Covers suggestions to the band.

[Morticia NL.]

Originally Posted by Ollo-San

It just makes me laughing !

Oi gevalt! oi vismir! I thought it was Yannick singing at first
His dad told me stories about this Mike dude- like he didn't know how to speak a word of French, but learnt to sing it from hearing it.
So Kobi- there is no way getting out of singing this

As for a cover song? I already got my wish when Orphaned Land did a Dutch song for their ProgPower show overhere. They took this cheesy pop song I suggested them and turned in into something completely different. The audience went nuts and crazy hearing an Israeli metal band performing this in Dutch for them.( it was ' een eigen huis' by Rene Froger- for the statistics freaks)
And my friends couldn't believe the guys didn't speak Dutch cause Kobi and Eden sang with almost no foreign accent. It's because we have the weird guttural 'g' in common with the Hebrew language I guess.

EEN VERS KOPJE THEE!!!!! <<<< to Kobi

[Postmodernist]

*the statistics freak is here updating his DB with "een eigen huis"*
@Ananth: Oh yeah, I also like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. A very peaceful and charismatic fellow.

I know Orphaned Land will never come to my beloved Kyrgyzstan, because that would be completely non-profitable (not many people likely to come, maximum about half thousand metal-heads, if promoted well, and people cannot pay much for the tickets 'cause of very low salaries). Still, the following song is very symbolic to Kyrgyzstan:

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[BC-A]

Originally Posted by Postmodernist

I know Orphaned Land will never come to my beloved Kyrgyzstan, because that would be completely non-profitable

This is what I thought 13 years ago when I wanted to make Orphaned Land play in France. We tried hard with my friends of Holy Records to find a solution, but it was "non-profitable". Then more than 10 years after, Orphaned Land came for a tour, then a special unique show in France... Over time things are changing, always...

With Orphaned Land, never say never!!!

[Morticia NL.]

Originally Posted by Postmodernist

*the statistics freak is here updating his DB with "een eigen huis"*

I knew you would get the hint. I just watched the video from that night again and it was so funny to see it. I'll see if there is permission granted to post a part of it.

[Postmodernist]

Oh boy, oh boy, would be splendid.
@BC-A: Merci pour ses mots plaisant.

[Hypnos]

a cover of Queen's 'Innuendo' with hebrew lyrics would be phantastic!

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[Postmodernist]

My prediction is that OL will cover the following song on ORwarriOR:
Turkish, Moroccan, Spanish and Portguese versions of "El Norra Alila"

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It's breathtakingly beautiful, sad yet hopegiving, a ready doom metal piece Moroccan version is my favorite.

PS: Also take a look at this video:

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("Takasim" from OL's "El Norra Alila" origins and translation)

[Morticia NL.]

Thanks for the video with the translation. I find I can make more of the Hebrew sung now- to my own delight. All the studying is not for nothing.

[Postmodernist]

Welcome. Oops, I've just remembered that they already sang El Norra Alila in "Shir Hasrihim". Anyway, I believe another longer arrangement would be a total masterpiece.

[Animanexus]

Shabechi Yerushalayim!!!

[Postmodernist]

@Animanexus: true. The song is a Marvel:

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[Postmodernist]

A peaceful and light-giving Kaballah prayer. I think it would perfectly Orphaned Land's light acoustic shows "In White Robes", along with Orphaned's Medley etc.

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[Wayward son]

My sugestion:

Area - Luglio Agosto Settmebre (Nero) . July August September (Black)

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Here my dreadful translation:

حبيبي
بالسلام حطيت ورود الحب ادّامك
بالسلام مسحت بحور الدم علشانك
سيب الغضب
سيب الالم
سيب السلاح
سيب السلاح وتعال
تعال نعيش
تعال نعيش يا حبيبي
ويكون غطانا سلام
عايزاك تغني يا عيني
ويكون غناك بالسلام
سمع العالم يا قلبي وقول
سيبوا الغضب
سيبوا الالم
سيبوا السلاح
وتعالوا نعيش
تعالوا نعيش بسلام
مصري

Plying with world, destroying it
children the sun drived already old

Isn't my fault if your reality
oblige me to make war against the conspiracy of silence.
Maybe one day will know what does it mean to drain in blood with humanity.

People without colors, almost everybody looks the same
reads my rage on newspapers.
Reads all my pain in history
sings my people that wouldn't die.

When you stare at the world, without any problem
Search the essence of thinks.
Isn't my fault if your reality
oblige me to make war against humanity


Area was without any doubt one of the most incredible prog band.

[neiker]

"In My Time Of Need" or "To Rid The Disease" both Opeth

[Postmodernist]

Would be nice if Orphaned Land covered this famous (originally Greek traditional!) masterpiece,

Mirslou (this is the fullest version, just ignore the Guitar Hero video):

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One of the most authentic versions I found:

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That's a great "energizer" for concerts in Greece, in Turkey and anywhere else

[Ramses II]

A metal middle east cover of Jeff Buckley Just a dream from a angel missed R.I.P my brother.

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[Alteredmindeath]

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[Postmodernist]

@Alteredmindeath: This is hilarious! I actually can audially imagine how would this song sound in Oriental metal key with Kobi's vox

I remember some punk-rock band did a cover of it changing the lyrics to "Walking With Erection"...

[Morticia NL.]

Ha hahahahaha -stop it- Im laughing my ass off here> imagining the band dancing around the stage like in the video.This has to be the most enoying song from the 80s ever!

[UnConscious]

What about some Kurdish? Then maybe we'd get OL to sing in Diyarbakir That'd be awesome.

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(This is one of the most famous Kurdish songs in Turkey, written and performed by the "king of Kurdish music", Şivan Perwer.)

Or some Alevite ritual song, why not?

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(Alevite sect of Islam is a very diverse and interesting religious belief, characterized by equality between genders and all peoples, respect towards others etc.)

Or maybe both!

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This is a Kurdish (Zazaki I believe) Alevite ritual song until 2:28. After that a Turkish song begins.

[Morticia NL.]

And then you have a great idea, and then Bono steals it from you....
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/op...o&st=cse&scp=2

[Postmodernist]

Omg, Orphaned Land must cover this song:

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