Singalong with Fernando!
For forty years, Fernando Aguerre has been relentless in singing the praises of equality, fraternity, and naked female arses.
More than a euphemism, ol' Fernando doesn't mind a bit of sing song, to the extent that he photocopied sheets of lyrics, placed them on the seats of unwitting vocalists at the ISA closing ceremony, then implored everyone to get into it.
"Most songs are boring," says Fernando, "but this isn't a boring song."
"Flavio [the songwriter] was inspired by that phrase I created two years ago 'A better world through surfing'."
"We'll be singing this song for many years."
Take it away, Fernando.
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Giving a microphone to a surf administrator is like giving crack to an ADHD toddler.
This is beyond Oh my god. Wtf etc etc
Im speechless..
In the blue corner you've got Dirk Ziff, the Mr Invisible of pro surfing, who stumps up the bucks, and while the money trail leads to his door, he sits at a distant remove from the workaday events at the Woz getting shop mannequins to take care of that surfing business.
And in the red corner (adorned with pink paisley and velvet baubles) you've got Fernando Aguerre who thrusts himself middle centre in every part of the ISA, from ensuring he's tagged in every single ISA Instagram story, to 'talk story' where obliging employees can throw him Dorothy Dixers about his journey, "but," he'll say in a well-rehearsed aside, "surfing is much more than me", as if such a notion can be believed.
That's the biggest sick emoji I've ever seen. I daren't click on the vid...
Ha, I had to downsize it as well, was way too big before!
Mahalo - hahahaha!!!
Fucking cheeseburger with the lot!
Even Shortenism would wear a mask if it got him out of singing that.
Gold, that guy is qanon crazy.
I received my first ever non-ironic Shaka down Sydney way over the weekend. A Chinese fella in one of those wetsuit change ponchos and a couple of his mates were spotted literally floundering on soft tops in the shore break a bit earlier. As my mate and myself drove away they were riding a cruiser skateboard with extremely exaggerated surf style in an obvious attempt to improve their ( non existent) surfing abilities. All smiles and big, violent Shakas towards us as we went past.
We are all part of the tribe after all.
You might not think this little story is related to this article. Oh , but it is so very related.
well im feelin queasy ........oh oo.......too late ...........spewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.........
Geez, I think I just watched some gospel singing
His conducting skills are shithouse too.
Even Joey Turps was silent!
Ha is that even possible!
It may not be the WSL, but surely you cannot script this.
Que ?
Thankfully it's not the sort of tune that gets stuck in your head for hours , but my brain is working overtime trying to delete any reference of this . The torture that crowd suffered should never have to be experienced by anyone.
Pretty sure I said it in another thread, but songs about surfing almost always suck. Here's a textbook example.
Have a listen to The Angry Tradesmen doing their song Big Wave.
Seeing as you are a muso you've probably heard it.
Cracker of a track from some consumate pros.
Probably channeling his inner Jimmy Buffett.
Wonder what he does a do for an encore ,, the Macarena ?
Sally Won. End it with a Bang? Not.
Sir Bob Geldof ghost wrote that song.
How did we get this guy foisted on us? He wasn't even on my radar until this silly olympics thing occurred. Am I dreaming this?
He associated women with perfect arses and the sandals he sold and also paid a few good surfers to promote them. Pretty sure he sold the lot for a shed load which enabled him to try and fulfill his fantasies as the Pied Piper of surfing.
If the Pied Piper was a dyed-in-the-wool sports administrator with plans to exert his personal ideology over a globally dominant sports administration power structure.
Sound about right?
So we throw the whole issue at the woke crew, get Fernando cancelled and surfing benefits.
Win.
That's seriously weird. It was quite hard to watch. Was that Sally cringing when they had to sing? I met him once at an ISA event and he's really out there. You've got to hand it to him growing the whole ISA thing but he's so weird and nutty
That’s one time the surfers would be grateful for wearing masks
The Snapper Version (you may need to listen to old mate in the video a few times to get the gist).
A better world through burning
Maholo Occy for dropping in
It's all about you and not about me
I've only waited for sixty waves.
Or the Manly Version
A better world through sharing
Maholo longboard for going right
I did not want.. that nice left anyhow
It's all cool mate ..no I can't fight.
Blowin , your two summations are so spot on !
For anyone new to this "sport" ahem ...this is probably funny . To those of us who see it as part of our DNA , its just sad .
Im at the point now of consciously not wearing clothes adorned with surf logos .
light hollow
Needs drums.
Slightly better:
Whats that Abba song - " Can you hear the drums Fernando " ..... oh boy : (
I didn't mind it TBH. Got me smiling on a wet cold Vicco am.
Anyone else get the vibe those that didn't participate in singing were taken out back and shot.
Regrettable that Elvis is dead - I can see him using that song in one of his quaint little films - the ones where at least 2 women are competing for his attention, leading to jealousy, rivally, retribution, then a grand finale - a choreographed "kiss & make up" song..i see a roll for this song in that film, dare I simplify life and call Elvis's posthumous film "Reef Bottom",
Huh. Well there you go. I’d always imagined that the first song I’d hear Fernando sing would be Agadoo by Black Lace.
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Fuck?
Sublime did a surf song that was pretty cool.
Bobby Martinez is so Disappointed he could not be part of that Singalong..
Have a listen to Boogieboarding by The Stiffys.