VIDEO....A
capture from Namewee's clip in which he lamented Chong Wei's loss and
threatened Lin Dan with a punch-up.
NAMEWEE just can't get a
break, can he? The unfolding drama and fallout after his YouTube rant against
world number one badminton superstar and two-time Olympic gold medallist Lin
Dan, who defeated Lee Chong Wei at the London Games, continues unabated even
after two weeks.
In a case of tit for tat, a
former journalist from China has posted his own video on the Internet, taking
the music from a rock song made popular by the double act Phoenix Legend, and
writing his own lyrics to it—albeit in a more satirical and humorous manner,
minus the profanities found in Namewee's video.
Liu Dongdong—a name that
would make anyone smile—produced the clip that's translated as I Come From The
Prairie, and which has been viewed close to a million times since it was posted
on ifeng.com last Friday 10th August. A YouTube version has attracted almost
50,000 hits as of Monday 13th August.
A loose translation of the
lyrics reads:
"Heard you're very
cocky/ Use songs to pour out indignations/ Open the video clip/ Cluttered with
foul odour/ Why the scolding?/ Idol lost in competition/ You're very
narrow-minded/ Take thing too hard."
"Take part in Olympic
games/ There's victory, there's failure/ Chong Wei hadn't express anything/ And
you're there talking nonsense/ See Lin Dan win/ The world cheers for him/ Urge
you to delete the clip/ Don't mess around."
"Last time you
boycotted the outside world/ A small countryman's mindset/ Now you’re stepping
in chaos/ Selling your dignity/ Your little talent/ Better don't show off/
Otherwise if I hit/ Tens of thousands of peach blossoms bloom."
"I acknowledge your
talent/ The music is not bad/ But you shouldn't insult other people/ Your
vulgarities blown into the sea by wind/ Many fishes died of poisoning/ If you
know your mistake and correct it/ You're considered a good person."
Chinese and Malaysia
netizens have given the thumbs up to Dongdong's little ditty, while Namewee's
video continues to draw backfire from both groups.
In an effort to stem the
tide of vitriol aimed at him, Namewee posted an apology on Facebook, saying,
"I'm just letting off my dissatisfaction as a fan. It's normal when the
person you supported lost in a match."
Responding to calls by the
people to boycott his new movie, Hantu Gangster, with opened last week to good
reviews, Namewee said: "They're just netizens, not the government.
Netizens can boycott anything."
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