Respect
This is a woman who does not fear to declare her political opinions. This woman is to be respected whether we agree with her or not.
posted by Hilal CHOUMAN @ 11:48 PM
17.10.06
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This piece of propaganda (masquarading as a song) is pretty moronic and I do not find her courageous at all. She's hot, though and it's refreshing to see that Lebanese women can sing on TV without looking like they stumbled out of the whorehouse.
However, I'll be happy to be part of a Lebanon that would also allow a song with the opposite message to be aired on TV.
Freedom of speech for all, and this song too.
and, SC: nobody deserves to die of Cancer and certainly not the people who, unfortunately, have nowhere/noone else to turn to but the Hezb.
callipge,
What I meant by julia being courageous is that she didn't go for a general talk that angers no body. She was courageous to declare her political opinion, a thing many other artists try to avoid.
And even if they do, they prepare a song in half an hour and accompany it with a simple copy-paste videoclip.
Now plz what's moronic about it? Let me check if she killed any body "by mistake" in the videoclip.
About the opposite kind of songs, I guess that you know that Lebanon is far beyond being a one-opinion-country, and the last two years carried much better examples on propaganda than this song which talks about just cases. ;)
Your remark about "being Hot with out being a whore" is not in place when coming to a death-rebirth content video, don't you agree?
i think it's sweet and courageous. bravo julia. we don't expect less from her.
I loved it! Absolutely well done! Thank YOU, Hilal, I will pass it around.
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As for whorehouses, I believe they make the best of them in Texas. Yep! when it comes to whorehouses and whores, nothing compares to good ole USA!
And I'm not just talking about the ladies of the night! Oh no (laughter), I'm talking about the politicians and the media of the USA - when it comes to whoring, NOBODY does it better!
rhiannone, i think callipyge is lebanese herself. so she's just being critical of something that we're all critical of but you're right, it's not just lebanese singers, it's singers everywhere. the taste level has gone down and we all know this is the product of globalizing lack of morals that originated in the US.
I was just happy to see a Lebanese artist who didn't have 3 tons of makeup all over her face and didn't seem to spend half the year in a plastic surgeon's office.
If you think I called that particular woman a whore, you need to go back to school and relearn English.
Hilal: I was equally sickened by all the "hariri-mourning" songs, trust me. People made Hariri their "mr Lebanon". Now they're making Nasrallah another "Mr Lebanon". I just want to see people stop worshipping their leaders and start caring about getting themselves out of this mess without counting on "divine victories". I want a "party of the Lebanese people". Not a party of Western-Alliance or a party of God.
Rhiannon: Agreed. Nothing gets filthier than US media. However, if you were trying to slap me on the fingers with that witty come-back, I'm not a Texan nor an American. I'm Lebanese and this is why I allow myself to speak my mind on things I care about. And the first one who will whine and say "buuuut you doooon't live there anyyyyymore, so you forgooooot what it's liiiiiike" can go choke on their falafel.
Have a nice day everyone!
I loved it....bravo Julia....so courageous, and so Julia...who proved to be someone who stand by her principles no matter how many change, no matter how the world change, and not to be afraid to show it based on narrow popularity given that many may not share her opinion...
this is the definition of an artist who is loyal and honest.
thanx Hilal for sharing it.
I love you Julia.
I second ATC.
I got to know Julia in person back in 2001, and she's so sweet, and down to earth. I have to add that she's very proud to be jnoubeyyeh...:)
who needs to relearn his english exactly? i hope this wasn't addressed to me! if anything i was defending your point.
Mirvat: of course it wasn't addressed to you. And I really appreciated you coming to my defense, even if I didn't express that earlier.
sending good karma waves your way :-)
I love Julia! The video is fresh, and I like her new somber image. Her voice is getting warmer and more lovely, but I have to say the lyrics sounded a bit packaged and trite. Nevertheless, I've been wondering when somebody will come up with the songs of this war, and it's good to see the first (though hopefully not the last) of them. I don't think this will be the definitive one, but it's a good attempt.
arch-
"but I have to say the lyrics sounded a bit packaged and trite."
yeah, Nasrallah should stick to his day job.
OH..
LOOK Who is back :P
Guys, If anyone can translate the lyrics, I'll be grateful. Maybe we have to translate the lyrics with the video ;)
Quick notes:
- The lyrics are taken from the letter that hassan nasrallah sent to the resistance men in responce to another letter sent by them to him.There was a time during the july war where there was lack of communication between some parts of HA due to security reasons.
- Both letters were published in newspapers during the july war.
- Tons of "take-away-patriotic" songs has been released till know. All are found on the arabic music sites. I guess this song is one of the few that didn't fall in the take away aspect. /i predict that it will live much much longer not only in Lebanon but in the arab countries as well. (if they didn't ban it from air)
- The song will be part of a series of concerts for the benefits of the martyrs and wounded of july war.
- On children turning to soldiers: the image is a bit vague, it's not clear if they are the army men or the resistance fighters; but in both cases there is no shame about children growing to defend their land from israeli terror and daily attacks.
i always want to answer you E but i have no idea what you say! your composition confuses me. maybe next time. meanwhile remember Apokraphyte's advice to you?
Oh my, the Canadian boots are stomping on tender USA toes. Ouchy ouch!
Good!
For the life of me, I have no idea why you would bring up hockey, borders and internal issues of Canada.
You should be so happy that stupid Canada is supporting you with your evil "wars", dear. So what's the problem?
Really, who's the jealous one here?
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calli, yeah sure, I'll learn to speak and read english and you will learn some manners.
Peace!
and Have a nice day!
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and E., until your country stops bombing and torturing people and stops funding countries that do the same, i say shut your mouth on morality!
Hilal, I though Jamal was kidding at first! But now I'll have to agree with him: Nasrallah should leave such duties to those who do them better, like Mahmoud Darwish... While it's a very original concept, to sing an authentic (political) letter, and the letter does lend itself well to song, I don't think it makes a good one. I imagine it would be more powerful as a speech. In any case, I still don't think it has the makings of a classic, such as her earlier work, or some of Marcel Khalifeh or Majida el-Roumi's earlier stuff. But only time will tell...
And Lebanon Lime, I agree with you, for someone who doesn't know the history of the song, it is certainly not explicitly about Hezballah (neither the lyrics nor the video). But I think it is a bit too hopeful to think that this is the beginning of integration...
Arch,
I was just stating some notes to foreign readers no more or to whom who didn't follow the project from the beginning.
Now the back-bone of the song was the letter but it was adapted to be a sort of a poem by Ghassan Matar.
For the lyrics, I agree that it depends on the listeners' and readers' taste.
And I guess this raises again the issue of re-creating a neo-classical patriotic pieces. Such things disappeared after the end of the civil war, maybe because of the fall of ideologies that happened after 1991 and rise of the religious trends supported as it is known already by uncle Sam and other “moderate” countries.
"This is a woman who does not fear to declare her political opinions. This woman is to be respected whether we agree with her or not."
Funny that I never heard you saying that about Moona Fayad! Or are you only referring to artists? Although you said woman and I consider writing a form of art...
Or maybe you have some double standards...
Peace
yeh, I should have wrote artist instead of woman, and I guess if you read the comments above you would understood what I meant.
yalla i3adeh:
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What I meant by julia being courageous is that she didn't go for a general talk that angers no body. She was courageous to declare her political opinion, a thing many other artists try to avoid.
And even if they do, they prepare a song in half an hour and accompany it with a simple copy-paste videoclip.
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as for mona fayyad, what's courageous about her article? All the newspapers are filled with such articles. Or is it just being a "shiite" and saying such things? because if so, you can find alot of "shiite" journalists complaining about HA maybe more than fayyad did, starting "14 march shiite" 3oqab saqr.. or is it because she is a woman? Walla 7ayyartneh ya bob.
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The same back to you
"as for julia, what's courageous about her song? All the radios are brodcasting such songs...
double standards...
peace
I think we lebanese should start thinking more with our heads and much less with our hearts..
Julia used a smart combination in her song. Lyrics directed to the heart, no the brains (my beloved etc..) and children hand in hand with fighters walking among trees and land of the south.
I could make the devil look like an angel. Or hitler like a saint.
I don't see any courage in this. I see manipulation.
Why are we so keen on thinking exclusively with our hearts ? Brains exist for a reason. We are educated people, we should be able to do so.
I would have loved that julia made a similar song to our Lebanese Army Soldiers, who are in these seconds, face to face with the ennemy. These are and remain my only heroes.
Jean
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Veritas Vos Liberabit, Veritas Lux Mea..
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"I find you to be rude, you lack any grace from wherever you claim to be from. Individuals without care and respect continue to breakdown any real prospect of lasting peace."
Oh for chrissakes! Go and read your bloody post again! Who is the rude one here? YOU!
Humor? What you humor are you talking about? I only saw abrasiveness.
"At this point to even acknowledge your disdain is pointless."
So? Why did you bring it up here then? Why bother at all?
"Once again, you show you cannot rationally look upon somthing and see both sides."
And YOU can? Again, go back and read your rude, snotty little post again.
"I grieve, I pray and then I get up and work every day to Postively influence my friends, strangers and world to be a place of love, in America."
Well now you're just getting silly and wishy-washy on us. Please, go back to being abrasive. At least you were HONEST.
By the way, I find it ridiculous when someone says nasty stuff and sandwiches this ugly behavior with words like "pray", "love", and "positively infuence". And then to round it all off they close with 'peace'.
Please. Go back to your hockey game.
"Yes Right M, Lack of Morals that orignated in America. Are you serious. Dude, nice try but exporting friends to wrap themselves up and be bombs is being exported quite nicely out your neighborhood. I mean you have representation in your govenrment that sanctions it. Please spare me the trite explanation of MORALs when you have a country that prides itself along side common thugs."
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Your posts are to ME as I have an issue to what is happening in Palestine and Lebanon - so it makes no difference to me that you posted to Mirvat specifically.
Wrap themselves up and be bombs?
Well as far as 'internal issues' go in the USA, you can say they have a hand in the making of those human bombs from Palestine.
And it's costing your country 5 billion plus annually (which goes to israel) to create those human bombs from Palestine.
Have you any idea what is being done in your name and with your dollars in Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, and Afghanistan?
The humiliations, intimidations, murders, massacres, house demolitions, checkpoints, and so much more that go on in the West Bank and Gaza Strip ALONE are DIRECTLY LINKED to your government.
The government of 'israel' leaves no room for hope of peace and livelihood for Palestinians.
It's easy to talk from the top of your head in the comfort of your own country when you really don't know how other people thousands of miles away from you are trying to desperately hold on to their identity and lives.
You can't speak forthe intentions a suicide bomber, you don't know his/her history.
But your dollars are helping in creating their despair whether you realize it or not.
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As for Canadian Issues, I am aware of what is happening here. There are idiots here who are for the stupid invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan and there are the decent ones who are against it.
Harper is losing in popularity-especially in Montreal. But that means nothing because he has formed strong bonds with his neocon gang Bush and Co. So we are stuck with him.
I don't know why you're bringing up borders. Are you saying that Canada is responsible for 9/11?
Utter nonsense.
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