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jawnbcHere are two versions of the story:
1.) At at time when its blood laws and treatment of ethnic Turks brought it under scrutiny Germany sends Sürpriz to the 1999 Eurovision in Jerusalem. Their song, Reise nach Jerusalem (Journey to Jerusalem), is a call for MidEast peace. Sürpriz's members are all ethnic Turks and they sing in German, Turkish, English and...a bit in Hebrew. Reise nach Jerusalem is the German version of musical chairs and the lyric takes that game but suggests everyone play together, hand in hand, on the journey to Jerusalem.
2.) In a cheap ploy to curry voters from and Turkey and Isräel, Germany sends a cliché-ridden ditty, yet another "can't we all give peace a chance" schlager schong. Not coincidently, the only time Germany has won the Eurovision it was a song calling for A Little Peace (Ein Bisschen Freiden)--written by the same men.
My vote is #1. I generally loathe the Ralph Siegel shite, but this is a kicking good song--really fun and well performed. Turn up your sound a bit and let yourself get caught up.
BTW they finished 3rd and did get top marks from both Isräel and Turkey--something no one else has ever done.
1.) At at time when its blood laws and treatment of ethnic Turks brought it under scrutiny Germany sends Sürpriz to the 1999 Eurovision in Jerusalem. Their song, Reise nach Jerusalem (Journey to Jerusalem), is a call for MidEast peace. Sürpriz's members are all ethnic Turks and they sing in German, Turkish, English and...a bit in Hebrew. Reise nach Jerusalem is the German version of musical chairs and the lyric takes that game but suggests everyone play together, hand in hand, on the journey to Jerusalem.
2.) In a cheap ploy to curry voters from and Turkey and Isräel, Germany sends a cliché-ridden ditty, yet another "can't we all give peace a chance" schlager schong. Not coincidently, the only time Germany has won the Eurovision it was a song calling for A Little Peace (Ein Bisschen Freiden)--written by the same men.
My vote is #1. I generally loathe the Ralph Siegel shite, but this is a kicking good song--really fun and well performed. Turn up your sound a bit and let yourself get caught up.
BTW they finished 3rd and did get top marks from both Isräel and Turkey--something no one else has ever done.
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Date: 2007-08-23 07:59 am (UTC)