Healing power of music fails to save world*

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Serbia-Montenegro in pop song row



Tensions between Serbia and Montenegro have spilled over into the Eurovision song contest, which has a history of intense national rivalry.

An argument is raging over which band should represent the federation of Serbia and Montenegro in the contest. A Montenegrin boy band called No Name won a televised competition in Belgrade to choose the best song - but they were booed by the audience, who cried foul. The Montenegrin judges on the panel were accused of tactical voting.

After the vote on Saturday night the band took to the stage to sing their winning song again, but in the face of the mainly Serb audience's hostility, they soon gave up without having sung a note. The Serb runners-up, Flamingoes, then appeared to the clear delight of the audience.

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* No. 2 in an occasional series, after strictlytrue ran No. 1: "Smelly, unkempt man fails to save world".

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I spotted this story and did, indeed, think of you. I hope i_jobot has seen it, too.

Thanks for the props, BTW.