Please don't sing 'Rivers of Babylon'
The lead singer of a 1970's disco group, which is putting on a concert in the Arab-occupied territories of Judea and Samaria, has been asked not to sing one of their hit songs because it speaks of a Jewish connection to Israel (Hat Tip: Shy Guy). The lead singer of the iconic 1970s disco group Boney M said Thursday that the band was asked to skip one of its biggest hits in a West Bank concert this week.The truth hurts, doesn't it?
Maizie Williams says 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 land of Israel.
Williams said she did not know if it was "a political thing or what, but they asked us not to do it and we were a bit disappointed." Organizers said they asked for the song to be skipped, deeming it "inappropriate."
The Palestinian International Festival was set to continue Thursday in the West Bank.
Here's the song in question (which talks about remembering Zion) - let's go to the videotape.
And here's an al-AP report on the concert. Let's go to the videotape.
I actually remember some of the songs. Note that around the 1:15 mark they ask her about Rivers of Babylon. Hmmm.
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 10:58 AM
2 Comments:
Hey but the Palestinian Authority is sooooo ready for a 2-state solution! Not.
The Palestinians can't deal with the Jewish past. How in the world can they accept the Jewish present? Any one who has read the Psalm knows Psalm 137 is the quintessential Zionist Psalm. It speaks of the Jewish connection to Jerusalem and the Land Of Israel that is age-old. No wonder the Palestinians were upset.
Heh
Post a Comment
<< Home