cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/67464802

cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/32297564

Ich poste eigentlich keine Sportereignisse, aber das hat im Vorfeld eine politische Dimension bekommen:

Belgien hat gegen USA 4:1 gewonnen.

Relevant: https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49277378/usmnt-folarin-balogun-red-card-suspended-belgium

I’m ashamed that only now I discovered Hugo Raspoet, and saddened that he died in 2018. A most underrated Belgian forward-thinking artist, bashing the church and media before it was safe to do so, with stunning lyricism.

His song Evviva Il Papa caused such uproar that public media refused to play it and cops removed him from a stage when he disobeyed orders to not perform it.

It’s weird to miss someone you never knew existed a week ago.

“In 1969, his song “Evviva Il Papa” caused controversy because it attacked both the Pope as well as the Vatican. It was banned from radio and TV airplay and Raspoet was often forbidden to perform it on stage. When he ignored the ban and tried to perform it one time in Borgerhout the police forced him to leave the stage . Johan Anthierens, who had a radio show about chanson, protested the ban by not playing the record on the air, but reading its lyrics for the listeners. He was still fired nevertheless.” ―Wikipedia

[This is a copy-paste from my Mastodon post.]

The previously unpublished photos emerged in an online auction, sparking outrage

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/55538640

Naturally the jerk is only doing this for the Homefront, maga couldn’t find Belgium on a map, so now the USA believes all of Europe is anti-Semitic.

To have some extra input here for a local community, let’s share some Belgian music tips! Classics that everyone should know, obscure gems, your own creations,…

Try to limit yourself to like one song per artist 😉 but I’m not the boss of you