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
Germany's Minister of Culture Claudia Roth attacked in an interview with the newspaper "Der Spiegel" the intention to expel Israel from the Eurovision Song Contest.
"It will be a scandal if Israel is disqualified from Eurovision," she said.
In response to the question of whether she had heard the Israeli song, she replied: "Certainly, and I think it is a good song. Of course, the decision rests with Israel. In general, it is important to say that it is terrible that there are Jewish artists who cannot perform because of a silent boycott against them."
Let's remember that Germany is one of the main countries that finance the Eurovision Song Contest every year.
Eden Golan/screenshot, Keshet 12
About a week and a half ago we published in Walla!
Culture that a senior member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) clarified in a conversation with an Israeli official that if there is no change in the lyrics of the song "October Rain" - the song will be definitively disqualified.
The European Broadcasting Union told the same Israeli source that the decision whether to change the words is now in the hands of the corporation, and clarified that if it decides not to change - Israel will not participate in Eurovision.
As mentioned, the European Broadcasting Union demands that the song, which was created by Avi Ohion, Keren Pels and Stav Begar and chosen to represent Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden performed by Aden Golan, be disqualified, claiming that the song contains political lyrics, and that in Israel they do not intend to replace the song or change its lyrics.
Now, as mentioned, according to the words of the senior member of the European Broadcasting Union, it turns out that the EBU's decision is final.
Earlier today officials in the Israeli music industry assessed in a conversation with Walla!
Culture because the chance that Israel will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden this year is low.
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About a week and a half ago, a corporation revealed here the full lyrics of the song "October Rain", and these are the words translated into Hebrew of the song, which, except for the last line, is entirely in English:
"October Rain"
Lyrics and music: Keren Pels, Avi Ohion and Stav Begar
The writers of history
stood by my side
Look into my eyes and you'll see
people go but never say goodbye
Someone stole the moon tonight
took my light
Everything is black and white
Who was the fool who told you
that boys don't cry
for hours and hours and flowers
life is not a game for cowards
Why does time go crazy
every day I lose My sanity
clings to this mysterious journey
Dancing in the storm
We've got nothing to hide
Take me home
Leave the world behind
And I promise you never again
I'm still drenched in October rain
October rain
Live in fantasy
in ecstasy
Everything is meant to be
We'll die, but love never
hours and hours and flowers
Life is not a game for cowards
why does time go crazy
everyday I'm losing my mind
clinging to this mysterious journey
dancing in the storm
we have nothing to hide
take me home
and leave the world behind
and I promise you never again
I'm still drenched in October
rain October
rain October rain
( excerpt in Hebrew)
There is no air left to breathe,
there is no place, I am gone day by day,
all are good children, one by one
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