Mad hatters

Ha ha ha. Yepp, here it is, Latvia's infamous 2007 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest, "Questa notte". The band, Bonaparti.lv, consisted of six men in large hats singing a pseudo-opera tune in Italian. Geezus, what's wrong with Latvian?

The original songwriter, a certain Kjell Jennstig, was Swedish. No big deal in itself, but Swedish media went mustang when his dud of a song got more points than the Swedish entry, "The Worrying Kind", performed by The Ark. Poor Jennstig was branded almost as a national traitor! At the time, The Ark was one of Sweden's most popular bands and the media actually expected them to win the Eurovision Song Contest - an event notorious only for its unpredictability (and dangerous duds). Of course, Jennstig simply told the crazed press to take a hike.

To be honest, "Questa notte" isn't a particularly good song (The Ark's "The Worrying Kind" really is better), but yeah, when I want to feel provocative and dangerous, I actually listen to these unforgettable mad hatters. I suppose I have to end by saying: Hats off for Latvia, all six of them!