Office song

Yesterday, we launched our new website at work, and also celebrated the 1st birthday of another of the company's projects. The company threw a sort of mini party with a couple of bottles of Cava and some cakes to mark the day. It was the usual sort of faintly uncomfortable flop that always occurs when a group of people who work in the same firm are forced to socialise with eachother (ie they didn't give us enough Cava).

At one point, as if to encourage us to get into the party spirit, some of my colleagues encouraged a German girl to sing 'Happy Birthday'. To the project. Clearly, someone had heard that she 'can sing really well' or something. She clearly also believes this. So she sang 'Happy Birthday' in Spanish. her voice is like one of those people who tries to go on Operación Triunfo: technically, probably quite good… but not brilliant. The moment was just embarrassing enough that it it has stuck with me. it wasn't as bad as anything David Brent would do, but it gave me the most unpleasant feeling of being part of something that takes itself too seriously.

Maybe it's an English thing – maybe we don't really enjoy public displays of happiness unless they're connected to football. I don't think so… it was more justthat the mediocrity of us all was rammed home by the technically good but otherwise dull rendition of a trite and ubiquitous song on an event that meant very little to anyone in the room.

(ie – they didn't give us enough cava).

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November 3, 2005 | General 

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2 Responses to “Office song”

  1. Nick on November 3rd, 2005 7:38 pm

    I once did Tina Turner "Private Dancer" at a kareoke bar and it annoyed me that people mocked the gig. It seemed a lot of them were simply jealous although I'm not saying you were on this occasion.

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  2. adam on November 4th, 2005 11:13 am

    hahaha… I´d forgotten about that and it was hilarious mate, one of the funniest things I´ve ever seen. The look on the faces of the unsuspecting Spanish public, the place was packed as well, was absolutely classic. Great comedy moment.

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