Hello all,
I was wondering, after seeing Peter Garrett leading the band Midnight Oil at a big fundraising concert for Australia's bushfire victims .... how many countries are there where ex-band members have become part of the ruling government of their country?
Peter Garrett is the Australian Environment Minister in the Government formed by Kevin Rudd.
Has this happened anywhere else?
Midnight Oil "Beds are Burning":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10BbpGKLXqk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
metta
Chris
Ex-Band members who become Government Ministers?
Ex-Band members who become Government Ministers?
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Re: Ex-Band members who become Government Ministers?
Greetings Chris,
Ever heard of Cicciolina?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicciolina" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Metta,
Retro.
Ever heard of Cicciolina?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicciolina" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Metta,
Retro.
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Re: Ex-Band members who become Government Ministers?
Holy Smokes!!!!!!!
Peter Garrett is just too, too tame!
The Lead Singer
The Minister for the Environment
Midnight Oil - Beds are Burning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10BbpGKL ... re=related" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
with thunder-struck metta,
Chris
Peter Garrett is just too, too tame!
The Lead Singer
The Minister for the Environment
Midnight Oil - Beds are Burning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10BbpGKL ... re=related" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
with thunder-struck metta,
Chris
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---Worry is the Interest, paid in advance, on a debt you may never owe---
---It's not what happens to you in life that is important ~ it's what you do with it ---
---Worry is the Interest, paid in advance, on a debt you may never owe---
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Re: Ex-Band members who become Government Ministers?
No pop hits that I recall but I think he composed some music for at least one movie soundtrack.
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Re: Ex-Band members who become Government Ministers?
well we had ronald reagon.. an actor (sic) whp probably sang in some of those old films... and sonny bono was a congressman
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Re: Ex-Band members who become Government Ministers?
Hi,
Krzysztof Cugowski, lead singer of a band called Budka Suflera, was a senator in Poland two years ago.
Lead singer:
Senator:
Song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlw1F6z1M9o" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Krzysztof Cugowski, lead singer of a band called Budka Suflera, was a senator in Poland two years ago.
Lead singer:
Senator:
Song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlw1F6z1M9o" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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