And, I've also felt that Shalom Chanoch's song, "Hamashiach lo bah" (The Messiah hasn't come/hasn't even called) responded to the Messianism that is one component of Israeli politics, in a way that has resounded with many of my friends there and become its own catch phrase.
Somewhere in between, Chava Alberstein's reworking of "chad gadya", off her "London" album ("how long will we be locked in the same cycle of violence") expressed, in its own way, that earlier optimism, somewhat tempered by the difficulties of the intervening years. It's easily the song people ask me about most often when they hear that I have an Israeli music collection.
That gives some range, I guess.
ari
At 02:15 PM 7/10/2003 -0400, you wrote:
I'm preparing a music (and video) program on Israeli History and Politics: The Past Century [working title]. It will explore how music of the past century in the area of present day Israel reflects the region's history and politics. I have made a good start, but would appreciate the list's help in selecting songs that have been important to the people there -- such as, Hatikvah (no, not a thorough analysis of its music and lyrics this time) and Yerushalayim shel Zahav. I'm interested both in songs written in reaction to particular times and events, and songs that were adopted later as they took on a secondary meaning for those who sang them.
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