China got their red panties in a knot earlier this month after Bjork made a political outburst about Tibet at a Shanghai concert -- and Harry Connick Jr. had to pay the price!
Connick accidentally submitted an old song list to Chinese authorities -- and was forced to play those songs even though his band did not have the music for them!
According to the AP, the easy listening rocker ended up playing most of the songs by himself on the piano -- and Connick said his fans were surprised at the extra mellow set.
Doesn't China have bigger issues to worry about -- like an upcoming Olympics?
Celebrity Feuds3/15/2008 10:29 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF
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umm....so...what is china afraid of again? since harry connick is a fine jazz pianist and concert virtuoso, playing solo is a GOOD thing. doesn't TMZ have better things to gossip about? i've seen him play solo recitals at universities and he's a fine musician as well as a good singer.
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Damn good the Chinese got after his arse there. That punk carries pistols on planes in this Country so glad the Commies know how to put the squeeze to somebody who needs to be watched. His old man was corrupt too, Attorney General of New Orleans, thats like putting the inmates in charge of the prison.
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I love Harry Connick, Jr.; anything he plays or sings would be great by me. Oh, and "Not a Fan" (#9), his father has the best record in history for CLEANING UP New Orleans and the entire area he was responsible for. It's always been a terribly corrupt place. Harry also raised a lot of money for the Hurricane Katrina effort. Good guys, both.
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China is a backward country and the olympics should be boycotted!
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I've always liked Harry Connick Jr., but he got what he had coming ... playing in a country that won't let their people search for things like "freedom" and "democracy" on the internet.
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Easy listening rocker? For real, TMZ?
There's this little genre, it's called "jazz." Good god.
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Love Harry! Extremely talented man. He's a joy to watch on screen and an absolute pleasure to listen to his music. Truly talented and very funny too.
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HOWTHE HELL did China get the Olympic contracts, anyway....makes ya wondee WHO got paid off to get that to pass!! BOYCOTT!!!I feel sorry for the US athletes who'll be stuck in the middle of all the politics.
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It's nice he went over there at all. Always liked him better as an actor. Will NEVER forget his freaky psycho in Copycat. Creeps me out to this day. And China should worry more about making a$$es out of themselves on the world stage by killing Tibetan monks and protesters. What century do they think they are in? Good god...
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