Cy's Film

Sometimes the only thing I can do to remind myself that I'm in Iraq is turn on the radio. I'm buried deep inside a military complex outside the city. I could be anywhere. The only thing that makes it through to me are the radio stations. Here's a link to an Iraqi hit song posted by the NY Times Baghdad Bureau. The song is by Hussam al-Rassam.

http://podcasts.nytimes.com/podcasts/2009/01/22/23rassam.mp3

The lyrics are:

"Hey brother hand me the Brno (Czech made rifle).
I want to fire some shots.
The eyes of my beloved have cast a spell on me.
I am on fire.
Her stare is more precise and lethal than the Brno.
Mr. GMC driver take me to Ramadi, my beloved is in Ramadi.
All men tumble to the wayside with a blink from her eyes.
When she stares at you it feels like being fired at with a machine gun.
You do not know where you are going to be hit.
She's lethal."

The GMC is a reference to the armored Suburbans which are a ubiquitous status symbol in Iraq.

The origional piece at NYTimes Baghdad Bureau:
http://baghdadbureau.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/suvs-and-shotguns/#




	Drinking the Tigris: Local Music Sometimes the only thing I can do to remind myself that I'm in Iraq is turn on the radio. I'm buried deep inside a military complex outside the city. I could be anywhere. The only thing that makes it through to me are the radio stations. Here's a link to an Iraqi hit song posted by the NY Times Baghdad Bureau. The song is by Hussam al-Rassam. http://podcasts.nytimes.com/podcasts/2009/01/22/23rassam.mp3 The lyrics are: "Hey brother hand me the Brno (Czech made rifle). I want to fire some shots. The eyes of my beloved have cast a spell on me. I am on fire. Her stare is more precise and lethal than the Brno. Mr. GMC driver take me to Ramadi, my beloved is in Ramadi. All men tumble to the wayside with a blink from her eyes. When she stares at you it feels like being fired at with a machine gun. You do not know where you are going to be hit. She's lethal." The GMC is a reference to the armored Suburbans which are a ubiquitous status symbol in Iraq. The origional piece at NYTimes Baghdad Bureau: http://baghdadbureau.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/suvs-and-shotguns/# Cy Kuckenbaker :: 01.25.09 :: Permalink post a comment (If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.) Name: Email Address: URL: Remember personal info? Comments: (you may use HTML tags for style)	This page contains a single entry from the blog posted on January 25, 2009 11:10 AM. The previous post in this blog was The Bush Closet. The next post in this blog is Drinking the Tigris: Adjusting the TV. Many more can be found on the main page or by looking through the archives.

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