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| song = {{flagicon|Georgia}} "We Don't Wanna Put In" |
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| year = 2009 |
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| country = Georgia |
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| artist = {{ill|Stefane Mgebrishvili|ka|სტეფანე მღებრიშვილი}}<br/>Nini Badurashvili<br/>]<br/>Kristine Imedadze |
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| composer = Stefane Mgebrishvili |
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| lyricist = Bibi Kvachadze |
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'''"We Don't Wanna Put In"''' is a 2009 song by ] and was to have been the ]n entry to the ] held in ], composed by Stefane Mgebrishvili and written by Bibi Kvachadze.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=1930|title=Stephane & 3G to represent Georgia in Moscow|last=Brey|first=Marco|date=2009-02-18|publisher=]|access-date=2009-02-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/13290|title=Georgia: Stephane & 3G to Eurovision|last=Marcus|first=Klier|date=2009-02-18|publisher=ESCToday|access-date=2009-02-18}}</ref><ref name="Georgia2009">{{cite web|url=http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=5157|title=Stephane & 3G wins Georgian national final; listen to the song|last=Fisher|first=Luke|date=2009-02-18|publisher=Oikotimes|access-date=2009-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221105049/http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=5157|archive-date=2009-02-21|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Controversy== |
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The song caused controversy as it was seen to contain political references to ] ] in the lyrics. "Put in" is sounded alike with Putin.<ref name="iht110309">{{cite news|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/03/11/arts/EU-Georgia-Eurovision.php|title=Georgians pull out of Eurovision over 'Put in' jab|date=11 March 2009|location=]|newspaper=]|access-date=2009-03-16}}</ref> It's thought to have been negatively loaded against Russia as a result of the previous year's ]. |
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The words "put in" are sung with accented pronunciation as "poot een", which is how the Russian prime minister's name is pronounced.<ref name="iht110309"/> |
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==Eurovision Song Contest== |
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In the face of the pressure to make alterations to the lyrics from some of Russia's and Georgia's cultural and political figures (including ], 2008 competitor from Georgia, and ],<ref></ref> leader of the ]), the official Georgian Eurovision spokesman said on 20 February 2009 that the song would not be amended.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsru.com/cinema/20feb2009/song.html |title=Грузинская сторона не будет менять текст "аморальной" песни для "Евровидения" |last=Lewis|first=Daniel|date=2009-02-19|publisher=]|access-date=2009-02-23}}</ref> |
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On 10 March 2009, the ] ruled that the song lyrics "do not comply with Section 4 Rule 9 of the Rules of the 54th Eurovision Song Contest, and cannot take part in the competition as such", which meant that Georgia would have had to rewrite the song or choose another entry.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://en.rian.ru/world/20090310/120503026.html|title=Eurovision organizers reject Georgia's 'Put In' lyrics|location=]|date=10 March 2009|publisher=]|access-date=2009-03-10}}</ref> A spokesman for the EBU said, "No lyrics, speeches, gestures of a political or similar nature shall be permitted."<ref name="bbc"></ref> |
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== Withdrawal of Georgia == |
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On 11 March 2009, Georgia withdrew from the ], refusing to change the song lyrics and alleging that the decision to ask Georgia to revise its entry came about as a result of pressure from Russia,<ref>. ]. 12 March 2009</ref> although no evidence of pressure being applied has been provided.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/world/news/e3iffcfe0c0b0255a5af13dae47afe1ddcc|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125155023/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/world/news/e3iffcfe0c0b0255a5af13dae47afe1ddcc|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2013|title=Georgia's Eurovision entry exits over lyric|last=Kozlov|first=Vladimir|date=12 March 2009|location=]|magazine=Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2009-03-16}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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== References == |
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{{Reflist}} |
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