Mad Eyed Screamer
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MCFCinUSA said:gordondaviesmoustache said:Mad Eyed Screamer said:http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1487275_morrissey-tells-concert-audience-in-argentina-the-falkland-islands-belong-to-you
Former Smiths frontman Morrissey has waded into the row over the Falkland Islands telling the audience at an Argentinian gig that they "belong to you". The singer, who counts Prime Minister David Cameron among his fans, made the remarks during a concert in Cordoba, Argentina, yesterday. He said: "You know of course the Malvinas Islands, everybody knows they belong to Argentina so please do not blame the British people, we know the islands belong to you". He is the latest in a line of celebrities to voice their opinion amid heightened tensions between Britain and Argentina over the islands, which led to the two nations going to war in 1982. Earlier this week, former Pink Floyd star Roger Waters said the islands should belong to Argentina, according to a TV presenter who interviewed him. Chilean host Amaro Gomez-Pablos claimed 68-year-old Waters made the comments in an interview. Waters has taken a strong anti-war stance for many years and aired his opposition to the Falklands War in Floyd's 1983 album The Final Cut. The bass player, who was just five months old when the father he never met was killed during the Second World War, was in Chile to perform a live version of The Wall, which has a strong anti-conflict theme. Gomez-Pablos - an anchor for Chile's public broadcaster TVN - said Waters told him: "The Falklands are Argentinian." Last week, US actor and director Sean Penn aired his views on the subject. He said the UK should join in UN-sponsored talks, adding: "I think that the world today is not going to tolerate any kind of ludicrous and archaic commitment to colonialist ideology." Morrissey has consistently courted controversy throughout his career criticising fellow singers and including a track called Margaret on the Guillotine - in which he mused about the execution of Baroness Thatcher - on his solo debut album in 1988
I'm hardly a Little Englander imperialist, but I believe The Falklands have been British since 1812, which is far longer than Texas has been part of the USA, for example. Perhaps he could point that out next time he's doing a gig in Mexico City.
Morrissey is a dreary **** and whilst I know this will offend many on here, his music is shit, as is his taste in food ;-)
I think you're pretty on the money here, although dreary is a little too kind.
he's also a plastic sell-out.
He's just announced 2 gigs in Hawaii in May..... $750 (£500) return flights from Boston..... sorely tempted.....
