The New Delhi Commonwealth Games opening ceremony last night generated some impressive razzle dazzle, but it struggles to compete with the true blue good times of the 1982 ceremony in Brisy when Rolf Harris — clad in a fetching blue safari suit — sang Waltzing Matilda while attempting to ignore strong winds.
The Brisbane Commonwealth Games ceremony
The New Delhi Commonwealth Games opening ceremony last night generated some impressive razzle dazzle, but it struggles to compete with the true blue good times of the 1982 ceremony in Brisy when Rolf Harris — clad in a fetching blue safari suit — sang Waltzing Matilda while attempting to ignore strong winds.
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