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    Is this the worst-ever NDP song?

    By Jeffrey Oon | What’s buzzing? – Wed, Jul 6, 2011
    Over the years, there may have been a few duds but this one may just take the cake.

    Imaginatively titled the "Fun Pack Song", this year's National Day Parade (NDP) ditty about -- what else but free goodie bags -- was to have been performed as part of this year's line-up.

    But the song -- which is a rip-off of Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" -- has been roundly criticised for both its lyrics and the fact that organisers failed to obtain rights to modify the lyrics of the Gaga hit.

    Said chairman of the NDP show segment Colonel Ong Tze-Ch'in in a media statement, "We did not realise that the rights obtained (to perform the song in public) did not include rights to modify the lyrics of the song. We are currently working to rectify this."

    A two-and-a-half-minute video of the song, shot during a recent rehearsal, has gone viral with over 47,000 views as of Wednesday morning.

    A comment by Horrorflicked on YouTube went, "Please, please, please don't let them use this and show the world and let people see how stupid we are." 

    Others called it a "disgrace" and "unoriginal" while comparisons were also made with JJ Lin's Youth Olympic Games anthem "You are the One". Oh yeah, you know the one.

    Watch the "Fun Pack Song" and compare.

    Lyrics of "Fun Pack Song"
    By: Haresh Sharma

    Oh o o o o o o o o
    Time for the fun pack song
    Oh o o o o o o o o
    We like the fun pack song

    Let's start with the bag
    That's right, grab your bag
    It's the fun pack bag
    Attack the fun pack

    (REPEAT)

    Hold up your flag, don't you forget
    You can wave it if you feel like it
    Let's wave the flag
    Wave wave wave
    Let's wave the flag
    Take out your light stick, it's two of a kind
    It's interactive, means you can join
    Just pretend
    Oh oh oh... It's a disco

    (SPOKEN)

    You know that I want you
    And you know that I need you
    I want a wet, wet tissue

    I want Newater and I want a cold drink
    You and me, let's share a bit
    I want a biscuit and I want a sweet
    You and me, let's share this treat

    Kopi-O o o o o o o o o
    Time for the fun pack song
    Kopi-O o o o o o o o o
    We like the fun pack song

    Let's start with the bag
    That's right, grab your bag
    It's the fun pack bag
    Attack the fun pack

    I want Newater and I want a cold drink
    You and me, let's share a bit
    I want a biscuit and I want a sweet
    You and me, let's share this treat

    Kopi-O o o o o o o o o
    Time for the fun pack song
    Kopi-O o o o o o o o o
    We like the fun pack song

    Let's start with the bag
    That's right, grab your bag
    It's the fun pack bag
    Attack the fun pack!

     
     
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    945 comments

    • dfgh
      dfgh  •  10 months ago
      Copying Lady Gaga's song is 1 issue......cheesy and lame lyrics is another....totally meaningless.
      • kenneth
        kenneth 10 months ago
        Totally.
      • Frankie
        Frankie 10 months ago
        absolutely rite! lame lyrics!
      • Liu Tuk Me
        Liu Tuk Me 10 months ago
        "Said chairman of the NDP show segment Colonel Ong Tze-Ch'in in a media statement, "We did not realise that the rights obtained (to perform the song in public) did not include rights to modify the lyrics of the song. We are currently working to rectify this."

        Like I always say, army officers no brains.
    • mike
      mike  •  10 months ago
      i am amazed and felt so shame about our country talents that such a national event we have to resort to use someone's song to re-modify lydric. you claimed to be first world nation and yet you copied such thing for national level.

      i dont know what to say!!
      • Soul
        Soul 10 months ago
        this is call singapore talent hahahahhaha so yucky
      • LuaCK
        LuaCK 10 months ago
        it's not so much about copying, they cant even do it properly.... not getting the proper license and to top it up, cant even do it tastefully. The lyric are not suitable for a National Day Event!!!
      • Locals really love FTs
        Locals really love FTs 10 months ago
        that's what happen if you don't resort to FTs........now you have to learn the hard way.
    • Darren
      Darren  •  10 months ago
      if this song goes ahead and onto this year NDP i believe many singaporeans will be so ashamed of themselves. Please do not endorse this stupid and brainless change lyrics songs. Where are our talented song writer? whoever came out with this idea need to be fired. this is so disgraceful to Singaporeans.
      • wamphoop
        wamphoop 10 months ago
        does it matter? its just a song...after all i doubt us Singaporean can be anymore ridiculed and embarrassed. This will barely touch us. We have been the nation that has been bend over and Screwed by our own. If in e future someone ask me oh where are u from..I will reply currently residing in Singapore.
      • gemini_rising
        gemini_rising 10 months ago
        It's just a song... to celebrate the pride of a nation? Just a song indeed.
      • Ai Nhi Nguyen
        Ai Nhi Nguyen 10 months ago
        Agree. So ashamed to watch and listen to it
    • Reacher
      Reacher  •  10 months ago
      Please do not allow this song to be used for National Day or for any event in Singapore.

      It is horrendous and the lyrics are unbecoming and nonsensical. If we have to be laughed at by the world, please let it be for a better reason than this. Even if we can sort out the legal rights associated with modifying the lyrics of this song, can we please drop this? This is an absolutely unmitigated disaster! I would be ashamed if I came up with this song for my kid's class concert. To think that this is to be used for celebrating National Day is quite frankly unthinkable....

      This song makes me ashamed to be Singaporean. I have seen commercial jingles which are 1000 times better...... Totally speechless....
      • RJC
        RJC 10 months ago
        Maybe it's because the song writer's doing it for free and not for commercial usage which explains why it sucks so bad?
      • KuchiKuchi Kapla Hotak
        KuchiKuchi Kapla Hotak 10 months ago
        @#$%! It could've been some FTs writing and composing it LOL!
      • Teh Hong
        Teh Hong 10 months ago
        Hi RJC, what about those that has been produced years ago. Are they paid in millions to write them? I believe they do it right from the heart and that is why it is especially good with superb quality.

        Some of my favourites include:
        1969: 5 Stars Arising
        1985: Stand Up for Singapore
        1986: Count on Me Singapore
        1987, 1988: We Are Singapore
        1990: One People, One Nation, One Singapore
        1997: Home
        1999: Moments of Magic
        1999: Together
        2003: One United People
        2006: My Island Home

        Take another look and listen to what we have in recent years.. ask ourselves where are we heading. Do we really need to produce a song every year for the sake of producing it?

        For a complete listing, kindly please refer to this website: (posted by Joe Teh)
        http://techielobang.com/blog/2010/08/09/singapore-national-songs-1969-to-2010-video-within/
    • mumkey
      mumkey  •  10 months ago
      LOL...wat a lame lyrics...can't they do any better?
      It is embarrasing....
      SCAP IT PLEASE BEFORE WE BECOME A LAUGHING STOCK
      • Locals really love FTs
        Locals really love FTs 10 months ago
        dun worry you already are....
      • Steve
        Steve 10 months ago
        Local FT:

        Yes coz of all those FTrash, and must be those FTrash who did these. FO FTrash
      • Pokemon
        Pokemon 10 months ago
        Steven - SUI!
    • CS
      CS  •  10 months ago
      I will pretend not to be a Singaporean for that day if somebody happen to ask me. I mean just for that day if they sing this song. This is too much to take, sorry.
    • Very Worried Singaporean
      Very Worried Singaporean  •  10 months ago
      In line with MG Chan's calling, I have a good idea to offer. Why don't we give local musical talents a chance next year? Organize a "NDP Song Writing Competition" to select the best locally written NDP song. Let's see how much our government can listen to constructive ideas. If you agree that this is a constructive and do-able idea, please kee chiu, fellow Singaporeans!
    • Huat ah!
      Huat ah!  •  10 months ago
      Can I sue the organising committee for the damage due to the loss of my face as a Singaporean?
    • nokia
      nokia  •  10 months ago
      This song is more of a joke!
      So far, i think the best song is "Home" sung by Kit Chan.
    • gotBullet
      gotBullet  •  10 months ago
      @#$% ???? Tasteless, disgrace, shame on the Organizers
    • a singaporean
      a singaporean  •  10 months ago
      Ha Ha , Swee Lah, How if DICK LEE were to sing this song with Mah BOW TAN
    • A Yahoo! User  •  10 months ago
      PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!! PUI!!!
      THIS IS THE WORSE SONG THAT I NEVER HEARD FOR THIS SPECIAL EVENT!!!
    • De La Nuit
      De La Nuit  •  10 months ago
      Is this for REAL?
      Shame on the head of the organization community who APPROVES the writting and performance of this song.
      What are they thinking?
      National Day Celebration not Comedy Night.
      I hope Lady Gaga sues your sorry arses for using her song and in such tasteless and unclass manner.

      A disgrace to the whole of Singapore.
    • Weoo
      Weoo  •  10 months ago
      I don't wanna go NDP parade anymore! I will shut my TV on that day and hope that NDP will pass soon....In fact, I feel sick now....
    • Jjteddy
      Jjteddy  •  10 months ago
      I heard this year the NDP Show is worst to worst....I mean where got such a lyrics to compose and sing to our country. I gonna to faint!~~****
    • Albertaro
      Albertaro  •  10 months ago
      Colonel One :' We did not realize that the right obtained did not include the rights to modify the lyrics of the song .....' This statement shows how ignorant our high ranking military officer is. We don't need a legal expert to know this simple knowledge.

      This may going to be one of the elitist candidates offered in the next election to run the country. Stand up for Singapore and sit down to watch a good show.
    • SG
      SG  •  10 months ago
      what a disgrace, is this a short cut way of doing thing for Singapore birthday, just for the sake of completing the job......please scrap it. I rather celebrate without song if organisor has run out of idea
    • Angry Bird
      Angry Bird  •  10 months ago
      Worse song ever hear. Treating us like kopi-o people, yet the feeling of waving our national flag is not one pribe to do so, rather just one feel like it only. There is no true meaning in this.

      Get your bag ????? what bag ??? Body Bag ????

      "I want a biscuit and I want a sweet" - Sound like communism idealist and dictators phrase.

      one big comment for this song "GET YOR BAG AND ZIP YOURSELF IN IT"
    • jiu
      jiu  •  10 months ago
      OMG, i played it for about 5 seconds and had to mute it.... SUCH A DISGRACE!!
    • JSL
      JSL  •  10 months ago
      Before the Colonel can die for the country, he will die from being an idiot
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