The song “There Were Times” by Haim Hefer and Moshe Wilensky is considered one of the great classics from the days of the War of Independence, when it was originally performed by “The Cheesebutter” (with Rebecca Kramer, Naomi Polani, Gideon Singer and Shaike Ofir, among others) and won quite a few successful versions. The failure of Yaffa Yarkoni, Shoshana Damari and even Ilanit and Sarit Hadad.
This morning, as part of her service in the military band, Noa Kirl released the song in a contemporary and up-to-date arrangement to mark the 80th anniversary of the Palmach. The new performance is completely different from the familiar pompous performance and yet brings a new, refreshing, contemporary interpretation that makes this wonderful text and melody accessible to the younger generation. (Unfortunately) the song without the contemporary performance.
Kirel has done this in the past in “Double” with “Here in the Land of Ancient Hemed” and now continues to prove how much she represents at the height of her glory the beautiful and contemporary Land of Israel. I liked!
Static and Ben El Tavori released “Cactus” this week, their new song, which I must admit I had a hard time digesting from the beginning because it is different from the duo’s well-known pop songs, but more inclined to the world they originally came from, hip hop.
Unlike the pan songs that the two always used to record and sweep a wide audience with, this song is more original in its idea and includes excellent lyrics, but the performance is quite weak, technical and devoid of passion, the melody is not so uplifting to anyone (although the houses are very catchy, in my opinion) and there is no flame The duo’s regularity, so while the attempt to reinvent themselves is welcome – but this time it went less well for them, in my opinion.
After a number of songs that I was not so attached to, Sarit Hadad “comes back to herself” with “Like this without peace”, an absorbing ballad, melancholy to tears and lots and lots of emotion poured from the heart and heart of the creator Osher Cohen who wrote the song with her.
The song has everything a hit needs: a chorus that is easy to hum, a soulful performance and a melody that begins at a slow pace and develops productively in a way that brings out the best in it. Just a great song!
After two rhythmic and fun songs (“Johnny” and “Hadera”), Bar Tsabari returns to the sources through which we became acquainted a few years ago, his curly ballads and “sparks” is simply an excellent and quality song, both in terms of text and quality that deals with thoughts between man and God (This is how I understand, at least), both in terms of the melody that ranges from blues to singing with A. and H. emphasized and also due to the powerful performance that proves the excellent vocalist that Sabri.
Kobi Peretz has always been strong in light-hearted rhythm songs designed to evoke in the listener a joyful atmosphere and in his new song “The whole country is on its feet” he manages to do it well. The text is not who knows what is interesting like the catchy, festive music and the overwhelming performance of Peretz who manages to lift to the listeners.
It will not be one of his big hits but it is a song that is well tailored to his measurements and reminds why he is one of the pioneers of Mediterranean pop dance in Israel.