Musical incompetence

Against a bright red background Prime Minister Gordon Brown spoke to the Labour Party Conference. An impressive recital of policy achievements over the last twelve years (but no mention of the Iraq war, which is one of the key reasons the party is going to lose). We saw an overhead view of the audience clapping and cheering - an odd view since it appeared that many of the women delegates were wearing red clothes the same shade as the red carpet.

Conference speech crescendos are an anthropological category worthy of more study.

At the end, during the standing ovation, "Gordon" was joined by his popular wife and they kissed and chatted and acknowledged the crowd like Akhnaten and Nefertiti at one of their audience windows.

However, just as the acclaim was approaching triumph (these sessions have an escalating format) some idiot put on "upbeat" music and we heard Heather Small bellowing out Who do you think you are, stop acting like you're some kind of star...

The delegates were clapping along as Heather was telling Gordon ...you're moving on out, it's time to break free...

Heads should roll for that musical incompetence.

Akhnaten and Nefertiti at their Window of Appearances: http://www.mfa.org/egypt/amarna/akh_tour/akh_tour_page3.html

Those lyrics:

You've done me wrong, your time is up
You took a sip (just a sip) from the devils cup.
You broke my heart, there's no way back.
Move right outta here baby.
Go and pack your bags.
Just who do you think you are?
Stop acting like some kind of star.
Just who do you think you are?
Take it like a man baby if that's what you are.

[chorus]
'Cos I'm moving on up.
You're moving on out.
Movin' on up.
Nothing can stop me.
Moving on up.
You're moving on out.
Time to break free.
Nothing can stop me,Yeah.