Song of the day Friday 6/24/22

Todays song of the day is Rona! 

Here are 4 reasons why I like this song:

• It could be a persons name
• It rhymes with Corona
• It has a nice Israeli dance to it!
• I found someone using the Rona melody and changing the words to Lecha Dodi ! (A version not to be missed! Watch and enjoy!)

Translated Lyrics and other information!

Here is a music video of Samir Shukri singing his song Rona.

This version not so special but it's funny so I included it:

Rona Circle Dance by Sefi Aviv (Created 1987)

Pièce de résistance:

Rona melody sung to Lecha Dodi. (If you need info on Lecha Dodi please go back to Friday June 17th, 2022's song of the day. I found this by accident and just couldn't wait til Friday rolled around to share it with you:

Here is a Shabbat playlist to enjoy!

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=RDvEaIB_wXjfA&playnext=1

Have a GREAT WEEKEND!!!!!

Can an animal sing?

I found an animal that can sing. This badger sings better than me. He is singing an Eyal Golan song. 

The song is Dma'ot (אייל גולן- דמעות).  View the lyrics

Very talented critter.

(WARNING: No Animals were harmed during the filming of the above video!)

Here is a young Eyal Golan in 2009:

It's been a bit busy week. Monsoon storms starting up this week. 

Don't forget to check back for more !

Song for Tuesday / Wednesday 6/22 - 6/23

Well if you don’t have anything to say don’t blog, That is why I missed yesterday, 

Warning don’t miss any of my posts. Great posts coming!

Tuesday June 21at was the official day of summer  Name one thing people love to do in the summer. Give up?

BBQ! 

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Another cassette I purchased when visiting Israel in the 80’s was Modern Talking. It’s a German band and huge in Israel in the 80’s.

This clip (above) I just learned about from a zoom lecture and I had no idea it even existed. it’s a parody of the modern talking song brother Louie. It’s about Barbecuing by Yair Nitzani. He was the a keyboardist and singer in the Israeli band T-Slam. He was the guy with the faucet on his forehead.

Here is Brother Louie original:

Happy summer! 

Songs of the day 6/19/22 Father’s Day

Since today is Father’s Day I figured this year share with you all Shlomi Shabbat and his song “Abba”. It’s a great song so enjoy the video and the English translation. 

Haim Israel sings a song / prayer yit'gadal v'yit'kadash (The mourners kaddash) Its his very special version. I personally find this version very comforting. Meir Shem-Tov made a really beautiful dance to it. I haven't danced it in a long time.

Here is a bonus song Malachim (Angels) by Haim Israel. Another one of his big hit songs. Here is the translation.

Read below on this other song and enjoy the music (So soothing): תן לי לדבר איתך / מילים של תפילה:

I love to find concert footage with these Israeli Singers and share. We all love a good concert now and again. I found 3 songs my Haim Israel that i wanted to share below. A Live version of Yit'gadal V'yit'kadash / Malachim / Ten Li L'daber Itcha  תן לי לדבר איתך (I couldn't find anything about the song anywhere until finalizing my writing) This new song also goes by a possibly different name than what he announced on his concert (מילים של תפילה). I promise to do some future research into the mystery of the song. What I did research is it translated to let me talk to you.

I edited this part of the concert out so you can all enjoy it.

If you want to watch the full concert go here.

I dedicate this video to all those who have lost their father in the past or even recently and are remembering them by celebrating fathers day today. 

Pics of my dad (one of the pics with our best buddy Lucky):

Have a great fathers day!

Weird but interesting song of the day 6/18/22 and something else (Another song perhaps?)

I've been a little bit busy. I did want to post a quick song of the day. It's weird but interesting.

Keep the comments coming!

Ok so I love the Song Zohi Yaffo by Avi Toldano.  Avi sings many of our famous Israeli Dances.  I couldn't find the correct version of the dance to display today but might later. Every time I hear this version of the song it reminds me of the Wonder Woman Theme Song.  I found this version on youtube.

And speaking about Wonder Woman (uh oh) 

I might have accidentally groped her last night at the arcade. I've gotten away with it a few times before (since she is Israeli). Last night she threw me across the room and I'm lucky I didn't wind up in the Negev! 

I thought it was a mitzvah to do such a thing on Shabbat, but a friend reminded me that it's only a mitzvah with your wife! (Sorry Elaine!)

I promise you will all enjoy my father's day post !

 

Song of the day 6/17/22

I hope you all have a fantastic weekend. Here is a version of Lecha Dodi. I try and post a different video weekly here. This prayer welcomes the sabbath bride. During the prayer everyone stands up and faces the entrance to the synagogue. It is very similar to a wedding when the bride comes in. There are some great renditions of lecha dodi. If you have any suggestions please post in the comments.

For all my friends I wish you all a fantastic weekend. Relax, enjoy, play pinball, sleep etc….

Song and Dance of the day 6/15/22

Today’s is a double. Just like the other day you get a song and a dance. I like that when it works! 

Ofra Haza sang this the best. Ofra was one of Israel’s iconic singers and she is missed often. I listen to a lot of her music and we dance to a lot of it too!

Sorry I couldn’t find a version of the song in Japanese. I’ve heard it in Japanese before.  I’ll try and find one later. It’s great in Japanese too.

Thank you to my friend Moshe who translated the song. You can find the translation at lyricstranslate.

The dance version I like to do is by Marco Ben-Shimon. I remember a long time ago Marco’s dances were taught at a dance camp. Soon I will share another of my favorite songs that have a dance to it. 

FYI I have too many favorites.

To learn this version of the dance directly from from Marco I have provided a video below.