From Yahoo:
RAMALLAH, West Bank – When the iconic 1970s disco group Boney M rocked Ramallah this week, the local music festival prevented the band from performing one of its biggest hits.
Lead singer Maizie Williams said Palestinian concert organizers told her not to sing "Rivers of Babylon." The song's chorus quotes from the Book of Psalms, referring to the exiled Jewish people's yearning to return to the biblical land of Israel.
Palestinians often question the Jewish historical connection to the Holy Land. Organizers said they asked for the song to be skipped, deeming it "inappropriate."
"I don't know if it is a political thing or what, but they asked us not to do it and we were a bit disappointed that we could not do it because we know that everybody loves this song no matter what," she said.
5 comments:
Sounds like Obama's peaceplan is working out fine!Hahahahahaha
Pasto,
Of course you can't sing "Rivers of Babylon" in Ramallah !
This is the Israeli wining song from the last Eurovision !
This is an Anti - "Naqba" song ! Silly.
You don't give a comb as a present to a boldy...
You don't praise the Lord by saying 'Hallelujah' either !
You say, "Allah Hu Akbar " and slit the nearest throat !...
Capish?
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Alexander,
I don't get it. The article says this is a 70's hit, and you say it is from Eurovision last year. Which is it?
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READ BETWEEN THE LINES ! ! !
READ BETWEEN THE LINES ! ! !
READ BETWEEN THE LINES ! ! !
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I can barely read, so reading between the lines is a little tough for me.
:)
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