So a buddy of mine was part of The Complaint Choir Singapore,
part of the M1 Fringe Fest this year.
And we were proud to have been part of it.
In the audience of course.*applause*
Well done sheri! ;) Unfortunately,
"All public performances of the Complaints Choir of Singapore have been cancelled.
The Singaporean authorities did not want to issue a permission for public
performances if foreign choir members wouldn't leave the choir. The choir
has few members who are permanently living in Singapore but who are not
Citizens. The Malaysian born choir conductor and the artists Tellervo Kalleinen
& Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen weren´t given a permission to perform either."
Hence, it became a private event.
What a pity. What a waste.
But for all who missed it, here you go.
THE COMPLAINTS CHOIR SINGAPORE LYRICS
We get fined for almost everything
Drivers won’t ‘give chance’ when you want to ‘change lane’
The indoors are cold, the outdoors are hot;
And the humid air, it wrecks my hair
Those answering machines always make you hold
Only to hang up on you
When a pregnant lady gets on the train
Everyone pretends to be asleep
I’m stuck with my parents till I’m 35
Cause I can’t apply for HDB
We don’t recycle any plastic bags
But we purify our pee
*chorus:
What’s wrong with Singapore?
Losing always makes me feel so sore
Cause if you’re not the best
Then you’re just one of the rest
My oh my Singapore
What exactly are we voting for?
What’s not expressly permitted
is prohibited
“Ooh”
When I’m hungry at the food court, I see
People ‘chope’ seats with their tissue paper
To the aunty staying upstairs:
Your laundry’s dripping on my bed sheets
Please don’t squat on the toilet seats
And don’t clip your nails on MRT
Stray cats get into noisy affairs
At night my neighbor makes weird animal sounds
People put on fake accents to sound posh
And queue up 3 hours for donuts
Will I ever live till eighty five
to collect my CPF?
*chorus
Singaporeans too kiasu! (so scared to lose)
Singaporeans too kiasi! (so scared o die)
Singaporeans too kiabor!(scared of their wives)
Maybe we’re just too stressed out! (even the kids)
“Ooh”
Old National Library was replaced by an ugly tunnel
Singaporean men can’t take independent women
People blow their nose into the swimming pool
And fall asleep on my shoulder in the train
Singapore’s national bird is the crane (the one with yellow steel girders)
Real estate agents’ leaflets clogging up my mailbox (en bloc, en bloc; en bloc, en bloc)
Why can’t we be buried when we die?
No one wants to climb Bukit Timah with me
*chorus
“Ooh”
There are not enough public holidays
My neighbor sings KTV all night
Wedding dinners never start on time
My hair is always cut shorter than I want
Channel 5 commercials are way too long
Why do men turn bad?
*At first it was to speak more mandarin
Then it was to speak proper English
What’s wrong with my powderful Singlish?
People sit down during rock concerts
We have to pay for tap water at restaurants
ERP gantries are everywhere
But I can still see traffic jams on the road
All the bus stops have tilted benches to keep you off balance
*chorus
Upon which leads to a few complaints myself:
1) Terminal 3 sucks! After all the hype, my folks & i took the liberty of
driving down to have a look, only to be appalled & swept by disgust.
Well...at least the underground mall sucked. The building on top was
still aesthetically impressive. BAH!
2) Wobbly heels = a minor fall = small abrasion = swelling = a slight sprain = can't run
3) PMS = Binges = Weight Gain
Hmmm. Shall stop before the list floods beyond the screen.
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