Sheikh_Imam_-_Sharaft_ya_Nixon_Baba

WFMU.org : "SHARAFT YA NIXON BABA" by Ahmed Fouad Negm and Sheikh Imam Eissa. In 1974, a scant month after the House of Representatives formally opened its impeachment inquiry into Richard Nixon's illegal activities, the leader of the free world took a trip to Cairo. The true nature of Tricky Dick's trip was obvious to all, including a pair of beloved Egyptian performers who memorialized the event in withering fashion. The story of Richard Nixon's laughable skedaddle to the Middle East in June of 1974 became rich fodder for the duo of Ahmed Fouad Negm, a poet and folk hero who spent nearly two decades in prison for his subversive writing, and the blind troubadour Sheikh Imam Eissa. Together they wrote and performed songs lauding Che Guevara, denouncing the war in Vietnam and mercilessly ridiculing every Egyptian leader since 1962, when they began their partnership. Here is their song lampooning Nixon. The lyrics partially read: "Those who invited you said to you /Come eat some candies and sweets/And since you are a little naive/You thought us easy prey/You were in ruins/They wanted to help prop you up/Undesirable partner, I spit in your face/Disguised as a blessing".

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Thématique :Comédie Musicale | Tags :nixon richard ahmed imam fouad sheikh eissa negm

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