Posted on 09/06/2006 2:14:36 AM PDT by tlb
PARIS, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Passengers on a flight from France to Mauritius have filed suit against Air France after musician Bonnie Tyler performed a song at the request of the co-pilot.
The passengers, believed to be Belgian, complained to the airline after the Welsh singer performed part of her 1983 hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart" at the request of the co-pilot, who retired after the flight, The Mail on Sunday reported.
The complaining passengers reportedly claimed they were traumatized by the experience and had feared for their safety during the celebration. The complaint eventually escalated into a legal dispute.
An Air France official said: "The claim against Air France, which it completely rejects, is that the celebrations got more and more unruly and came to a climax when Bonnie sang.
"Air France is saying that any suggestion there was anything more than a few slaps on the back for the co-pilot is nonsense, and it completely rejects the claims that the passengers were at any sort of risk."
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Great. Now the french have surrendered to Bonnie Tyler.
Could have been worse. Could have been Celine Dion screeching that horrid Titanic song.
The passengers, believed to be Belgian...
I think that Belgians probably live in a constant state of paranoia...
"The Belgian army," says Fox News Channel’s John Gibson, "is well known to be too old and too fat to fight anything. It has no interest in going off to war. It employs so many people in do-nothing jobs that it can’t afford any real military equipment anyway."
"The Belgian army," Gibson adds, "is unionized…. Its unions strike for more vacation, higher pay, better perks. Nobody leaves the army because life there is too good, and the union won’t let the government kick anyone out until each person is primed for a fat retirement.
"So if you were wondering why these guys won’t fight or even assume a threatening posture," Gibson continues, "it’s because they’re too old and fat from feeding at the pubic trough…and have trouble enough fighting bad breath, never mind a real enemy soldier."
When I saw the title I thought she had frightened them by singing her other hit - "Lost in France"...
Well it could have been STEVEN Tyler singing 'Walk This Way'. but acappella, it wouldn't have done it either.
It was probably the troupe of semi-naked, sweaty, dancing school boys that really disturbed them.
[yes, I am an MTV Gen-Xer].....:D
Perfectly understandable.
I can attest to this.
We had Belgium soldiers at Ramstein AB in Germany. They "worked" NATO AIRNORTH and other places on the base.
They had their own club, which had fantastic food. At about 1000 each day, they would go to their club to start drinking before lunch. They would drink, then eat, then drink some more. And that was about the extent of their day.
It was remarkable to see a Sgt in his 50's who was 100+ lbs overweight walking around with long hair, a bear and mustache, and wearing the biggest uniform they made. Their biggest project was remodeling the kitchen in their offices (I am not exaggerating).
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Walking next to him you would see a very sharp American or German soldier or Airman, in their 20's, incredibly fit, looking like they could pose for a Playgirl calendar.
walked around with a bear?
She sang off key
I freaking HATE that song, so I clearly see the problem here.
[Bonnie Tyler? I have no idea who that is.]
Total Eclipse of the Heart?
Holding out for a Hero?
She had a couple of great songs. She sang in the style of Pat Benetar, raspy, loud, emotional ballads.
Sorry, I like her. I like Pat too. ];o)
Could have been worse.
Sorry, Ten, I really don't know who she is and I don't know those songs. I admit that I live in jungle and don't even try to keep up. Bonnie Franklin can't sing. She thinks she can, but she can't.
In Belgium, military unions are as powerful as anywhere on the Continent. On King Albert's birthday last June, a holiday for the Belgian military, unions deployed thousands of soldiers to Brussels to demand a raise in vacation pay. Soldiers chanted, drank beer and banged their aluminum mess bowls. "Show me the money," one officer shouted to a passing police van. The protest grew so rowdy that police cooled demonstrators off with a water cannon. But it was a success: An emergency session of the Belgian cabinet agreed to give soldiers -- already eligible for six weeks' annual vacation -- a raise in holiday benefits valued at about $500 each.
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