Where have all the Despots gone

A satirical spoof on the demise of the Dictators.
Written by Melinda Hughes, Jeremy Limb and Lloyd Evans
Performer: Melinda Hughes
Dictator: Cameron Rolls
Editor: Simon Thorpe
Filmed on location in central London and at Robert Stephenson Carpet Shop
Kiss & Tell Production in conjunction with Neil Armstrong Films

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• political
• funny
• parody
• humour
• despots
• dictators
• The Dictator
• spoof
• hilarious
• London
• Melinda
• Hughes
• Jeremy Limb
• comedy
• middle east
• syria
• libya
• gadaffi
• kim yong
• shisha
• satire
• arab spring
• Arabic
• mad
• wrong
• outrageous
• witty
• kiss and tell
• satirical
• sketch
• moussa kousa
• berlusconi
• news
• world news
• current
• sirte
• surt

[butterflyhugsopera]

Habibi means darling in Arabic and all the Middle Eastern pop songs are packed full of as many "Habibi's" you could possibly fit into one song!

Habibi we knew how to live, Habibi you knew how to give,

Private jets, Gold lapels, thoroughbreds, drug cartels

A pied a terre in Lowndes square, New Year’s eve round Tony Blair’s

Fifteen private bodyguards, our house not just a house of cards,

Oh I long for those days, those millions we made

Smuggling ammunition and embezzling aid.....

[ameroffsky]

@butterflyhugsopera

Hysterical, if a bit overdone at times. The theme "Where Have All the Despots Gone" Reminds me of "Where Have All the Flowers Gone", once sung by Marlene Dietrich, among others.

[simonsdiary]

Nice one Melinda

[studioslipware]

Another hit! Makes me think of Marc Almond and the Jacques Brel songs he recorded.

[MJenner]

Superb!

[satiricalqueen]

OH YEAH ! Love the Dictator getting down to Johnny Cash!

Lyrics please !!

[Section44Films]

Brilliant!! Funny, well cut, well shot, very well performed and sung!

[NeilArmstrongFilms]

FAN, BLOODY-TASTIC!!

Great singing, not too badly shot, (though I say so myself!), and very nicely edited.

Well done Melinda, another triumph, great song!!

Very, very funny.