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Turkey: We can beat them at their own game
Big Bureaucracy ^ | May 14th, 2010 | Ellie Velinska

Posted on 05/14/2010 11:45:55 AM PDT by Big Bureaucracy

Turkey is joining the Eurovision 2010 contest with an interesting song. That is mildly said. I find it creepy, but I live in America so I am not voting in the Euro contest. “We could be the same” is the title. The official Eurovision website suggests:

About the lyrics, the band has stated that they expected the listeners to find out what the song means. However, they revealed that the message of the song is the quest for a peaceful world where people live with love and faith.
So let’s find out!

Here is a snippet from the lyrics:

I can love you more than they hate. Doesn’t matter who they will blame. We can beat them at their own game.
Who are THEY is not clear from the lyrics and the band would not say.

The character in the song feels the world is a stage. So did Shakespeare. Despite the fact that Turkey has a great poetic tradition of their own the songwriter thinks the future lover will appreciate The British poet. May be the song is about Romeo and Juliet. Although the video reminds me of a rock-party of the Al-Qaida international youth organization – I am 100% sure it is not it.

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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Government; Poetry; Politics
KEYWORDS: eurovision; myarticle; myblog; turkey

1 posted on 05/14/2010 11:45:55 AM PDT by Big Bureaucracy
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To: Big Bureaucracy

What kind of games do turkeys play???/ (sarc)


2 posted on 05/14/2010 11:48:37 AM PDT by illiac (If we don't change directions soon, we'll get where we're going)
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To: illiac

this is creepy. Eurovision is a giant contest - it goes for months. This song will be promoted on every European national TV. It is beyond creepy!


3 posted on 05/14/2010 11:50:13 AM PDT by Big Bureaucracy
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To: illiac

I don’t know. Did you see “Midnight Express”?


4 posted on 05/14/2010 11:50:51 AM PDT by Former Proud Canadian (How do I change my screen name now that we have the most conservative government in the world?)
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To: Former Proud Canadian
Midnight Express?

It was the feel-good movie of the year!

5 posted on 05/14/2010 12:00:35 PM PDT by I Buried My Guns (Novare Res!)
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To: Big Bureaucracy

A peaceful world where people live under the benevolent rule of Sharia, that is.

Turkiye’s going Islamist, too bad for them. This Eurovision entry is nothing more than “Can’t we all get along and be Muslim?”


6 posted on 05/14/2010 12:08:04 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("O Muslim! My bullets are dipped in pig grease!")
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To: Former Proud Canadian

I did....


7 posted on 05/14/2010 12:11:40 PM PDT by illiac (If we don't change directions soon, we'll get where we're going)
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To: elcid1970

Well said!


8 posted on 05/14/2010 12:27:09 PM PDT by Big Bureaucracy
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