Lyrics waiting for mashiach shalom hanoch
Whereas I had expected that the genius of Arik Einstein would beat all others – Einstein, celebrating his 70th birthday, is the ultimate timeless Israeli entertainer – it was sometime-rocker Shalom Hanoch who led the list with his mega-hit of the 1980s, “Mehakim Lamashiah” (Waiting for the Messiah). 1 of which was the choice for the top spot. You can forget about a “White Christmas,” but at Succot, “Shlomit Bona Succa” (Shlomit Builds a Succa of Peace) and Gali Atari’s “Stav Yisraeli” (An Israeli Autumn) are high on the Israel Radio playlist.įor the New Year, Yediot Aharonot’s entertainment supplement drew up a list it tagged as “The Country’s Hit Parade: the top 500 songs of Israeli music.” The list held some surprises – the No. One of the best things about living in Israel is how in-tune it is with the times. We sing to remember, we sing to forget we sing when we’re happy and we sing so much when we’re sad that a whole genre has developed called shirei piguim – terror attack songs. Legend has it that the Greeks dance no matter what. Just as you can put anything into a pita, smother it with tehina, and then enjoy eating it even though everyone can see the sauce dripping down your chin, a sing-along evening comprises a strange but healthy combination of the schmaltzy, the piquant and a measure of public embarrassment – food for the soul. Israeli entertainment without what is known as shira be tzibur – public sing-alongs – is like Israeli food without falafel.