as the Eurovision Song Content was broadcast across Europe. The contest, which sees competitors from countries across the continent competing to see which have the worst singers, is the historic home of badly-written, badly-sung and embarrassingly badly-performed songs, but this year the Germans had a genre-busting submission. Rejecting the usual plan of putting up a group of no-hopers in lederhosen to sing folk music, this year Germany entered a group of "artists" that can only be described as "Lou". Featuring such memorable lines as "Let's get happy and let's be gay/All our troubles they will fade away" and "Dub du dubn da dap da – yeah", it has come in for criticism from the right-wing media in the UK. "It is outrageous that a song that blatantly promotes homosexuality can be broadcast on television across Europe," ranted several Mail on Sunday columnists today. "This is just another example of the low moral values of Europeans compared to our own society. The BBC should apologise to the British public for airing such appalling tripe and the government should act to ensure that this does not happen again. Indeed, the Culture Secretary should strongly condemn the BBC and [continues for another 23 pages]." However, music experts have recognised the song for what it is: a hilarious joke. "This has to be the best Eurovision joke in recent years," said Q journalist Doug Ramsbottom. "It really was side-splitting stuff. I hate to say this, but the Germans should have won by a mile." Meanwhile, as the Mail columnists' home guard hurtled head-long towards the back of the paper with its rant, one columnist finished his anti-gays-on-TV rant with this thought-provoking conclusion: "That TATU were a bit of alright, weren't they?" Related articles New tidal wave of immigration wiping out Britain's culture 4 Jan 2007
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