. . . "Conversely, who would have thought that the debauched 80’s icon, Boy George, would have turned out to be the voice of reason in a mixed up, muddled up, shook up world?
"After watching the news over a couple of glasses of wine, he wrote a song about the October 7, 2023 massacre in Israel. Titled “We Will Dance Again,” it was particularly geared toward the slaughter at the Nova Music Festival. The lyrics push back against accusations of genocide:
You say genocide, I say war
When you're attacked, that's what the army's for
Does it get ugly?
You bet it does
When I know you wanna kill
Every last one of us
"It continues with a graphic description of October 7:
Young girls raped against trees
Murdered brutally
For the crime of dancing
You condemn the Jews, with selective memory
Musicians holding flags, mouthing like sheep
Propaganda fueled by the Internet feels so weak
"His chorus doesn’t pull any punches either: “But if you’re ever confused—I stand with the Jews.”
"Last week George was invited to Israel by Sylvan Adams, president of the World Jewish Congress Israel. He met with a former hostage as well as survivors and families of the Nova Festival. He played two sold out shows in Tel Aviv—allocating 1,500 tickets for survivors and bereaved families. He prayed at the Western Wall and toured the Museum of Tolerance." . . .
. . . "I still don’t agree with Boy George’s lifestyle. But whatever he’s done before, or whatever he does in the future, one thing is certain—he stood up when it counted the most." . . . More.
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