Aden Golan at the final of "The Next Eurovision Star" in Keshet 12, performs a cover version of the song "I don't want to miss a thing" by Aerosmith, February 6, 2024/ Keshet 12
The Israeli song for Eurovision, "October Rain" performed by Aden Golan, was examined by the European Broadcasting Union for fear that it is too political for the competition, and therefore it may be disqualified.
After we also started arguing about his words - too political?
Not political at all?
What the hell does all this even mean?
- We decided to ask the GPT chat: how can the poem be interpreted if it was written during a war?
His answer just proves how funny this discussion is, whatever your position is.
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even before it was revealed, the world is angry about our Eurovision song: "His name is blunt"
and this is the chat answer
:
the words you shared seem to evoke a touching reflection on the difficulties and emotional burden of the war.
The mention "everything is black and white" can allude to the clear and absolute moral realities that can be experienced in times of conflict, where decisions and their results are clear but deep in their complexity.
The question "Who's the fool / That told you boys don't cry" challenges traditional notions of masculinity, especially in the context of war, where showing vulnerability is considered a promiscuous affair.
The repetition of "hours and hours and flowers" may symbolize the passing of time and the fragility of life amidst the ongoing nature of war.
The sentence "Life is not a game for cowards..." emphasizes the courage required to face the uncertainty and dangers of war, implies that courage is not only in fighting but also in dealing with the emotional and mental battles that accompany it.
Eden Golan/Regev Zarka
The lines "As time goes by / Every day I lose my mind / I hold on" speak of the mental and emotional pressure of persevering in conflict, whether as a soldier or someone affected by the war.
The action of "holding on" indicates a struggle to maintain hope or sanity in a situation of a complex of challenges.
Overall, the song seems like a prolonged and critical view of the experience of war, with an emphasis on its emotional impact and not just on the physical violence.
It questions societal expectations of strength and vulnerability, highlighting the internal battles people go through and the resilience required to face those challenges.
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These are some of the words of the song "October Rain", created by Avi Ohion, Keren Pels and Stav Begar, translated into Hebrew.
"Evening, everything is black and white,
who was the fool who told you that boys don't cry
for hours on end and flowers,
life is not a game for cowards
meanwhile time passes
every day I'm going crazy
trying to hold out
for never
I'm still
October of rain"
The last three lines of the song, performed mainly in English, are In Hebrew: "There is no air left to breathe, there is no room, I am gone day by day."
The final line in the song is: "They are all good children, one by one".
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