We needed a laugh.

As of yesterday, Bucharest has an ‘anthem’ specially written for the city’s 555th anniversary. Called – wait for it – Bucuresti 555 the song is performed by Adda (no, we’ve never heard of her either) and somebody who calls himself What’s Up. (No, really: he does).

The song is harmless enough – formulaic stuff written by someone who really wants us to know that Bucuresti rhymes with iubesti – while the accompanying video is equally predictable.

It heavily features the inevitable Basarab Flyover, a construction which now appears to have come to represent everything good, modern and progressive in Bucharest. Indeed, it is clear that anyone who does any work for the city council these days has to feature the flyover.

Make your own mind up about the video by watching it: