Saturday, April 06, 2013

"Bassem Youssef's 'Qatari' homeland song goes viral"

"In Youssef's show on Friday, he posed as the conductor of a choir that sang a new version of "My beloved homeland, my great homeland" in which the homeland was Qatar, described as a rich man willing to buy-off Egypt, a country stricken with economic crises. Released in 1960, "My beloved homeland" became part of the Egyptian and Arab national conscience as it advocated Arab unity and solidarity. However, keeping the same melody, Youssef and the choir replaced the word "homeland" with "Qatari" and changed the rest of the original song's lyrics." (thanks Amir)