Goldige Lieder #2

Im Girlscamp wurde vor kurzem schon auf die Darbietung goldiger Lieder durch unseren Chor am 25. Juni d.J. um 11:30 in den Ehrbarsäälen hingewiesen. Der goldigsten Lieder eines aus unserem Repertoire nennt sich Jerusalem of Gold oder hebräisch "ירושלים של זהב" von Naomi Shemer in einem wunderschönen Arrangement von Gil Aldema.

In 1968, Ha'aretz reported "that then MK Uri Avnery had presented a bill to the Knesset Speaker, proposing that Naomi Shemer's Jerusalem of Gold be anointed the country's anthem". "Avnery spoke with Shemer," the article said, "and she informed him that she did not oppose the proposed law, and that its acceptance would be an honor for her."

Thirty-four years later, Avnery still believes that "Jerusalem of Gold" could serve as an excellent national anthem, instead of "Hatikvah".

Uri Avnery adamantly believes that "Jerusalem of Gold" is a hymn worthy of all citizens of the state. He explains: "My position then was essentially a protest against "Hatikvah". I wanted to propose an alternative song that had a chance of being accepted. I still think that "Hatikvah" is appropriate neither for the Hebrew population nor the Arab public in Israel. It is a song about the yearning for Zion, about homesick longing, and it doesn't deal with life in this country. "Hatikvah" also separates Jews from the rest of the citizens of Israel.

Song of peace, song of war

Schon kurz nach der Entstehung gab es eine Debatte, ob dieses Lied nicht einem baskischen Volkslied sehr ähnlich klinge. Die extreme Popularität von "Yerushalayim Shel Zahav" während und nach des 6-Tage-Krieges beendete diese jedoch. Nach ihrem Tod im Jahr 2004 schockierten Shemer und Aldema einen beträchtlichen Teil der Fans mit der auf dem Totenbett verfassten brieflichen Aussage, das Lied hätte wohl doch "Pello Joxepe" viel zu verdanken. Shemer hatte nachgewiesenermaßen das baskische Original bei einem Konzert gehört.

Hier singt Paco Ibañez das Lied. Der Text geht so:

Pello Joxepe tabernan dala haurra jaio da Larraulen etxera juan da esan omen du: -Ez da neria izanen, beraren amak topa dezala haur horrek aita zein duen.

Hau pena eta pesadunbria! Senarrak haurra ukatu Pello Joxepe bihotz neria haur horrek aita zu zaitu haur horrentzako beste jaberik ezin nezake topatu.

Zure semia besuan daukat senarra aldamenian orain denborik eztaukat eta zuazkit ordu onian neronek abisatuko dizut garaia datorrenian.

Minnie the Moocher

ANTSCD: Minnie the Moocher Lest we forget Cab Calloway and John Belushi

This guy was unearthed, as we can see, by the Blues Brothers. The lady of my heart and me, we had the unestimable joy to see and hear him live when he was over 80 and played a concert in Wiesen, Austria. Unforgettable. When you ever stumble on a showing of the fantastic dance movie Stormy Weather, do not miss to watch it.

Minnie the Moocher, Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon, Cabell Calloway III

Hey folks here's the story 'bout Minnie the Moocher She was a low-down Hoochie Koocher She was the roughest toughest frail But Minnie had a heart as big as a whale

Hidey Hidey Hidey Hi Hodey odey odey oh Heedey Heedey Heedey Hee Hidey Hidey Hidey Ho

She messed around with a bloke named Smokey She loved him though he was cokey He took her down to Chinatown And showed her how to kick the gong around

Hidey Hidey Hidey Hi Whooooooaaaap! Heedey Heedey Heedey Hee Hidey Hidey Hidey Ho

She had a dream about the King of Sweden He gave her things that she was needin' He gave her a home built of gold and steel A diamond car with the platinum wheels

Hidey Hidey Hidey Hi Whooooooaaaap! Heedey Heedey Heedey Hee Hidey Hidey Hidey Ho

He gave her his townhouse and his racin' horses Each meal she ate was a dozen courses Had a million dollars worth of nickels and dimes She sat around and counted them a million times

Hidey Hidey Hidey Hi Whooooooaaaap! Heedey Heedey Heedey Hee Hidey Hidey Hidey Ho

Poor Min', Poor Min', Poor Min'.

Burt Materiel

The editorial stuff recommends this nice article on jewish musical prodigy Burt B. and the vibratoest singer the african american gene pool has produced, Whitney H. or, as Wyclef has provably stated: a real diva.

Bacharach and Houston article

The girl infuriated the guy at the rehearsals for the 2000 ACADEMY AWARDS - by singing the wrong song.

Sei öfter a gogo

Diese Songs haben mich vor über 10 Jahren öfter mal gogo gemacht und manchmal tun sie das noch heute. Here's to longstanding subtle consolidated heartkitsch.

Mein zukünftiger Exfreund ist leider nicht mehr wieder online.

Gutes Tun

Leicht nachzuspielen, (meistens) leicht nachzusingen, makes you feel good and less of an idiot. Zuhause natürlich oder unter dem Schutz von C2H5OH.

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Weapon of Choice and Mass Enjoyment

Old but golde and still a pleasure to watch.

ANTSCD: I didn't know how hard MS people was still going for the Cool

They even got a new Blogging plug-in for Windows Media Player. The Blogging plug-in is designed to make it easier for you to add information to your blog entry about the song currently playing on your computer. Posting the name of the song and artist that you're listening to is a great way to share your mood with your friends, family, and audience.

As you see, it's called w.bloggar (ahem) and supports Blogger, b2, BigBlogTool, BlogWorks XML, Blogalia, Drupal, Erablog.NET, MovableType and Nucleus. Download requires w.validation though, grrr.

Zach Robinson, a development lead in the WMCST (..core services team), teh man who dunnit: Displaying currently playing music information is a relatively new idea in the blogging world with sporadic support. It's our hope that this plug-in will be of value to you whether you're a blogger or a developer. One final note, this Blogging plug-in and samples are not supported by Microsoft. I developed the code for this plug-in on personal time.