National Day Parade (NDP) organisers said they are now trying to secure the rights to perform a modified version of Lady Gaga's hit single 'Bad Romance' in the pre-parade segment.
This came after it emerged that organisers did not obtain rights to modify the lyrics even though they had secured a public performance permit for the original song.The song has become controversial on social media after a video was uploaded on YouTube, with only about 100 'likes' but more than 3,000 'dislikes' as of 4pm Wednesday.
Called the Fun Pack Song, it was first performed during last Saturday's rehearsals to introduce items in the goodie bag.
It follows the tune of 'Bad Romance' but with modified lyrics.
The YouTube video drew more than 55,000 views and more than 1,300 comments as of July 6, 4pm since it was uploaded on July 2.
In a statement, the Ministry of Defence said it did not realise that the rights obtained did not include rights to modify the lyrics of the song.
Colonel Ong Tze-Ch'in, chairman of the NDP 2011 Show Committee, said: "We're in the process of working with the recording and publishing company to try to secure the rights to modify the lyrics and until then we will not perform the song.
"We'll revert to the usual format of having the show host to announce the various Fun Pack items. Every year for NDP in the pre-parade segment, the show host always comes forward to introduce different Fun Pack items. So what we did this year is to try to do it in a fresh and light-hearted way because this year we're taking a musical concept, so we hoped for a fresh and light-hearted approach to introduce these Fun Pack items." Read More
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