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Subject: Banned Beatles get Israel invite
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/08 at 2:27 pm
Israel is inviting the surviving members of The Beatles to celebrate the country's anniversary, 43 years after it banned the group.
The Israeli ambassador to London, Ron Prosor, has met John Lennon's sister, Julia Baird, in Liverpool.
He has invited Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and relatives of Lennon and George Harrison to come to Israel in May for the 60th anniversary.
Israel banned the Beatles in 1965, fearing they would corrupt young fans.
But Mr Prosor - who is in Liverpool after marking Holocaust Memorial Day there - is a big fan of the Beatles and would like them to be part of the planned birthday celebrations.
"I would be very happy to have them come on Israel's 60th anniversary," he said.
"Lots of music lovers in Israel, both young and young-at-heart - and that means me - are really waiting for them."
Full report on BBC News Online
Subject: Re: Banned Beatles get Israel invite
Written By: Paul on 01/29/08 at 2:37 pm
Does it mean Israelis can now hear that timeless classic 'You've got to hide your love Oy-Vey'?
Subject: Re: Banned Beatles get Israel invite
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/08 at 2:40 pm
Does it mean Israelis can now hear that timeless classic 'You've got to hide your love Oy-Vey'?
...or Barak in the USSR?
Subject: Re: Banned Beatles get Israel invite
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 01/29/08 at 8:47 pm
...or Barak in the USSR?
Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk!
Israelis certainly liked the Beatles. There were even cover bands. The kids from Hillel House at UMass used to play Beatles songs sung in Hebrew!
:D
I'm sorry, Western-style pop songs don't fare well in Semitic languages. It's like using a calliope on a heavy metal record...some things just aren't meant for each other!
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