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Beyond Words

JL;DR SUMMARY Cindy Scarr's article, "Beyond Words," delves into the mystique and humorous absurdities found in classic Jewish song lyrics from various albums like "Journeys" and "Country Yossi." A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish TraditionsJewish MusicLyricsHumorCultural CommentaryChassidic MusicCandlelightUncle Moishy1967 BuickMusical Absurdities

Places mentioned

New York, United States
"Im still driving up the turnpike to New York / and my 67 Buicks still had better days."
Woodmere, New York, United States
"The song was originally sung at Chabad farbrengens as Yifrach, and the words were applied by the DRS high school boys in Woodmere."
Kansas, United States
"You can certainly save a bushel of gold on housing costs if you move to Kansas."
Israel
"What about Eretz Yisrael?! And by the way, what kind of chassid is Klonymous Kalman, and does this have anything to do with his perspective?"

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