World Cup World Tour #18: Saudi Arabia
As in Iran, female singers are banned in Saudi Arabia, thus knocking out half the fun. I get the sense that fun isn’t a real high priority over there.
Abdulmajeed Abdulla – Al Gaid.mp3
Mohamed Abdu – Abaa’d.mp3
I think the Mohamed Abdu track kinda rocks — it takes a while to get going, it’s 20 minutes long and it’s not exactly pop — but 20 year-old Rima Mo in Jeddah can’t stand it. Here are Rima’s reasons why she hates Mohamed Abdu:
1/Every Friday we visit my grandmother from my fathers side, and only God knows how she loves mohammed abdu. So we are forced to listen to all his music EVERY FRIDAY!!! :O
2/On our way to visit the same grandmother and on our way back home my Dad plays mohammed abdu’s CD ALL THE WAY and EVERY FRIDAY!!! :O
3/It’s like he has the same Melody but only different words.:S
4/I feel sleepy whenever I hear him singing.
5/He never Smiles.This man is like that All the time.(not happy)
Hoo-wee, at least my father dropped the Jimmy Buffett habit after a while. But if I have to hear Eric Clapton "Unplugged" one more time…
Abdulmajeed Abdulla comes courtesy of Call Me Mickey, which also has excellent World Cup music coverage
BTW I’m superstitiously not doing the United States today because I’m trying to save countries that make the Round of 16 for later. USA! USA!
Seeing as you’re being whipped by Ghana, I don’t hold out much hope for you. Go Black Stars!