Turkmen President Bans Lip Synching

[tonioseven]

Looks like trouble for Ashlee Simpson should she decide on a world tour...

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan - He has outlawed opera and ballet and railed against long hair and gold teeth, but now Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov is determined to wipe out another perceived scourge: lip synching.

Niyazov has ordered a ban on lip synching performances across the tightly controlled Central Asian nation, citing "a negative effect on the development of singing and musical art," the president's office said Tuesday.

"Unfortunately, one can see on television old voiceless singers lip-synching their old songs," Niyazov told a Cabinet meeting in comments broadcast on state TV on Tuesday. "Don't kill talents by using lip synching... Create our new culture."

Under Niyazov's order, lip synching is now prohibited at all cultural events, concerts, on television — and at private celebrations such as weddings.

Niyazov has led the former Soviet republic for 20 years, creating a vast personality cult around himself and issuing decrees regulating behavior in all walks of life.

In 2001, Niyazov banned opera and ballet as not corresponding with the national mentality. Last year, he called for young people not to get gold tooth caps and urged authorities to crack down on young men wearing beards or long hair.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050823/...p_synching_ban

[ci5ic]

All your music are belong to us!

Originally Posted by ci5ic

All your music are belong to us!

hubby has that stupid song all your base on his computer....

I think peopls should really sing. I hate it when they lip sing.

[2strokebloke]

See this is why communism doesn't work. Does anybody remember that scene from Bananas when the new leader announces his new laws: "underpants must be changed every three hours, and it must be worn on the outside so that it can be inspected" communism = silly laws.

[ThatRoundHeadedKid]

Originally Posted by karmacae

I think peopls should really sing. I hate it when they lip sing.

Spears and Lohan I think are the biggest culprits to it, not so much sure Lohan, doesnt she sing? i dont know lol

[ec437]

Originally Posted by ThatRoundHeadedKid

Spears and Lohan I think are the biggest culprits to it, not so much sure Lohan, doesnt she sing? i dont know lol

Lohan "sings" because she is marketable. Not because she can actually sing, or write music, that is what the middle aged balding white guys with protools are for. They would just have them do it, except we don't want to have sex with them, so we won't buy it until some big breasted bimbo sex symbol "sings" it.

[tonioseven]

Originally Posted by ec437

Lohan "sings" because she is marketable. Not because she can actually sing, or write music, that is what the middle aged balding white guys with protools are for. They would just have them do it, except we don't want to have sex with them, so we won't buy it until some big breasted bimbo sex symbol "sings" it.

Very well-put!

[YogsVR4]

There are some redeaming qualities to outlawing ballet and opera though

[fredjacksonsan]

Damn, now my tickets for the Constantinople Milli Vanilli show are worthless. Damn politicians!






Wait. They were worthless to start with, and the politicians actually did me a favor.

Milli Vanilli is gay

[RickwithaTbird]

what if you get busted lip synching in your car?

[bayouwolf]

Originally Posted by RickwithaTbird

busted lip synching

NOW THATS HARDCORE!!!

[jcsaleen]

Originally Posted by ci5ic

All your music are belong to us!