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Serving Kant
It wouldn’t be the annual Eurovision Song Contest without some sort of controversy. Most years the controversy is political in nature. The 2025 contest was no different in this regard, but in addition to the usual political rhubarb, this year’s contest saw a dispute over a certain four-letter word in lyrics of one of the entries.
The song in question was Malta’s entry in the contest: “Serving,” originally titled “Kant,” performed by Maltese singer Miriana Conte and written by Conte, Benjamin “BNJI” Schmid, Sarah Evelyn Fuller, and Matthew “Muxu” Mercieca. The song was released in January 2025.
The original lyrics to the song’s chorus are:
Why should we lеt other people dеcide
When we could be havin’ the time of our lives?
Let down your walls, come and dance to my vibe
I do it all the time, yeah, I do it all the time
Serving kant
(La-la-la-la-la-la-la)
Do-re-mi-fa-s-s-serving kant
(La-la-la-la-la-la-la)
Do-re-mi-fa-s-s-servin’
(You can see a video of Conte performing the original lyrics here.)
Kant, the only Maltese word in the otherwise English-language song, means singing in Maltese, and the word is descended from the Latin cantus, meaning song. The aural similarity to the the English word cunt is obvious, and the phrase serving cunt is ball culture slang meaning to be simultaneously bold, confident, and feminine, a quality that Conte exudes in her performances. (Ball culture is an African-American and LatinX LGBTQ+ subculture with antecedents that date back to nineteenth-century drag balls.)
The song is an anthem of feminine power, and the pun is quite clearly intentional. Conte has been quoted as saying, “Controversial song? Maybe. Bold outfit? Possibly. But we did it. This win is for MALTA. Let’s serve KANT in Basel.”
In addition to the pun, the “do-re-mi” in the chorus references The Sound of Music, as 2025 is the sixtieth anniversary of the film version of the musical. I leave it to the reader’s imagination as to how Julie Andrews might have performed the song.
After complaints from the BBC Radio, which by UK regulations could not broadcast the word cunt before 9 pm, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) required the lyrics be changed. Conte reluctantly complied, changing the title of the song and replacing the lyric kant with aahh.
“Serving” and Malta came in seventeenth in the Eurovision song finals on 17 May. But one can’t help wonder if Malta might have done better in the contest had another Maltese synonym for singing/song been used, perhaps serving għanja.
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Madonna - Vogue (Official Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuJQSAiODqI
Love the video/song; really love the film/culture that inspired it! 🙏
Paris is Burning 📽️
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k70tlLetqqw
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You're watching the official music video for "Vogue" directed by David Fincher from Madonna's soundtrack album 'I'm Breathless' for the motion picture 'Dick ...
Malcolm McLaren - Deep in Vogue Listen on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/MalcolmWaltz_Spotify Buy on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/MalcolmWaltz_iTunes Amazon: http://smarturl.it/MalcolmWaltz_Amazon More From Malcolm McLaren Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Malcolm-McLaren/113294142014355 Lyrics This has got to be a special tribute to the houses of New York Le Beija, Extravaganza, Magnifique, St. Laurent, Omni, Ebony, Dupree. In my black tights just throwing shade Doing this dance that some queen made I remember the first time I saw it,Malcolm McLaren - Deep in Vogue Listen on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/MalcolmWaltz_Spotify Buy on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/MalcolmWaltz_iTunes Amazon: http://smarturl.it/MalcolmWaltz_Amazon Follow Malcolm McLaren Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Malcolm-McLaren/113294142014355 Lyrics This has got to be a special tribute to the houses of New York Le Beija, Extravaganza, Magnifique, St. Laurent, Omni, Ebony, Dupree. In my black tights just throwing shade Doing this dance that some queen made I remember the first time I saw it, Told my brother to put me up on it, It wasn't easy no 1, 2, 3 Took a long time to learn to feel free But here I am Vogueing pretty In some club deep in this city Deep in Vogue, Deep in Vogue Imagine runway modelling, in freeze frame At the ball that's what they call Vogueing Vogueing is a challenge dance Instead of fighting you take it out on the dance floor 10!, 10!, 10!, 10!, 10!, 10!, are there anymore! Sometimes on a legendary night Like the closing of the Ôgarage When the crowd is calling down the spirits Listen, and you will hear all the houses that walked there before'* Deep in Vogue, Deep in Vogue The House of Extravaganza the House of Dupree Who the hell are they? They're nobody, except when they're in that little ballroom Told my brother to put me up on it, It wasn't easy no 1, 2, 3 Took a long time to learn to feel free But here I am Vogueing pretty In some club deep in this city Deep in Vogue, Deep in Vogue Imagine runway modelling, in freeze frame At the ball that's what they call Vogueing Vogueing is a challenge dance Instead of fighting you take it out on the dance floor 10!, 10!, 10!, 10!, 10!, 10!, are there anymore! Sometimes on a legendary night Like the closing of the Ôgarage When the crowd is calling down the spirits Listen, and you will hear all the houses that walked there before'* Deep in Vogue, Deep in Vogue The House of Extravaganza the House of Dupree Who the hell are they? They're nobody, except when they're in that little ballroom
Aujourd’hui j’ai enfin pris le temps de regarder « Paris is Burning », une plongée dans la scène Ball de la fin des années 80, tout début 90.
Ce documentaire est juste magnifique.
(Regardé sur YouTube car il n’est disponible nulle part en streaming légal.)
Voici un trailer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SqvD1-0odY
Si cela vous intéresse, il y a aussi la série Pose (dispo sur Canalplay), dont voici le trailer :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t4YuPXdLZw
Criterion Collection DVD & Blu-Ray on sale now: https://filmforum.org/shop/(1991) The 80s seen through the eyes of NYC’s African American and Latinx Harlem d...
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