It's time to lay the Karel Gott story to rest now with a few final reflections.
Why did 49,000 people (see gallery) line up to pass by the late singer's coffin?
Was it that they simply loved his music? His mere artistic output brought joy to their hearts?
Perhaps. But why was this musician given a funeral with near state honours? What did he achieve for the Czech state?
An alternative view is that this was an outpouring of nostalgia for the past. Looking back with rose-tinted spectacles at those cheery days in Communist Czechoslovakia. The songs on the state-sponsored radio and TV. Who is this blogger to say? Readers comments welcome below.
One last macabre snippet: the Transport Minister was in such a rush that he skipped the queue to say goodbye to the dead singer. Scandalous and inexplicable in equal measure. Skipping a queue for lunch, if you can get away with it ok. But skipping the queue to see a stone cold dead guy? What's the point?
A video mix of Gott's hits from the 60s including a Beatles cover.
It Seems that Gott did a great job, living life to the full and entertaining the Czechs in difficult times. FS did an even better job being recognised worldwide as number 1. Sinatra made it the the age of 82, also in spite of high living.
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