Comments on: Congratulations, and celebrations – I want the whole wide world to know that I'm as happy as can be!

By: Lynne

Lynne — Mon, 09 May 2011 19:00:50 +0000

Clearly youhave not followed Sir Cliff Richard many various styles of singing, or his charity work for which he received a knighthood for his ‘tireless charity work; his practical support for good causes; his religious beliefs You can ONLYremember ‘Congratulations’!!!!!!!!!!!!!..

Is the Palma D’Oro Peace Award that is being presented not for his ‘tireless charity work’??? Is he not being given the title of Cultual Ambassador in view of Valletta’s role as the European Capital of Culture in 2018. The is noted as being given to ‘outstanding FOREIGN personalities’………53 years in the music business with a place in the UK charts over the decades’ surely that qualifies. Surely the MALTESE opera singer Jospeph Calleja is not considered to be ‘foreign’!

I feel sorry that as a Maltese person you feel you are a “Lower Middle Class Chav Nation with lower middle class values all the way”. How insulting to the Maltese people!

By: Oh dear

Oh dear — Fri, 06 May 2011 10:48:26 +0000

It seems no one’s thought about the significance of being represented by a pimped-up has-been in a wig. Haven’t we been there before?

By: ciccio2011

ciccio2011 — Thu, 05 May 2011 20:04:35 +0000

They must have thought that being edgy means something related to cliffs.
But I agree with you that Cliff Richards represents chavdom. In fact, I am surprised you did not mention the fact that a lot of his popularity with the song Congratulations came from his participation in the Eurovision, the Chav’s Event of the Year.

By: Reuben Scicluna

Reuben Scicluna — Thu, 05 May 2011 18:36:47 +0000

Honest question: When do you say that religiosity is a lower middle class value, do you mean an “exaggerated but unexplainable” attraction to religious – Catholic – imagery and rituals?

[Daphne – It’s hard to explain, so I won’t even try. ]

By: Kenneth Cassar

Kenneth Cassar — Thu, 05 May 2011 18:34:11 +0000

Please, please, tell me it’s a joke.

[Daphne – http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110504/local/cliff-richard-to-be-namedvalletta-cultural-ambassador.363599 ]

By: Farrugia

Farrugia — Thu, 05 May 2011 17:22:35 +0000

I believe that the Maltese opera singer Joseph Calleja should have been nominated Valletta’s cultural amabassador. Of course, that could never have happened because he was criticial of the roofless opera house (or theatre?), part of the Renzo Piano ‘plan’ for Valletta.

So, in line with traditional Maltese intolerance (isn’t government beginnig to resemble some village festa committee?) Calleja could not have been a candidate to such a prestigous post even if he is more truly representative of Malta and Valletta’s old operatic tradition.

By: H.P. Baxxter

H.P. Baxxter — Thu, 05 May 2011 13:33:24 +0000

In reply to El Topo.

No. Let’s have them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=227m9lw5CcI

A new Brand Malta.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 05 May 2011 13:29:51 +0000

Branding Valletta as edgy? Give me a break! Renzo Piano knows what he’s doing – it’s payback time! Having given Malta a masterplan in the 80’s/90’s , he is now taking the money and running by offering one of the blandest nonexistent designs. Perfectly suited to our bland politicians and Maltese tastes.This is no shard

By: El Topo

El Topo — Thu, 05 May 2011 12:17:40 +0000

Can we have this one for the Notte Biancas?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2hz8va9tZ8