Fighting Tyranny With Music

Subject: RE: Fighting Tyranny With Music
From: GUEST,bankley
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 05:24 PM

I'm all for that... apparently they had Roger Waters approval to re-interpret the song.... I don't think they'll be going to Tehran anytime soon to play it.

Subject: RE: Fighting Tyranny With Music
From: Crowhugger
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 01:34 PM

Good for them! Must say though, if I did something like that and had relatives back in Iran, I'd not only withhold my surname but want to have my face blurred for broadcast, maybe want a new name for the band. Do they really think family will be safe if the governing regime takes a notion to locate relatives and make them suffer? I can't figure whether they are naive or gutsy.

In any case, to sing out against tyranny is excellent, all the more so that they do so despite the chance of harm to themselves and their relatives. In a time when so many things are done by both politicians and voters, which leave me feeling embarrassed to be Canadian, these guys make me very proud!

Subject: RE: Fighting Tyranny With Music
From: Neil D
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 01:27 PM

Very cool. Reminds me of the thread about the PBS special about how the Beatles music brought down the USSR. Never underestimate the power of music, even when up against a seemingly well-entrenched oppressive regime.

Subject: RE: Fighting Tyranny With Music
From: bobad
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 10:46 AM

Guy Raz interview on NPR: CLICK

Subject: RE: Fighting Tyranny With Music
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 14 Aug 10 - 10:57 AM

wonderful! refreshing to see that kind of candour, courage from such eloquent young men.

Subject: Fighting Tyranny With Music
From: bobad
Date: 14 Aug 10 - 10:25 AM

Two Canadian brothers of Iranian origin score a viral hit with their reworking of the Pink Floyd song "Another Brick In The Wall" subtitled "Hey Ayatollah, Leave Those Kids Alone"

CBC Interview

YouTube Video