Mishaneh Makom Mishaneh Mazal - Hey!
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Who decided that Yoya is a spiritual song? It's by an anti religious Israeli rock group. It's a good pop song. But why do some kiruv people think that dancing to it is like dancing to Ani Maamin?
posted by rabbi neil fleischmann @ 11:07 PM
10 Comments:
I have been familiar with and a fan of their music since I was an actual kid. I saw them in concert as a kid and on their reunion tour a few years ago. I remember hearing as a kid a story about them being on a plane and ordering non-kosher food. Maybe it's apocryphal or a joke. They are secular Israekis, which sadly by and large, means anti-religious - at least in my experience. Their stories have a tone which is a mock parody of traditional Jewish stories and they throw around traditional quotes in a jokey way (like meshaneh makom meshaneh mazal in the context of a guy leaving the electric chair). Nothing too overt in their lyrics. What I meant to say is that they don't seem to fit in a set of religiuos/inspirational music/dance.
I've always been confused by the song Shir Leshalom, whose lyrics sound very anti-religious to me.
Also, is the "yo ya" in Yo Ya supposed to be "yo, Yah" as in "hey, God"?
That interpretation of the title sounds true, though I never heard it before. It's weird that Yoya is so popular, but I guess that's often the case with bands - that there most popular song is not their best (any examples come to mind?)Shir LeShalom is often done at weddings, not sure what it means. At concerts everyone sings along like it's real meaningful.
That's a Poogy song?
Not familiar.
For guys the dance is the same: run around and around.
They like it because it's in Hebrew! Seriously, most Jewish music has been so lame, that organizations like NCSY has had to look at secular Israeli songs to find something to interest the kids.
One of the reasons I started playing Jewish rock. Yes, I was always surprised that songs like "Yo-Ya" and "Abanibi" (about two kids trying to hide their love for each other) got requested so much at religious events.
BTW I have the Kabbalah version of Abanibi over at MosheSkier.com
Most simply, it's because most frum people have no clue what the words mean to any of their songs.
Chazak is about idol-worshipping, but because the words fit nicely to a tune, it's a hit. Perhaps if people learned a little more Tanach and basic Ivrit...
PT - I don't understand, what does the kaballah version mean?
E - Thanks for the comment. i hear you.
Kabbalah was the name of his band at the time of the recording. It's a really good version.
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thank you. checked out the site. but i am not adept at downloading.
I came across this Blog while Googling for Yo Ya lyrics. I know it's been about 4 1/2 years since this Blog but I wanted to respond to Ezzie's comment on "Chazak". While it's true that the Pasuk was reffering to Avodah Zorah, the song is not. I don't know if you were aware, but Mendy Werdyger on Chaverim 3 also used those words and added "V'ohavta l'reiacha..". I think the song is implying that Ahavas Yisroel is more powerful.
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