{"id":18542,"date":"2025-12-11T04:33:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T20:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=18542"},"modified":"2025-12-11T04:33:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T20:33:37","slug":"spore-busker-heckled-by-man-who-demanded-christmas-songs-cos-he-paid-for-the-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=18542","title":{"rendered":"S&#8217;pore Busker Heckled By Man Who Demanded Christmas Songs &#8216;Cos He &#8220;Paid For The Songs&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A busker at Clementi Mall ended up having to deal with more than just questionable song requests recently.<\/p>\n<p>In an Instagram video posted on Sunday (Dec 7), Evan Goh, who works as a full-time sales trainer, shared the how a passer-by dropped money in his tip box, only to return with a list of song requests for the 37-year-old busker.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI dedicate my song. I paid for my song,&#8221;\u00a0the man was heard loudly repeating.<\/p>\n<p>As Evan continued performing, the man loitered around to complain and disrupt his set, even after police officers stepped in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThankfully, police were already on site due to complaints from mall security. Otherwise, I wouldn&#8217;t know how else to deal with this kind of behaviour,&#8221; Evan wrote in the captions.<\/p>\n<p>When the officers spoke to the man, he demanded to retrieve the money he had donated, claiming he had given the busker S$2.<\/p>\n<p>An elderly man on a personal mobility device noticed the commotion as well and was seen asking Evan to take care.<\/p>\n<p>For context, Evan isn\u2019t a newbie and has appeared in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.8days.sg\/seeanddo\/streamit\/battle-buskers-winners-etc-821746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Battle of the Buskers<\/em><\/a>, in 2023, a Mediacorp reality competition for street performers.<\/p>\n<p>He finished top three among 16 acts.<\/p>\n<p>According to the National Arts Council (NAC),\u00a0the 400-plus endorsed buskers in Singapore must pass an audition before receiving approval to perform in public.<\/p>\n<p>8days.sg has reached out to Clementi Mall and NAC for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Netizens came out to slam the passer-by\u2019s behaviour as \u201ctoxic\u201d and \u201csickening\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis level of confidence and sense of entitlement is next level,&#8221; read a comment.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t Evan\u2019s first unpleasant encounter either.<\/p>\n<p>During Chinese New Year 2024, he was heckled by a woman when he was singing Tanya Chua\u2019s \u2018Amphibian\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, netizens were less sympathetic then, with many in the comments criticising him for choosing a slow ballad during the festive season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  { if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n   n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n   if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n   n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n   t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n   s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n   'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '686778738188379');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.8days.sg\/entertainment\/local\/clementi-busker-heckled-851271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A busker at Clementi Mall ended up having to deal with more than just questionable song requests recently. 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