Music Archives – Kveller

It's been nearly 25 years since Adam Sandler blessed us all with his iconic song about Hanukkah. And now, the comedian is back with another Jewish banger (and no, it's not a follow-up to the fourth… rendition of the "The Chanukah Song"). On Wednesday, Netflix dropped Sandler's latest standup special, 100% Fresh. (The title refers to his low Rotten Tomato ratings.) The special is a mashup of several live performances, stitched together. Straight jokes are sprinkled throughout the show, but Sandler's shticky songs like "My Uber driver smells bad" and "My… >> Read More

Movies

Mary Poppins’ True Magic Lies in Jewish Music (and Bette Midler Agrees)

Lior Zaltzman

I admit it: I was a bit weary when I first found out about Mary Poppins Returns, the Mary Poppins sequel that's coming out later this year. My videotape (remember those?!) of the 1964 original… movie was one of my most precious possessions as a child. More than anything, I loved the movie's infectious soundtrack. Glynis Johns' performance of "Sister Suffragette" was perhaps my first indoctrination into feminism. I also had a terrible crush on Dick Van Dyke's character, Bert, whose terrible accent I was luckily too young to discern. I… >> Read More

Music

The Maccabeats Are Back — With a Song About Israel

Kveller Staff

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Right in time for Wednesday evening, the start of Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israel's Independence Day, which commemorates the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948), your favorite Jewish a capella… group is back with an original song. Yup, we're talking about The Maccabeats. They produced an original song and video for "Megillat Ha'atzmaut,"composed by Jacob Spike Kraus, which draws lyrics from Israel's Proclamation of Independence. We're not going spoil the song for you. Check it out below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6UcozPpJvs >> Read More

jewish celebrities

Jewish Mom Pink Is Still F*cking Perfect Even When She Flubs Up

Melissa Henriquez

Among the many news stories that broke over the weekend, one that caught my eye for all the right reasons was Jewish singer, songwriter, and mom-of-two extraordinaire Pink forgetting the lyrics to… her 2006 hit song, “Who Knew.” She was performing her first of two sold-out Beautiful Trauma shows at New York’s Madison Square Garden last Wednesday evening. ICYMI, as the guitarist begins strumming, she pauses. "I forgot the words. Sh$%!" Then, like the pro she is, after a couple beats, some laughter and some words to… >> Read More

Passover

The Greatest Passover Is Here and It’s a Song

Kveller Staff

It's that time of year. You know the one — when all the new, clever songs about Moses leading the Jewish people out of Egypt, sung to the tunes of pop songs, appear like buds on a warm spring… day. This time, the Jewish a capella group Y-Studs covered soundtrack hits from the movie The Greatest Showman. They reinvented it (in less than four minutes!) as a song called "The Greatest Passover." Of course. The group collaborated with award-winning musical producer and director of Pitch Perfect (and Pentatonix partner) Ed Boyer, and product sponsor, Manischewitz, to create Passover magic. We don't… >> Read More

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