No Iranian ping pong theme, no credibility

History suggests London 2012's opening ceremony can't be any worse musically than previous efforts. Let's hope it's a lot betterIt was with some disappointment that I discovered the 1999 track Iranian Female Olympic Table Tennis Team Theme was not, actually, the team's official song. For one thing, no Iranian woman has ever taken part in the event. For another, the song is not associated with the Olympics at all – rather, it's a 33-minute piece of pulsing, political electronica by the Manchest...

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