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March 04, 2007
More Tipex/Teapacks videos
I added more Tipex videos from YouTube - at the end of this post. Also a translation of "Push the Button" from one of the YouTube postings.
UPDATE: Via Aussie Dave, a more lengthy article in the Independent, with full lyrics at the end:
The band's lead singer Kobi Oz, who is of Tunisian extraction, and is known for his witty and enigmatic lyrics, comes from Sderot, which has born the brunt of Qassam rockets from Gaza, and as a member of a Jewish family from an Arab country is a leading exponent of "Mizrahi cool".. . . . The song also deliberately projects itself as a counterpoint to the anodyne lyrics of previous Eurovision entries, from Israel as well as other countries. In one section, the band sing: "Here we are in the pre-finals with a song that isn't about salaam [Arabic for peace], red is not just a colour, it's more like blood."
Oz said that the song, an occasionally Queen-like musical blend of rap, rock and more oriental sound, was "multicultural", adding for good measure: "We are not working to make nice to everyone. Real art provokes responses and provokes people into arguing." At one point the band sing, in what could be construed as a reference to Israel's own nuclear arsenal: "If it continues to be frightening, then only then I will say I'm gonna push the button, push the button, push the button, push the button."
As one LGF wag put it, "It can be seen as a musical rendition of " The Samson Option"."
Judith | 03/04/07 at 02:55 PM | Categories: Sensual pleasures
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