TTT :: Yalla • Yaakov Shwekey

From Libi Bimizrach, 2010

Just good enough to make you listen again. Just earworm-y enough to make you wish you skipped it. Grrr. Terrible.

Habeit • Yaakov Shwekey

In preparing this post, I wanted to confirm that Shwekey's Shomati was in fact released in 2001 as I remembered. (I heard Shomati for the first time at the wedding of my brother E and my sister-in-law G in 2001. My how we Monseyed to that song!) So I heeded the advice of the Unknown Commenter to Friday's post and Googled it.

Not at all surprisingly, I was able to confirm that it was released—that Shwekey the Brand was born—in 2001. Totally surprising is that this song, per Mostly Music, is a categorical non-hit.

See here:

From the elongated Tachanun for Mondays and Thrusdays.

Lo Yaavod • Yaakov Shwekey

Impressive video concept and execution!

Im Eshkachech - Ben Asouf

This is what this song would sound like if Shwekey would just finally accept who he is!

Moses - Aaron Razel

Moses: Head Jew, 2368-2488.

Additional relevant info: The words are from the Gemoro describing where Moshe isn't buried.

מפני מה נסתתר קברו של משה? Why was Moshe's burial-place hidden from human discovery? Because Hashem knew well that the Beis Hamikdash was to be destroyed and the Jewish people exiled from their land... Lest they pass by Moshe's grave at that terrible moment and stand with tears flowing, begging Moshe, praying, saying: Moshe Rabbeinu! Stand up in prayer for us! And Moshe would stand up and successfully eradicate the decree.

The הגהות הב"ח concludes: From here we see that a Tzaddik is more cherished (i.e., listened to by Hashem) after his passing than even during his life.

Shwekey.

Shma Yisroel - Yaakov Shmekey

Today, I listened to the words of this song for the first time and found them to be actually chilling. FML

National Day of Mimkomcha 2010

ממקומך מלכינו תופיע – From Your place, our King, reveal Yourself and reign over us, for we wait for You. When will You reign in Zion? Let it be soon in our days, [and may it last] forever and ever. May You dwell and be exalted and hallowed within Jerusalem Your city for all generations and to all eternity. May our eyes behold Your kingship as it is said in the songs to Your majesty by David, Your righteous anointed: ימלך ה' לעולם, אלקיך ציון לדור ודור, הללו'ה!

Abie Rotenberg - Lev v'Nefesh I


Shlomo Carlebach - Hitoriri version (also on others)


MBD - HASC version (also on Solid MBD)


Yeedle - Shiru Lamelech


Yaakov Shwekey - Ad Bli Dai


Shlomo Simcha - Simchas Yom Tov*


D'veykus - Dov Levine & Rivie Schwebel*


Mendy Wald - LeChaim


*6/29/11 - CORRECTION: Thanks Moishe S. for noting that the previously labeled "Shlomo Simcha" was actually a D'veykus of some sort; Dov Levine, Rivie Schwebel and Co. Shlomo Simcha has been added...