Wednesday, June 22, 2005
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Watskeburt?

It's rare for the Dutch to pay any attention to Belgian politics, so it's nice to see two Belgian politicians have been in the limelight lately north of the border. Firstly, Foreign Minister Karel Gucht was forced to apologise for comparing the Dutch PM to Harry Potter, an easy mistake to make. Now, the flamboyant and openly gay Elio di Rupo, leader of the PS (Socialist Party) in Brussels and Wallonia, has been sampled speaking heavily-accented Dutch on the Netherlands' number one hit single, 'Watskeburt? (Wat is er gebeurd? - 'Wha' 'Appened?) by hip-hoppers De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig ('The Youth of Today'). Surreal and rather cool, you can hear the track here.

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