Like you I rather enjoyed the Rosh Hashanah Rock Anthem video. The dancing was fun and even though it was a Jewy remix of an existing song, the song was by a group called LMFAO (Laugh Ny F*cking Ass Off) which also added a touch of irony. But this latest video is horrific in multiple ways. The lyrics are cheesy and then... Great Balls of Fire was by Jerry Lee Lewis, one of Rock n' Roll's greatest cocksmen, Twist and Shout was an exuberant statement against 50's era conservatism, Born to be Wild was about youthful revolt against governement, Staying Alive was borne out of the Gay,Cocaine and sex fueled disco era, and what's with all the guys wearing sheitels?? Then we have the Jersey Shore type club tracks... topped off with Moves Like Jagger. Oy. Look, I can handle the occasional Aish video but this is so over the top, with such cheesy lyrics, it actually angers me. And these videos, that mix vaguely sexual songs with a total absence of women, well, they're faintly homo-erotic. This is all just wrong, wrong, wrong. And also bad, bad, bad. Enough already Aish.
You don't have to be a progressive Jew to dream of something better for Hanukkah. My hair only looks indie in the morning and I abhor tattoos. I urge creative Jews of all stripes and persuasions to create Jewy videos that are, well, creative. I don't care if you're progressive or not.
Like you I rather enjoyed the Rosh Hashanah Rock Anthem video. The dancing was fun and even though it was a Jewy remix of an existing song, the song was by a group called LMFAO (Laugh Ny F*cking Ass Off) which also added a touch of irony. But this latest video is horrific in multiple ways. The lyrics are cheesy and then... Great Balls of Fire was by Jerry Lee Lewis, one of Rock n' Roll's greatest cocksmen, Twist and Shout was an exuberant statement against 50's era conservatism, Born to be Wild was about youthful revolt against governement, Staying Alive was borne out of the Gay,Cocaine and sex fueled disco era, and what's with all the guys wearing sheitels?? Then we have the Jersey Shore type club tracks... topped off with Moves Like Jagger. Oy. Look, I can handle the occasional Aish video but this is so over the top, with such cheesy lyrics, it actually angers me. And these videos, that mix vaguely sexual songs with a total absence of women, well, they're faintly homo-erotic. This is all just wrong, wrong, wrong. And also bad, bad, bad. Enough already Aish.
You don't have to be a progressive Jew to dream of something better for Hanukkah. My hair only looks indie in the morning and I abhor tattoos. I urge creative Jews of all stripes and persuasions to create Jewy videos that are, well, creative. I don't care if you're progressive or not.